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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06081993 - 1.62 1 -62 r TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra 4 FROM: / � \.• n,., Warren E. Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner Costa County DATE: May 14, 1993 SUBJECT: Approval of Office of Traffic Safety Grant SPECIFIC REGUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)i BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION Approve and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to execute, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, the attached Traffic Safety Project Agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety for the COUNTYWIDE DUI ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. FINANCIAL IMPACT Execution of the attached agreement will result in a grant award of $80, 800 to the Sheriff-Coroner to be used for the purchase of instrumentation and supplies for the countywide driver alcohol testing program. BACKGROUND The County's Driver Alcohol Testing Program was implemented in 1979 , in part with grant funds from the Office of Traffic Safety. Much of the instrumentation used in the program is now old and in poor condition. Local funding is not available to replace or enhance the testing equipment. The Office of Traffic Safety has made federal funding available to enhance or improve the enforcement of. drunk driving laws in local jurisdictions . CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION Failure to execute the project agreement will resaofdru funding to the County. As instrumentation used i enforcement of drunk driving laws ages and fails, ncies in the County may be . forced to curtail enfo cemen driving offenses . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: NJ Nk RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER 1 ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS XI HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE .LL..UNANIMOUS(ABSENT V `- AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOEL. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISOR N THE DATE SHOWN. CC Sheriff-Coroner ATTESTED / Justice System Programs PHI ATCHELOR,CLERK OFTHE BOARD OF SU ERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY .DEPUTY M382 (10/88) 1 -62 01 OTS USE ONLY 1 State of California Business, Transportation 6 Housing Agency PROJECT NUMBER OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY PSP NO. CAUFORNM TRAFFIC SAFETY PROJECT k9JDM REVISION NUMBER °FFrc OF'RAF 'c SAFE rr DATE PROJECT BUDGET ESTIMATE PAGE 1 (To be completed by Applicant Agency) Fiscal Year Anount 1. PROJECT TITLE COUNTYWIDE DUI ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM 2. NAME OF APPLICANT AGENCY TOTAL $ CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER DEPARTMENT 4. PROJECT PERIOD Month - Day - Year 3. AGENCY UNIT TO HANDLE PROTECT From: June 1 , 1993 CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY DIVISION To May 31 , 1994 5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION (Sunnarize the proposed project plan covering the objectives, method of procedure, evaluation, and end product in approximately 100 Words.) The purpose of his project is to improve the Criminalistics Laboratory support of DUI enforcement in Contra Costa County by providing breath instrumentation at sobriety check- points, preliminary alcohol screening devices to four project cities, new instrumentation for blood and urine alcohol analyses to reduce time for analytical results, and training for all traffic enforcement officers in the County. As a result, it is expected that the project cities will improve recognition of drinking drivers at lover blood alcohol levels, that breath instruments will be available for all sobriety checkpoints in the County, that agencies will be able to meet the time criteria for Adminstrative per se procedures, and that training will improve the effectiveness of traffic officers in DUI enforcement. 6. FEDERAL FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER THIS AGREE!{P.N'T SHALL NOT EXCEED $ 80,800 7. ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONS - The provisions on the reverse side hereof constitute a part of this Agreement. A. PROTECT DIRECTOR B. AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL OF. APPLICANT AGBBCY Name: Kathryn J. Holmes Phone:510-313 Name: Warren E. Rupf Phone: 510-646- Address• Criminalistics Laboratory 2810 Address:Sheriff-Coron r Dep rtment 2402 1960 uir Road, `,1,201 kOA,. x 391 M te CA 9 5 z, CA 455 Signature o�,�� �-��Q Signatur Title S pervising Criminalist Title Sheriff-Coroner C. FISCAL OR ACCOUNTING OFFICIAL I D. OFFICE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE PAYNEBTS Name: Kenneth J. Corcoran Phone:510-646- Name: Kenneth J. Corcoran Address: Auditor-Controller 2181 Auditor-Controller A25 ;ourt re� Martinez, 553 Signature Address: 625 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 Title Auditor-Controller )TS-38 (Rev 9/91) ADDENDUM Project No. This project is approved subject to the following conditions: 1. Personnel funded under this project shall be dedicated in total to traffic law enforcement. EXCEPT: a. In the case of a criminal offense committed in the officer's presence. b. In the case of response to an officer in distress. c. In the case of a riot where all available personnel must be committed. 