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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12051995 - SD4 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS F&HS-01 s L_ Contra J r. FROM: FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Costa County DATE: November 27, 1995 e UT SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE JUVENILE SYSTEMS PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. ACCEPT the attached report from the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee on the status of their work in seeking funding for implementation of the Continuum of Care. 2. REQUEST the County Counsel to work with the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee in an effort to arrange some pro bono legal consultation from a private legal firm in the community to assist the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee resolve legal issues regarding their proposed fund-raising efforts. 3. DIRECT the County Administrator to schedule for acceptance by the Board of Supervisors all pending resignations from the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee. 4. DIRECT the County Administrator to issue a press release seeking applicants for currently vacant and to be created additional seats on the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee, forward the applications to the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee, AUTHORIZE the 1996 Family and Human Services Committee to screen, interview and recommend appointments to all vacant and additional seats on the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee and for this purpose REFER this issue to the 1996 Family and Human Services Committee. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD OMMI T APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES : IVIA eSAULNIER J F S ITH ACTION OF BOARD ON December 5, 1995 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.. County Administrator ATTESTED I `JS' Contact: Acting County Probation Officer PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF CC: County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JSPAC (Via George Roemer, CAO's Office) BY 10 A A DEPUTY F&HS-01 5. AUTHORIZE the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee to solicit applications for new members of the Committee, screen and interview applicants and recommend new members to the 1996 Family and Human Services Committee. 6. AGREE to consider adding several additional seats to the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee in order to broaden representation from throughout the County and REQUEST the 1996 Family and Human Services Committee to make further recommendations in this regard after having received and considered the recommendations from the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee. 7. REQUEST the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee to provide a further status report on their work to the 1996 Family and Human Services Committee, AUTHORIZE the 1996 Family and Human Services Committee to continue to provide oversight to the work of the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee and for this purpose REFER this subject to the 1996 Family and Human Services Committee. BACKGROUND: On July 18, 1995, the Board of Supervisors approved a report from our Committee which included the following recommendations: 1. ACCEPT the attached reports from the Community Education Committee and from the Capital Finance Committee of the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee and agree in general with the directions being taken by these committees at this time. 2. AUTHORIZE the members of the Family and Human Services Committee to meet with the Leadership of the State Assembly and the State Senate,with members of this County's Legislative Delegation and appropriate representatives of the State Administration in an effort to emphasize the importance of having State bond funds authorized for the construction, reconstruction, and remodeling of juvenile facilities,using the continuum of care developed by the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee and approved by the Board of Supervisors as the framework for urging action to make bond funds available for this purpose. 3. AUTHORIZE the members of the Family and Human Services Committee to travel to Tulare County to meet with the Juvenile Court Judge, members of the Board of Supervisors, Chief Probation Officer and other staff members and appropriate officials in an effort to better understand the manner in which Tulane County was able to successfully obtain voter approval for a temporary one-half cent general sales tax increase,the proceeds of which will be used for the construction of a new juvenile hall facility. 4. REQUEST the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee to develop a detailed concept paper on how funds could be raised for the capital construction of the facilities needed to implement the continuum of care, including the idea of asking individual organizations to "adopt" or sponsor the funding of specific areas of a facility or specific functions within a facility and report their conclusions and recommendations to the Family and Human Services Committee in late November or early December, 1995. 