HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12092014 - C.29RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to apply for the Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $1,045,625 from the Board of State and Community Corrections, to reduce
violent crime and recidivism within the County, and to sign the Grant Agreement with the BSCC, including any
amendments thereof.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Up to $1,045,625 annually for three years from California’s JAG Allocation.
BACKGROUND:
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (42 U.S. Code §3751(a)) is the primary
provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG Program provides critical
funding necessary to support state and local initiatives, to include: technical assistance, strategic planning, research
and evaluation (including forensics), data collection, training, personnel, equipment, forensic laboratories, supplies,
contractual support, and criminal justice information systems. The JAG Program supports seven Program Purpose
Areas designated by federal statute. These include:
(1) Law enforcement programs.
(2) Prosecution and court programs, including indigent defense.
(3) Prevention and education programs.
(4) Corrections and community corrections programs.
(5) Drug treatment and enforcement programs.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/09/2014 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: L. DeLaney,
925-335-1097
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: December 9, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 29
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:December 9, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program FY 2014
(6) Planning, evaluation and technology improvement programs.
(7) Crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation).
Historically, funding for the JAG Program in California had been allocated directly to counties through a
non-competitive process. The majority of funds were passed through to local law enforcement agencies to fund
multi-jurisdictional task forces related to narcotics suppression. In fact, in 2012, 98 percent of JAG funds were
allocated to Program Purpose Area (1) – Law enforcement programs.
On July 1, 2012, California state law transferred the administration of the JAG Program from the California
Emergency Management Agency (now the California Office of Emergency Services) to the Board of State and
Community Corrections (BSCC). With this transfer, BSCC became the State Administering Agency responsible for
oversight of Byrne JAG funding in California.
For Fiscal Year 2014, the portion of California’s JAG Allocation available for pass-through is $17,756,951. A
portion of those funds ($1,087,521) will be allocated directly to the California Department of Justice, as per U.S.
Code § 3755 (e)(2), to support local units of government. The remaining
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
$16,669,430 will be passed through the BSCC to counties via this competitive process. The funding threshold for
large counties is up to $1,045,625 annually (excluding Los Angeles).
Successful applicants will be funded for a 34-month cycle beginning on March 1, 2015 and ending on December
31, 2017. This application is for first year funds only (March 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015). There will be
a non-competitive application process at the start of the second and third years, and at that time, successful
applicants will have the opportunity to make adjustments to their budgets.
Applicants must develop a proposal that addresses one or more of these three JAG Program Purpose Areas:
Prevention and Education Programs-- Gang Initiatives, Juvenile Delinquency, Substance Abuse, School
Violence
1.
Law Enforcement Programs-- Gang Violence Reduction, Violent Crime Reduction Initiatives, Drug
Enforcement, Gun Violence Reduction
2.
Courts, Prosecution, Defense and Indigent Defense-- Problem Solving Courts, Gun/Gang Prosecution,
Violent Crime Prosecution and Defense, Court-Based Restorative Justice Initiatives, Innovations in
Indigent Defense
3.
Contra Costa County successfully submitted a grant response on November 24, 2014. A copy of that response can
be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3gdxyu27renip5i/%20Complete%20binder_as%20delivered.pdf?dl=0 .
The RFP required a Governing Board Resolution prior to the execution of the Grant Award Agreement. Contra
Costa County included the attached Resolution in its RFP response package. Thus, while the Board of Supervisors
had authorized the CAO to apply for the funds on November 4, 2014, this Resolution meets the RFP requirements
with respect to an authorizing Resolution.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, Contra Costa County would be ineligible for JAG Funding for the next three fiscal
years.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2014/452