2. Equipment funded under this project is subject to the same requirements as 11 above. 3 . Fiscal year funding will be at the level shown under Project Budget Estimate and Schedule B, Detailed Budget Estimate, provided project activities and personnel are maintained at the same level during the total term of the project. OTS-23 (Rev 9/91) SCHEDULE A PROJECT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Page 1 I BACKGROUND A. General Characteristics Contra Costa County has a population of approximately 815,000 located in an area of approximately 732 square miles. The County is largely a suburban community of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is bordered on the West by the San Francisco Bay and to the North by the Sacramento River. B. Streets and Highways Contra Costa County has a total of 2741 miles of paved roads. Of these, 70 miles are located in Danville, 92 miles in Lafayette, 93 miles in Orinda, and 125 miles in San Ramon. In addition, four Highways run through the County: Interstate 880 runs north-south through the west part of the County, Interstate 680 runs north- south through the central part of the County, State Highway 4 runs east-west through the north part of the County, and State Highway 24 runs east-west through the central part of the County. C. Operating Departments The Contra Costa County Criminalistics Laboratory is a division of the Sheriff- Coroner Department and provides a wide range of forensic laboratory services to all law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction in the County. The Laboratory has 44 employees, five assigned to the Alcohol Analysis Detail. Nineteen city police departments and three California Highway Patrol offices enforce the driving laws in the County. Four of the nineteen city police departments, Danville, Lafayette, Orinda and San Ramon, contract for enforcement services with the Sheriff-Coroner Department. D. Existing Systems i The County Criminalistics Laboratory is licensed by the State of California as a Forensic Alcohol Laboratory, authorized to administer alcohol testing for traffic law enforcement. The Laboratory maintains the breath alcohol testing instruments throughout the County. They are located at fourteen law enforcement agencies and , one of the jail facilities. Blood and urine samples from driving under the influence of alcohol cases are examined by the Criminalistics Laboratory for all agencies in the County. Mandated training of law enforcement personnel for the breath testing of drinking drivers is performed by Laboratory staff. i The Criminalistics Laboratory has been responsible for driver alcohol testing I since 1980 when a County-wide program was implemented with the assistance of an Office of Traffic of Safety grant. The program was immediately successful in making the enforcement of DUI laws more efficient and resulted in significant increases in DUI arrests. Since 1980, other law enforcement agencies within the County have implemented various DUI programs. Two programs which relate to this grant proposal include the acquisition of preliminary alcohol screening (PAS) SOTS-38b (Rev 9/91) SCHEDULE A . PROJECT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Page 2 devices by the California Highway Patrol and the collaborative use of sobriety checkpoints by CHP and local police agencies. PROBLEM STATEMENT For a variety of reasons, DUI enforcement activity in Contra Costa County has declined despite indications that the incidence of drinking drivers has remained stable. This is reflected in the constant level of fatalities throughout the County: Year 1988 1989 1990 1991 Arrests 7764 7548 7623 6288 Fatalities 40 45 43 46 One factor in this decline is the inability of the Criminalistics Laboratory to provide adequate support services to the DUI enforcement units. Three problem areas of particular concern are addressed by this project. The first problem area relates to the support of sobriety checkpoints. The California Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the city agencies, has employed sobriety checkpoints as an enforcement tool. Frequent requests are made to the Criminalistics Laboratory to supply a breath testing instrument for these checkpoints. However, the laboratory's two back-up instruments are frequently not available. The back-up instruments are needed to replace instruments in the field when they are out of service for repair and in breath operator training classes. Many of the instruments are now eight years old and requiring more frequent repairs. It is not unusual to have to shut down breath testing sites because no back-up instrument is