HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04222014 - C.73RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with National Council on Crime and Delinquency to increase the payment limit by $17,000 to a new
payment limit of $102,000 for Needs Assessment for Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention services, and extend
the term from March 31, 2014 to September 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$102,000: 100% Federal Department of Justice grant, CFDA 16.540
BACKGROUND:
The US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women initiated the Domestic Violence (DV) Homicide
Prevention Demonstration Initiative to implement DV homicide reduction and prevention models and evaluate how
well they work in different communities as well as the key components of successful adaptations to the models.
Contra Costa Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative was selected as 1 of 12 sites awarded this grant. This
initiative will help build
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/22/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Earl Maciel 3-1648
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 22, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 73
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:April 22, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amend Contract with National Council on Crime and Delinquency
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the capacity of local jurisdictions to improve identification of and services for high-risk victims while better
monitoring high-risk offenders to reduce domestic violence related homicides. The four year initiative includes a
Phase 1 year long process for jurisdictions to partner with a local researcher and assess structures and processes for
addressing DV and DV homicide. During a Phase II implementation sites will be selected based on their work plans
developed in Phase I to receive up to $600,000 for three additional years.
Over the course of a year, a robust partnership will conduct an assessment of current systems, procedures and
responses and develop a work plan for implementation. The assessment may include the following elements: what
resources are in place to support victims, monitor offenders, whether fatality reviews occur, whether intentional
injuries are tracked and/or how data is used to understand the extent of injury caused by DV and dating violence, and
what needs to be added to any existing collaborations to successfully conduct a multi-system homicide reduction
initiative. At the end of the assessment process ZTDV will request approval to submit a comprehensive, site-specific
work plan for implementation which may include the following elements: identify, contextualize and account for DV
homicide, a system for coordination, capacity building for DV service providers, comprehensive training,
development of tools, resources and services, and identification of barriers, gaps and desired changes.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Employment and Human Services Department will be unable to continue to provide this valuable service.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None