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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: RICHARD K. RAINEY, Sheriff-Coroner wtra
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DATE'. March 3, 1 992 /
SUBJECT: APPLICATION FOR NIC GRANT �� 'n�1�
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve, authorize Sheriff-Coroner to execute on behalf of the county
an acceptance of $15;000 in federal funds for the period March 1 , 1992
through February 28, '1993 to fund a post occupancy evaluation of the
new Contra Costa West County Detention Facility.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT
Loss of $15,000 in federal funds if acceptance not executed.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION
A post occupancy study is a very effective way of learning how a new
jail is working and can be made to work better -- administratively
and programatically.
IV. BACKGROUND
The US Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections has long
recognized the value 'of post occupancy studies of new jails, especially
highly innovative jails such as the West County Detention Facility, which
is why they are willi,ng to fund a study here in Contra Costa County.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; i4YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTYI'ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION F BOARD COMM E
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
71- 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.
cc: CAO--Justice Systems ATTESTED MAR 2 4 M2
Sheriff Rainey PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Peter Christiansen SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
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