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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR
County Administrator
DATE: December 19, 1995
SUBJECT: SAFEFUTURES: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency
Specific Request(s) or Recommendations(s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION:
1. ACCEPT Federal U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
SafeFutures grant in the amount of $1,410,000 on behalf of the County;
2. AUTHORIZE the County Administrator or his designee to negotiate with the Federal Office final
compliance with special conditions, including budget and to execute on behalf of the County the
Federal Grant Award and those contracts, listed below, required to implement SafeFutures;
3. APPROVE appropriation and revenue adjustments required to implement SafeFutures; and
4. CONTINUE to refer SafeFutures project reports to the Family and Human Services Committee.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The contracts listed below are funded through a $1,410,000 grant with the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention. These contracts are integral to the implementation of Contra Costa County's
SafeFutures Grant.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
On June 13, 1995 the Board of Supervisors authorized the County Administrator to submit an application
to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the SafeFutures Initiative. The Board
also authorized the County Administrator to establish a SafeFutures Steering Committee/Prevention
Policy Board for guidance and review.
On November 30, 1995 the County was notified of its $1,410,000 award under SafeFutures from the
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to "prevent and
control juvenile violence and delinquency in targeted communities; to develop a more efficient, effective
and timely service delivery system for at-risk and delinquent juveniles and their families that is capable of
responding to their needs at any point of entry into the system; to build the community's capacity to
institutionalize and sustain the service delivery system by expanding and diversifying sources of funding;
and to determine the success of the program's implementation and the outcomes achieved, including
whether a comprehensive strategy involving community-based efforts and program resources
concentrated on providing a continuum of care has succeeded in preventing and reducing juvenile
violence and delinquency". Contra Costa County was one of six communities (Contra Costa County,
CONTINUED ON T MENT: YE
Signature:
Recommendation ofmy Administrator
_ Recommendation of Board Committee
Approve _ Other
Signature(s):
Action of Board on: Dec. 19 ,199 5Approved as Recommended X Other
Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
X Unanimous (Absent AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes:— Noes:_ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Absent: Abstain:_
Attested: December 19 , 1995
cc: CAO-Justice System Programs Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller of Supervisors and County Administrator
By: DEPUTY
i
-Board of Supervisors
December 19, 1995
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Imperial County, Boston, St. Louis, Seattle, and the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana) picked
to share almost $8 million in federal crime-fighting funds to combat juvenile crime and delinquency.
These six SafeFutures communities were picked due to the progress already made in bringing together
many different elements to form an effective response to juvenile crime and delinquency.
The program is designed to provide Federal funding for 5 years at an estimated $1.4 million per year
providing funding is available and the County is able to demonstrate effectiveness. The first year of the
grant runs from October 1, 1995 through September 30, 1996. Grant funds will support the overall
coordination and management of the program.
The grant guidelines include the requirement that a specific neighborhood be "targeted" for service and
that it be either in an Enterprise Zone or in an area served by a Federal Comprehensive Communities
grant. The former does not exist in this County; the latter includes Richmond and West County served
by the Comprehensive Communities grant awarded to the East Bay Public Safety Partnership (1-80
Corridor project). Two programs target a high risk area in Richmond. One is an afterschool program
linked to in home family outreach, to be fielded in three elementary school/community centers. The
other is a comprehensive approach to gang problems, combining efforts of schools, community groups,
and public agencies. Two other programs address special populations county-wide. One strengthens
mental health services for serious offenders (including sex offenders); the other addresses gaps in the
continuum of care for girls, emphasizing mentoring programs. Finally, the program will strengthen
organizational infrastructure and enhance juvenile Probation services; emphasis will be placed on the
use of volunteers and integrating case management of aftercare services.
Opportunity West and the Youth Services Bureau, as long-standing community based organizations
serving the target Richmond neighborhood, were chosen to act as fiscal agents for the purchase of
specific community based services. Funds to purchase these services are reflected in the figures below.
The following is a list of contracts required to implement SafeFutures:
West Contra Costa County Youth Services Bureau
Including $50,000 match (school-based, mentoring) $342,085
Court Appointed Special Representative (mentoring) 30,394
Opportunity West (gang prevention program) 336,000
Univ. of California, Institute for the Study of Social Change (evaluation) 70,500
City of Richmond - Police Department (gang prevention equipment) 6,000
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
(expanding current girls mentoring program) 77,662
The following County Departments will also receive funding:
County Administrator's Office (administration) , $88,386
Health Services Department- Mental Health (Ventura Model) 369,477
Probation Department
(volunteer coordination, aftercare, gang prevention) 139,496
Total $1,460,000
The Federal grant requires a $130,000 match, which was approved in the Board Order of June 13. The
match is required to be used in the following manner: $30,000 to set-up a Girls Day Treatment Center
following the Bethesda Model; $50,000 for technical assistance; and $50,000 which is included in the
total of $342,085 for West Contra Costa Youth Services Bureau.
The Grant Award includes the following special conditions: "The recipient agrees not to obligate, expend
or drawdown funds until the budget and budget narrative have been approved by the Office of the
Comptroller, OJP; and until a Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) is submitted removing this Special
Condition."
Before any contracts can be executed or Federal funds otherwise obligated, the County Administrator is
required to negotiate final details of the overall budget and other special condition compliance with the
Federal agency. In addition, the source of the $130,000 of County match approved in the Board Order
of June 13, 1995 must be identified and funds appropriated. Once these administrative matters are
complied with, a report will be submitted to the Board recommending whatever further actions are
required to begin grant programs. We are in contact with Federal officials to expedite the process.