COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES PROBATION DEPARTMENT 9150 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY – DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA 90242 (562) 940-2501
ADOLFO GONZALES Chief Probation Officer
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Written comments will be distributed to the JJCC members and made part of the official record of the meeting. Live telephone comments will be held prior to JJCC voting on each agenda item. JUVENILE JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL (JJCC) NOTICE AND MEETING AGENDA Thursday, February 3, 2022 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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The meetings of the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) are open to the public. Members of the public may address the JJCC on any agenda item or on its item of interest, which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the JJCC by submitting a written request to the Probation Department prior to the item being called. I.
Call to Order and Roll Call of JJCC Voting Members
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Welcome and Introductions
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Approval of the JJCC Draft Meeting Minutes, November 2, 2021
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Approval of the JJCC Draft Meeting Minutes, December 3, 2021
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Unfinished Business
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New Business a. Resolution to Appoint Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council’s Comprehensive Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Plan and Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act Spending Allocation JJCC-CMJJP Ad-Hoc Subcommittee b. Motion to Adopt Orders of the Day i. All amendments to be presented in writing to the Chair prior to consideration by the JJCC ii. Limit to one three-minute speech per person per motion iii. Proponent of a motion to speak first, then alternate between speakers for and against the motion c. FY 2022-2023 JJCPA Funding Allocations Recommended by the JJCC-CMJJP Ad-Hoc Subcommittee. 1. Fund LAC CEO’s Office LAC SEED School (Board-Directed MTA Partnership) in Amount of $1,000,000.00 in Support of Primary Prevention Recommend: Funding for SEED School of Los Angeles County, the state’s first public boarding high school, in accordance with the Board of Supervisor’s motion. The SEED School will focus on serving
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the most at-risk and resilient students from South LA and elsewhere in the County to prepare them for careers and college pathways in the transportation and infrastructure industry by teaching them transferrable industry skills. The 147,000 square foot campus will include 170 dorm rooms, 20 staff apartments, 20 classrooms, an art studio, science labs, a maker space lab, administration space, conference rooms, a gymnasium, a dining hall, outdoor recreation space, courtyards and a rooftop garden. 2. Fund LAC Executive Office of the Board in the Amount of $260,000.00 for the LAC Youth Commission in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding for LAC Youth Commission, a countywide Youth Advisory Body, created by Board of Supervisors motion on February 4, 2020. Providing young people with access to and influence on decisions that affect their lives. This includes making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and County Departments regarding policies, budgetary processes, programs and practices. 3. Fund LAC Probation in the Amount of $385,915.00 for JJCPA Evaluator (RAND) in Support of JJCPA Evaluation and Infrastructure. Recommend: Funding for contracted JJCPA evaluation services consistent with the CMJJP. 4. Fund LAC Dept. of Arts and Culture in the amount of $2,799,375.00.00 for Youth Development through the Arts in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding to sustain arts-based, healing-centered youth development for vulnerable young people across Los Angeles County. Consolidating Arts and Culture’s 2021-22 total allocation, aiming to reduce the population of incarcerated youth by increasing individual resiliency, family cohesion, and community vibrancy through healing-centered, arts-based experiences for youth in both institutions and community settings. 5. Fund LAC Beaches and Harbors in the amount of $200,000.00 for Water AwarenessTraining Education Recreation (WATER) in Support of Focused Prevention/Early Intervention. Recommend: Funding for the WATER program to teach ocean safety, provide sailing camps to youth in underserved communities and to expand the WATER Program to serve youth in the Probation system who are in most need of opportunities for positive social and recreational enrichment. Activities include CPR and first aid instruction, recreation water activities such as kayaking, sailing, surfing, rip currents, beach activities and exposure to potential career opportunities with LAC Lifeguard. 