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HOUSING AUTHORITY.OF THE COUNTY Of CONTRA COSTA
TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: July 17, 1985
FROM: cc:
Perfecto Villarreal , Executive Director
SU BJ ECT:
REPORT ON SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DRUG ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Authorize the Executive Director to provide $15,000 in Housing Authority funds
to the Contra Costa County Sheriff' s Department to continue the special drug
enforcement program, as recommended by the Advisory Housing Commission.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding for the special drug enforcement program has been provided for in the
1985/86 Operating Budgets approved by the Board of Commissioners on February 5, 1985
and approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development on April 4, 1985.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
During County Fiscal Year 1984/85, the Housing Authority provided the Contra
Costa County Sheriff's Department with $15,166 to implement a special drug
enforcement program in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County, with emphasis
being given to the North Richmond area. In the past two years, this special drug
enforcement program has been very successful in reducing the.amount of drug-related
criminal activity in housing developments served by the Sheriff's Department.
Numerous law enforcement agencies participated with the Sheriff's Department
Narcotics Bureau in the implementation of this special program, and a total of 43
felony arrests were made, while 53 cases were investigated in this special drug
enforcement .program. Fifteen search warrants were served in the 53 cases: On June
28, 1985 the Housing Authority received a report from the Sheriff's Department on the
results of the special drug enforcement program and a copy of that report is
attached. Additionally, the Housing Authority received a $3,159.49 refund check for
unexpended funds from the Sheriff's Department.
As the June 16, 1985 letter from Assistant Sheriff Warren E. Rupf indicates,
the Sheriff's Department has requested that the Housing Authority provide funding
for a similar drug enforcment program during the County's 1985-86 fiscal year. In
the preparation of the Housing Authority's 1985/86 Operating Budget, funds were
budgeted and approved for the continuation of the Sheriff's Department special drug
enforcement program.
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RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE OIRECTOR RECOMMEND TION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON July 10, 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
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OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED July 30 ,. 1985
County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
M382/7-e8 BY , DEPUTY
4 Board of Commissioners
July 17, 1985
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At its Regular Meeting on Monday, July 15, 1985, the Advisory Housing
Commission recommended that the Executive Director be authorized to provide $15,000
in Housing Authority funds to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department for
continuation of the special drug enforcement program.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board of Commissioners elect to not provide $15,000 for the con-
tinuation of the special drug enforcement program by the Sheriff's Department, many
of the gains made in the unincorporated areas will be lost and drug-related
activities will escalate. Additionally, the Board of Commissioners would be adopting
a posture contrary to its position of providing decent, safe and sanitary housing.
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