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C. 25

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Philip F. Kader, County Probation Officer
Date:	January 21, 2014

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Extension with Rubicon Programs

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/21/2014

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Danielle Fokkema, 925-313-4195

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 21, 2014
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer, or designee, to execute a contract extension with Rubicon Programs to change the contract termination date from December 31, 2013 to February 28, 2014 to provide reentry services to probationers enrolled in the Second Chance Reentry Initiative with no change to the payment.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact. Funding for the existing contract to provide reentry services is received from the Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Program for Planning and Demonstration Projects awarded by the Department of Justice. No General Funds are being used for this contract.

BACKGROUND:

Effective October 1, 2012, the County was awarded the FY2012 Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Program for Planning and Demonstration Projects in the amount of $750,000. The budget included funds for Rubicon Programs to provide reentry services including job readiness coaching, job placement and retention services, housing placement, financial education classes and legal services. On February 5, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Rubicon Programs in the amount of $130,000 with a term of October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013.

Because the County got off to a late start implementing this grant, the Probation Department submitted a Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) on August 31, 2013 to extended to grant period three months to December 31, 2013. On November 5, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved extending Rubicon's contract term to coincide with the grant term (C.56).

One of the grant requirements was a $750,000 match from the County. The largest part of the match ($335,000) was the new Probation Case Management System (CMS). Contract negotiations with the CMS vendor have taken much longer than anticipated and it is necessary to extend the grant term for a second time. The Probation Department submitted a Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) on November 25, 2013 to extend the grant period two more months to February 28, 2014. As a result of the grant extension, Rubicon's contract needs to be extended as well.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Rubicon Programs will not be able to utilize all the grant dollars available to them.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.