To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diana Becton, District Attorney
Report Title: Outreach at Concord Farmers' Market during 2025 National Crime Victims' Rights Week
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Participation License Agreement with Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association for conducting a community outreach on April 8, 2025 during the 2025 National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Two Victim Witness Assistance Specialists from the District Attorney's Office will conduct an outreach at the Concord Farmers' Market on April 8, 2025. The two DA employees are funded 100% by the State's Victim Witness Assistance Grant.
BACKGROUND:
The 2025 National Crime Victims' Rights Week is April 6th through the 12th this year. The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office's Victim Witness Assistance Unit would like to participate in the Concord Farmers' Market on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 to conduct an outreach to help increase awareness around victims' rights and to share information regarding services available to people in the community that have been impacted by crime. The District Attorney's Victim Witness Assistance Program staff will share resources and provide information at the event to help support crime survivors.
In order to participate in the Concord Farmers' Market, the District Attorney's Office needs to execute a Participation License Agreement with the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association. The agreement includes indemnification for the County to hold the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association harmless from any claims arising out of the performance under this agreement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District Attorney's Office will not be able to participate in the Concord Farmers' Market to conduct an outreach to increase awareness around victims' rights and share information regarding service...
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