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C. 58
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Robin Lipetzky, Public Defender
Date: December  19, 2017
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Stand Together CoCo Contract
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On:   12/19/2017
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: Jessica Shepard, 510-412-4931
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:     December  19, 2017
David Twa,
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Public Defender, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, a contract with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland DBA Catholic Charities of the East Bay, in an amount not to exceed $491,843 to provide Civil Legal Deportation-Defense and Community Services for Stand Together CoCo, for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018.  
  

FISCAL IMPACT:

The cost of this contract is funded 100% with AB 109 Public Safety Realignment revenue.

BACKGROUND:
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On May 9, 2017, as part of the action to adopt the FY 2017/18 Recommended Budget, the Board of Supervisor referred to the Finance Committee for review and consideration a proposal for funding an immigrants rights program in Contra Costa County. The item was heard for the first time by the Finance Committee on June 26, 2017. On August 16, 2017, the Finance Committee received and reviewed a formal proposal for the project and voted to recommend the project for funding and implementation. On September 19, 2017, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to establish the project, Stand Together CoCo, and to approve $500,000 in County funds to underwrite the project from January 1-June 30, 2018, with options to provide $500,000 in County funds annually for two additional one-year terms (FY 18/19 and FY 19/20), subject to both renewed private funding and satisfactory program performance. On October 27, 2017, the Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender issued a Request for Proposals with a maximum award of $491,843 to solicit qualified entities interested in providing necessary services. Proposals were due November 28, 2017. On December 5, 2017, the Office of the Public Defender convened a Review Panel to evaluate proposals. At the conclusion of its work, the Review Panel unanimously voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors award a contract to Catholic Charities of the East Bay, subject to final approval as to form by County Counsel. The Review Panel’s recommendation is the matter presented to the Board of Supervisors for your consideration.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the contract is not approved, a new process would have to be undertaken in order to implement Stand Together CoCo as approved and directed by the Board of Supervisors. This would delay the project’s implementation, during which time immigrant rights and protections in Contra Costa would remain at current status quo.   

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