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a. Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A-13197 with Turning Point of Central California, Incorporated in the amount of $130,000, for a total contract amount of $858,188, to provide Transitional and Emergency Housing services for adult offenders eligible for the AB 109 Public Safety Realignment plan for the term from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign up to three (3) future amendments to the Agreement where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original contract amount ($36,409) and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A-13197 with Turning Point of Central California, Incorporated in the amount of $130,000, for a total contract amount of $858,188, to provide Transitional and Emergency Housing services for adult offenders eligible for the AB 109 Public Safety Realignment plan for the term from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign up to three (3) future amendments to the Agreement where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original contract amount ($36,409) and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY:
The Probation Department is recommending the allocation of additional AB109 funds to service provider to increase transitional and emergency housing services for adult offenders.
DISCUSSION:
AB109 Public Safety Realignment allocates funding to counties for mandates related to adult offenders that have been realigned from the State to local jurisdictions. The Probation Department serves as lead agency and fiscal agent for the implementation of the AB109 Public Safety Realignment plan. This plan allocates funding to Turning Point for transitional and emergency housing services.
Turning Point of Central California (Turning Point) was allocated funding in the amount of $364,094 for fiscal year 2017-2018 to provide transitional housing and emergency housing incentive services for adult offenders eligible for the programs. Due to an increase in the need for longer term housing and higher capacity for offenders, especially in the housing referrals for women, additional funding in the amount of $130,000 is needed through the term of the contract ending on June 30, 2018.
Turning Point is a non-profit agency providing a residential re-entry program which offers housing with supervision, programming and support services for up to four (4) months for male and female offenders, as well as emergency housing services on an as needed basis.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Amendment has been approved by County Counsel as to legal form and by the Auditor-Controller as to fiscal terms.
FINANCING:
Funds associated with this recommendation, an additional $130,000 for transitional and emergency housing services, are provided by the State AB 109 Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011. Funding for all AB 109 programs has been authorized in the current State budget, and funding for this program is included in Probation’s Budget Unit 8165 in the budget for FY 2017-18. These expenditures will be made within the existing appropriation limits; there is no cost to the County General Fund Contribution associated with this recommendation.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
This recommendation to provide housing and employment services supports key objectives of: 1) Economic Development by providing employment opportunities to improve economic circumstances of the adult offenders; 2) Health and Human Services by providing access to County services that improve their quality of life; and 3) Public Safety by encouraging self-sustainability to aid in crime prevention and successful reintegration into the community.
X Economic Development
Administration
X Health & Human Services
Infrastructure
X Public Safety
Prepared by: Wendi Reed, Management Analyst II, ext. 3985
Approved by: Marcia Parsons, Chief Probation Officer, ext. 3913
Attachments:
Attachment A: Amendment No. 2 to SA No. A-13197 with Turning Point of Central California,
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Attachment B: Amendment No. 1 to SA No. A-13197 with Turning Point of Central California,
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Attachment C: SA No. A-13197 with Turning Point of Central California, Inc. for Transitional and Emergency Housing