available. The present situation discourages the { use of sobriety checkpoints and discourages traffic officers from arresting possible DUI subjects. An additional Intoxilyzer 5000 breath instrument, compatible with those already in service, is needed to ensure enough to cover the sobriety checkpoints. I The second area of concern relates to the recognition of drinking drivers with blood alcohol levels close to the legal limit. In 1990, the California Highway Patrol implemented a program for field testing questionable DUI subjects with PAS devices. The j r program was a success with CHP achieving an average breath alcohol concentration on its test subjects of 0.1402 compared to the County wide average breath alcohol level of 0.166X. Unfortunately, only a few PAS devices are in use by the city police departments i in Contra Costa. Approximately 23Z of all CHP arrests are between 0.052 and 0.10Z as compared to only 13Z for the four cities which contract for police services with the County (Danville, Lafayette, Orinda and San Ramon) which do not use PAS devices. Even within these four cities, CHP has a higher rate of lower alcohol concentration arrests. Additional PAS devices are needed for those agencies within the County which do not have access to them. Even though the PAS devices are readily available to CHP, there are indications that the devices are not being used appropriately. Criminalistics Laboratory staff occasionally ride along with CHP to observe DUI arrests. Many instances have been observed in which OTS-38b (Rev 9/91) SCHEDULE A PROJECT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Page 3 the traffic officers did not require the test subjects to blow into the PAS device long enough to get an accurate reflection of the breath alcohol level. These drivers, who probably exceed the 0.081 limit, are invariably let go. This is most likely a deficiency in the training and awareness of traffic officers. The PAS program was implemented by CHP in Contra Costa County without the assistance or consultation of the Criminalistics Laboratory staff. Consequently, there has been no mechanism to provide training to ensure the proper calibration and use of the PAS devices. Additional training is necessary to maximize the effectiveness of the PAS devices already in use in the County. The third area of concern relates to the time restrictions necessary to'meet the needs of the Department of Motor Vehicles in Administrative per se license revocations. The Criminalistics Laboratory is still using a gas chromatograph system acquired in 1979 for the analysis of blood and urine samples. This equipment is in poor condition, and replacement parts are no longer available. Extensive and frequent down times occur with the equipment. This makes it virtually impossible to produce case results within the time limits needed for DMV. We anticipate that it will not be long before the analytical equipment will be permanently out of use due to the inability to repair it. Even when the system is operating properly, it is slow, inflexible and antiquated. It is imperative that the old blood and urine alcohol testing equipment be replaced before there is no longer any mechanism for analysis, much less a timely mechanism. A new Gas chromatograph system with increased automation of test results, the ability to interface with the existing laboratory database, and which could produce finished reports is needed to reduce the time to produce reports of test results. At one time, new programs and equipment within the Criminalistics Laboratory served to stimulate interest and enthusiasm for DUI enforcement within Contra Costa County. The Laboratory no longer has the financial resources to respond to the needs of the DUI enforcement teams in the County. Instead, the Criminalistics Laboratory has become an impediment to effective DUI enforcement. ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM Until 1987, revenue generated by alcohol fines exceeded the actual cost of alcohol testing services in the Criminalistics Laboratory. Excess revenue was used to replace the old breath testing instruments with a newer model and expand services as needed by law enforcement agencies in the County. Since that time, there has been no excess revenue. Contra Costa has faced severe financial problems the past few years. Last year 100 positions were lost in the Sheriff-Coroner Department alone. The are no financial resources available to enhance the Alcohol Testing Program. PROJECT OBJECTIVES The overall goal of the project is to enhance support services offered to law enforcement agencies by the Criminalistics Laboratory resulting in more effective enforcement of the DUI laws. The project objectives are: 1. To reduce the average blood alcohol concentration from 0.1662 to 0.1402 and increase the portion of drivers identified with blood alcohol concentrations OTS-38b (Rev 9/91) SCHEDULE A PROJECT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Page 4 of 0.08% and 0.091 to 13Z in the specified project cities by the end of the project period. 