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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10281986 - 2.1 001 T0: - - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS File: 220-8604/B.4 FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator DATE: October 28, 1986 SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL HOUSING AT CLAYTON REHABILITATION CENTER Authorization No. 0928-WH222A,B Specific Request(s) or Recommendation(s) & Background & Justification I. RECOMMENDATION Reaffirm the emergency declared by Board Action on March 11, 1986, and expand the amount of new housing to be provided thereunder, at the Clayton Rehabilitation Center, as required to relieve the severe overcrowding at the Martinez Detention Facility. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT Construction of additional new housing is. funded. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND A. The Board on March 11, 1986 made findings declaring an emergency and authorized Director of General Services to proceed with construction of new housing for approximately 60 inmates at the Clayton Rehabilitation Center. B. The emergency is created by the increased overcrowding of inmates in the Martinez Detention Facility and the need to transfer greater numbers of inmates to Clayton. C. To protect the health and welfare of staff and inmates, actions are required immediately to decrease the overcrowding at the Martinez facility. The Sheriff-Coroner recommends that the Board reaffirm and expand the housing to be provided under the emergency declared on March 11, 1986, and that additional new buildings be constructed at Clayton to house inmates of non-violent misdemeanor/light felony classifications to relieve the overcrowding, thus leaving the secure beds at the Martinez Detention Facility for those requiring greater security. D. The population in the Detention Facility has continued to rise. In September, the population averaged 615, in a structure designed to accommodate 386. Such overcrowding increases danger to the staff and inmates, therefore it is essential to take immediate action to decrease the population and reduce the potential for such dangers. E. The normal design, bid, construction process for work of this nature is estimated to require ten to twelve months. The Sheriff-Coroner considers such delay unacceptable. It is possible to bypass the normal procedures for bidding the project and accomplish the additional housing project in less time through the provisions of Section 20134 of the Public Contract Code when the appropriate findings of an emergency are made by the Board.. Continued on attachment: _ yes Signature: _Recommendation of County Administrator—Recommendation of Board Committee Approve _Other: Signature(s): / Action of Board on: OCT 2 8 1986 Approved as Recommended 4/ Other Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN. _Unanimous (Absent ) Ayes: Noes Attested OCT 2 8 .1986 Absent: Abstain: PHIL BATCHELOR CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Orig. Div. : General Services-Arch.Div. AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR cc: General Services Department Architectural Division Accounting By: ,DEPUTY County Administrator County Counsel 22004B10.15A GB:pg