Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Callagy, County Manager
Connie Juarez-Diroll, Legislative Officer
Subject: Authorize the County Manager to Execute a Grant Agreement to receive Board of State and Community Corrections Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the County Manager, or the County Manager's designee, to execute a Grant Agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), including any amendments thereto, in connection with the County's receipt of Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) grant funding.
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BACKGROUND:
The CESF Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance to fund approaches that prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus.
The total CESF allocation to San Mateo County is $1,193,397.89. Allowable project elements include, but are not limited to, addressing the medical needs of jail inmates, purchasing equipment such as medical personal protective equipment and supplies, overtime, and training. Counties must pass-through at least 20 percent of the CESF award to non-governmental community-based organizations (CBOs) impacted by coronavirus and providing services in the county.
As a condition of the grant, the County also formed a CESF Local Advisory Committee (LAC) that includes stakeholders who have experience and expertise in the prospective programs and/or services to be implemented by the proposal, including members with lived experience. The CESF LAC is responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of the funded project throughout the duration of the grant.
In accordance with the CESF Program guidelines, the County Manager submitted an application to the BSCC on January 29, 2021. Before grant funds can be transmitted to the County, however, the County must first submit a resolution from ...
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