To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Revenue Agreement #29-519-0 (Alliance) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Grant
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RATIFY the execution of a revenue agreement with the State of California, Board of State and Community Corrections to pay the County an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, for the County’s implementation of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Grant for the period July 15, 2024 through September 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1,000,000: 100% Federal pass-through from the State of California, which is federally funded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
BACKGROUND:
On March 26, 2024, the Board of Supervisors authorized EHSD to apply and accept a grant in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 from the State of California, Board of State and Community Corrections to implement the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Grant for the period July 15, 2024, to September 30, 2026 (item C.28).
On August 29, 2024, EHSD received from the State, the final award documents for this agreement which were due to the State in September 2024. State of California, Board of State and Community Corrections required the County to return an executed revenue agreement within a short timeframe which necessitated the EHSD Director to execute the revenue agreement prior to receiving Board approval. This action ratifies the entry into the revenue agreement.
The goal of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Grant (BSCC) Program is to develop a multipronged approach to decreasing gun violence in California, supporting local jurisdictions in their efforts to improve firearms relinquishment procedures and supporting the enhancement of collaborative court programs that address behavioral health issues, with a focus on people who are at higher risk for gun violence.
This effort aligns with the Employment and Human Services Department, Alliance to End Abuse, to prevent homicides in domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and elder abuse in Contra Costa County.
The agreement contains an indemnification provision from the County to the State, which requires the County to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the State.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, programs to prevent gun violence and community violence cannot be fully implemented in Contra Costa County.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This agreement supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood";(3)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families,” by supporting staff working directly with families and children.