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C. 90

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	March 1, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

REFER REVIEW OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS' "PAY FOR SUCCESS" PROGRAM

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/01/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Timothy M. Ewell, 925-335-1036
cc:	Robert Campbell, County Auditor-Controller

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: March 1, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

REFER to the Finance Committee review of a grant application to the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the "Pay for Success" program submitted by Impact Justice, in the name of Contra Costa County, and determine whether to formally support the application as submitted.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The grant application requires a 100% match from counties responding to the request for proposals. As submitted, Impact Justice identifies a County match of $1,270,468 over the period May 2016 through October 2019. The match is identified as $897,968 in cash and $372,500 in-kind.

Impact Justice has communicated that the County's match could be met by investors; however, the County has not been provided with any written commitments from investors at this time.

BACKGROUND:

Impact Justice, a community-based organization located in Oakland, CA, met with various County departments leading up to the February 1, 2016 submission deadline for the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) "Pay for Success" (PFS) grant program. The BSCC PFS grant is authorized by AB 1837 (Atkins)

and aims to leverage private sector and/or philanthropic investment in public sectors programs to benefit "unserved, underserved and vulnerable populations." The grant provides for a minimum award of $500,000 and a maximum of $2,000,000 for a period of three years, with a 100% match required from the County. The match may be cash or in-kind and can be sourced from "Other County, federal, private or philanthropic funds."

The County Administrator's Office was made aware of the proposed grant application in concept shortly before the February 1st deadline and advised Impact Justice that proper vetting of the proposal and calendaring before the Board of Supervisors was likely not possible prior to the grant deadline. On February 11th, Impact Justice provided the County Administrator's Office with a copy of an application submitted to the BSCC in the name of the County, identifying the District Attorney's Office as lead agency. Impact Justice submitted an application directly to the BSCC by the February 1st deadline.

At this point, the County Administrator's Office believes that this issue is best reviewed by the Finance Committee due to the unusual nature of the timing of the request and the potential financial impact to the County should investors not be identified to fund the required 100% match. The Finance Committee is being requested to review and make a recommendation as to whether the PFS grant application submitted by Impact Justice should or should not be supported by the County.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The issue will not be referred to the Finance Committee for evaluation and recommendation to the full Board of Supervisors.