6. Fund California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) in the amount of $123,361.80 for Youth Development Framework in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding for Activating Intentional Youth Development Approach (AIYDA) to continue to scale the wellbeing of at-risk, (at-promise) and probation youth across L.A. County by boosting the network’s capacity to deliver best practice youth development programming through a strategical roll out of multi-tiered professional staff development including, but not limited to, Family to Family (F2F) workshops, on-site consultations, and online learning communities. Enhanced staff competence and confidence to develop and deliver best practice youth development programming will yield preventative and protective assets in youth that foray optimized life quality. 7. Not Fund City of Los Angeles Promise to Progress in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Not funding due to carryover balance from prior JJCPA funding allocations that also
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matched the request for funding. Prior JJCPA adopted funding allocation will provide funding regarding the Promise to Progress program that addresses the disproportionate number of minority youth incarceration rates stemming from a lack of a high school education, resulting in poverty and unemployment among these youth. Participants will receive education and training that leads to sustained employment, stablehousing, knowledge of personal finance and self-confidence. 8. Fund City of Los Angeles in the amount of $241,600.00 for Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Funding to support community-based organizations to provide youth and family juvenile reentry model services in the City of LA GRYD Zones as well as healing circles led by intervention workers/navigators with lived experience. This work will be pursuant to the GRYD – Probation Reentry Partnership MOU. 9. Fund City of Los Angeles Housing Authority in the amount of $528,793.00 for Housing Opportunities for Mentoring and Education (HOME) in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding to place-based violence prevention and intervention program for at-promise and juvenile justice involved youth and their families. Housing-based tutoring, mentoring and enrichment activities will be provided at four (4) public housing sites to prevent delinquency and increase academic performance among the participants. The indicators will be improved attendance and academic performance, improved family functioning, and positive youth decision making and behavioral change. 10. Fund City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks in the amount of $504,430.00 for Clean and Safe Spaces (CLASS) Parks Teen Program in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding for CLASS Parks Teen Program, which is based on a youth development model addressing teen concerns, including isolation, substance abuse, educational struggles, gang involvement, and criminal activity, as systems of crumbling youth development infrastructure. CLASS operates 37 youth development sites and three times a year runs a new track of Youth Employment Internships Program (YEIP), providing hundreds of teens with pragmatic life skills (e.g., Money management, professional etiquette, resume composition, job skills, communication and tolerance) valuable for facilitating a youth’s transition into life after high school. 11. Fund City of Paramount (formerly City of Hawaiian Gardens) in the amount of $62,520.00 for Youth Activities League (YAL) in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding for YAL’s After-School Programming includes academic tutoring, fitness coach and life coach for youth. The program emphasizes education, promotes resiliency and connects youth and families with available resources. 12. Fund LAC Public Library in the Amount of $1,000,000.00 for Probation Involved and AtPromise Youth in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Funding for LAC Public Library program’s mobile tutoring services to create communitybased opportunities at various locations for youth to receive academic support, tutoring, remedial assistance to encourage literacy and to enhance core academic competencies, and to create incentivized book clubs and hold public speaking trainings. 13. Fund LAC Dept. of Mental Health in the amount of $496,722.00 for Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) in Support of Focused Prevention/Early Intervention. Recommend: Funding for MST, an evidence-based and researched service for high-risk youth.
