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C. 82

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	June 26, 2018

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Costa

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Subject:

CONTRACTS FOR AB109 POLICE SERVICES WITH CITIES OF RICHMOND, CONCORD, PITTSBURG AND ANTIOCH

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/26/2018

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:

Timothy Ewell, 925-335-1036

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: June 26, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute contracts, with the cities of Richmond, Concord, Pittsburg, Antioch, and Walnut Creek in an aggregate amount not to exceed $988,043 to provide AB 109 and MHET police services for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$988,043 in FY 2018/19. (100% State Public Safety Realignment)

BACKGROUND:

In 2011, the California Legislature passed the Public Safety Realignment Act (Assembly Bill 109), which transferred responsibility for supervising specific low-level inmates and parolees from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to counties. This Act tasked local government at the county level with developing a new approach to reducing recidivism among this population. AB 109 took effect October 1, 2011 and realigned three major areas of the criminal justice system.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On a prospective basis, the legislation:

Transferred the location of incarceration for individuals convicted of lower-level specified non-violent, non-serious, non-sex offenses from state prison to local county jail pursuant to Penal Code 1170 (h) and provides for an expanded role for their post-release Mandatory Supervision;
Transferred responsibility from the State to the County for post-release supervision of those released from prison after having served a sentence for a non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offense by creating a new category of supervision called Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS);
Transferred the housing responsibility for parole and PRCS revocations to local jail custody.

AB 109 also tasked the local Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) with recommending to the County Board of Supervisors a plan for implementing criminal justice realignment. The Board of Supervisors adopted the Contra Costa County Realignment Plan on October 4, 2011 (Agenda Item No. D.5), as recommended by the Executive Committee of the CCP. The Executive Committee of the CCP is composed of the County Probation Officer (Chair), Sheriff-Coroner, a Chief of Police (represented by the Richmond Police Chief), District Attorney, Public Defender, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court or designee (represented by the Court Director of Business Planning, Information and Programs), and County Behavioral Health Director.

The Contra Costa County Police Chief's Association has three (3) positions that have been dedicated to provide Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) services. These officers participate in coordinated efforts of handling referrals of potentially "high risk" dangerous persons with mental health issues and combative behaviors towards police and others including AB109 and Prop 47 clients within the County. Each Police Officer maintains a current knowledge of MHET programs to ensure countywide potentially "high risk" dangerous persons with mental health issues and combative behaviors are referred to services, if deemed appropriate. The goal is to reduce potential conflicts or confrontations between police and citizens.

For fiscal year 2018/19, the CCP-Executive Committee approved the 2018/19 AB 109 Public Safety Realignment budget at the December 1, 2017 regular meeting and submitted to the Public Protection Committee for review and approval. On February 5, 2018, the Public Protection Committee approved the 2018/19 AB 109 Public Safety Realignment budget. On May 8, 2018, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Recommended Budget for Contra Costa County for FY 2018/19, including the AB 109 Public Safety Realignment budget.

Today's action approves and authorizes contracts with cities of Richmond, Concord, Pittsburg, Antioch, and Walnut Creek for AB 109 police and MHET services, in the aggregate amount of $988,043 for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Board of Supervisors does not approve and authorize the contracts, the contracts will not be effectuated.