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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1973-6868RESOLUTION NO. 6868 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TiiE CITY OF CHULA VISTA FOR JUVENILE COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND INVESTI- GATION (C.E.I.) UNIT GRANT PROPOSAL GRANT NL'IL4BER 1227 - SECOND YEAR The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista desires to undertake a certain project designated as Juvenile Counseling, Education and Investigation (C.E.I.) Unit Grant Proposal Grant Number 1227 - Second Year, to be funded in part from funds made available through the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, PL 90-355, as amended, PL 91-644, (hereafter referred to as the Safe Streets Act) administered by the California Council on Criminal Justice (hereafter referred to as CCCJ). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that the Mayor of the City of Chula Vista was authorized, on its behalf, to submit the attached Application for Grant for Law Enforcement Purposes to CCCJ and is authorized to execute on behalf of the City of Chula Vista the attached Grant Award Contract for law enforcement purposes including any extensions or amendments thereof. BE IT FURTHEF RESOLVED that the applicant agrees to provide all matching funds required for said project (including any extension or amendment thereof) under the Safe Streets Act and the rules and regulations of CCCJ and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administra- tion and that cash will be appropriated as required thereby. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant on-going law enforcement expenditures. Presented by Approved as to form by i ~ ~~ w,,, ~ /' .~~ ~ , William J.i ters, Chief of George Lindberg, City Attor ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUPdCIL of the CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 22nd day of ;`4ay , 19 73, by the following vote, to-wit: Police AYES: Councilmen Hyde, Egdahl, Scott, Hobel, Hamilton NAYES: Councilmen None ABSENT: Councilmen None / ) ATTEST. ,-,~.,' `. ;'F'~,` r~~i ,y zt ~c City C'"erk 4 `-l+~a ~, .f ~-+/rs'!r~y'~~ -~",~ ~+'~~,r,~~fJ.r'L~~4.,,. ter. w. i r4ayor of the City of Chula Vista STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, , City Clerlc of the City of Chula Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED City Clerk -PROJECT TITLE: CHULA VISTA POLICE JUVENILE DIVEF,SION PROJECT APPLICANT: Kenneth F. Fare, Chief Probation Officer ,San Diego County Probation Department P. O. Box 23096 San Diego , CA 9212 3 PROJECT DIRECTOR: William J. Winters, Chief of Police Chula Vista Police Department 276 Fourth Avenue ~ Chula Vista, CA 92010 t ... FINANCIAL OFFICER: Gordon Grant, Director of Finance r City of Chula Vista 276 Fourth Avenue Chula Vista, CA 92010 The applicant is the person (official) designated to receive funds and to coordinate planning and certification with the Department of Youth Authority. DURATION OF PP,OJECT: July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974 (12 months) TOTAL PROJECT COST: $10,760 PROJECT SUMMARY: The Chula Vista Police Department has a diversion program which provides counseling and referral to community resources of early delinquent and pre-delinquent juveniles in lieu of referral to the Probation Department or "no further action" dispositions. Currently, one counselor is employed in the program and it is planned to add another counselor to work under his direction to provide on-going supervision of early delinquents and pre- delinquents and follow up contacts with families and referral agencies. This counselor would be required to do a minimum amount of paper work, would not be tied to an office setting and would be community based. The major benefit to be derived from this addition is increased capacity and effectiveness of the local diversion program. By relieving the existing counselor of an excessive work load, he will be allowed to devote more time to evaluation, referral and crisis inter- vention. At the same time, the ongoing supervision of early and pre-delinquents, personal family contacts and follow up on community resource referrals can be expanded and more effectively maintained. PROJECT OBJECTIVES: 1. To provide a broader and more thorough counseling program for evaluation, referral and crisis intervention; 2. To provide a broader and more thorough follow-up program of ongoing supervision, family contacts and coordination kith community referral resources in those cases involving early and pre-delinquents diverted from Probation referral or handled informally "no further action." anc2osure 1 i~ ~: _. - _ ,.~ RESULTS TO BE ACHIEVED, MEASURES OF EFFECTIVE`.1ESS: The Chula Vista Police Diversion Program, though not fully operational pending CCCJ Grant funds, was instituted in 1972 by the e_*rployment of a Youth Counselor and transfer of additional police personnel into the Youth Bureau and has shown some encouraging results. For the first time in six years, there has been a decline in juvenile arrests for delinquent acts. Specifically, juvenile arrests were down 14.2% in 1972 as compared to 1971; referrals to the Probation Department were down 25% and referrals to resource agencies (outside the juvenile justice system) increased by 26%. By comparison, three other agencies which maintain similar juvenile statistics, the San Diego Police Depart- ment, Sari Diego Sheriff's Department and the E1 Cajon Police Department, for the same period showed an average increase of 5% in juvenile arrests and 7.5% in referrals to the Probation Department. With the additional assistant counselor and further development and refinement of our diversion program, we anticipate even greater effect in reducing juvenile delinquency and recidivism. PROBLEM BACKGROUND: In planning our diversion program and applying for CCCJ Grant funds, we underestimated the work load that would be imposed on the Juvenile Counselor. In particular, we failed to anticipate the amount of work with pre-delinquency problems that would originate from outside sources such as parents, schools and community resource agencies. In 1972, the Juvenile Counselor saw, in an average month, 31 youths and 31 parents in 55 counseling sessions. 