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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS - 04012003 - 97-484 It's THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on September 9, 1997 _ , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Uilkema, Gerber, Canciamilla, DeSaulnier NOES: bone ABSENT: Nene ABSTAIN: Nene SUBJECT: Statutory Rape Vertical Prosecution Project RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD 97/ 1AAA WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County, desires to undertake a certain project designated Statutory Rape Vertical Prosecution Project, to be funded in part from funds made available through the Statutory Rape Vertical Prosecution Program administered by the State Office of Criminal Justice Planning (hereinafter referred to as OCJP), NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the District Attorney of the County of Contra Costa is authorized, on its behalf, to submit the proposal to OCJP and are authorized to execute on behalf of the Board of Supervisors the Grant Award Agreement, including any extensions or amendments thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant agrees to provide all matching funds required for said project (including any amendment thereof) under the Program and the funding terms and conditions of OCJP and that the cash match will be appropriated as required. IT IS AGREED that any liability arising out of the performance of the Grant Award Agreement, including civil court actions or damages, shall be the responsibility of the grant recipient and the authorized agency, The State of California and OCJP disclaim responsibility for any such liability. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body. #bsr by M*ttwe Mb w*wn acrd don�al fx so AM" taksn tnd 4410 an " bow of Supovis"M ft due 4hWM 9. 1997 f'H!L t�A Mf1.Gf�t:ifrit of fttr!trrMY'd or «+d drNrrgr,�aar�iwruer —4 cc: Orig. Department: District Attorney (5 certified copies) County Administrator, ATTN: George Roemer Auditor-Controller kNNOV RVPP.DOC TO. BOARD OF SUPER'—3ORB FROM: Gary T.Yancey District AttorneyC o n t rd Costa DATE: September 9, 1997 aCounty SUBJECT: Approval of Submission and Execution of Contract With the State Office of Criminal Justice Planning For Funding of the Contra Costa County Statutory Rape Vertical Prosecution Project For the Period of July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION 1. RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the District Attorney to submit an application and execute a grant award contract and any extensions or amendments thereof with the State Office of Criminal Justice Planning for funding of the Contra Costa County Statutory:Rape Vertical Prosecution Project for the period of July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998, in the amount of$150,000(State finds budgeted). II. FINANCIAL IMPACT This grant application, in the amount of$150,000, is designed to fund the salaries and benefits of an attorney and an investigator for this project. The Budget Act of 1997 appropriated$8,361,000,to the Office of Criminal Justice Planning, for assistance to local district attorney's offices for the vertical prosecution of individuals accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with minors. Matching funds are not required. This is a second renewal of the Statutory Rape Vertical Prosecution Program Grant which began December 1, 1995. Supplantation is prohibited. Expenditures and revenues for the project have been built into the District Attorney's 1997/98 budget. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND As many as two-thirds of children born to unwed teen mothers are fathered by adult men. A substantial number of these mothers are receiving AFDC funds, and the fathers are neither paying child support, nor taking responsibility for their children. Moreover,there are a substantial number of instances of adults having sexual intercourse with miners where there exists a significant age disparity between the adult and the minor. These instances often involve troubled teens, between the ages of fourteen and seventeen, and CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:S YES SIGNATURE: AX4� RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE _-APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE($): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT 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:Mary E. Koeppel,Deputy District Attorney ATTESTED -'''--�+'r'•��rw�� --`��--�� CC: District Attorney-Attn. R.Goldstein PHIL BAAHELOR,CLERK OF THE'BOARD OF County Administrator,ATTENTION: George Roemer SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Auditor-Controller BY It 11 Y# , ,�Q ,DEPUTY Board of Supervisors .Page Two September 9,1997 predatory adults who use their positions of power to exact sexual advantages and contribute to the minors' delinquency. This vertical prosecution project works to combat the problems associated with unlawful sexual intercourse with minors. This is accomplished by coordinating agencies within the county to join in a cooperative effort to address theses problems and through the vertical prosecution of violators of Penal Code section 261.5. To date,this program has established a working relationship with local police agencies,the District Attorney's Family Support Unit, Child Protective Services,The Rape Crisis Center and the Victim Witness Assistance Program. Moreover, since April 1, 1996,the project has reviewed one hundred and seventy four cases and successfully prosecuted thirty one cases to completion. In these cases the District Attorney has obtained as conditions of probation,orders to comply with child support, orders to participate in counseling and parenting classes,restitution orders,testing for various sexually transmitted diseases, and time in county jail. It is the District.Attorney's goal to continue to include the organizations mentioned above in this network and continue to pursue the inclusion of other social service agencies,and pregnancy/health care organizations, in the network of organizations and agencies working to combat unlawful sexual intercourse with minors and teen pregnancies. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION Failure to approve this recommendation would result in the inability of the District Attorney to receive $150,000 in State funds available to assist in combating the problems and costs associated with teen pregnancies and statutory rape,in Contra Costa County.