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Item 8
Meeting Date 7/21/E7`
ITEM TITLE: ResoIutio Extending Contractual Agreement
with South Bay Community Services to Provide Youth
Counseling Services
SUBMITTED BY: Directorb'o FPublic Safety (4/5th Vote: Yes__1No x )
REVIEWED BY: City ManagerL�
The City has entered into a contract with South Bay Community Services
to provide juvenile counseling services for the last two fiscal years.
This contract is now due to be extended for another year .
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council adopt resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
The Chula Vista Police Department has operated a very successful Youth
Counselor/Youth Diversion Program since 1972. Until June of 1985, the
Department employed the counselors as permanent City employees.
During the past two years, we have contracted with the South Bay
Community Services (SBCS) to provide our counseling services. The
staff feels that contracting with South Bay Community Services (SBCS)
is superior for several reasons; i . e. , the professionals assigned have
been highly qualified and dedicated individuals and the contractual
arrangement is financially more advantageous. These counselors also
receive regular clinical supervision from a psychologist . In summary,
South Bay Community Services (SBCS) has provided services to the
Police Department and the community in several ways- Approximately
90% of referrals come directly from the Police Department . The other
10% of referrals are from schools, family, or self-referral . The
reason for most referrals is for domestic or delinquent behavior
(75%) . Additional referrals are drug, school , or theft related
causes. Counseling services provided by South Bay Community Services
(SBCS) are family counseling (approximately 15%) , individual
(approximately 30%) , and group counseling , tutoring, and youth
employment (approximately 15%) . In Fiscal Year 1987/88, South Bay
Community Services has agreed to provide these services for $27, 500,
which is a 10% increase over the 86/87 rate of $24, 970. It should be
noted that SBCS also places a second Juvenile Counselor in the Police
Department . The second Counselor is funded by a State grant with no
lirect cost to the City. This is a year-to-year Youth Service Bureau
.grant between the State of California and South Bay Community
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Item 8
Meeting Date: 7/21/87
Services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$27. 500 is budgeted in Account 1050-5201 for Fiscal Year 1957:88.
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Chula Vista, California
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