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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09162014 - C.51RECOMMENDATION(S): AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter of interest to accept $250,000 in funding from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to provide grants to nongovernmental entities that provide community recidivism and crime reduction services, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer. FISCAL IMPACT: $250,000 for grants to nongovernmental agencies engaged recidivism reduction. BACKGROUND: The Budget Act of 2014 (Chapter 25, Statutes of 2014) allocates $8 million to the Board of State and Community Corrections for the Community Recidivism Reduction Grant described in Penal Code section 1233.10. Counties are eligible to receive funds if the Board of Supervisors, in collaboration with the county’s Community Corrections Partnership, agrees to develop a competitive grant program intended to fund community recidivism and crime reduction services. Each county must notify the BSCC of its interest in participating in this grant program by sending a letter confirming interest by September 30, 2014. In APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 09/16/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Contact: Danielle Fokkema, 925-313-4195 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: September 16, 2014 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Stephanie L. Mello, Deputy cc: C. 51 To:Board of Supervisors From:Philip F. Kader, County Probation Officer Date:September 16, 2014 Contra Costa County Subject:Letter of Interest for Recidivism Reduction BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) the letter of interest, Contra Costa County agrees to develop a competitive grant program intended to fund community recidivism and crime reduction services. The Board of Supervisors, in collaboration with the Community Corrections Partnership, will establish minimum requirements, funding criteria, grant award limits, and procedures for the County to award grants. The County acknowledges that grants must be awarded by the Board of Supervisors to a nongovernmental entity or a consortium or coalition of nongovernmental entities that provide community recidivism and crime reduction services to persons who have been released from state prison, a county jail, or a juvenile detention facility, who are under the supervision of a parole or probation department, or any other person at risk of becoming involved in criminal activities. Additionally, the County acknowledges that they be required to collect and submit data to the BSCC on grants awarded, reporting any information received from grant recipients to the BSCC on or before July 1, 2015 and each year until the final reporting date of July 1, 2018. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: The County will not receive $250,000 to provide grants to nongovernmental agencies for recidivism reduction. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not applicable. ATTACHMENTS Letter of Interest The Board of Supervisors County Administration Building 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Martinez, California 94553 John Gioia, 1st District Candace Andersen, 2nd District Mary N. Piepho, 3rd District Karen Mitchoff, 4th District Federal D. Glover, 5th District September 16, 2014 Megan Barber-Brancamp Board of State and Community Corrections 600 Bercut Drive Sacramento, CA 95811 RE: Community Recidivism Reduction Grant —CONTRA COSTA COUNTY INTEREST Dear Ms. Barber-Brancamp: On behalf the Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County hereby expresses our interest in participating in the Community Recidivism Reduction Grant program. Contra Costa County agrees to develop a competitive grant program intended to fund community recidivism and crime reduction services. The Board of Supervisors, in collaboration with the Community Corrections Partnership, will establish minimum requirements, funding criteria, grant award limits, and procedures for the County to award grants. We understand that grants must be awarded by the Board of Supervisors to a nongovernmental entity or a consortium or coalition of nongovernmental entities that provide community recidivism and crime reduction services to persons who have been released from state prison, a county jail, or a juvenile detention facility, who are under the supervision of a parole or probation department, or any other person at risk of becoming involved in criminal activities. We also understand that we will be required to collect and submit dat a to the BSCC on grants awarded, reporting any information received from grant recipients to the BSCC on or before July 1, 2015 and each year until the final reporting date of July 1, 2018. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this grant program. We look forward to successful outcomes in terms of recidivism reduction and safer communities. Sincerely, KAREN MITCHOFF Chair, Board of Supervisors David Twa Clerk of the Board and County Administrator (925) 335-1900 Contra Costa County BSCC Community Recidivism Reduction Grant Sept. 16, 2014 Page 2 of 2 Encl. : Minutes of Sept. 9, 2014 BOS meeting cc: Members, Board of Supervisors Contra Costa County Legislative Delegation David Twa, County Administrator Philip Kader, CCC Chief Probation Officer Community Corrections Partnership, CCC