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C.120

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Robin Lipetzky, Public Defender
Date:	July 10, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Stand Together Contra Costa Operations Report

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/10/2018

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:

Jessica Shepard, 925-335-8019

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: July 10, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT the Office of the Public Defender's Stand Together Contra Costa 2017 annual report for the fiscal year 2017-2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

On May 9, 2017, as part of the action to adopt the FY 2017/18 Recommended Budget, the Board of Supervisor referred to the Finance Committee for review and consideration a proposal for funding an immigrants rights program in Contra Costa County. The item was heard for the first time by the Finance Committee on June 26, 2017. On August 16, 2017, the Finance Committee received and reviewed a formal proposal for the project and voted to recommend the project for funding and implementation. On September 19, 2017, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to establish the project, Stand Together CoCo, and to approve $500,000 in County funds to underwrite the project from January 1-June 30, 2018, with options to provide $500,000 in County funds annually for two additional one-year terms (FY 18/19 and FY 19/20), subject to both renewed private funding and satisfactory program performance. On December 19, 2017 the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to accept the recommendations of the review panel and authorized the Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender to enter into a contract with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland DBA Catholic Charities of the East Bay for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018. The contract was executed on January 31, 2018. The program successfully launched on March 1, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

None. Informational item only.