TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Dina Jose, Director of Corrections
REPORT BY: Sue Kuss, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No 250334B with Smart Communications Holding, LLC.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 250334B with Smart Communications Holding, LLC. to align incarcerated persons rates with those allowed by the California Public Utilities Commission. (No Fiscal Impact; Mandatory)
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BACKGROUND
The Napa County Department of Corrections and the Napa County Juvenile Hall contracted with Smart Communications Holding, LLC. on February 25, 2025, to provide incarcerated persons (IPs) communications in the replacement detention facility. The vendor included several intra- and inter-state telephones rates in the agreement. The intra-state rates were out of date. Amendment No. 1 will align the intra-state rates with those currently allowed by the PUC.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Inmate Welfare Fund |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Mandatory |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
None |
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Consequences if not approved: |
Actual telephone rates charged to IPs by Smart Communications will conform with PUC rates, but the rates reflected in the contract will not. |
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Additional Information |
There is no financial impact to the County, or the vendor, for this amendment. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulation 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.