HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07072015 - C.64RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Zero
Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative, to apply for and accept grant funding from the U. S. Department of
Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, for comprehensive services for victims of all forms of human trafficking in an
amount not to exceed $970,227 for a period of three (3) years from the date of grant award.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive an amount not to exceed $970,227: (County General Fund match $18,056)
BACKGROUND:
Grant funding is to be used to assist communities in developing effective and sustainable multidisciplinary human
trafficking task forces. The task forces are to be designed to implement collaborative, victim-centered, and
coordinated approaches to identifying victims of all forms of human trafficking, addressing the individualized needs
of victims through quality services and investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases at the local, state, tribal
and federal levels.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without funding, programs designed to provide services to victims of human trafficking could not be implemented.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/07/2015 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
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres, 313-1717
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: July 7, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 64
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:July 7, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Comprehensive Services for Victims of All Forms of Human Trafficking Grant
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.