County of El Dorado - File #: 19-1454

• File #: 19-1454
• Version: 1
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Approved
• File created: 9/23/2019
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 10/15/2019
• Final action: 10/15/2019
• Title: District Attorney recommending the Board consider the following: 1) Approve and authorize the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $272,667 from the California's Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Specialized Units Program for the period of October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020; 2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Certification of Assurance of Compliance Violence Against Women Act; 3) Authorize the District Attorney to execute the Grant Award Agreement and required documents, including any extensions or amendments thereof which would not increase net county cost; and 4) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute Amendment I to Agreement 3417 with The Center for Violence-Free Relationships in an amount not to exceed $111,436 for the period covering October 25, 2018 through September 30, 2020, to provide one full-time Victim Advocate to the grant program. FUNDING: California Governor's Office of Emergency Service...
• Related files: 18-1496, 20-1104

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/15/2019	1	Board of Supervisors	Approved	Pass

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District Attorney recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $272,667 from the California's Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Specialized Units Program for the period of October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Certification of Assurance of Compliance Violence Against Women Act;
3) Authorize the District Attorney to execute the Grant Award Agreement and required documents, including any extensions or amendments thereof which would not increase net county cost; and
4) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute Amendment I to Agreement 3417 with The Center for Violence-Free Relationships in an amount not to exceed $111,436 for the period covering October 25, 2018 through September 30, 2020, to provide one full-time Victim Advocate to the grant program.

FUNDING: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Violence Against Women Act Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors Formula Grant Program Funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On September 6, 2019, the District Attorney's Office submitted a request for application to continue into the second year of a grant opportunity, the Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Specialized Units (ST) Program, administered by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). The purpose of the Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Specialized Units Program is to support and enhance specialized units to provide a coordinated response to adolescent (age 11 and older) and adult victims of sexual assault, through compassionate investigative interviewing, immediate victim advocacy, training for patrol officers/first responders, and the development/updating of effective protocols and practices. On September 20, 2019, the District Attorney's Office received notification via letter of intent indicating we had been selected for continued funding...