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C. 32

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Robin Lipetzky, Public Defender
Date:	October 16, 2018

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment with The Justice Management Institute (Contract No. 45508)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/16/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Joanne Sanchez-Rosa, 925-335-8065

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: October 16, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Defender, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with The Justice Management Institute decreasing the payment limit by $6,000 to a new total payment limit of $110,886, eliminating the County's obligation to pay travel related expenditures and extending the termination date from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There are no additional costs to County. (Cost savings of $6,000)

BACKGROUND:

The Smart Defense Initiative grant funded by the Federal Bureau of Justice funds County's contract with The Justice Management Institute (contract no. 45508). This funding supports the West County Misdemeanor Early Representation Program (MERP) which is designed to provide immediate representation for persons cited for misdemeanor offenses, so as to reduce incarceration and collateral consequences stemming from failures to appear (FTA's) for indigent clients in Richmond, CA. This grant also provides funding for The Justice Management Institute to assist with program design, implementations and tracking of multiple data points to evaluate program performance. The request to amend the contract with The Justice Management Institute will allow the Contractor to extend the term of their work with the Program to complete milestones as written in the original contract with no additional funding required.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the amendment is not approved, The Justice Management Institute would no be able to continue to perform its consulting services associated with the grant funding requirements which may result in some tasks and milestones not being achieved.