5. REQUEST the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee to continue to schedule presentations before the various organizations outlined in their attached report and brief the Family and Human Services Committee on their progress and future plans in late November or early December, 1995. On November 27, 1995, our Committee met with members of the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee (JSPAC), staff from the County Administrator's Office and the County Probation Officer, Jerry Buck. Chris Adams, Chair of the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory' Committee, presented the attached report and reviewed it with our Committee. She also shared with our Committee the attached letter from the County Board of Education to -2- F&HS-01 Senator Patrick Johnston, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, encouraging the Legislature to authorize future bond issues for jails to include juvenile facilities in their authorization. Ms. Adams noted that JSPAC has several vacancies and would like to recruit up to ten new members to fill these vacancies and expand the size of JSPAC by several seats in order to provide broader representation throughout the County, including East and West County. Linda Baker, Chair of the Capital Finance Committee, noted that JSPAC wants to begin active fund-raising in the Spring and needs to have a private, non-profit agency to receive and hold the funds. They are planning to discuss this possibility with the Juvenile Hall Auxiliary, but want to be sure they are not causing any legal difficulties for the Auxiliary by making such a request. JSPAC will probably schedule an event in the Spring to kick off their fund-raising. Jerry Buck made some comments in the form of a farewell to our Committee since this was the last meeting he will have with our Committee before his retirement. Mr. Buck emphasized that the on-going operational costs of a new juvenile hall will far exceed the capital construction costs very quickly. While efforts are being made to insure that these operational costs do not exceed current costs, the warning is well taken. Mr. Buck also noted the potential problems the Probation Department will face if the Federal government prohibits the use of Title IV-A Emergency Assistance funds for Probation clients. He also urged that every effort be made to insure that Probation receives an appropriate share of any welfare block grant from the Federal government which includes and replaces Title IV-A funds. He also noted that funding has been provided in the Safe Futures grant for the Ventura model which provides a locked unit in juvenile hall for mental health treatment of Probation clients. However, the grant had been written on the assumption that a unit at juvenile hall would be empty and could be used for this purpose. Because of the population pressures at juvenile hall, this unit has been opened for Probation uses and will not be available as a locked mental health unit. Alternative facilities will have to be sought for this purpose. Supervisor DeSaulnier suggested that if bond funds were made available for a new juvenile hall that there would need to be a match of about 25%, which could run up to $12.5 million. Staff noted that this would probably require a "hard" match of about $5 million and the balance could be in "in-kind" match, including land, other facilities and services. JSPAC is attempting to raise perhaps $1 million of this hard match. Based on our discussion with the members of JSPAC, we have agreed to make the above recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. -3- To: Family and Human Services Committee From: Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee(JSPAC) Capital Finance Committee Re: Status Report Date: November 27, 1995 Capital finance committee activities have included tracking and analysis of State legislation (SB 760, SB 1279, SB 1069, AB 126, AB 906, AB 10 17)and possible Federal (Crime Bill) sources that may include funding for juvenile facilities. Representatives from the Board of Supervisors and JSPAC have met with Assemblymen Campbell and Rainey and with Senator Boatwright to review current legislation and inform legislators about JSPAC's ongoing planning efforts. Both expressed willingness to assist. A meeting with Senator Lockyer will also be scheduled. In addition,the Contra Costa County Board of Education sent a letter to the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee in support of having any future prison construction bonds include money for juvenile facilities. SB 760 (Lockyer)may be a potential source of funding for both capital and operating costs for programs for adjudicated youth. SB 760 includes funds for community options, such as treatment centers. SB 760 and AB 126 (Rainey)both re-direct offenders from State institutions to the County level. (The two bills may be merged at some point.)The Board of Corrections has allocated funding for counties to do some community corrections planning in response to AB 126 and SB 760. (Contra Costa County will submit an application for planning funds in December 1995. JSPAC will review planning options developed.) AB 906 provides an operating subsidy for Probation camps.No capital funding is included in this bill. According to Jerry Buck,the County's portion would be$600,000 per year. AB 906 increases the rate per youth that CYA charges to counties for commitments from$25 to$125 per month. The Federal Crime Bill has some capital funding for youth who otherwise would have been sent to a State institution. Because of funding restrictions, it so far seems that the Crime Bill money would not be a significant option for financing the Juvenile Hall project. Key points for the JSPAC committee's legislative strategy will include: monitoring of existing legislation; continuing to meet with legislators to gain support for funding of juvenile facilities;working with the County's lobbyist, CSAC, and the Chief Probation Officers Association; reviewing