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TO: Contra. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ,'�....._.._- �'°
FROM: SUPERVISOR MARY N. PIEPHO = Costa .5p. 3
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DATE: MARCH 6, 2006 . COUIl ,
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SUBJECT: METHAMPHETAMINE USE
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
DIRECT Supervisor Piepho's office to assemble a Methamphetamine Use Task Force to study the
current impact of methamphetamine use in Contra Costa County.
DIRECT the task force to report back to the Board of Supervisors with recommendations for the
Supervisors on increased Methamphetamine enforcement and prevention measures to implement
Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Staff costs absorbed by District III Supervisor's Office.
BACKGROUND:'
Methamphetamine, a derivative of amphetamine, is a powerful stimulant that affects the central
nervous system. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Results From the
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CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
&UNANIMOUS (ABSENT s10 3k. ) ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED: MARCH 14, 2006
Contact: Ryan P. Klobas, Chief of Staff, District III JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
cc: Members, Board of Supervisors
John Cullen, County Administrator
Robert Kochly, District Attorney
Judge Thomas Maddock, Superior Court pig. uty
Judge Lois Haight, Superior Court, Dept. 10 %\j -==�
William Walker, MD, Health Services Director
Alcohol &Other Drugs Advisory Board
ADDENDUM TO ITEM SD.3
March 14, 2006
On this day, the Board of Supervisors considered directing Supervisor Piepho's office to
assemble a task force to study the current impact of methamphetamine use in Contra Costa
County, and directing the.task force to report back to the Board of Supervisors on increased
methamphetamine enforcement and prevention measures.
Supervisor Piepho introduced this item, suggesting a task force could help the County determine
how to take a more proactive stance against methamphetamine use. She said that the task force
could examine ways that different agencies and County departments could pool their resources
and increase public awareness, possibly through working with.CCTV.
Supervisor Glover noted methamphetamine abuse has been a notorious problem in the Bethel
Island community, but that it is a problem affecting the entire County. He suggested the task force
might want to work with the cities' gang task forces,each of which addresses drug abuse.
Supervisor Uilkema commented that the manufacture of methamphetamine is very difficult to
identify and patrol. She said she would want the knowledge of the cities incorporated as the task
force moves forward in order to have a fuller picture of the problem. She suggested incorporating
the Mayor's Conference into the process, possibly by having representatives of the Mayor's
Conference sit on the task force. She suggested the task force could be broader and include all the
jurisdictions where there is a need,and where there may already be a wealth of data.
John Cullen, County Administrator, suggested the proposed task force could start with the
presentation on methamphetamine abuse that was given last year at the Children and Families
Policy Forum.
Chair Gioia called for public comment, and the following person spoke:
Tom Aswad, Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board, suggested that enforcement is
not the answer. He said he would like to see a focus on treatment and prevention. He
noted that currently,to be admitted into a rehabilitation facility, a person has to have 72
hours of sobriety. With a lack of detox beds, lie noted that many of these patients wind up
in the hospital. He further commented that the price of funding one hospital bed for a .
detoxifying patient could fund 30 detox treatment facility beds. He asked that the task
force examine some of the problems that exist in the treatment process, and suggested
that the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board partner with Supervisor Piepho's
office in this process.
Chair Gioia noted that the California State Association of Counties(CSAC)recently had a
session on the methamphetamine crisis, and lie suggested CSAC could be another resource for the
task force.
Dr. William Walker, Health Services Department Director, noted his support of the formation of
a task force, and said that successfully addressing the issue will take a multifaceted approach.
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