DATE: September 22, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa A. Smittcamp, District Attorney
SUBJECT: Retroactive Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Grant Amendment
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Second Amendment to Agreement No. 19-193 with the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution grant effective upon execution, with no change in term to December 31, 2020 and decreasing the grant maximum by $33,757 to a total of $371,332.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will decrease the maximum of the grant agreement, by removing the required match in funds from the District Attorney's (DA) Office. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the grant agreement amount will not be decreased, and the required match of funds from the DA will not be waived by Cal OES.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended amendment is retroactive as the Department received notice from Cal OES in early August 2020 that they were waiving the grant match requirement. The Department is bringing this item on the first available Board date within agenda item processing deadlines.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The total grant agreement was $405,089, and the recommended action removes the required match of $33,757, which will decrease the grant agreement to $371,332. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the FY 2020-21 District Attorney Org 2860 Adopted Budget for this Program.
DISCUSSION:
On April 28, 2020, your Board approved a first amendment to an agreement with Cal OES for the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution grant program. The amendment increased funding by $135,029, and extended the term by six months to ...
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