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C. 29

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	November 10, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approval of Application #28-939 with the California Board of State and Community Corrections

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/10/2020

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:	Fatima Matal Sol, 925-348-3279
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm Fatima Matal Sol

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 10, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to submit Application #28-939 to the California Board of State and Community Corrections – Proposition 64, California Community Reinvestment Grants Program, in an amount not to exceed $450,000 per year for the implementation of Substance Use Disorders (SUD) treatment and expansion of the Transition Clinic, for the period from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

If approved, the County could receive up to $450,000 in annual State funding through April 30, 2024. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

In November of 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA). AUMA legalized the recreational use of marijuana in California for individuals 21 years of age and older. Proposition 64, in pertinent part provides that a portion of the tax revenue from the cultivation and retail sale of cannabis or cannabis products will be appropriated for making grants available to local governments to assist with law enforcement, fire protection, or other local programs addressing public health and safety associated with the implementation of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act. Because Contra Costa did not ban cultivation, including personal cultivation or retail sale of marijuana or marijuana products, our county is well positioned to apply for this grant.

If awarded, this grant would allow for The Transition Clinic under Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers and the Behavioral Health’s Alcohol and Other Drugs (AODS) Divisions to expand the services provided by the Transitions Clinic (TC) which is the only community health program tailored to the health needs, care and support of those formerly incarcerated by offering medical treatment, health education, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and a trusting relationship between medical provider and patient. It would also support reducing health inequities in Contra Costa County which have been amplified by COVID-19 in populations already impacted disproportionately by the war on drugs particularly communities of color, low income African Americans/Black and Latino/Hispanic populations who have historically been arrested more frequently for marijuana violations.