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C. 21

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	November 23, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Applying for and Accepting the Gun Violence Reduction Program Grants for FY21/22, FY22/23, FY23/24

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/23/2021

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:

Chrystine Robbins, 925-655-0008

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 23, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2021/389 approving and authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant from the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General Gun Violence Reduction Program (DOJ-GVRP-2021-22-1), in the initial amount of $1,090,494 for Fiscal Years 2021-2024 to fund proactive enforcement of unauthorized possession of firearms and ammunition for the period beginning July 1, 2021 through the end of the grant period.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Initial revenue of $1,090,494.00 for FY 2021-22, FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24 to support one full-time detective assigned to Office of the Sheriff Investigations Division and to support training and other personnel costs associated with the investigation of possession of firearms and ammunition by prohibited individuals. No matching County Funds. 100% State Funded.

BACKGROUND:

The California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General has identified funding to assist Law Enforcement Agencies to expand their efforts in activities related to seizing weapons and ammunition from individuals prohibited from possessing them. Funding from this grant will enable the Office of the Sheriff to emphasize investigations of members of the community that have been identified as APPS (Armed Prohibited Persons System) subjects, resulting in the successful confiscation of firearms from prohibited persons. The ability to conduct focused operations on armed prohibited persons will further remove illegally possessed firearms from our community.