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MINUTES OF APRIL
28, 1999 REGULAR MEETING
1. Roll
Call
The
meeting was called to order at 5:49 pm.
Comms. Julian, Dupre, Jackson-Drake, Hale were present at the
gavel. Comm. Shimko arrived at 5:54 pm. Comm. Chuck arrived at 6:06 pm. Comm. Aramburo arrived at 6:25 pm.
2. Review
of Mar 24, 1999 meeting
minutes
The
minutes were approved as written.
3. Chief
Probation Officer's Report:
The
Chief's report did not touch on items
a-e. He briefly mentioned the
numbers of referrals to the CARC: 166 since opening, 41 of those after the
expansion of hours on April 5. Now it
operates 6 days/wk, from 10 am to 2 am.
Using this initial measure, they project seeing 700 youth by the end of
the contract, which is 300 more than the 400 they originally estimated they
would serve.
He mentioned the situation with Delancey
St not yet getting approval for licensing, but soon to receive it. They also seem to have an interested party
in the outsourcing of the residential girls' program on Treasure Island.
He reported that Christmas in April came
Sat. and did a great job in completing the painting of the first floor of YGC,
and begining to prep the second floor.
They gave a commitment to come back and finish up.
Comm. Dupré mentioned that he had
the information regarding the 4-H Club that he promised to give the Dept. The
materials were given to the Chief.
Comm.
Hale asked if there were more staff at CARC. Yes, there are 12 new PO hires in the Dept,
some of whom will be assigned there.
Quest: is there an equal decrease in the numbers coming to the hall
bcause of CARC? It's too early to tell.
Chief
Williams reported that a number of organizations met this morning to hear
from the AJI representatives. He then
introduced Dr.Bennett, Dr Harris, and
Trish Oberweis of the AJI.
a. Budget
Information (operations and capital)
b. Progress report
c. Highlights of the month
d. Review of March monthly statistical
data;
e. Emerging Issues/upcoming events
4. Discussion/Action
Items:
a.
Presentation on ProDes: program development evaluation system
Dr.
Harris stated that Chief Williams was the one who contracted to use the ProDes
system for Philadelphia.
He
commented that the ProDes system is a kind of tracking and evaluation system,
which keeps record of all youth involved in a system of services,
longitudinally, from entry to exit. The system of evaluation is not based on
recidivism statistics. It is an
interactive database, which takes a "back and forth" passage of information between
the evaluators and program operators to refine the relevance and
appropriateness of data and conclusions.
The purpose for which data is compiled and analyzed is to identify
trends, adapt and improve program services and outcomes.
There
were questions and concerns over the use of "profiling".. or similar
labeling. The potential for it to be
culturally/racially biased, and leading to "tracking" of "types" into
particular programs. The exact setup of ProDes for San Francisco will be done
in conjunction with the Steering Committee, and not just at the prerogative of
the ProDes staff.
Dr.
Bennett said that while the added work of data collection and recording may be
met with resistance, this system will allow service providers to make better
decisions, with expanded information, and more valid assessments.
Dr.
Bennett stated that in the first couple of years they will not see results.
This will be the development stage.
They hope to begin generating stats and analyses in the 3rd and 4th
years.
Comm.
Shimko asked which programs will be
looked at. All the community based
programs (about 30 of them) . Next in line would be placement services and then
probation services.
Question: what's the difference between the ProDes
system and the evaluations done by a group like Davis Ja and Assoc. Chief Williams
said that this system is not just an evaluation. This is an evaluation system.so you get continuous feedback, on
any particular day, and you can do an analysis on the people in the database,
and a better ability to do trend analysis.
You can use that to be proactive in making decisions, rather than
waiting til the program is over or half way through.
Quest: if ProDes is totally in place, would there
be a need for the other evaluations. Chief
Williams said that there would be less of a need for that type of
evaluation but that for maybe experimental/exploratory programs.
Chief
Williams said that the first phase
(this contract) will be for one year.
Dr. Bennett repeated that no results would be in until the 3rd and 4th
year. The Chief mentioned that the Dept
of Children Youth and Families has raised the possibility of supporting it, and
that he will be putting this project into the regular annual Dept. budget
request.
Comm.
Julian asked if the AJI has developed
a sophisticated computer program to initiate this project. Dr. Bennett said that that won't be done
until later.
Public Comment: Jane
Whitfielf of the San Francisoco Neighborhood Legal Foundation asked if children
and parents have a choice of participation/non participation. That's up to San
Francisco.
Who
administers the surveys and makes the assessments. The assumption is that program providers will do this (giving
‘tests' and surveys)..
There
needs to be sensitivity toward the safety of the subject (client) when follow
ups are done (eg. victims of domestic violence).
b. Selection
of community site for June Commission meeting.
Because
the Dept is planning an all day training on the date of the next Commission
meeting, it was suggested that perhaps the Commission could meet at the same
place, after the training is over. The location is UC Extension. Cheyenne Bell will look into making
arrangements, and be in touch with the Secretary once it's done. It was suggested that if this doesn't work
out, the May Commission meeting be held at YGC and the June one at Galileo High
School.
c.
Designation of May Commission monthly meeting to be held at Youth
Guidance Center. See item #b.
5. Public
Comment on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Juvenile
Probation
Commission.
Rev.
Coretta King Grizzel, of Ella Hill Hutch community center expressed her concern
regarding the pyschological testing, and whether it will be culturally
sensitive. Comm. Julian assured her that this would be firmly kept in
mind.
Comm.
Julian asked the Chief to report on the City's proposal for funds to
construct a new facility. The Chief
reported that the City failed to win approval for their request. Comm. Julian commented that he had heard
comments from the Bd of Corrections commending the City on its
presentation.
The Chief then reported that the City
was successful in its bid for Challenge II granting and won a $5.9 mil award,
renewal for 3 years. The money will be
used to target mental health oriented program services. The City's proposal was rated number one of
all those approved.
Comm.
Julian was invited to the Treasure Island facility, by Kim Burton,
and he said he was very impressed by it, and commended Johnny Miller for his
work on setting it up.
Comm. Arámburo commended Comm. Shimko and the Dept (Cheyenne Bell)
for getting the young women to attend the women's summit. Comm.
Shimko said that it was a great experience, especially the Monday
night pre summit meeting with the young women.
Comm.
Chuck gave positive comments about the Christmas in April's work
this past Sat. He himself worked
alongside the other volunteers in painting.
Comm. Dupré asked Cheyenne to
introduce her new staff. Sheila
Arcelona. Cheyenne thanked Comm.
Arámburo for her generous donations of furniture for the community resource
room.
Chief
Williams referred to a 2 page copy of a report from Juvenile Court
in 1932.
Comm.
Hale commented on the serious situation in Europe and in Colorado
and asked if one of the Reverends would say a prayer for the children in
distress the world. Comm. Chuck made a few statements.
6. Unfinished
business none
7.
New business none
8. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:43pm.
Adopted May 26, 1999
