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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011997 - 1997-103 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Resolution on February 25, 1997, by the following vote: AYES: SUPERVISORS ROGERS. UILKEMA, GERBER, CANCIAMILLA and DeSAULNIER NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE Resolution No. 971103 In the Matter of Application ) for a Juvenile Crime Enforcement ) S Accountability Challenge Grant ) BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa hereby: Reaffirms the appointment of Chief Probation Officer Terrence Starr as the Chair of the Contra Costa County Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council as authorized in Board Resolution No. 96/500; and Authorizes said Chief Probation Officer, or the chairperson of the Board of Supervisors, to submit and/or sign Contra Costa County's application for State funding as well as related contracts, amendments, or extensions with the State of California; and Identifies and reaffirms the following individuals as members of the Contra Costa County Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council: INDIVIDUAL AGENCY Terrence Starr(as Chair) County Probation Department Mary Yancey District Attorney's Office Charles James Public Defender's Office Robert Henderson (Undersheriff) Sherifrs Department Mark DeSaulnier Board of Supervisors John Cullen Social Services Department Ruth Ormsby Mental Health Department Shirley Marchetti (REACH Project) Community Based Drug and Alcohol Program Chief William Lansdowne Richmond Police Department Ellen Elster(Asst. Supt.) County Office of Education Chris Adams At-Large Community Representative; and Assures that the County of Contra Costa intends to enter into an agreement with the State, relative to the expenditure of funds and program implementation and evaluation should a grant award be forthcoming by not later than June 30, 1997; Assures that the County of Contra Costa will adhere to the requirements of the Board of Corrections and all conditions specified in the grant contract with the State of California in the expenditure of State funds received pursuant to said application; Assures that Contra Costa County will participate in the collection of research data and participate in program evaluation activities associated with the grant award; and Certifies that the County of Contra Costa will invoice the Board of Corrections for all costs approved in the grant on a quarterly basis beginning October 1, 1997 and not later than October 15, 2000. Contact:Tarry Starr,County Probation Officer,(510)3134180 1 hereby certify that ttis is a true and caned copy of an action taken cc:County Probation Offl ar and entered an the mlnutss of the Beard of or County Administrator shown: �on the date County Auditor-Controller Human Resources Department ATTESTED:F ,1997 P B HE Ciark ofof and CG/resol.81 By RESOLUTION NO. 97/io`3 „ Ova% TO: BOARD OF SUPERN-"ORS �• FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR, County Administrator Contra TERRENCE STARR, County Probation OfficerCosta DATE: February 25, 1997Unty M SUBJECT: JUVENILE CRIME ENFORCEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM (SB 1760) _......... ._................... .......... ......................._..........�...w__................. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: ADOPT Resolution authorizing the County Probation Officer to sign Contra Costa County's application for State funding as well as related contracts, amendments or extensions with the State of California. BACKGROUND: Juvenile Crime Enforcement and Accountability Challenge Grant Program The Juvenile Crime Enforcement and Accountability Challenge Grant Program was established with the recent passage of SB 1760 which provides $50 million in State funds which may be leveraged against local funds (25% match) to finance programs intended to reduce the rate of juvenile crime in California. The State Board of Corrections was designated as the administering agency for the grant and the grant requires that counties establish a special council to coordinate the local grant program effort. The grant program was divided into two phases: planning ($2 million) and implementation (over $45 million). Planning grants are available to assist counties in developing Local Action Plans consisting of strategies for reducing juvenile crime and delinquency. Contra Costa County has a Local Action Plan in place in the foram of the Continuum of Care model, developed over the last several years through the efforts of the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee (JSPAC), County officials and concerned citizens. The Continuum of Care model includes a comprehensive system of graduated sanctions and treatment interventions that place youth in the least restrictive appropriate.. intervention, while providing sufficient supervision to protect public safety. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ti' YES SIGNATURE: COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRAT RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): -A-CTION OF BOARD ON February 25, 1997 APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED___L THER 5 VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT --------- ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES of THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE AYES: NOES: SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED February 25, 1997 CONTACT:TERRENCE STARR(510)313-4150 JPHILU,CLERKF THE RD CC: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR UNPROBATION DEPARTMENT HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT eputy Jerk BACKGR UUN® (continued...) Contra Costa County successfully obtained$48,287 from the planning phase of the grant. With the Local Anion Plan formulated, Contra Costa County is using planning grant funds to identify and prioritize unfunded Continuum programs that would have the greatest impact on reducing juvenile crime and delinquency and develop implementation plans for high priority programs. Some such programs may include Probation Officers on school campuses, intensive supervision, ranch expansion, and a multi jurisdictional girls' residential program. Implementation Grant applications are due on March 14, 19% and grant awards will be made in late May of 1997. The Probation Department plans to apply for up to $1 million per year for three years from the implementation phase of the grant to fully implement the Probation Schools Partnership Program currently being operated as a pilot program. obation/Schools Partnership Pilot Prooram One Continuum program already identified by the Juvenile Court and the Probation Department as a high priority is the assignment of Probation Officers on school campuses to supervise and intervene in selected cases, in collaboration with schools and local law enforcement. The Probation Department began a pilot program in January 1397 placing Probation Officers on school campuses in each major area of the County: East at Pittsburg High School and Riverside Continuation School, West at Pinole Middle School and Central at Mt. Diablo and Olympic High Schools. These officers spend the majority of their time on the school campus working with limited caseloads to allow for intensive supervision of the at-risk youths. Approximately half of their caseloads involve wards of the Court. Additionally, they work with local law enforcement, school administration and with the parents of at-risk youngsters who are on informal probation with the goal of keeping the youngsters in school and out of the juvenile justice system. The officers also serve as members of the SARB (School Attendance Review Boards) as well as IEP (Individual Education Plan) boards. Finally, these officers play an active role in reducing truancy at the schools.