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Phil Batchelor, County Administrator i Costa
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SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: SB 1279 (Costa) - JUVENILE HALL CONSTRUCTION BONDS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
ADOPT a position in SUPPORT of SB 1279 by Senator Jim Costa
providing that the bill is amended to include funds for the
construction, remodeling and reconstruction of juvenile hall
facilities in the amount of at least $200 million.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors, on January 24, 1995, went on record in
support of legislation to provide general obligation bonds for the
construction of juvenile hall facilities .
The Chief Probation Officers Association is working with Senator
Costa on the possibility of amending Senator Costa' s SB 1279 to
include authority to use the lease-purchase bond authority provided
for in SB 1279 for the construction, remodeling or reconstruction
of juvenile hall facilities . Currently, SB 1279, as introduced,
provides for the construction of various State prison facilities
using lease-purchase financing.
There are indications that Senator Costa may be willing to amend SB
1279 to include authority for up to $200 million in financing for
juvenile hall facilities . The Board of Supervisors has indicated
that it requires some $47 million to replace the existing juvenile
hall facility. If SB 1279 is amended to provide funding for
juvenile hall facilities, it might be possible to obtain at least
some initial funding for a replacement juvenile hall facility in
Contra Costa County.
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ACTION OF BOARD ON - April 11, 1995 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 1S_ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN..
ATTESTED APR 111995'
Contact: PHIL'BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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For this reason, the County Probation Officer is recommending that
the Board of Supervisors agree to support SB 1279 if it is amended
as indicated to include funding in the amount of at least $200
million for juvenile hall facilities .
cc: County Administrator
County Probation Officer
George Roemer, Senior Deputy County Administrator
Les Spahnn; Heim, Noack, Kelly & Spahnn
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Probation DepartmentContra Gerald S. Buck
County Probation Officer
Administrative Offices Costa
50 Douglas Drive,Suite 201 County
Martinez,California 94553-8500
(510)313-4180
(510)313-4191 FAX
To:
C. L. Van Marter, Date: 3/17/95
Asst . County Administrator '
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From: erald S . Buck, Subject: Bond Funds for Juvenile
unty Probation Officer Hall Replacement
SB 1279 (Costa)
SB 1279 is the bill introduced to be the vehicle for issuance of
$2 billion in prison construction lease back bonds .
Probation Chiefs from Senator Costa' s area, Fresno and Tulare,
have spoken to him about including funding for local juvenile
facilities in his bill . He is open to our proposal and seems
amenable to writing in the equivalent of one prison, $200, 000, 000
for local juvenile facilities . As you know, we project a need of
$47 million. The local match on this type of bond financing is
unknown and unprecedented, but the Chiefs will be suggesting no
more than 250-o .
This bill will soon go to the Senate Criminal Procedures
Committee and Senator Boatwright is its Vice Chairman. I have
already touched base with Senator Boatwright ' s office, but since
this financing opportunity is so vital to Contra Costa County, I
thought perhaps we could get some help from Les Spahn on this .
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MAR-02-1995 13:56 FROM PROBRTION RIDMINISTRATION TO CRO P.02
Jay Farbstein &Associates, Inc.
Needs Assessment Studies
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Design Evaluation
February 23,.1995
Gerry Buck
Chief Probation Officer
Contra Costa County Probation Department
So Douglas Drive,Suits 201
Martinez,CA 94653
Re: juvenile Detention Facifithn Nee&Assesrmnt Update
(Our Ref.#3000)
Dear Mr.Buck:
Einclosed is our analysis updating the cm to provide the needed beds for halls and camps through the
and of the century. I apologize that it took so long,but we kicked it around a lot intemally and had some
distractions along the way,
[think the bottom line is that due to lower Inflation than assumed,the cost actually has dWkied for the
same number of beds. We follow this up with a discussion of the trends that seem to be pointing toward
needing more beds. Unfortunately, it would entail a significant effort to adjust those numbers for recent
trends in juvenile crime and three strikes legislation, The recent Rand study might be of some use in
esfimating the impact of three strikes.
Please let us know is there is any other way we can be of help to the Chief Probation Officers'
Association.
Sincerely,
Jay Farbstein&Associates, Inc.
Greg AHen Barker,AIA
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1411 Marsh Street,Suite 204,San Luis Obispo,California 93401-2921 Telephone;805 541 4940-Fax.805 541 0612
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60mrnis Probation Officers Association
Update of JuMile i]etenbm Facility Needs; Draft: February 21, 1995
UPDATE OF JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY NEEDS
The California Probation Cans Association has requested an update of certain items from The
Sfatawide!Needs Assessment of County Juvenfle Facifitfss,originally prepared by JFA in 1988 and
updated in 1581. White this memo does not present revised projection data,ti does provide updated cost
informmtion as well as an overview of recent trends in juvenile facility needs.
