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a. Approve and authorize the Public Defender, Chief Assistant Public Defender, or designee to execute Amendment Number 2 to the Standard Agreement (A-17417) with Step Up on Second Street, Inc., retroactive to October 1, 2026, to increase the not-to-exceed amount by $500,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000 with no change to the term of the agreement, allowing continued provision of Board of State and Community Corrections Proposition 47 Cohort IV grant funded housing services; and
b. Authorize the Public Defender, Chief Assistant Public Defender, or designee to execute up to five (5) future amendments to this Agreement, where the amendments do not alter the not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000 and do not significantly alter the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Public Defender, Chief Assistant Public Defender, or designee to execute Amendment Number 2 to the Standard Agreement (A-17417) with Step Up on Second Street, Inc., retroactive to October 1, 2026, to increase the not-to-exceed amount by $500,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000 with no change to the term of the agreement, allowing continued provision of Board of State and Community Corrections Proposition 47 Cohort IV grant funded housing services; and
b. Authorize the Public Defender, Chief Assistant Public Defender, or designee to execute up to five (5) future amendments to this Agreement, where the amendments do not alter the not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000 and do not significantly alter the scope of work.
SUMMARY:
On July 1, 2025, the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors authorized the Public Defender’s Office to execute Standard Agreement Number A-17417 with Step Up on Second Street, Inc. (Step Up), with a not-to-exceed amount of $1,000,000 and a term of July 1, 2025-June 30, 2028, to provide Board of State and Community Corrections Proposition 47 (Prop. 47) grant funded housing...
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