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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: Anne Cain, County Librarian Costa
DATE: November 30, 2404 --- --- �-7,, '
County
SUBJECT: Request for Authorization to Accept Funding from the California State Library
LSTA Public Library Staff Education Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION (S) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Contra Costa County Librarian to accept Federal Library Services Technology Act (LSTA)
funding in the amount of$6,382 for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 for tuition reimbursement
awards for two Library employees, Alison McKee and Audrey Webb. Tuition reimbursement awards are
approved for the Summer 2004, Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 sessions.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND
Funds are made available through the Federal LSTA for the 2004/2005 Public Library Staff Education Program.
The Program, which was developed by a team of public library directors and staff in response to the results of a
survey conducted in 1998, seeks to address the need for more public librarians available to serve the state's
children and young adults,underserved, geographically isolated and other diverse communities.
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS:
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 1S A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF
UNANIMOUS(ASSENT ) AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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Contact: Susan Caldwell,(925)646-6423 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOAR OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINIStRATOR
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County Administrator :r
County Auditor By Deputy
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �$ "', '� ' Contra
Costa
FROM: CARLOS BALTODANO, DIRECTOR - ;
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT ,w£ County
DATE: November 30, 2004
SUBJECT: THE 2004105 AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
AND THE CITY OF WALNUT CREEK FOR THE HOUSING
REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGRO71)AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
AUTHORIZE the Director of Building Inspection to approve and execute the 2004/05
Housing Rehabilitation Services Agreements with the City of Walnut Creep and
Contra Costa County for the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program.
FISCAL IMPACT
None. All costs to be reimbursed by City of Walnut Creek.
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AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
SHOWN.
Contact: Carlos Baltodano(335-1108) ,
ATTESTED:
cc: Building inspection John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of SupepAsors
County Administrator and County Administrator
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
A. The City has approved and authorized the expenditure of Seventy Two Thousand
Dollars($72,000.00) in redevelopment funds and Sixty Thousand Dollars($80,000.00)
in City general funds and Eighty Eight Thousand Dollars ($88,000.00) in Community
Development Block Grant funds for a housing rehabilitation program for owner-
occupants of single-family homes.
B. County has the demonstrated experience and qualifications to operate a housing
rehabilitation program.
C. This is the second year the County has contracted with the City of Walnut Creek for
these services. The Agreement will result in $44,000 in revenue to the County for
costs related to the implementation of the Programa.
D. The term of the agreement is July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COSTA
FROM: Jahn Sweeten COUNTY
County Administrator '
DATE: November 30, 2004 �--'
SUBJECT: Safe & Bright Futures for Children Initiative
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. ACCEPT United States Department of Health & Human Services "Safe and Bright Futures for
Children" Initiative two year planning grant in the amount of$150,000 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 Safe & Bright
Futures;
3. AUTHORIZE the County Administrator or his designee to contract for the first year with Applied
Survey Research for evaluation services to assess the effectiveness of the proposed activities in
achieving stated goals for an amount not to exceed $25,000;
4. AUTHORIZE the County Administrator or his designee to contract for the first year with David Barkan
Consulting for facilitation of the planning process for an amount not to exceed$40,020;
5. AUTHORIZE the County Administrator or his designee to contract for the first year with STAND!
Against Domestic Violence to provide a bilingual caseworker to conduct outreach to community
members for an amount not to exceed $2,410.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact on the county general fund. These are all federal funds.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence initiative supports three of Contra Costa's community outcomes
("Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood", "Families that are Safe, Stable and
Nurturing" and "Communities that are Safe and provide a High Quality of Life") through coordinated
intervention services designed to reduce domestic and family violence and elder abuse.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Board Order addresses various issues in the "Safe & Bright Futures for Children" Initiative planning
grant, which began on September 30, 2004 and will conclude on September 29, 2006.
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN;_ ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
S1 1PERViSORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact:Devorah Lavine 335-1017 }I k
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JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK q)F
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AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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On October 15, 2004 the County was notified of its$150,000 award under the"Safe& Bright Futures for
Children" Initiative from the U.S. Department of Health&Human Services(DHHS). The"Safe and Bright
Futures for Children"Initiative is a program to diminish the damaging effects of domestic violence on children
and adolescents and to stop the cycles of abuse and intentional injury. The Safe and Bright Futures for Children
Initiative is a multi-agency collaboration within the DHHS,which builds on the p'resident's existing efforts to
combat violence against women and families. The initiative will support coordination of services,necessary
expansion or enhancement of services at the 'community or regional level, which are age-appropriate, culturally-
and linguistically-appropriate. The initiative will build on community assets and strengthen collaborations
between local government, and community- and/or faith-based programs that can prevent or intervene, identify,
assess, treat, and provide follow-up services to the target population.