2. To reduce the number of blood and urine tests exceeding the 10 day turn around time needed to meet DMV Administrative per se needs from 8Z of tests j to less than 2Z of tests by the end of the project year. I 3. To provide breath instrumentation at a minimum of eight sobriety checkpoints during the second six months of the project year. 4. To provide training to the California Highway Patrol officers in the Martinez office and the project city officers regarding the theory, maintenance and use of the PAS devices during the project year. 5. To develop and distribute a training document to all traffic enforcement officers in the County on the recognition of driving and other symptoms of alcohol impairment and problems associated with alcohol testing by the end of the project year. METHOD OF PROCEDURE Phase I - (June 1, 1993 to August 31, 1993) - Equipment Procurement Evaluate available headspace gas chromatography and data processing systems for the analysis of blood and urine alcohol samples. Select and order the system of choice. Select and order the breath testing instrument and accessories for use at sobriety checkpoints. Evaluate, select, and order 16 PAS devices and accessories for the four project cities. Phase II - (September 1, 1993 - November 30, 1993) - Pnwparation Stage Receive all ordered equipment. Test the breath instrument and PAS devices for accuracy and reliability. Begin developing protocols and written analytical procedures for the gas chromatograph/data system. Develop the instruction documents for the use of the PAS devices. Begin developing the training documents for the recognition of impaired drivers. Phase III — (December 1, 1993 - February 28, 1994) - Training Stage Distribute the PAS devices to the four project cities, Danville, Lafayette, Orinda, and San Ramon. Train all traffic officers in the four project cities on the use of the PAS devices. Complete training documents for the recognition of impaired drivers. Complete development of written procedures for the gas chromatograph/data system and submit to the Department of Health Services for approval. Phase IV - (March 1, 1994 - May 31, 1994) - Implementation Stage Distribute training materials on the recognition of alcohol impaired drivers and DUI enforcement to all traffic officers in the County. Provide additional training to CHP OTS-38b (Rev 9/91) SCHEDULE A PROJECT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Page 5 officers on the effective use of PAS devices. Obtain approval from the Department of Health Services for the use of the gas chromatograph/data system for blood and urine analyses. Begin using new gas chromatograph/data system on case samples. Phase V - (throughout project) - Data Collection On a monthly basis, project staff will gather data related to blood alcohol concentrations and number of arrests from the project cities and CHP. Turn around times for blood and urine alcohol analyses will be monitored monthly. METHOD OF EVALUATION i The success of this project will be measured by the following criteria: 1. Was the average blood alcohol concentration in the four project cities j reduced from 0.1661 to 0.1401 by the end of the project period? 2. Was the portion of drivers with blood alcohol levels of 0.081 and 0.091 arrested by the four project cities increased to 131 by the end of the project? 3. Was the number of blood and urine alcohol analyses exceeding the 10 day turn around time reduced to 21 or less by the end of the project period? 4. Was a breath testing instrument provided at every sobriety checkpoint in the County upon request by the sponsoring agency? 5. Was training provided to the four project cities and CHP on the effective use of PAS devices by the end of the project period? 6. Was a training document on recognition of impaired drivers and alcohol testing distributed to all traffic enforcement officers by the end of the project period? 7. Were the activities in the "METHOD OF PROCEDURE" performed as described in the project agreement? STATEMENT OF INTENT The estimated costs of continuing the program beyond the projected period have been evaluated and it is the intent of the County to continue the activities of this project within the alcohol testing program beyond the termination date of this project. I L OTS-38b (Rev 9/91) SCHEDULE A-1 PROJECT NO. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STATEMENT - Explain what type of priority this project has in your jurisdiction. The County of Contra Costa has endorsed this project by resolution. The Contra Costa County Sheriff-Coroner Department, the cities of Danville, Lafayette, Orinda, and San Ramon and the California Highway Patrol give the highest priority to the enforcement of DUI laws. Driver alcohol testing will continue to be a major program within the Sheriff-Coroner Department. AGENCY CONTRIBUTION - Explain what services or funds are being contributed by your agency in support of this project. Contra Costa County Criminalistics Laboratory staff will contribute all personnel costs necessary to evaluate and purcahse the equipment in this project, to develop computer and operating procedures for the gas chromatograph/data system, and to develop and adminster training to law enforcement personnel. Costs are estimated as follows: $19,600 Criminalist III - 480 hours for evaluation and selection of equipment and development of reporting procedures $22,500 Forensic Toxicologist II - 800 hours for development of analytical methodology for gas chromatograph, development of training documents, calibration of breath instrument and PAS devices, training of officers $18,300 Supervising Criminalist - 400 hours for management of the project and technical assistance $8,700 Data Processing Technician - 400 hours for programming laboratory case management computer and data system to accept analytical data $3,000 Senior Clerk - 120 hours support for typing, document reproduction, ordering, etc. $2,500 Miscellaneous supply, travel, and office expenses $74,600 Total OTS-38c (Rev• 9/91) SCHEDULE B (Page 1) DETAELED BUDGET ESTIMATE PROJECT NO. FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES COST CATEGORY FY-1 FY-2 FY-3 FY4 6/1/93- 10/1/93- TOTAL COST A.PERSONNEL COSTS 9/30/93 5/31/94 TO PROJECT Positions and Salaries None Employee Benefits @ % Total Personnel Costs 0 0 0 B. TRAVEL EXPENSE None Total Travel Expense 0 0 0 C. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES None Total Contractual Services 0 0 0 OTS-38d(Rev 9/91) SCHEDULE B (Page 2) DETAILED BUDGET ESTIMATE PROJECT NO. FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES COST CATEGORY FY-1 FY-2 FY-3 FY-4 6/1/93- 10/1/93 TOTAL COST D. NON-EXPENDABLE PROPERTY 9/30/93 5/31/94 TO PROJECT 1 Gas Chromatograph/Data System: $58,000 Gas Chromatograph Headspace Sampler Data System Printer/Plotter Computer Software Communications Interface Interface Board Regulators,Cables,Misc Accessories Training (1)Breath Testing Instrument: $7,500 Infrared Breath Instrument Integral programming Breath Alcohol Sample Simulator (16)Preliminary Alcohol Screening Devices $11,300 Total Non-Expendable Property $76,800 $0 $76,800 E. OTHER DIRECT COSTS Gas Chromatograph supplies $1,000 Breath testing insrument supplies $1,000 PAS device supplies $1,000 Training document supplies and expenses $1,000 Total Other Direct Costs $3,000 $1,000 $4,000 F. INDIRECT COSTS None Total Indirect Costs SO $0 $0 TOTAL BUDGET ESTIMATE ALL CAT. $79,800 $0 $80,800 OTS-38e(Rev 9/91) SCHEDULE B-1 BUDGET NARRATIVE PROJECT NO. Page 1 A total of $80,800 is needed for this project to be used as follows: NON-EXPENDABLE PROPERTY The gas chromatograph system is used for the analysis of blood and urine samples for alcohol. It consists of: (1) the gas chromatograph, (2) the headspace sampler to introduce blood and urine alcohol samples into the instrument, (3) the interface which allows the instrument and data system to communicate, (4) the data system and software necessary to control the system and perform data calculations, (5) the printer/plotter to record the instrument output, (6) the interface board for the laboratory's case management computer to accept test results from the instrument for production of the final report, (7) training by the vendor in the use of the system, and (8) miscellaneous cables, gas regulators, installation, shipping, etc. necessary to install the system. The breath testing instrument is to be used to test the breath alcohol level of drivers stopped at sobriety checkpoints. It is a model 5000 CMI Intoxilyzer with identical software programming to breath instruments already in use in the County. This is the only instrument which the laboratory is licensed to use and maintain by the California Department of Health Services. Also to be purchased is a breath alcohol simulator to administer calibration tests at the sobriety checkpoints as required by State regulations. The sixteen preliminary alcohol screening devices will be distributed four each to the four project cities for the screening of possible drinking drivers in the field. OTHER DIRECT COSTS Supplies for the gas chromatograph consist primary of sample vials, computer paper and gas chromatograph columns which will be necessary to develop the analytical methods and establish the accuracy of the instrument pursuant to licensing by the California Department of Health Services. Breath testing instrument supplies consist primarily of test record cards, mouthpieces, and calibration solutions necessary for the verification of accuracy of the instrument upon receipt and its use at sobriety checkpoints. PAS device supplies consist primarily of mouthpieces for the administering of field tests and calibration solutions for routine calibration of the devices. Training document supplies are for the paper and printing supplies necessary to produce training documents for CHP, the four project cities and all other traffic enforcement officers in the County. PROJECT INCOME There will be no Project Income