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Outcomes include a high number of youth living at home, remaining in school, or working, and avoiding future juvenile arrests. Funds for three MST teams operated by community-based providers. 14. Fund LAC Dept. of Mental Health in the amount of $104,450.00 for Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) Training and Consultation in Support of Focused Prevention/Early Intervention. Recommend: Funding for the necessary licensure and training which is required to deliver MST services. This ensures that MST is delivered by well-trained staff with high adherence to the MST treatment model, thus ensuring the excellent outcomes associated with MST. 15. Fund LAC Dept. of Mental Health in the amount of $4,231,111.00 for Mental Health Screening and Assessment and Treatment in (MHSAT) Support of Intervention. Recommend: Funding for LAC DMH MHSAT programming seven days a week and identifies symptoms associated with mental health issues in two juvenile halls, five probation camps, one camp assessment center, and the Dorothy Kirby Center. Staff screen, assess, provide treatment, and respond to crises. 16. Fund LAC Dept. of Mental Health in the amount of $1,142,103.00 for Community in Schools Initiative - Multi-Systemic Therapy, (LACOE) in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding to provide MST for (15) high schools in Los Angeles County, referrals provided by LACOE. The primary goals of MST are to decrease youth criminal behavior and out-ofhome placements. The model is based on empirical data and evidence-based interventions that target specific behaviors with individualized behavioral interventions. 17. Not Fund LAC Probation for the Early Intervention and Diversion Programs (EIDP) in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Not funding due to the carryover balance from prior JJCPA funding allocations. The prior funding will support the nine DMH contracted CBOs, who provide services across the Supervisorial Districts/Clusters. Most of the youth are eligible for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services. Funds are utilized for the match and services for indigent youth and families who do not otherwise qualify for DMH support. 18. Fund LAC Office of Youth Diversion and Development (YDD) in the amount of $7,573,591.52 for Diversion Programs and Services in Support of Focused Prevention/Early Intervention. Recommend: Funding to advance a youth development infrastructure in LAC and implement an evidence-informed model of pre-booking youth diversion that empowers community-based organizations as the providers of individualized care coordination in lieu of arrest with the goal of equitably reducing young people’s involvement with the justice system. 19. Fund LAC Dept. of Public Health in the Amount of $275,000.00 for Substance AbusePrevention and Control (SAPC) – Client Engagement and Navigation System (CENS) in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Funding to provide CENS, which is designed to engage and connect youth at-risk who meet medical necessity for SUD treatment services upon returning to the general community through a warm hand off approach. CENS Navigators (registered or certified SUD Counselors) will conduct SUD screening for each youth. They will identify the appropriate DPH-SAPC contracted SUD treatment provider and assist clients with scheduling appointments for a comprehensive SUD assessment or transition of treatment services, as well as follow up with the client to ensure they were
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able to access treatment. 20. Fund LAC Dept. of Public Health in the Amount of $200,000.00 for Positive Youth Development Evaluation (PYDE) Focused Prevention/Early Intervention. Recommend: Funding for DPH to implement a second phase of PYDE. DPH’s Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) will contract with an evaluator to assess program components and common and unique impact indicators across up to ten JJCPA funded youth development programs. PYDE will build on previous evaluations and add programs working with institutionalized youth and engaging justice and system involved youth voices in developing a framework for positive youth development. 21. Fund LAC Dept. of Public Health Office of Violence Prevention in the amount of $500,000.00 for Capacity Building for Violence Intervention Agencies in Support ofPrimary Prevention. Recommend: Funding for DPH Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) to implement a third phase of Capacity Building Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) for grassroots organizations as part of the Trauma Prevention Initiative (TPI). Early Implementation Strategic Plan, adopted by the Board of Supervisors on September 29, 2020, expanding effective (TPI) strategies to additional communities throughout the county as part of OVP core infrastructure, and development of a Countywide Crisis Response System in collaboration with County partners. 22. Fund LAC Dept. of Public Health in the Amount of $200,000.00 for Youth Substance Abuse in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Funding to cover the cost of treatment services for juvenile-justice involved youth. While Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) is the primary payor, this funding support from agency partners including Probation continue to pay for Substance Abuse Disorder (SUD) services for some clients who are ineligible or not covered for DMC. 23. Not Fund LAC Dept. of Public Health for Youth Enhancement Services (YES) in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Not funding due to carryover balance from prior JJCPA funding allocations. Support services (i.e., Outreach and Engagement Services, Positive Youth Development Programs, and Transportation Services) promote youth engagement and SUD treatment retention rates and "holistically address a youth’s SUD related problems, surround youth with opportunities to succeed, and prevent more severe problems in adulthood" in alignment with the California Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) current version of the Youth Treatment Guidelines. 24. Fund LAC District Attorney in the Amount of $1,129,571.00 for Youth Diversion / Restorative Enhanced Diversion for Youth (REDY) in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding the new diversion and restorative justice interventions for youth ages 12-17 who may face prosecution. LADA is developing a diversion and restorative justice unit to refer youth and families more broadly to the Youth Diversion and Development (YDD) division of the Office of Diversion and Reentry. The primary duties of the diversion unit will be to: track and maintain data relating to youth referred to YDD for the newly created Restorative Enhanced Diversion for Youth (REDY) program that focuses on diverting more serious felony and misdemeanor sexual battery cases; assist with assessing immediate needs of eligible youth; and liaise with YDD and service providers to effectively support youth’s development and avoid justice system involvement. 25. Fund LAC Development Authority in the Amount of $566,318.00 for Housing Opportunities for Mentoring and Education (HOME) in Support of Primary Prevention.