This grant will allow Contra Costa County to engage in strategic planning that will result in"Transforming the
System: Integrating Services to protect Children(Transform). The Transform concept was developed to address
urgent child safety issues in the county, and the differences of approach by service sectors. It is targeted to
address key regional issues: co-occurrence for children exposed to domestic violence, the inter-generational
cycle of violence, support of non-offending parents; advancing the system of referrals to target hard-to-reach
families; regional policy development; sustainability; and the changing demographics of children. Transform
will bring together Contra Costa County's Zero Tolerance collaborative initiative, First Five Children and
Families Commission and Child Welfare Redesign into a unique alignment.
Following are explanations of fiscal items in the Board Order.
1. Applied Surveysearch- S25.000
Applied Survey Research will serve as the evaluator for the project. During the first year ASR will
participate in planning, conduct a needs assessment, set up process evaluation, analyze data, and report to
the stakeholders in order to facilitate the planning process. Costs are calculated at$115 per hour x 217.40
hours per year for a total of$25,000.
2. David Barkan Consulting- 40 020
Dr. David Barkan, consultant, will be responsible for facilitating the planning process. Specifically,he will
provide facilitation of the planning committee, lead small focus groups,prepare materials and reports as
needed, analyze data, organize and facilitate large forums, and problem solve over the course of the planning
process.
Specific allocation of hours per tasks are estimated as follows:
• Facilitation of steering committee—48 hours(sixteen 3 hour meetings)
• Leading small planning meetings -32 hours (sixteen 2 hour meetings)
• Preparing materials/writing reports—20 hours
• Analyzing data--32 hours
• Organizing and facilitating large community gatherings—64 hours
• Problem solving over the course of the process/phone calls/e-mails/ad-hoc meetings-36 hours
Costs are calculated at$150 per hour for 232 hours fora total of$34,800. Additional expenses for travel
and administrative overhead are calculated at$5,220. The total amount funded by the grant is $40,020.
3. NAND? Against Domestic Violence—$2,410
A Bilingual Domestic Violence Caseworker will conduct outreach to community members (adolescents,
victims, families)to support the following elements of the planning design: (1)needs assessment (2)
community involvement in the planning process. The Caseworker's responsibilities also include providing a
broad range of services to victims of domestic violence(safety planning, short-term counseling etc.). The
Caseworker will be attentive to safety issues faced by participants and support community members, when
needed, to participate in the planning process. Salary figure is based on$38,500 annual at(.05)FTE to total
$1,925 (per year). Fringe benefits are calculated at arcate of 25.20%(38,500 x 25.20%)to total $485 (per
year). Total cost is $2,410 per year. i
REASONS FOR RECO}MMENDATIONSIBACKGRtOUND:
On July 13, 2004, the Board approved State Agreement GWAP-4007 (County
39-349-13) with the California Department of Education to provide valuable
child care and preschool services. This funding has enabled the County to
continue to provide general childcare and state preschool services to program
eligible children residing in the County.
The State Legislature has budgeted additional funds for Child Care and
Development programs to compensate for the higher costs associated with
these programs. Approval of this amendment will allow the Community
Services Department to apply these additional funds to State Preschool Wrap
Around Program Services.
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: TONY COL6N, DIRECTOR ._ Costa
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DATE: NOVEMBER 30, 2004 � �� � o u nt
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT A CONTRACT WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Specific Request(S)or Recommendation (S)& Background and Justification
RECOMMENDATION_N:
APPROVE and AUTHOR1ZE the Community Services Department Director or designee to
execute and submit State Standard Agreement FIMS-4457 (County 439-884-1) with the
California Department of Education for a total maximum reimbursable amount of$3,851 for
the purchase of child development instructional materials and supplies for the period from
July 1,2444 through June 30,2445.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded through the California Department of Education. Funds will be added
to the Community Services Department's FY 2004-05 budget via an appropriation
adjustment. There is no net County cost to this contract.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Community Services Department Child Development Division supports two of Contra
Costa County's community outcomes: "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"
and "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing." These outcomes are achieved by
offering comprehensive services, including high quality early childhood education,
nutrition,and health services to low-income children throughout Contra Costa County,
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
As an eligible childcare and development provider, Contra Costa County Community
Services Department will receive one-tune funding for the purchase of instructional materials
and supplies. These funds may be used to purchase either durable or consumable
developmentally appropriate and curriculum-related instructional materials. Approval to
execute and submit this contract will allow the Contra Costa County Community Services
Department to purchase these materials.
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