generated as a result of this document. OTS-38f (Rev 9191) CERTIFICATION CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ASSURANCE Pursuant to the requirements of Title VI provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the certifying applicant acting through its chief administrative officer, desiring to avail itself of the benefits of Chapter 1, Title 23, United States Code, and as a condition to obtaining the approval of the Secretary of Transportation and Governor of California of any highway safety projects as provided for in Title 23, United States Code, Section 105(a), hereby gives its assurance that all provisions of Equal Opportunity Assurance with regard to the Highway Safety Program will be complied with fully. MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (1) "folic . It is the policy of the Office of Traffic Safety and the certifying applicant that minority and women business enterprises as defined in 49 CFR Part 23 shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds under this agreement. Consequently, the MWBE requirements of 49 CFR Part 23 apply to this agreement." (2) "MwBE Obligation. The certifying applicant or its contractor agrees to ensure that minority and women business enterprises as defined in 49 CFR Part 23 have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds provided under this agreement. In this regard the certifying applicant and all contractors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with 49 CFR Part 23 to ensure that minority and women business enterprises have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. The certifying applicant and its contractors shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the award and performance of DOT assisted contracts." SECTION 504, REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 'Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, no qualified handicapped person shall, because of a certifying applicant's facilities are inaccessible to or unusable by, handicapped persons, be denied the benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded under the Highway Safety Act of 1966 (U.S. Code, Title 23, Section 402 et. seq.). HATCH ACT All employees of this certifying applicant whose principal employment is in connection with any Highway Safety Project financed in whole or in part by loans or grants under the Highway Safety Act of 1966 have been made aware of the provisions of Section 12(a) of the Hatch Act (5.U.S.C. 118k(a)]. NON-DUPLICATION OF GRANT FUND EXPENDITURE The certifying applicant has no ongoing or completed projects under agreement with TOPICS, CCCJ (LEAA), HEW, or other Federal fund sources, which duplicate or overlap any work contemplated or described in this Traffic Safety Project. It is further agreed that any pending or proposed request for other Federal grant funds which would duplicate or overlap work under this Traffic Safety Project, will be revised to exclude any such duplication of grant fund expenditures. It is understood that any such duplication of Federal fund expenditures subsequently determined by audit will be subject to recovery by the office of Traffic Safety. OTS-33 (Rev 9/91) (over) DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION ST"a.21(NEW I I-am COMPANY/0RrANZA7CN NAME The contractor or grant recipient named above hereby certifies compliance with Government Code Section 8355 in matters relating to providing a drug-free work-place. The above named contractor or C., grant recipient will: 1. Publish a statement notifying employees that unlawful manufacture, di. tribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited and specifying actions to be taken against employees for violations, as required by Government Code Section 8355(a). 1. Establish a Drug-Free Awareness Program as required by Government Code Section 8355(b), to inform employees about all of the following: 0 (a) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, 0 Z (b) The person's or organization's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, (c) Any available counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance programs, and (d) Penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations. Mp Z 3. Provide as required by Government Code Section 8355(c), that every employee who works on the proposed contract or grant: (a) Will receive a copy of the company's drug-free policy statement, and (b) Will agree to abide by the terms of the company's statement as a condition of employment on the contract or grant. CERTIFICATION 1, the official named below, hereby swear that I am duly authorized legally to bind the contractor or grant recipient to the above described certification. I am fully aware that this certification, executed on the date and in the county below, is made under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California. OFFICIAUS NAME Warren E. Rrpf DATE EXECUTED 0 W THE COUNTY OF fl\ - 7� Contra Costa CCNTPAC. a VIENT SCMATL�, Zzl� MLE �eri,___CoronerN FEDERAL IANUMBER