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Recommend: Funding to implement a place-based violence prevention and intervention program for at-risk, (at-promise) and juvenile justice system involved youth at four public housing communities to support diversion practices, mitigate law enforcement contact, and provide a comprehensive approach to preventing delinquency. 26. Fund LAC Office of Education in the Amount of $1,550,000.00 Community-Based Safe Passages in Support of Focused Prevention/Early Intervention. Recommend: Funding for community-based Safe Passages programming using a minimum of two part-time Community Ambassadors per site. Engage residents and members of the community, including youth to assist Community Ambassadors in fostering safe routes and safe zones and provide gang prevention and intervention activities at the school site(s), including but not limited to, school and class presentations, as well as individual and group counseling. 27. Fund LAC Parks and Recreation in the Amount of $104,000.00 for Safe Passages for Our SPOT Teen After-School Programs in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding to provide for community-based recreation health equity programs and services. Safe Passages will incorporate a youth led peer approach that utilizes trained gang interventionists and ambassadors to implement peace keeping among gang impacted neighborhoods to ensure safety to and from parks, and during park activities. The curriculum engages youth at-promise in the park programming, and when needed, provides crisis intervention services. 28. Fund LAC Parks and Recreation in the Amount of $990,000.00 for Parks After Dark (PAD) in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding for programs to promote healthy activities, curb violence and gang- related crimes through youth and community engagement and wellness programs. PAD will transform 33 PAD parks into Winter Wonderlands with snow. The events will provide youth and their families a place to spend their winter break and an opportunity to bond with each other and build relationships with their communities while participating in fun and free activities. 29. Fund LAC Park and Recreation in the Amount of $504,430.00 for After School Enrichment and Supervision Youth Programs & Our SPOT in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding for the positive development of at-risk young people who attend programs in LAC Parks consistent with prior FY funding levels. Continue supporting After School Program Services serving at-risk, foster care, and probation youth. The program includes a unique curriculum specifically designed for teens growing up in urban communities that is both developmentally and culturally relevant. 30. Fund LAC Public Defender in the amount of $1,390,000.00 for Client Assessment Recommendation and Evaluation (CARE) in Support of Focused Prevention/Early Intervention. Recommend: Funding for CARE program’s three Mental Health Clinical Supervisors, twelve Psychiatric Social Workers and twelve Resource Attorneys, who work with holistic in-house social workers and entitlements attorneys, to secure more appropriate outcomes for approximately 15% of justice-involved youth with mental disabilities, learning disabilities, and histories of trauma. 31. Fund LAC Superior Court in the Amount of $1,241,928.00 for Special Needs Court- Juvenile Mental Health Court in Support of Intervention.