Now Construction Costs
In the 1991 update,the clouts per bed to construct juvenile halls and camps were presented. That report
used an average inflation rate of 5%to project these costs to the years 1995 and 2000. For the present
update,the 1995 construction costs per bed for halls and ranches were recalculated ging the 1990
figures from the original update and increasing them using the actual annual percent increases in the
Consumer Price Index(CPI). The 2000 construction costs per batt then were projected using an
assumed average inflation rate of 5%. Using the actual CPI measures of inflation rosufted in lower
projected casts than were calculated using the assumed rate of 5%in the original update. The table
below demizes the updated new construction costs.
Halls Camps
Cost per Fteq'd. Ceds Cast per Req/d. Beds
Year Bed Beds to Add Cost($) Bed Beds to Add Cost($)
1999 55,261 5,717 705 39,000,000 34,323 4,423 SW 27,000,000
1995 62,843 6,378 932 59,000,000 39,094 5,193 942 35,000,400
20M 80,333 7,429 1,896 152,000,000 49,896 5,884 811 40,000,800
Subtatsls 3,533 250,000,000 2.1513 10210001000
Tout $352,000,000
Cost An*aia
As part of the revised cost analysis,the space and cost model used for the 1988 study was compared
with a recent program for Contra Costa County Juvenile Wall. Overall,the model provided more space
per bed,with the greatest differences in Education,Gym(Recreation),and Administration,but fess space
per bed in detention housing compared to Contra Costa Courity's program. However,this results partly
from differences in aacourtting for dayroom space between the two.
When the same cost amounts per square foot are applied,the model hall facility is slightfy more
expensive per bed than the facility at Contra Costa County($44,653 per bed vs.$43,386 per bed). The
Contra Costa cost estimate was based upon recent correctional projects,suggesting that construction
costs for detention facilities do not appear to have increased at a faster rate than the GPI.
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While inflation has been more modest than assumed for the original needs assessments,other trends we
harm observed in the counties we have worked with could result in a greater demand for detention
resources. In those counties, patterns in juvenile erirtme and in the juvenile justice system have tended to
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Calttomia Probation Oftioers Association
Update of Juvenile Deterrtion Facility Needs; Draft February 21, 1995
Increase the number of juveniles in detention bads. An increase in violent crime among juveniles has
increased the average length of stay because such cases acquire more processing time. Statewide*threestrikes'legislation could result in mora cases being contested,further lengthening the amount of time
juveniles remain in detention housing.
These increases will be somewhat mitigated by existing numbers of available beds. Some counties
already have provided more detention beds than were actually finan ed by bond issues(and a000unted
for in the estimated need for future bed capaoity). This additional capacity will decrease the number cif
beds that will need to be added to serve the Increased demand. An aacurate picture of pending demand
for Juvenile detention capacity should incorporate adjustments to the original assumptions to account for
these trends.
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SENATE BILL No. 1279
Introduced by Senator Costa
February 24, 1995
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An act to add Sections 15819.31, 15819.32, 15819.33, 15819.34,
15819.35, 15819.36, 5819.37, and 15819.38 to, and to add
Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 15819.40) and
Chapter 3.3 (commencing with Section 15819.60) to Part 10b
of Division 3 of Title 2 of, and: to repeal Chapter 3.2
(commencing with Section 15819.30) of Part 10b of Division
3 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, to amend Section 28J6
'> of, and to add Sections 7017, 7018, and 7019 to, the Penal Code,
to amend Section 10103.5 of, and to add Section 10108.6 to, the
Public Contract Code, and to repeal Section 2.5 of Chapter
1416 of the Statutes of 1987, relating to correctional facilities,
making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency
thereof, to take effect immediately.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1279, as introduced, Costa. Correctional facilities:
adults and juveniles.
(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of Corrections
to construct-and establish prisons at various locations.
This bill would authorize the department to construct 4 new
medium and maximum security prisons and 2 new reception
centers and medium security prisons throughout the state,
and to expand a prison camp. The bill would continuously
appropriate funds derived from the lease-purchase financing
methods for those prisons. The bill would authorize the
issuance of lease-purchase bonds or notes to finance the
construction of those facilities.
