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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12192000 - D3 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA FROM: Phil Batchelor COSTA County Administrator COUNTY [SATE: DECEMBER. 19, 2000 SUBJECT: SAFEFUTURES (fifth year): Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION($)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: I. ACCEPT United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention SafeFutures fifth year 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 related documents and those contracts, listed below, required to implement SafeFutures; and 3. CONI TTINT UE to refer SafeFutures project reports to the Family and Human Services Committee. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact on the county general fund beyond the required $100,000 match(budgeted). SafeFutures has also helped to leverage other resources and funds for the County. For example,the Summit Center for boys operated by County Probation and Mental Health receives SafeFutures funding, combined with AB3015 and Medical reimbursements. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: This Board Order covers the firth and final grant year of SafeFutures operation,beginning on October 1, 2000 and concluding on September 30, 2001. 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 Safel utures Steering Committee/Prevention Policy Board for guidance and review rY CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR — RECOMME ATIO D COMMITTEE PPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES) ` ACTION OF spARa ON Deaemhar 113, 2MQ APPROVED AS RECOMMENDEo--4OTHER_ See Addendum for Hoard action VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A -UNANIMOUS(ABSENT* } TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ABSENT: ABSTAIN: _ ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF *District V Seat Is Vacant SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Mark Morris(926)336-1030 CC: CAO-Justice Systems Programs ATTESTEDI�p_Cembpr19, 0�_0 Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF JSPAC THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County Probation Officer AND UN DMlNIST R B DEPUTY 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, Imperial County, Boston, St. Louis, Seattle, and the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana)picked to share almost $8 million per year, for five years, in federal crime fighting funds to combat juvenile crime and delinquency. These six SafeFutures sites were picked due to the progress already made in bringing together many different elements to form an effective response to crime and delinquency. During the fourth year of SafeFutures operation, we were able to provide enhanced services to approximately 1,000 youth and families and to recruit nearly 150 adult volunteers and mentors to work with at risk youth. .Because we are a SafeFutures site, a West County collaborative, led by the City of Richmond, received a U SDOJ/OJJDP grant for $1,5 million to expand the interagency case management model developed under SafeFutures and provide employment services for an additional 200 youth in West County. SafeFutures and associated OJJDP technical assistance funds also supported further juvenile justice planning, helped fund technical, assistance to improve case management procedures in Nest County, and supported geomapping and gang crime data tracking in Richmond. During the fifth year of SafeFutures, existing programs will be continued. In the fifth year, we will emphasize outcomes and other evaluation of SafeFutures accomplishment; increased community and youth involvement in program and service planning; and systematic review of "sustainability"-----that is, how the SafeFutures program efforts can or should be maintained when federal funding ends(in 2001). The following list includes the contracts required to implement the fifth year of SafeFutures pursuant to the current award. Because certain agencies already have contracts for October and November 2000 (as authorized by the Board on October 24, 2000), the number of months of operation included in the new contract payment limit is shown for each contract. Payment limit not to exceed West Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau (school-based prevention, gang intervention, mentoring) (ten months): $350,000 International Institute of the Bast Bay (gang prevention) (ten months): 32,000 Opportunity West (gang intervention, youth employment) (ten months): 80,000 Families First (mentoring) (twelve months): 85,000 City of Richmond Police Department (gang data analysis)(ten months) 25,000 Probation Department (volunteer coordination, ranch aftercare, gang intervention, Summit Center) (twelve months): 515,000 Mark Morris Associates(project management services) (ten months): 160,000 Resource Development Associates (evaluation) (ten months): 70,000 The balance of the federal funds will be applied to other technical assistance and training services, planning activities related to sustainability of SafeFutures activities, and miscellaneous smaller service contracts needed to support SafeFutures programs. ADDENDUM TO ITEM D.3 DECEMBER 19, 2000 On this date, the Board of Supervisors considered accepting the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention SafeFutures fifth-year grant in the amount of $1,140,000; and authorizing the County Administrator, or designee, to negotiate with the Federal Office final compliance with special conditions, including budget, and to execute the Federal Grant Award documents and specified contracts required to implement SafeFutures; and continuing to refer SafeFutures project reports to the Family and Human Services Committee. Mark Morris, Project Director of SafeFutures for the County Administrator, presented a report on the award. Supervisor Gioia thanked Mr. Morris for his report and commented that it may be useful as part of the report to the Family and Human Services Committee to present the status of the funding sources being looped at to sustain those elements of the program that are determined to be the most effective. Supervisor Gioia suggested amending the recommendation to say to continue to refer the SafeFutures project reports to the Family and Human Services Committee including status report on the sustainability of successful program elements and he requested that Mr. Morris would report back to the Committee in the first quarter of 2001 on these issues. Mr. Morris concurred and responded on various reports and their timeframes. Supervisor DeSaulnier requested clarification on the possibility of follow-up funding on the grant. Mr. Morris responded that there was none at this point and he commented on earmarked grant and discretionary funds and mentoring funds. Supervisor Gerber advised that the program is having an exceptional effect on people that are participating in the program. Supervisor Uilkema commented on the need to beep track of successes regarding gangs and intervention, prevention and employment. Supervisor DeSaulnier moved the recommendations with Supervisor Gioia's direction and requesting Mark Morris and the County Administrator to work with Family and Human Services Committee and legislative delegations to look for new money in Federal and State budgets to continue the programs. Supervisor Gioia seconded the motion. IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention SafeFutures grant is ACCEPTED; the County Administrator, or designee, is AUTHORIZED to negotiate with the Federal Office final compliance with special conditions, including budget, and to execute the Federal Grant Award documents, and specified contracts required to implement SafeFutures; continuance of the referral of Safe Futures project reports is DIRECTED to the Family and Human Services Committee, including a status report in the first quarter of 2001by Mr. Morris on the sustainability of successful program elements ; and the Program manager, mark Morris and the County Administrator are REQUESTED to aggressively pursue funding to continue the SafeFutures program.