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Recommend: Funding for an interdisciplinary team which consists of a UCLA consulting child psychiatrist and psychologist, judge, prosecutor and defense counsel, specifically trained probation officers, psychiatric social worker and education advocate. The team approach is used to provide appropriate, comprehensive and multimodal rehabilitation plans that facilitate healthy trajectories for justice-involved youth with mental health disorders and developmental disabilities and to support them to function as productive members of the community. 32. (There is no number 32 on the JJCPA FY 2022-23 Funding RecommendationSpreadsheet as a duplicate program was removed) 33. Fund LAC Workforce Development, Aging & Community Services (WDACS) in the Amount of $500,000.00 for Vocational Training at Camps in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Funding to provide approximately 120 youth with pre-apprenticeships and/or vocational training, inclusive of theory and knowledge, to receive an industry recognized certificate. This program aims to provide highly motivated justice detained youth with a workbased learning assignment related to the training program. The vocational training cohorts will link youth in Camps to their local America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) upon release to continue services and to help the youth gain permanent unsubsidized employment related to their training program and certificate achieved. 34. Fund LAC Workforce Development, Aging & Community Services (WDACS) in the Amount of $1,000,000.00 for Internships with LAC Animal Control, Parks & Rec, & Public Library in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Funding for a partnership with local County Departments (Parks, Library and/or Animal Control) through WDACS as a summer strategy to provide an incentive and rewards for probation youth. Moreover, this initiative would serve as an opportunity for youth to interact with prosocial adults in their communities while learning a skill. Lastly, a sa summer strategy, it provides resources for youth to purchase school clothes and supplies for the upcoming school year. As a strategy for the emerging adult with High School diploma, population will be introduced to the world of work which will serve as a foundation for future career/post-secondary decisions. 35. Fund Los Angeles Unified School District in the Amount of $817,274.00 for Diversion Coordination of Services Program in Support of Primary Prevention. Recommend: Funding for LAUSD diversion programming for middle school students who formerly would have been WIC 236 eligible and students who are home on probation (i.e.,WIC 827 notice sent to the Superintendent). Through Pupil Services and Attendance Counselors (PSA), programing will divert middle school students from initial contact with the juvenile justice system using approaches that are evidence-based, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate. For those who have already had contact with law enforcement, the goal is to prevent recidivism and divert students from further arrests and/or petitions filed. 36. Fund LAC Probation in the Amount of $4,000,000.00 for School Based Supervision n i Support of Intervention. Recommend: Funding for School-Based Supervision Program to support the primary priority and protective factor for youth, which is school/education. The School-Based Program consists of Deputy Probation Officers (DPOs) assigned to high school sites providing services that include assessment, case management, educational advocacy, mediation (youth, family and school), mentoring,
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attendance/academic and family supportand engagement. The primary objective of these services is to increase the opportunity for the youth to achieve academic success, and to empower and support parents to become the primary charge agent for their children. 37. Not Fund LAC Probation in the Amount of $335,000.00 for Conflict Resolution in Institutions in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Not funding Conflict Resolution programming as it is provided through CBOs, using mediation and restorative justice to address trauma caused by violence. Helping youth practice empathy, and boosting social and emotional competence, is part of positive youth development, one of the guiding principles of the CMJJP. Youth will also build positive relationships with staff resulting in community engagement and restoration, which is another tenant of positive youth development. 38. Fund LAC Probation in the Amount of $200,000.00 for Economic Stability for Youth Reentering the Community from the Halls or Camps (Family Housing Pilot – Total 3 Years) in Support of Intervention Recommend: Funding for Family Housing Pilot to provide youth and family with referrals to community-based organization(s) to provide systems navigation, peer support, and auxiliary funds (rental assistance, clothing, bed, etc.) to stabilize the family to reunify youth. 39. Fund LAC Probation in the Amount of $600,000.00 for In-Home Services to Prevent Detention (via CBOs) in Support of Intervention. Recommend: Funding for CBOs to provide in-home services to youth who come to the attention of Probation through potential Juvenile Hall detention and their families. This program provides intensive family-centered, home-based family support services to these youth, ages 10-18, and their families across Los Angeles County serving all five Supervisorial Districts. Services focus on preventing ongoing escalation of criminal and delinquent behavior at the time of detention and promote school success. 40. Fund LAC Probation in the Amount of $479,628.00 for Contract Auditing and Monitoring in Support of JJCPA Evaluation and Infrastructure. Recommend: Funding for contract auditing and monitoring services consistent with prior FY funding level. 41. Fund LAC Probation in the Amount of $228,500.00 for Contracts and Fiscal in Support of JJCPA Evaluation and Infrastructure. Recommend: Funding for contracts and fiscal services consistent with prior FY funding level. 42. Fund LAC Probation in the Amount of $137,500.00 for Administrative Overhead in Support of JJCPA Evaluation and Infrastructure. Recommend: Funding for administrative overhead costs consistent with JJCPA allowable maximum. 43. Fund LAC Probation in the Amount of $3,200.00 for JJCC Meeting Expenses (Admin. Overhead) in Support of JJCPA Evaluation and Infrastructure. Recommend: Funding for costs associated with JJCC meetings. Note: this funding does not increase administrative overhead funding beyond JJCPA allowable maximum.
