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C. 26

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Robin Lipetzky, Public Defender
Date:	December 11, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/11/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Joanne Sanchez-Rosa, 925-225-8065

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: December 11, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Defender, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of up to $50,000 from Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation to support legal services for immigrants residing in Contra Costa County provided through Contra Costa's Stand Together Contra Costa program for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

If approved, the Public Defender's Office will receive up to $50,000 from Wallace Alexander Gerbode 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. 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 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, the Wallace Alexander Gerbode foundation has invited the Public Defender to apply for an additional $50,000 of funding for FY 2018-2019 of the program.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the Public Defender's Office will not be able to accept the funds from Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation.