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C. 42

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	August 2, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Board of State & Community Corrections Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/02/2016

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:

Sandra Brown 925-335-1553

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: August 2, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2016/469 authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply and accept the Board of State & Community Corrections, FY 2016-2018 Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Corrections Grant in an initial amount of $600,000 for support of a proposed two-year program designed to collaborate with non-profit organizations and community members to develop strategies in neighborhoods disproportionately affected by poverty, crime, at-risk or vulnerable populations, and general quality of life issues. This action supersedes action by the Board of Supervisors on March 29, 2016, item number C.84 in which a resolution was not attached.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$600,000, 100% State funds, 20% County match, 30% pass through to community partner(s), and required set-aside funds of 5% or not less than $20,000 allotted for Local Evaluation Plan and related data collection.

BACKGROUND:

The Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations Grant is intended to fund collaborative law enforcement-community partnerships that aim to improve, strengthen, establish or reestablish positive and meaningful relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The Office of the Sheriff is proposing to work in partnership with the YMCA of the USA, Housing Authority of Contra Costa County, the Head Start Program, LifeLong Medical, John Swett Unified School District, and the Bayo Vista Resident Council to address current and emerging issues impacting at-risk youth in the Bayo Vista Housing Development in the city of Rodeo. The main goal of our proposal is to promote public trust and reaffirm our guardianship role within the Bayo Vista community. A heightened focus will be placed on the issues of poverty, education, delinquency, health, and public safety and facilitating an achievable path for betterment through collaboration, positive interaction, creative programming, and successful resource allocation. The grant period for these funds is July 1, 2016 through the end of the grant funding and grantees have two years to spend funds. The maximum allowable grant amount is $600,000 for individual agencies with a 20% local match, 30% pass-through to designated partners and 5% allocation for data collection and evaluation. The local match obligation can be met through cash or in-kind matching funds, or combination of both. The Office of the Sheriff is seeking $600,000 in funding to assign a full-time deputy to the Bayo Vista Housing Development for the first year and a half-time funded deputy for the second year to oversee and coordinate the program. Additional funding (30%) will be provided to our non-profit counterparts, and remaining funding used for associated resources/materials specific to the program.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

A decision not to pursue grant funding would preclude the Office of the Sheriff’s efforts to develop a more comprehensive service delivery model and enhanced outreach to the Bayo Vista community.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The loss of needed services for at-risk youth residing in the Bayo Vista Housing Development.