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44. Fund Public Private Partnership - JJCPA Fiscal Intermediary Services in the amount of $5,800,000.00 for Youth Development (Public Private Partnership) in Support of Primary Prevention (Grant Making). Recommend: Funding for Public Private Partnership in support of positive youth development programming/grantmaking across Los Angeles County. The program model shall identify and disburse grants to community-based organizations to strengthen youth outcomes through direct services for youth ages 11-18. 45. Fund Public Private Partnership – Capacity Building in the Amount of $1,500,000.00 for Community-Based Organizations (CBO) Capacity Building (Public/Private Partnership) in Support of Capacity Building of CBOs. Recommend: Funding to address the gaps present in CBOs working to advance youth development through a wide range of interventions that are also tackling complex systemic issues, often with few resources to build their own capacity to do this work. Funds provide a capacity-building program focused specifically on developing organizational core competencies for youth development organizations, such as leadership development, data tracking & evaluation, financial management, fundraising, and program refinement, through a racial equity lens. VII.
Other Matters/Public Comments
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Adjournment Upcoming Events Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council - Community Advisory Committee (JJCC-CAC) Meeting Thursday, February 17, 2022 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Live Virtual Meeting
Attention: Any person, who seeks support or endorsement from the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council of any official action, may be subject to the provisions of Los Angeles County Code, Chapter 2 160, relating to lobbyists. Violation of the Lobbyist Ordinance may result in a fine and other penalties. For information, call (213) 974-1093. Accommodations: American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters or assisted listening devices are available with at least three (3)-business days’ notice before the meeting date. Agendas in Braille and/or alternate formats are available upon request. Please telephone (562)940-2531 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Copies of agendas, minutes, and other documents discussed in the JJCC meeting proceedings can be obtained by contacting the Probation Department at (562) 940-2506. Para información en español: Por favor de llamar al número (562) 940-2531 entre 8:00 de la mañana y 5:00 de la tarde, de Lunes a Viernes. VOTING MEMBERS Probation Department, Chair of JJCC – Chief Deputy, Adam Bettino
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Board of Supervisors- John Mathews Alternate Public Defender’s Office – Susana Juarez Department of Children and Family Services – Regina Goree Department of Mental Health – Dr. Karen Streich Department of Public Health – Yanira Lima Department of Public Social Services – Chavon Smith District Attorney’s Office – Alisa Blair Juvenile Court – Tricia Penrose LACO Parks and Recreation – Mercy Santoro Los Angeles County Office of Education – Tapau Osborne Los Angeles Unified School District – Dr. Denise Miranda Los Angeles Police Department – Lt. Hayley Smith Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department – Lt. Robert Medrano Office of Diversion and Reentry, Division of Youth Diversion and Development – Refugio Valle Public Defender’s Office – Luis J. Rodriguez City of Los Angeles, Mayor’s Office – Reginald Zachery Non-Profit Community-Based Drug and Alcohol Provider – Juan Navarro Non-Profit CBO Supervisorial Representative District 1 – Bikila Ochoa Non-Profit CBO Supervisorial Representative District 2 – Patricia Soung Non-Profit CBO Supervisorial Representative District 3 – Josh Green Non-Profit CBO Supervisorial Representative District 4 – Johnie Drawn Non-Profit CBO Supervisorial Representative District 5 – R. Michael Dutton At-Large Community Representative – Dr. Denice Price At-Large Community Representative – Diego Rodrigues At-Large Community Representative – Gloria Janet Gonzalez At-Large Community Representative – Kent Mendoza At-Large Community Representative – Jeanette Lomeli
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Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Meeting Minutes
