Meeting Information

2.

(ACTION) Review and approval of June 14, 2004 meeting minutes
The minutes were tabled until Comm Bonilla could vote on them.

(public comment)
There were none.

3.

(DISCUSSION)  Reports back from individuals regarding their assigned tasks from the last meeting.  
D. Sanders gave N. Cole the mike to talk about the physical condition of LCRS.  Cole mentioned his past capital improvement budgets that are submitted each year to the City, but have never been funded.  He recommended getting a general contractor to estimate the “real” costs of various projects at the ranch.  He referred to a copy of a report on those projects (D. Sanders has a copy). The Chief asked if the report included Hidden Valley Ranch.  Yes.  She asked if it included estimates to bring Hidden Valley Ranch up to codes. Yes.

Comm Queen asked if this wouldn’t be important to get to the Mayor. The Chief said she wasn’t sure (had to check with M. Lui) but she thought the capital improvement budget had already been determined. She said that that didn’t mean it couldn’t be changed,   She said she felt it should be presented to the Mayor in a package, but how could that be done when they didn’t have their plan together.  She said that the Mayor has asked for a plan with attached costs.  So she thinks “we’re pre mature.  We’re not there yet.”  She said along that line, the Berkeley graduate school has agreed to take on Log Cabin Ranch as a project, and they will be developing for us “as requested, a public private corporate partnership plan for the span of a five year development, to bring it to the level of services that we want it to be, so that it’ll be income generating. So, that will start with the new fiscal year, and I will meet with the student advisor, who is a specialist in corporate social responsibility, and we will move forward, incorporating all of this information, and they have the corporate contacts and everything, so I think we’re all moving in the right direction, I guess my question is, this information, providing the information to the Mayor this time would be rather incomplete.” Comm Queen commented that he believed the Mayor appointed Dwayne Jones and Alex Tourk as the point people on this.  The Chief said she wasn’t privy to who the Mayor appointed. Comm Queen said that it might be useful to sit down among the Mayor’s point people, the Chief, and himself to discuss this.  The Chief said she recalled that Murlene Randle was made the Mayor’s contact person.  Comm Queen asked her to get in touch with Ms. Randle to set up a discussion.

Comm Queen asked if N. Cole should be a part of these discussions. The Chief said yes.  She had a concern that “this is considered city property, which is under the auspices of DPW. And I do not know, we’ll have to explore how we don’t violate contracts to do it outside of that purview.”

D Sanders referred to a sheet, which lists all the items Comm Queen had asked for updates on. (doc available from JPC office).

The Chief said she is talking with Barbara Garcia, DPH, to getting more services that would be eligible for increased Medi-Cal payments but that this will take a backseat to her work with her own dept budget. Comm Queen asked if T. Mtambuzi was still with SPY. The Chief said that he was Director of SPY, and that all clinic directors have been laid off by DPH.

J. Berkowitz reported that the Volunteer Auxiliary had approved the request for uniforms.  This does not include cleats.

Comm Bonilla mentioned some contact that could be asked.  Berkowitz said this would require a supplemental request to the Volunteers. 

Sanders reported a discussion with someone from Asian Arts Design (sic) for continuing the woodshop. He speculated that automotive workshop might be another offering, hooking up with City College.

He said he had talked to the zoning commissioner of San Mateo Co. and they don’t have a problem with agricultural projects at the ranch.

He mentioned aqua culture. He mentioned use of fallen trees, and cattle raising. He mentioned possibly leasing land to a local winery.  All of these were ideas, which need development and planning, and further investigation.

He talked to PIC, and one individual is going to help them find jobs for those youth who can type.

L. Jackson-Simpson asked about the Reading Clinic. The Chief said that was operating here in YGC.  Nancy Yalon is in charge of that. They have about 20 kids. Started last week.

Comm Queen asked the Chief to look into the status of that program to see where it was at this point.

On prioritizing the projects: Sanders said that the items that M. Gilchrist had researched needed to be done, as well as some laundry problems they now have (equipment). He said they needed a monitoring system in the dorms (with computer hook ups). He wanted a video monitoring system for the entire ranch. He said the security gate is still on the list. He wanted new furniture for most of the buildings. He estimated $600 of paint  (25 gals) to paint several areas at LCR.  The Chief mentioned the problem with communications in an emergency. 

Comm Queen asked D. Sanders to sit down with the Chief and get a list together of the projects, prioritized, so that they could get in touch with Murlene Randle and see where to go next.

D. Sanders referred to a calendar, which showed the work schedule of work crews.

The Chief mentioned a planned workday at LCR, for July 31, to help clean up the place. She passed around a flyer about it.  There was a question of whether DPW would be able to send a crew out also.

D. Sanders said he’d check with the local authorities to see if there were any equipment they could access for that day.

(public comment)
There was none.

4.

(DISCUSSION)  Next step: conclusion of Ad Hoc Comm, with final report to the Full Commission, and folding in continuing issues within the Program Committee’s work.

Comm Queen announced that this would be the last meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee and the Program Committee will take on that follow up. He said for sure the plan to lease beds would continue.  The plan to develop more mental health services (w/ Barbara Garcia) would continue. Comm Hale will continue to investigate the Title IVe reimbursables.  The Chief said it would be extremely helpful to have a summary of this with a summary on top.  She asked D. Sanders to produce this report and that would be what is taken to the Mayor.

Comm Queen said that he could do a very brief report Wed. on this (summary of the Ad Hoc work).

The Chief said she would like to have the report (at least the summary) for the next Program Comm.

Comm Bonilla commented that the summary should emphasize the revenue aspect of the plans. Comm Queen agreed.  He also promised that this will be completed through the Program Comm. and not dropped. He reiterated that these problems were known two years ago, but nothing was done, so he was not going to let it go.

J. Fithian showed the latest version of the brochure and in general everyone agreed it was greatly improved.  The final text version was given to L. Jackson-Simpson to complete.

(public comment)
There was none.

5.

(Public Comment on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Juvenile Probation Commission)
There was none

6.

(ACTION) Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 AM.