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C. 29

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Robin Lipetzky, Public Defender
Date:	November 13, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2018-2019 Funding for Stand Together Contra Costa County

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/13/2018

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

ABSENT:

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: November 13, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Defender, or designee, to apply for and accept funding from East Bay Community Foundation in the amount of $15,000, to support Contra Costa's Stand Together Contra Costa Program to support legal services for immigrants residing in Contra Costa County for fiscal year 2018-2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

If approved, the Public Defender's Office will receive $15,000 from East Bay Community Foundation. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

On September 19, 2017, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to establish an immigrants rights program in Contra Costa County named Stand Together Contra Costa, and to approve $500,000 in County funds to underwrite the project from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, with a further commitment to provide $500,000 in annual support for fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20. On July 24, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved and authorized the Public Defender to execute a contract with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland DBA Catholic Charities of the East Bay, in an amount not to exceed $872,553 to continue to provide Civil Legal and Deportation Defense and Community Services for Stand Together Contra Costa for the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. In light of increasing needs for the program to address emergent issues in the immigration landscape, East Bay Community Foundation has invited the Public Defender to apply for an additional $15,000 of funding for Fiscal Year 2018-2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the Public Defender's Office will not be able to accept the funds.