TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
MEETING DATE: July 29, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller, Psy.D.
PHONE:
707-472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Ratification of Submission of Grant Application for the Board and State of Community Corrections Proposition 47 Grant Program Cohort 5; and Authorization for the Director of Health Services to Execute and Sign the Contract Agreement if Awarded up to the Amount of $2,500,000, Effective October 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Ratify submission of grant application for the Board and State of Community Corrections Proposition 47 Grant Program Cohort 5; and authorization for the Director of Health Services to execute and sign the contract Agreement if awarded up to the amount of $2,500,000, effective October 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029; and authorize the Health Services Director or designee to sign any amendments that do not increase the maximum amount.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Proposition 47 was a voter-approved initiative on the November 2014 ballot that reduced specified low-level drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Each year, the state savings generated by the implementation of Proposition 47 are deposited into the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund. Sixty-five percent of these savings are set aside annually for the BSCC to administer a competitive grant program.
Proposition 47 requires that these funds be awarded to public agencies to provide mental health services, substance use disorder treatment and/or diversion programs for those in the criminal justice system.
On June 23, 2025, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services submitted an application for the Community Outreach Response and Engagement (CORE) project, a collaborative initiative aimed at supporting community members who interact with l...
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