29% of these sessions were originated from a parent referral, school referral, or other source outside the Police Department. In the remaining 71% a police contact was involved. In addition, the counselor attended an average of seven meetings per month and made numerous personal and telephone contacts with community agencies to coordinate appropriate treatment. At the same time, he attempted to maintain a follow up program. At the present time the Juvenile Counselor`s position has, from necessity, moved to one of almost strictly evaluation, referral, and crisis intervention, with little or no time available for ongoing supervision, contacts with families on a regular basis and close liaison with referral resources. The current work load, projected work load, and need for program expansion necessitates the addition of an assistant counselor to serve as a "community counselor" and provide the much needed follow-up services. APPROACH TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM: The approach to solving this problem involves the employment of an additional counselor to work as an assistant to the Juvenile Counselor. The assistant counselor will reinforce the diversion program and increase its effective- ness by providing follow-up services in the form o= ongoing supervision of early and pre-delinquents, regular contacts with families and maintaining close liaiscn with resource agencies. The Juvenile Counselor will b e able to assimilate an increasing workload in counseling for evacuation, referral and crisis intervention. • , . s ~r , ;;~ ~: STATEi~NT OF WORK AND WORK SCHEDULE: Assignment of personnel July 1, 1973 Implementation of community based follow-up counseling services July 1, 1973 - June 30, 1974 J ~ ~ = k, , . , /' ~_ ; STATE OF CAUf ORN11-HUMAN REUTIONS AGENCY RONALD REAGAN, Governor O ~ -~. DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AUTHORITY SACRAMENTO 95814 - o '1"°~ .."i-+~j 714 ~ Street *.`r ~ • Mr. Kenneth F, Fa re - - '. ; Chief Probation Officer - ~ _.._ -- ---San Diego County : ~~ ~. _' P.O. Box 23096 San Diego, CA 92123 . ~. Dear Mr. Fare: ~_,.~-__ :,,,.,...,~--~r-.-.___~- ~ y: ', r We have approved the following projects to be funded from supplemental • • ~ ''~ funds provided by the passage of AB 368; ~t-- r. "San Diego Po 1 i ce Department Youth Resources Program" _ "Carlsbad Police Juvenile Diversion Project" "Oceanside Police Juvenile Diversion Project" ' "Chula Vista Police Juvenile Diversion Project" ' "San Diego County Jail Pre-Release Aid Program" The regulations regarding the use of these supplemental funds may be found on pages 12 through 15 in the Supplement to Rules, Regulations, and Standards of Performance for Special Supervision Programs. You will be required to maintain records on the use of these funds, separate from the regular probation subsidy funds for auditing purposes. Staff from our Division of Research will continue to work with you to firm up the contract for the research and evaluation study. We are enclosing forms to be used in requesting funds to carry out these projects (Certification and Request for Funds, Quarterly budget Report, and Final Report). Sincerely, ,,,_ Enclosures enclostu•e 2 Allen F. By L-, ~a George JJ Divisiq~ Breed, Director /~ i Gyt~C ~leebey, Deputy erector of Community S ;vices i.,f" __ _ - _ r R _ _ ~,`~ ~ TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1973 No . 15 , `~• ON MOTION of Supervisor Craven, seconded by Supervisor Conde, the • '. foilowining resolution is adopted: WHEREAS, there now is presented to the Board a letter from the Human •Resources Administrator transmitting a proposed Evaluation Agreement with the Department of Youth Authority, Stats ~f California; and recommending • that the Probation Officer be designated as Coordinator with the Youth • Authority of special law enforcement programs pursuant to 1825. (J) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that the Probation Officer be authorized to receive State funds deriving from this legislation and to disburse said funds to law enforcement agencies for special programs approved by said Department, and approve and authorize the Probation Officer to execute . said proposed Evaluation Agreement; NOW THEREFOR E IT IS RESOLVED~AND ORDERED that the Probation Officer be designated as Coordinator with the Youth Authority of special law enforcement programs pursuant to 1825 (J) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that the Proba- tion Officer be authorized to receive State funds deriving from this legislation and to disburse said funds to law enforcement agencies for special programs approved by said Department, and that said proposed Evalua- tion Agreement be and it hereby is approved, and that the Probation Officer be and he tie re by is authorized and directed to execute the Evaluation Agree- ment for and on behalf of the County of San Diego. __ ~. ~ - . - ~ ~~~ _ - -~ • ~„ - .''~~ STATc OF CALIFC~NIr1) ' SS. County of ~~:n Diego ) - I, P0~2Ti=r D, C:~1'~1r.rJS, Cler{c c~' the 3oard of S;.:pervisors cf 2hz Cc•~^' of San Dicco, S.at~ o` Cali; cynic, h°r2by certify tha_ 1 have compered the TC^c~c'" Copy with the original resolution passed a.nd adopted by said BoG^::, Gt regular Tt'1~i,:tlnC= ~y:1'~O`, c L~'ln tl^"1o and by the Vote tharein St.-~~`~.cd, ..:1:= origin-'1 resolution is novv on filz in my office; that the sarna ccntrins a =:~:' true and ccrrc:. trnsc^ip~ t!~~erLTrorn and of tha whole ,nzrecf. 1Nitness my hand and the s_a1 of said Board of ~,~pervisors, this 17th d- of April, 1973. . ~ Pt3RTER TJ. Cr2~~'1MyNS t'~L '~ , . TUESDAY, APRIL , 1973 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego, State of California, this 17th day of April, 1973, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Brown, Conde, Lear, and Craven NOES: Supervisors None ~ ' ABSENT: Supervisor Walsh Ci~erk of the Board flOf Super~.riscrs .6y_ Sara Drew ~l~-i ~ ~ ~1,~c.~~ __ __ _ ~ yp