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This bill also would authorize the construction of 1,950 new
institutional beds at facilities under the jurisdiction of the
Department of the Youth Authority. The bill would authorize
the Board of Corrections to finance facilities operated by the
Department of the Youth Authority using lease-purchase
financing arrangements by the issuance of bonds, and would
state the terms of that financing scheme., The bill would
appropriate an amount, not to exceed the amount of
authorized but unsold bonds, from the General Fund for the :r
construction of Youth Authority facilities. The bill would
create the Youth Authority Construction Fund, which would
be appropriated to the Department of the Youth Authority for
the construction of the 1,950 institutional beds at Youth
Authority facilities.
This bill would renumber, without substantive change,
provisions Igoverning the financing of the Franchise Tax
Board Central Office Project.
(2) Under existing law, the Director of Corrections, as the
chairperson of the. Prison Industry Board, may order any
authorized public works project involving construction,
renovation, or repair of prison facilities to be performed by
inmate labor when the total expenditure does not exceed
$200,000.
This bill would change that limit to $500,000, and would
state that the limit may be adjusted as specified.
Existing law authorizes certain state departments to ;
authorize an agency under the department's jurisdiction to
carry out a particular project directly, without the services of
the department, as long as the estimated project cost does not
exceed $250,000.
This bill would raise that cost limit to $500,000 for the
Department of Corrections.
(3) Existing law, as set forth in the California
Environmental Quality Act,requires the public review period '
for a draft environmental impact report to be at least 30 days.
This bill would state that the public review period for an
environmental impact report prepared by the department,
and for which the required notice is provided after the
effective date of the bill, shall be 30 days.
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SB 1279
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)f the Existing law requires the lead public agency that has the
Lorize principal responsibility for preparing an environmental
ly the impact report, prior to certifying the report, to provide a
Chase written proposed response to a public agency's comments on
the draft environmental impact report. Existing law requires
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I consideration of alternative sites for a proposed construction
Vould project.
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This bill would exempt from those requirements an
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could environmental impact report prepared by the Department of
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could Corrections for which the required notice is provided after
ty for the effective date of the bill.
1outh (4) Under existing law, the provisions authorizing the
existence of the Joint Legislative Committee on Prison
Construction and Operation were repealed as of January 1.
mge, 1995.
Tax This bill would recreate that committee to investigate and
s the make recommendations on inmate population management
issues. These provisions would be repealed as of January 1,
any 1999.
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d by (C) (5) This bill would state that the provisions of the California
teed Environmental Quality Act and certain reporting
requirements shall not apply to certain prison construction
ould projects funded in the Budget Act of 1995.
(6) Under existing law, the department is authorized to
s to construct and establish a medium security prison for women
in San Joaquin County. That prison, known as the Northern
)n to California Women's Facility, is not authorized to house more
es of than 800 women, and is not authorized to house male inmates.
3 not This bill would rename that facility the Northern California
the Correctional Facility,authorize the facility to be used-to house
male or female inmates, and repeal the housing capacity
-rnia limitation.
riod (7) This bill would appropriate $31,000,000 from the
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lays. General Fund for capital outlay for various purposes related
to the construction of correctional facilities. This bill would
r an appropriate $184,591,000 from the Youth Authority
-ent, Construction Fund to the Department of the Youth Authority
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for the construction of 13 specified facilities operated by that
department.
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(8) This bill would declare that it is to take effect
immediately as an urgency statute.
Vote: 213, Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follow-S.,
1 SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of
2 the following:
3 (a) 'Public safety is a primary function and
4 consideration of government. As evidenced by the
5 overwhelming support for Proposition 184, the "Three
6 Strikes Initiative" on the November 8, 1994, ballot, the
7 people of the . State of .California. are demanding that
8 violent, serious, and repeat felons be incarcerated with
9 longer sentences.
10 (b) As a result of the passage of .Proposition 184 and
11 other laws recently enacted, the inmate population of the,
12 state prison system is projected to increase by
13 unprecedented numbers, with . an average annual :? y
14 increase of approximately 20,000 inmates during the next
15 five years. Based on these projections, the prison system
16 will exhaust its ability to house additional inmates during
17 1996, potentially leading to court intervention and the
18 early release of felons.
19 (c) The Legislature intends that convicted felons "}
20 should serve their sentences as provided by law, and is
21 committed to taking actions necessary to prevent the
22 early release of any convicted felon.
23 (d) To maintain public safety, avoid unwanted court
24 intervention, and address projected,inmate population
25 growth, it is immediately necessary for.the Department
26 of Corrections to' construct both temporary emergency
27 housing to meet short-term needs, and additional new
28 prisons to meet long-term inmate housing needs: The
29 provisions of this act are necessary to expedite the
30 processes of construction and. establishment of both
31 ' temporary and permanent prison beds,
32 SEC. 2. The Department of Corrections. is hereby {
33 authorized to construct and establish a• 2,124 cell
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