DRAFT Meeting: Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) Meeting Date/Time of Meeting: Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Location of Meeting: Virtual Meeting – WebEx Members Present = 18: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Adam Bettino, Chief Deputy, Probation Department (JJCC Chair) Alisa Blair, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office (DA) Regina Goree, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Josh Green, Non-Profit Community-Based Organization (CBO) Supervisorial Representative, District 3 5. Susana Juarez, Alternate Public Defender (APD) 6. Yanira Lima, Department of Public Health (DPH) 7. Kent Mendoza, At-Large Community Representative 8. Bikila Ochoa, Non-Profit Community-Based Organization (CBO) Supervisorial Representative, District 1 9. Tapau Osborne, Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) 10. Tricia Penrose, (Alternate Rochelle Young), Juvenile Court (JC) 11. Dr. Denice Price, At-Large Community Representative 12. Diego H. Rodrigues, At-Large Community Representative 13. Luis J. Rodriguez, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office (PD) 14. Mercy Santoro, Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation (LACO Parks and Recreation) 15. Chavon Smith, Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) 16. Patricia Soung, Non-Profit Community-Based Organization (CBO) Supervisorial Representative, District 2 17. Karen Streich, Department of Mental Health (DMH) 18. Refugio Valle, Office of Diversion and Reentry, Office of Youth Diversion and Development (ODR/OYDD) Audio Time stamp: 18:47-22:30 Not Present: Hilda Solis, Board of Supervisors, Lt. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Police Department, Lt. Robert Medrano, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Reginald Zachery, City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, Denise Miranda, LAUSD, Juan Navarro, Non-Profit Drug and Alcohol Provider, Johnie Drawn, Non-Profit CBO, District 4, R. Michael Dutton, Non-Profit CBO, Supervisorial District 5, Gloria Janet Gonzalez, At-Large Community Representative, Jeanette Lomeli, At-Large Community Representative Minutes Prepared By: Sharon Hawkins, Probation Department I.
Call to Order and Roll Call of JJCC Voting Members
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Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Meeting Minutes
DRAFT (JJCPA Administration Note: Prior to the Roll Call, JJCPA Administration included the information regarding the process to make a public comment. The audience was directed to the Notice and Agenda that included the process to provide public comments during the live virtual meeting. Additionally, recurring issues were covered to provide clarity to assist those wishing to make a public comment.) Audio Time stamp: 17:18-18:46 II.
Welcome and Introductions Adam Bettino, Chief Deputy, Probation Department, welcomed everyone and introduced himself as the new JJCC Chair. Audio Time stamp: 22:31-23:18
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Unfinished Business There being no unfinished business to address, Adam Bettino, Chief Deputy, Probation Department, announced the next agenda item Audio Time stamp: 23:1923:27
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New Business a. JJRBG Subcommittee Presentation of the JJRBG Annual Plan for FY 2022-2023 Adam Bettino, Chief Deputy, Probation Department, indicated he would provide a high-level overview regarding the recent planning stages of the JJCC-Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant (JJRBG) Subcommittee’s work. Following the overview, he indicated he would defer to the JJCCJJRBG Subcommittee members regarding any additional input they might wish to provide. He stated that they were in the process of finalization of the JJRBG Annual Plan for FY 2022-23, prior to submission to the Board of Supervisors for Wednesday, November 3, 2022. He stated that the plan is a fluid and flexible document. The JJCC-JJRBG Subcommittee members attempted to prioritize the areas of greatest concern and attempted to pinpoint the greatest programmatic needs regarding Secure Track Youth. He stated the addition to the plan included a robust Credible Messenger program description and planning. An enhanced Credible Messenger plan will serve Secure Track youth throughout programming (during detainment and upon release to the community). Members of the Subcommittee worked to include the addition of a supportive structure to the Credible Messenger portion of the plan with the intention of enhancing it in the future. Credible Messengers will complement the existing County staff including Probation, and their partners in Education, Mental Health, Public Health, and others who work through the institutions that will serve the youth. The demographic data trends were updated through August 2021. The final significant plan
