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County backs Prop. 47 Cohort 5 grant application, moves to open job-training procurement
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a letter of support for a Proposition 47 Cohort 5 grant application seeking $8 million to expand housing, case management, supportive services and workforce development for justice-involved individuals; supervisors removed a named vendor from the letter and asked that job training be procured through an RFP.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a letter of support for a Proposition 47 Cohort 5 grant application that would fund expanded housing and support services for people involved in the justice system.
Behavioral Health and Probation officials asked the board to support a grant request of $8,000,000 to enhance last year—s housing project for justice-involved individuals, add case management and supportive services, and incorporate a workforce-development component. The proposal, they said, has backing from local partners including the Community Corrections Partnership, law-enforcement stakeholders and reentry service providers.
Supervisor Sabatier asked the board to avoid naming a specific contractor in the letter and to leave the workforce-development element open to a competitive procurement. The board agreed: supervisors removed the specific reference to North Coast Opportunities (NCO) from the letter and instructed staff to indicate job-training and employment-readiness services would be procured through the county—s competitive process (RFP) so local providers could apply.
The board then voted to approve the amended letter of support. Supervisors also authorized the county to submit the Proposition 47 Cohort 5 grant application led by Behavioral Health Services in partnership with Probation, and they authorized the Behavioral Health director to sign the grant application and any related documents required by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).
Board members said the grant would build on earlier local efforts, including a prior congressional earmark application, and could add supportive services and a workforce pipeline for residents reentering the community from custody.
The motions to approve the letter of support as amended, to authorize submission of the grant application, and to authorize the Behavioral Health director to sign application documents were all approved by the board.
