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Consent-Law & Justice Services # 28.
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| Board of Supervisors |
Probation |
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| Subject |
| Approve acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $630,000 over four fiscal years, from July 1, 2019 to February 28, 2023, to implement a program to divert youth away from the juvenile justice system, and adopt a budget resolution to appropriate grant funds effective July 1, 2019, and approve a sole source justification to begin contract negotiations with the Yolo Conflict Resolution Center. (No general fund impact) (Fruchtenicht/Gayton) |
| Recommended Action |
- Approve the acceptance of grant funds of $171,417 for FY 2019-20, $171,531 for FY 2020-21, $171,338 for FY 2021-22 and $115,714 for FY 2022-23;
- Adopt budget resolution (Att. A) to increase the Probation Department's FY 2019-20 budget in order to incorporate the receipts and expenditures associated with these grant funds; and
- Authorize the Chief Probation Officer, or his/her designee, to implement the budget and any necessary amendments for this grant in accordance with the funding agreement, and approve a sole source justification to begin contract negotiation with the Yolo Conflict Resolution Center.
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| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Operational Excellence
Thriving Residents
Safe Communities |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
Yolo County applied for grant funding from the Board of State and Community Corrections Youth Reinvestment Grant, to implement programming to divert youth away from the juvenile justice system through the Redefining Engagement with Services and Treatment by Offering Restorative Experiences (RESTORE) program. RESTORE will focus on improving the overall wellbeing and outcomes for youth using restorative justice methods that help them understand the impact of their actions and take responsibility for repairing the harm they have caused, while seeking to identify and address underlying health and social issues while building resilience. To reduce racial and ethnic disparities, RESTORE will be offered to youth who commit an offense from a list of pre-identified eligible offenses that allows for first-time and repeat offenders to be diverted. RESTORE will also divert transitional age youth facing probation violations through juvenile court.
The decision to offer RESTORE will be made by the District Attorney's office after considering the youth's risk and needs assessment and Adverse Childhood Experiences score. The program will utilize evidence-based, developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and strengths-based practices.
Many of the criminal justice grants require that a nonprofit be part of the partnership and the primary provider of service, as was the case with this grant. In these instances the County's Criminal Justice Grant Work Group will survey the nonprofit community to find an interested provider. In this particular case, the Yolo Conflict Resolution Center (YCRC) was the only respondent. After meeting with and researching potential alternative providers, the Probation Department determined that a sole source with this provider was justified for this grant.
YCRC is a nonprofit specializing in conflict mediation. The organization is deeply rooted in Yolo County's existing restorative justice programming; many of the founding members of YCRC assisted in developing the District Attorney's Neighborhood Court restorative justice program for adult offenders. YCRC currently contracts with the Davis Police Department to conduct its juvenile diversion program and provides restorative justice training to law enforcement agencies, school district staff and social workers. This experience, along with the organization's local roots, give YCRC a unique capacity to effectively serve Yolo's at-risk youth and transition-aged youth populations. Funds from this grant will allow YCRC to expand its service capacity by hiring additional staff to administer a county-wide pre-filing juvenile diversion program. YCRC will coordinate directly with the Probation Department and District Attorney's office to execute this program, drawing upon strong existing relationships with both departments.
Given the grant application was successful on the basis of having this partnership in place, the Probation Department is asking the Board to approve moving forward with contracting with this provider for purposes of carrying out this grant. If the Board of Supervisors approves, the Probation Department will return in September with a presentation on this program and with the contract to sub-award the funds to YCRC.
If the Board of Supervisors accepts the grant, the Probation Department will return in September with a presentation on this program and to seek approval of YCRC contract. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
The application was developed in collaboration with the following county departments and organizations:
Yolo County Criminal Justice Grant Work Group
Yolo County District Attorney's Office
Yolo County Public Defender's Office
Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency
Yolo County Sheriff's Office
Davis, Woodland, and West Sacramento Police Departments
Woodland Police Activities League
Yolo County Office of Education
Woodland Public Library's Teen Advisory
Bryte and Broderick's Community Action Networks |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| As the lead agency, the Yolo County Probation Department will match 25% of the awarded funds with an in-kind match, by assigning a staff position to perform the assessment of eligible youth and support the community-based organization leading the diversion efforts. As required, 90% of awarded funds must be passed through to a community-based organization to coordinate the restorative justice conference process and service referrals. The Yolo Conflict Resolution Center (YCRC) is the community organization that was identified in the grant. The remaining 10% will be used to hire an independent local evaluator who will assist in developing the monitoring and evaluation components and to cover indirect administrative costs incurred by the Probation Department. |
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