Title
a. Receive a status update on Board Referral No. 2017.24 for consultant options to consolidate the Youth Center with the new Juvenile Hall and repurpose 970 Circle Drive; and
b. Provide direction to staff.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a status update on Board Referral No. 2017.24 for consultant options to consolidate the Youth Center with the new Juvenile Hall and repurpose 970 Circle Drive; and
b. Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Referral No. 2017.24 was submitted by Supervisor Alejo on October 18, 2017, and assigned to the Probation Department, which provided a referral status update in January 2019, a preliminary recommendation in August 2020 and a more in-depth analysis on May 6, 2021. The referral was then modified to ask the County Administrative Office to bring back options for retaining an independent consultant.
Juvenile Hall houses an average of 29 youth for various offenses that are both pre- and post-disposition, with an average 26-day duration. The Youth Center camp houses an average of 24 post-disposition males on mostly felonies for stays of approximately eight months. The majority of youth are between 15 and17 years old. There has also been an average of five adolescents over 18 years old in the Juvenile Hall and eight in the Youth Center. The new Juvenile Hall has a capacity of 80 and the Youth Center's capacity is 60 male residents.
An initial assessment to determine the feasibility of combining functions and identify any statutory and programming challenges of co-locating multiple juvenile populations would require up to six months and an estimated $70,000. Once complete, the consultant would indicate whether it is possible to accommodate different classifications at the new Juvenile Hall and offer potential recommendations for modification. Additional modifications may include both infrastructure and program additions and changes, which may require additional inve...
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