DATE: December 6, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner
SUBJECT: Retroactive Law Enforcement Specialized Units Program Grant Application and
Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively authorize the Sheriff-Coroner's previous submittal of a grant application with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Law Enforcement (LE) Specialized Units Program in the amount of $272,183;
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a grant agreement and Certification of Assurance of Compliance with Cal OES LE Specialized Units program, effective from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 ($272,183); and
3. Approve and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner, on behalf of the County, to execute Third Addendum to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Marjaree Mason Center effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 ($46,382).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with these actions. Cal OES released the funding application exclusively to applicants already awarded funds in the previous funding cycle. The Sheriff -Coroner submitted the non-competitive application to Cal OES to meet the application deadline of November 7, 2016, contingent on your Board's approval, and was awarded funding in the amount of $204,137. The funding requires that all government entity recipients provide a 25% total project cost match ($68,046) that will be offset by an in-kind match. Once the grant award face sheet is executed by the Chairman and Cal OES, the award documents become the final agreement between the County and Cal OES.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended actions, the grant funds would be denied. This would impact the department's coordinated response to victims of domestic violence and their children.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will provide $204,137 to partially fun...
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