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C. 32

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	April 17, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Arts in Correction - County Jails Demonstration Project

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/17/2018

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:	Kristen Lackey, 925-335-1043
cc:	Enid Mendoza, Senior Deputy County Administrator

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: April 17, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding and accept grant funding from California Lawyers for the Arts in an amount not to exceed $3,370 for the provision of the Arts in Correction-County Jails Demonstration Project for the period May 1, 2018 through July 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

If approved, California Lawyers for the Arts will pay the County $750 for administrative costs associated with the program, and reimburse the County for up to $2,620 for the cost of artist teaching hours and supplies.

BACKGROUND:

California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) is a nonprofit corporation offering an Arts in Correction Initiative, which received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and other funders. The initiative is expected to bring a new level of awareness for the value of effective arts programming in correction facilities. The goal of this multi-year study is to measure the behavioral and attitudinal changes experienced by residents in county jails throughout California and the impact on their lives.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

CLA, Contra Costa County, through its Arts and Culture Commission (AC5), and the Office of the Sheriff, as the host agency, will collaborate in order to provide arts programming for inmates at the Marsh Creek Detention Facility, under the auspices of CLA’s Arts in Corrections County Jails Demonstration Project. This project is planned for the period May 1, 2018 through July 31, 2018. AC5 will place high quality teaching artists in the Marsh Creek Detention Facility to teach drawing classes to inmates. The teaching artists will provide oversight and support to the participants and survey the participants as part of a statewide evaluation of arts programs in county jails. Contra Costa County will disseminate results of the project to CLA.

CLA will pay Contra Costa County for administrative services in the amount of $750. CLA will also reimburse the County up to $2,260 for the cost of artist teaching fees and supplies. Teaching artists will be paid $45/hour for eighteen 2-hour sessions (including travel, class and preparation time).

The AC5 reviewed and approved the Memorandum of Understanding at its April 9, 2018 meeting.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the County will not be able to provide arts programming for inmates at the Marsh Creek Detention Facility.