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Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Meeting Minutes
DRAFT update included information regarding facility evaluations. The Board of Supervisors asked the JJCC-JJRBG Subcommittee to take a deeper look into each of the facilities as they currently exist and determine which of the facilities were feasible and which facilities may not be feasible for the youth population. The JJCC-JJRBG Subcommittee, an architecture firm, and Los Angeles County Public Works completed substantial work which included facilities evaluations and discussion occurred regarding which facilities were most feasible. He stated the most feasible sites continued to be Campus Kilpatrick, (as a short-term option) Camp Scott, and Camp Paige, or Camp Afflerbaugh. Dorothy Kirby Center was being considered for young women. As of November 2, 2021, the number of Secure Track Youth consisted of no young women and thirteen (13) young men. He stated the JJRBG Annual Plan for FY 2022-23 was ready for submission, however, quite a bit of work was due to be completed regarding programming and required security facility enhancements. He stated community engagement meetings were scheduled and pending for both the City of Santa Clarita and the City of La Verne. He invited the JJCC-JJRBG Subcommittee members to speak, or if they had questions about the plan. He then called for any JJCC Member Discussion on the item. Audio Time stamp: 23:56-31:05, 31:4032:32
JJRBG Subcommittee Member Discussion: Luis J. Rodriguez, PD Audio Time stamp: 31:06-31:39
JJCC Member Discussion: None Adam Bettino, Chief Deputy, Probation Department, allotted two minutes for public comments. Audio Time stamp: 32:50-32:51 Public Comment: Nicole Brown Audio Time stamp: 33:24-34:53 b. Update on the JJCC Subcommittee
Governance and
Procedure
Ad-Hoc
Adam Bettino, Chief Deputy, Probation Department, stated that during the August 26, 2020 JJCC meeting, a resolution was adopted to create the Governance and Procedure Ad-Hoc Subcommittee. JJCC Members volunteered to become a member of the JJCC-Governance and Procedure Ad-Hoc Subcommittee. The Ad-Hoc Subcommittee members were pending notification regarding the initial meeting that was due to be held the following week. The JJCC Consultant (Health Management Associates) was procured through the Master Services Agreement (MSA) with the Chief Executive Office (CEO). He called upon JJCC members who wished to speak. Audio Time stamp: 35:44-37:04, 38:31-38:42, 38:59-39:09, 39:35-40:00, 40:4741:11, 42:20-42:35, 4618-46:19
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Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Meeting Minutes
DRAFT JJCC Member Discussion: Mercy Santoro, LACO Parks and Recreation, Josh Green, Non-Profit CBO Supervisorial Representative District 3, Josh Green, Non-Profit CBO Supervisorial Representative District 3, Patricia Soung, Non-Profit CBO Supervisorial Representative District 2, Patricia Soung, Non-Profit CBO Supervisorial District, District 2 Audio Time stamp: 37:10-37:33, 37:43-38:30, 39:13-39:34, 40:01-40:46, 41:12-42:15
Public Comment: Nicole Brown Audio Time stamp: 43:51-45:53 (JJCPA Administrative Note: After the presentation by Adam Bettino, Chief Deputy, Probation Department, Sharon Hawkins, Probation Department, inquired and he responded that she should distribute the Resolution to Appoint the Governance and Procedure Ad-Hoc Subcommittee, adopted during the JJCC meeting of August 26, 2020, and the JJCC Consultant Statement of Work to the JJCC-Governance and Procedure Ad-Hoc Subcommittee members. Audio Time stamp: 46:07-46:19 V.
Other Matters/Public Comment Adam Bettino, Chief Deputy, Probation Department, moved to the Agenda item and called for Public Comments. Upon receiving confirmation regarding public comments, he thanked everyone and the meeting was adjourned. Audio Time stamp: 46:32-46:36, 48:04-48:29
(JJCPA Administrative Note: JJCPA Administration advised no verbal public comments were pending. Written public comments were sent to the JJCC members prior to the meeting adjournment.) Audio Time stamp: 46:37-47:57 VI.
Adjournment – Meeting Adjourned at 2:39 P.M.
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