To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff-Coroner
Meeting Date: February 7, 2017
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Department Contact: |
Sheriff Thomas Allman |
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463-4411 |
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Department Contact: |
Capt. Tim Pearce |
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463-4559 |
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Item Type: Regular Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: 30 min. |
Agenda Title:
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Presentation and Possible Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office to Submit a Proposal for Funding Through the Adult Local Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Financing Program (Senate Bill 844), to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), for Additional Specialty Housing and Expanded Program, Training, and Mental Healthcare Space at the County Jail
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Adopt resolution authorizing the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office to submit a proposal for funding through the Adult Local Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Financing Program (Senate Bill 844), to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), for additional specialty housing and expanded program, training, and mental healthcare space at the County Jail, authorizing the Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
On September 23, 2013, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Sheriff to submit a proposal for the Senate Bill (SB) 1022 Jail Construction Financing for a jail renovation and expansion project and adopted Resolution No. 13-094. Mendocino County was not awarded funding for the project through the SB 1022 program. On August 4, 2015, the Board of Supervisor adopted a resolution authorizing the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office to submit a proposal for funding through the Adult Local Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Financing Program (Senate Bill 863), to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), for specialty housing and expanded program, training, and healthcare space at the County Jail.
Summary of Request:
On June 20, 2014, the Governor signed Senate Bill 863. The bill authorizes the State Public Works Board to issue up to $500,000,000 in revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes to finance the acquisition, design, and construction of approved adult local criminal justice facilities, and would continuously appropriate the funds for those purposes. The purpose of this funding is to build custodial housing, reentry, program, mental health, or treatment space necessary to manage the adult offender population. In 2016, Senate Bill 844 was adopted which increased the funding by an additional $270,000,000, to be distributed to counties that have not previously been funded through the program.
The Counties which are designated as “small” are allocated a maximum of $25 million per project. In the case of Mendocino County, we are in need of specialty housing for the mentally ill, additional space for female inmates and programming spacing (attorney visiting, educational and religious programs for maximum-security inmates). All proposals are due on February 28th.
The required cash and in-kind local match for Counties is 10%, although Counties with a population of less than 200,000 can request a reduction in the required match. Some of these costs are “in-kind” costs such as administration costs, transition planning, the value of the land, etc. Staff anticipates the total local cash match requirements to be approximately $1,046,740, which is the same amount appropriated by the Board in BU 1712-Capital Projects. Within 90 days of construction completion, the County must meet the staffing plan for the project. Staff anticipates up to 10 additional correctional deputies and two sergeants will be needed to fully staff the facility.
The proposal to be submitted by the Sheriff’s Office, if approved by the Board, is comparable with the project submitted under the SB 1022 program in 2013, and the SB 863 program in 2015. The project includes additional specialty bed space and new space for programing, training and healthcare space for inmates. The focus of the funding is on projects that reduce recidivism and even though the SB 1022 and SB 863 applications were not selected for funding, it scored well and with a few adjustments should be very competitive. The Sheriff’s Office proposes requesting the full $25 million of funding allowable through SB 844.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Do not approve and send back to the Sheriff’s Office with instructions.
Supplemental Information Available Online at: n/a
Fiscal Impact:
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Source of Funding: SB 844 - State funding - $25 million. Potential local cash and in-kind match requirements of approximately $1,046,740 |
Budgeted in Current F/Y: Yes |
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Current F/Y Cost: N/A - Upon funding approval from the BSCC, the project is not anticipated to actually incur hard costs this current fiscal year. |
Annual Recurring Cost: On-going costs associated with up to 10 additional correctional officers and two Sergeants. |
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Supervisorial District: All |
Vote Requirement: Majority |
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Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: Yes
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CEO Liaison: Alan D. Flora, Assistant CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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