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C. 75

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	May 21, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Smart Reentry Transitional Age Youth Services Contract Amendment: BACR

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/21/2019

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:

Donte Blue, 925-335-1022

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: May 21, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Bay Area Community Resources to increase the payment limit by $27,000 to a new payment limit of $332,000 to provide Smart Reentry Transitional Age Youth Services for the period January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Federal: "Smart Reentry: Focus on Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Reentry from Incarceration to Community" grant

BACKGROUND:

On October 24, 2017, the Board of Supervisors authorized new revenue in the amount of $1,000,000 awarded from the U.S. Department of Justice "Smart Reentry: Focus on Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Reentry from Incarceration to Community" grant and appropriating it to implement responsive reentry services for transitional aged youth (TAY) offenders (18-25 years old). The initial grant period was from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2019. In February 2019 the County's 1 year no cost extension of the grant was approved by the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance.

The goal of the Smart Reentry Program is to support jurisdictions to develop and implement comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the reentry challenges for individuals reentering communities from incarceration who are at medium to high risk for recidivating in order to increase public safety and reduce recidivism. Within the context of this initiative, “reentry” is not envisioned to be a specific program, but rather a process that begins when the individual is first incarcerated (pre-release) and ends with his or her successful community reintegration and reduction in risk of recidivism (post-release).

In Contra Costa County, the TAY population constitutes the largest age cohort within the jail and experiences the highest rates of homelessness outside of jail. There is a growing state and national awareness of the inadequacy of existing practices in serving the needs of young adults aged 18 to 25 in the justice system. This Smart Reentry program will allow the County to better serve the needs of the TAY population.

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) partnered with the Contra Costa County Probation Department to prepare and submit the grant application. As part of this grant project, BACR will provide program participants:

Provide pre-release services to incarcerated TAY;
Participate on the Reentry Success Team;
Provide case-management and wrap-around post release support services;
Provide career coaching and planning services; and
Provide job and life skills training.

Because of the changes to the grant term, the funder approved the allocation of an additional $27,000 in grant funded revenue to BACR as part of the grant project's. This action would allow the County's contract with BACR to be extended through September 30, 2020, and the payment limit increased by $27,000 to fully account for the changes made to the term and budget for this grant.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Smart Reentry Transitional Age Youth services will not be performed and the "Smart Reentry: Focus on Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Reentry from Incarceration to Community" grant deliverables will not be completed.