the option of coordinating efforts with other counties (San Mateo, Alameda)who are also looking at funding for juvenile facilities; and looking at the possibility of a bond measure for local juvenile facilities. Members are also working with Assemblyman Campbell's office to have questions added to a survey being sponsored by the Community College District gauging public reactions to a college building program. The Juvenile Hall questions would ask about attitudes toward parcel and sales tax increases to fund Juvenile Hall construction. The County Administrator met with JSPAC's Capital Finance committee to discuss the pros and cons of different Juvenile Hall financing options. Mr, Batchelor suggested the committee consider multiple funding sources. The committee will re-examine the Farbstein site development plan to see if it makes sense to phase the project. There will also be a value-engineering analysis to try and identify potential cost savings. Other activities will include looking at strengthening the level of private sector involvement, including working with the County's Business Leader's Alliance. M 1 . To: Family and Human Services Committee From: Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee (JSPAC) Community Education Committee Alternatives to Detention Committee Re: Status Report Date: November 27, 1995 The Community Education Committee is working on completing the Continuum of Care video in January 1996 for presentation on CC-TV and for use in public education speaking engagements. Committee members have made presentations to the Mayor's Conference, the Juvenile Hall Auxiliary, the Countywide Youth Commission and the DAR (Acalanes Chapter) since the last status report to the Family and Human Services Committee. The Alternatives to Detention Committee is developing outcome measures for the Juvenile Justice Continuum of Care. In addition,outcome measures will be developed for specific Continuum programs including Employment Aftercare and the Electronic Monitoring Program. Program outcome indicators that will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Employment Aftercare Program have been identified by a Steering Committee composed of County Administrator's Office staff, Probation staff, County Office of Education staff, and Youth Service Bureau and REACH staff. Measures include: reduced recidivism and returns to custody,improved school attendance,reduced drug and alcohol use, increased employment and participation in job training programs, and increased involvement in positive lifestyle activities including counseling. The County Administrator's Office staff have developed data collection forms to be completed by program staff for case management activities and evaluation purposes. Both the Youth Service Bureau and REACH have agreed to use these data forms and collect the needed client information for the evaluation. Furthermore, the County Administrator's Office is looking at the possibilities of linking this evaluation with other evaluations of youth and family services being accomplished in the County. _Ufr4U,,- i s f�. Contra Costa County Board of Education . '. Contra Costa County Office of Education 77 Santa Barbara Road Pleasant Hill, California + (5 10) 942.3380 Also September 20, 1995 The Honorable Patrick Johnson Chair, Senate; Appropriations Committee 2206 Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Senator Johnson: The Contra Costa Count• Board of Education wants to convey to you the importance of passing future jail/prison bond legislation that includes construction and renovation funds for California juvenile halls, For years juvenile halls have; heen excluded from gond measures for state criminal detention facilities, We believe the time has occurred to correct this glaring omission. Young offenders housed at Contra Costa County's juvenile hall live in overcrowded and unsafe living conditions. The county is mounting an effort to replace the crumbling and outdated facility in ?Martinez, but the unavailability of state money has made the goal of constructing a new facility difrIcult to accomplish. The Contra Costa Countv Office of Education, which the County Board of Education oversees, delivers vital education services for youths confined at the Hall. Our teachers instruct between lbs and 192 students at any given time in inadequate facilities that are too cramped for space to effectively education at-risk children, These condittcns also foster an unsafe learning cnvironment for teachers and students alike. The County $card of Fducation encourages you to visit the Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall or one in your jurisdiction to get a full picturc about how these overcrowded facilities need as much attention as do our county jails and state prisons. See for yourself how many juvenile facilities need construction or renovation funds to bring t;zem up to standards. We ask that the next time you assemble bond legislation for jails and prisons,provision be made to add juvenile halls so California voters have the opportunity to pass such a measure. Your help will go a long way in improving a situation that has overwhelmingly gotten out of control and needs a quick fix from Sacramento lawmakers like yourself. Please contact me if you need any additional infotmation about the Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall. Thank you for your consideration. Sin ely, Daniel Borsuk, President Contra Costa County Board of Education cc: Members, Senate Appropriations Committee Pamela Mirabella,Area 1 • Paul W,Williamson,Area 2 Alpha B. C,?Uincy, Area 3 1 Sherry A.Johnson,Area 4 • Daniel L.Borsuk,Area S