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Consent-General Government # 11.
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| Board of Supervisors Meeting |
County Administrator |
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| Subject |
| Adopt resolution in support of SB 863 grant application for construction of Adult Local Criminal Justice Facilities. (No general fund impact) (Prieto/Nunes) |
| Recommended Action |
| Adopt Board Resolution in Support of SB 863 Grant Application for Construction of Adult Local Criminal Justice Facilities (Attachment A). |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Preserve and ensure safe and crime free communities
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| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
On June 20, 2014, the Adult Local Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Program became effective through Senate Bill 863. Up to $500 million was authorized for the construction and improvement of local adult criminal justice facilities. On June 10, 2015, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) from local jurisdictions interested in applying for available funds. As a medium size county, Yolo is eligible to apply for up to $40,000,000 in grant funds which would require a 10% matching contribution.
The goal of SB 863 is to improve local adult criminal justice housing with an emphasis on expanding program and treatment space to manage the adult offender population in order to enhance public safety throughout the state by providing increased access to appropriate programs and treatment. With this goal in mind, staff is preparing a grant application for $40,000,000 which would be utilized to replace the current Leinberger facility due to its deteriorating state, lack of program space and difficult layout. Staff recommends applying for a $40,000,000 grant which would require a 10% cash/in-kind match by the County. The projected total construction budget is estimated at $44,467,038 which includes the grant, $3,745,947 cash and $745,000 in-kind (land, staff work, etc.). Funding for the cash match would be through the Accumulated Capital Outlay fund and the Capital Improvement Fund reserve and would be set aside if the grant is awarded.
Leinberger was built utilizing residential construction principals and as such has not weathered the 24/7 heavy use it has withstood over 25 years. Interior walls are deteriorated, updated shower facilities in disrepair and the building is not a locked facility which makes it problematic for the level of inmates that have to be housed in the facility. Currently, detention staff are utilizing the facility for providing programs, however, it requires use of space designed for other purposes and is thus not ideal. Dedicated program areas allow for more programming to be delivered to more inmates. Additionally, the design of the current facility is dormitory style which requires additional staffing to appropriately monitor individuals. An improved design would adhere to current supervision philosophy.
Replacing the Leinberger facility with detention rated construction, intentionally designed program space and an enhanced supervision layout will allow the Sheriff's Office to meet the goals of the Community Corrections Partnership's Realignment Strategic Plan to build offender competency and support reintegration. Leinberger would be utilized as part of a three-step process designed to allow in-custody individuals to progress through stages which recognize their improved behavior as well as provide appropriate, evidence-based programs designed to meet their individual needs. An individual who meets program requirements while in Monroe Detention Center would be eligible to move to the less restrictive environment at Leinberger to finish up program adherence and eventually progress to in-home custody through the use of electronic monitoring. At this point, the individual will transition to out-of-custody programming at the Day Reporting Center and receive case management from Probation.
Since the replacement facility will not increase the number of available beds and the redesign would allow for streamlined supervision, it is not anticipated that the new facility would require additional staffing.
Attachment B is a draft schematic of how a new facility could be designed to meet the above goals. Attachment C is the current Leinberger layout.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) a Notice of Exemption will be prepared. The current design of the facility would be exempt due to being a replacement facility within 10,000 additional square feet of the existing facilities square footage.
The SB 863 RFP is due to BSCC by August 28, 2015. As there are no Board meetings before the due date, staff is requesting the Board delegate authority to the County Administrator to sign all appropriate application documents and submit by the deadline. Staff recommends approval of the Board Resolution in support of the grant application. RFPs will be reviewed by BSCC from August 31 through September 11 and forwarded to the BSCC Executive Steering Committee who will review the and rank the proposals for funding recommendations which will be presented to the full BSCC Board on November 12, 2015. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| Sheriff-Coroner, Planning, Public Works & Environmental Services, County Counsel |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| There is no cost to submitting the RFP to BSCC. If awarded the grant, a 10% cash/in-kind match will be required with $3,745,947 in cash through the use of Accumulated Capital Outlay funds and Capital Improvement Fund budgeted in the year to be expended. |
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