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FROM:t%I Gary T. Yancey
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District Attorney
County
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DATE: May 24, 2001
SUBJECT: Approval to Submit and Execute a Grant Award Agreement with the State Office of Criminal Justice
Planning for Funding of Regional Anti-Drug Program for the Period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve and authorize the District Attorney to submit an application and execute a grant award
agreement, and any extensions or amendments thereof, with the State Office of Criminal Justice
Planning for funding of the Regional Anti-Drug Program in the amount of$ 653,293 for the period
July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 (100% federal funds).
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT
NONE. The Regional Anti-Drug Program has three components operated by the District Attorney,
Sheriff-Coroner, and County Probation Officer, respectively. As in the last funding cycle, the State is
requiring that a single application be submitted under the authority of one department. Therefore, as in
the prior grant period, the District Attorney is submitting a unified application for all three participating
agencies. The 2001/2002 amounts for each agency are, as follows: District Attorney - $ 240,399,
Sheriff-Coroner-- $204,734, and Probation --$ 208,160. The funds are used by the District Attorney to
fund two experienced attorneys and clerical support; by the Sheriff's Office to fund one toxicologist, one
toxicologist aide, and one clerk; and by Probation to fund two probation officers and one probation aide.
Expenditures and revenue are built into the 2001/2002 proposed budgets of the respective agencies to
implement their portion of the grant award. Supplantation is prohibited.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONBACKGROUND
The Regional Anti-Drug Program will be continuing the strategy begun two years ago, pursuant
to State and federal guidelines. All three program components will be concentrating on a prioritized
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: x YES SIGNATURE: " GGd4m-i-il
__4,RL'COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_ItPPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURES(S).
ACTION OF B A ON \A r O w i APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT f� j,/LQ ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Jose Marin, DDA(646-2395) ATTESTED (4— w-vi 5" go u
cc: District Attorney-Attn: Ren6e Goldstein JOHN SWEETEN,&I RK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator-Attn:George Roemer SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor-Controller
BY DEPUTY
and integrated drug enforcement effort coordinated through the State-led Narcotics Enforcement
Teams operating in the County. Pursuant to State guidelines, the Program is governed by a Steering
Committee, composed of the District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner, County Probation Officer, a
representative of the County Police Chiefs' Association, the County Drug Administrator, and the
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court.
Grant activities focus on middle and high level narcotic dealers and manufacturers, violent and
repeat offenders, and drug trafficking gangs and organizations to interdict the importation, manufacture
and distribution systems which have, in recent years, become more sophisticated in their methods of
operation.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
Failure to approve the recommendation will result in the loss of$653,293 in federal funds available
to combat the drug problem in Contra Costa County.