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
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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