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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the County of Monterey Probation Department to extend the expiration date from June 30, 2020 for an additional six (6) months through December 31, 2020, and increase the allocation of State funding to the County in the amount of $162,000 for a total amount of $810,000, for the revised term July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2020, to continue to provide services to adult parolees participating in the Day Reporting Center operated by GEO Reentry Services, LLC; and
b. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with the State, and any related documents or amendments.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the County of Monterey Probation Department to extend the expiration date from June 30, 2020 for an additional six (6) months through December 31, 2020, and increase the allocation of State funding to the County in the amount of $162,000 for a total amount of $810,000, for the revised term July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2020, to continue to provide services to adult parolees participating in the Day Reporting Center operated by GEO Reentry Services, LLC; and
b. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with the State, and any related documents or amendments.
SUMMARY:
The Probation Department is recommending approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with CDCR for continuing participation of parolees to services provided by the DRC for an additional six months to December 31, 2020 pending the award of a new RFP. The DRC provides access to rehabilitative services for both adult offenders under Probation supervision and parolees under State supervision residing in Monterey County.
DISCUSSION:
The DRC was implemented in 2009, under a federal grant; Probation is currently utilizing funding from Public Safety Realignment Act funds to continue services to eligible adult offenders under its supervision. The Day Reporting Center offers an evidence-based model with a variety of programs, including counseling, treatment, life skill classes, and employment services to eligible participants. The center is open seven days a week, and has an expanded capacity of up to 100 clients per day.
Probation has collaborated with GEO Reentry Services, LLC since 2009 in the operation of the Day Reporting Center, which provides treatment and supervision services for adult offenders in a one-stop setting.
CDCR has been partnering with the County to provide these services to parolees who are residing in Monterey County after their State incarceration. These services fill a critical gap in the post-custody transition of adult offenders and provide needed rehabilitative services.
The extension to this collaboration will continue to optimize the DRC service capacity and extend rehabilitative services to resident parolees in Monterey County, who, with the implementation of Public Safety Realignment, now serve a sentence for technical violation in County Jail instead of State prison.
The County has released RFP 10760 for Day Reporting Center Services and is pending award. The contract with the current vendor, GEO Reentry Services, LLC, is in the process of being amended to extend the agreement for an additional six months to December 31, 2020. CDCR has requested an expedited execution of Amendment No. 1 to its contract by Monterey County in order for the document to be finalized by the beginning of the new fiscal year.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of the County Counsel-Risk Management and the Auditor-Controller have reviewed and approved this Amendment to the Agreement as to legal form, insurance requirements and fiscal provisions.
FINANCING:
The State will allocate $162,000 for the period July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, for a total of $810,000 in funding as a reimbursement to Probation for services provided to parolees through a subcontract with GEO Reentry Services, LLC.
These amounts are calculated on the basis of 30 parolee clients, at a daily reimbursement of $30 per client, for an estimated 360 days per fiscal year; reimbursement is provided on actual attendance, not to exceed the contract allocated amount. Once the RFP is awarded, a new contract will be processed with CDCR with revised fiscal amounts and term dates.
There is no anticipated increase in County General Fund Contribution with the current recommended action.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
This recommendation supports the Board of Supervisor Strategic Initiatives of a) Economic Development by providing employment opportunities and helping to reduce poverty in the adult offender population; and b) Public Safety by encouraging self-sustainability to aid in crime prevention and successful reintegration into the community.
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Infrastructure
X Public Safety
Prepared by: Wendi Reed, Management Analyst II, ext. 3985
Approved by: Todd Keating, Chief Probation Officer, ext. 3913
Attachments: Agreement - Monterey County Probation and CDCR FY 18-19 and 19-20
Amendment to the Agreement - Monterey County Probation and CDCR FY 20-21