Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: John L. Maltbie, County Manager
John T. Keene, Chief Probation Officer
Subject: Amendment to Agreement with City of San Mateo for Juvenile Diversion Case Management Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with the City of San Mateo to provide juvenile diversion case management services on a pilot basis, extending the term by one year through June 30, 2018, and increasing the amount by $95,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $245,000.
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BACKGROUND:
During the FY 2015-17 budget process, the San Mateo Police Activities League submitted a Measure K (formerly Measure A) proposal for a pilot to provide case management services for youth ages 11-17 who have entered the criminal justice system or are at risk to do so by their current behavior. The program was in its formative stages, with partners from the City of San Mateo, Probation, Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health, County Office of Education, Courts, District Attorney, and local school districts. The San Mateo Police Department provided trained juvenile detectives to work with the youth and their families to learn the reasons for behaviors, create a plan to rectify issues within the family and/or the child's school or personal life, and develop a contract with the child and family, utilizing all resources available, including outside counseling.
The pilot was to serve as a beta-test for potential expansion into other cities in the county. The proposal did not align with FY 2015-17 Measure K priorities, but the County committed to fund the pilot phase with another source to determine whether it was effective at reducing juvenile crime and recidivism, and if so, use the data to explore expansion.
DISCUSSION:
The original proposal for this pilot program requested a full-time Behavioral Health case worker. The County ag...
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