HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-058RESOLUTION NO. 12 -058
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR
MARK RIDLEY- THOMAS' MOTION TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE THE
DELIVERY OF REALIGNMENT SERVICES
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 109, or
the 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act, that went into effect on October 1, 2011. The bill
shifted the responsibility for incarcerating and providing post- release supervision to low -risk
inmates - non- violent offenders, non- serious offenders, non -sex offenders - from the State to
counties; and
WHEREAS, in response to this law, the County developed a Realignment
Implementation Plan, headed by the Los Angeles County Probation Department, to provide Post -
Release Community Supervision (PRCS) for persons recently released from state prison.
Working with the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Public Health, the
Probation Department would provide services such as mental health care, substance abuse
treatment, housing and job placement to Post Supervised Persons (PSPs); and
WHEREAS, from October through February, 5,000 PSPs have been released from State
prison to the County. The Probation Department referred 60% of these individuals to substance
abuse or mental health treatment, but only 15% have received treatment; and
WHEREAS, the Probation Department made only 157 referrals for housing,
transportation or job readiness /placement. This amount represents only 3% of the PSPs under
County supervision; and
WHEREAS, both community -based organizations and individual PSPs report that the
current Plan is flawed because the Probation Department's intake "HUBS" or centers are not
equipped to refer them to needed services; and
WHEREAS, in addition, potential service providers either lack basic information from
the Probation Department, or are limited by the Department's inability to promptly authorize
agencies to receive PSPs; and
WHEREAS, as a result, the County is in danger of repeating the State's 65% recidivism
rate of persons returning to State prisons within three years; and
WHEREAS, in light of these low service rates, Supervisor Mark Ridley - Thomas
introduced a motion on April 3, 2012, that directed the Chief Probation Officer to work with the
Chief Executive Officer to develop a strategy to assess the current Realignment Plan in order to
improve service delivery. Specifically, the revised Plan must:
(1) Establish clear performance goals to ensure Departments and /or Agencies
make the appropriate referrals for mental health, substance abuse and job
placement /housing services, including goals and timetables for ensuring
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that (a) all PSPs who require services are referred for such services, and
(b) all PSPs are monitored for attendance and progress towards their
prescribed services.
(2) Locate the referring County agencies and /or service providers at the
Probation Department's "HUB" facilities.
(3)
Begin the assessment and referral process prior to the prisoners' release,
i.e. at the prison site, and possibly arranging for transportation directly to a
service provider.
(4) Ensure the broadest and most effective partnership and participation of
Community Based Organizations and Faith Based Organizations through
robust outreach, and including performance goals in contract terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Carson, California, approves supporting Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley -
Thomas' motion to assess and improve the delivery of realignment services.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 6`1' day of June, 2012.
ATTEST:
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Donesia L. se, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mayor Jim Dear
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Donesia L. Gause, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is five; that the foregoing resolution, being
Resolution No. 12 -058 was duly and regularly adopted by said Council at an adjourned
regular meeting duly and regularly held on the 6th day of June, 2012, and that the same was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Dear, Ruiz - Raber, Santarina and Davis - Holmes
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Gipson
City Clerk Stonesia
Gause, CMC
"', c9� City of Carson
M Report to Mayor and City Council
. " , i June 6, 2012
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SUBJECT: CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 12-058 SUPPORTING LOS ANGELES
COUNTY SUPERVISOR MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS' MOTION TO ASSESS AND
IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF REALIGNMENT SERVICES
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Submitted by Raymond R. Cruz Approved by David C. iggs
Public Services General Manager City Manager
I. SUMMARY
This item is on the agenda at the request of Councilmember Gipson.
On October 1, 2011, Governor Jerry Brown's realignment program began
releasing non-serious, non-violent, and non-sexual felons to the supervision of
counties throughout California. In response to the Governor's program, the
County developed a Realignment Implementation Plan that provides realignment
services to persons recently released from prison. Since the plan's
implementation, only a small fraction of all Post Supervised Persons (PSPs), as
they are called, have received services from the County or from other
organizations. In an effort to increase this number, County Supervisor Mark
Ridley-Thomas introduced a motion to have the plan assessed in order to
improve the delivery of realignment services to PSPs. Tonight, the City Council
is asked to support Supervisor Ridley Thomas' motion.
II. RECOMMENDATION
TAKE the following actions:
1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 12-058, "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR
MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS' MOTION TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE THE
DELIVERY OF REALIGNMENT SERVICES."
2. DIRECT staff to transmit the resolution to the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors.
III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
Assembly Bill (AB) 109, or the 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act, was signed
by Governor Jerry Brown on April 5, 2011, and went into effect on October 1,
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2011. The bill shifted the responsibility for incarcerating and providing post-
release supervision to low-risk inmates - non-violent offenders, non-serious
offenders, non-sex offenders - from the state to counties.
In response to this law, the County developed a Realignment Implementation
Plan, headed by the Los Angeles County Probation Department, to provide Post-
Release Community Supervision (PRCS) for persons recently released from state
prison. Working with the Department of Mental Health and the Department of
Public Health, the Probation Department would provide services such as mental
health care, substance abuse treatment, housing and job placement to Post
Supervised Persons (PSPs).
From October 2011 through February 2012, 5,000 PSPs have been released
from State prison to the County. The Probation Department referred 60% of
these individuals to substance abuse or mental health treatment, but only 15%
have received treatment. Further, the Department made only 157 referrals, or
3% of the total number of PSPs, for housing, transportation or job
readiness/placement.
Both community-based organizations and individual PSPs report that the current
Plan is flawed because the Probation Department's intake "HUBS" or centers
are not equipped to refer them to needed services. Additionally, potential
service providers either lack basic information from the Probation Department,
or are limited by the Department's inability to promptly authorize agencies to
receive PSPs. As a result, the County is in danger of repeating the State's 65%
recidivism rate of persons returning to State prisons within three years.
In light of these low service rates, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas introduced
and the Board subsequently approved on April 3, 2012, a motion that directed
the Chief Probation Officer to work with the Chief Executive Officer to develop
a strategy to assess the current Realignment Plan in order to improve service
delivery. Specifically, the revised plan must:
(1) Establish clear performance goals to ensure Departments and/or Agencies
make the appropriate referrals for mental health, substance abuse and job
placement/housing services, including goals and timetables for ensuring that
(a) all PSPs who require services are referred for such services, and (b) all
PSPs are monitored for attendance and progress towards their prescribed
services.
(2) Locate the referring County agencies and/or service providers at the
Probation Department's "HUB" facilities.
(3) Begin the assessment and referral process prior to the prisoners' release, i.e.
at the prison site, and possibly arranging for transportation directly to a
service provider.
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(4) Ensure the broadest and most effective partnership and participation of
Community Based Organizations and Faith Based Organizations, through
robust outreach and including performance goals in contract terms.
Staff has learned from representatives of Supervisor Ridley-Thomas' office that a
final report will be presented at the Board's regular weekly meeting on June 19,
2012, starting at 9:30 AM. An advanced briefing to initially discuss the report
will be held on June 6, 2012, at 10:00 AM, at the Hall of Administration, Room
830, in Los Angeles. The public is welcome to attend either or both meetings.
Tonight the City Council is asked to approve Resolution No. 12-058 supporting
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas' motion (Exhibit No. 1).
V. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
VI. EXHIBITS
1. Resolution No. 12-058. (pgs. 4-5)
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Prepared by: Luchie S. Magante, Sr. Administrative Analyst
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Reviewed by:
City Clerk City Treasurer
Administrative Services Development Services
Economic Development Public Services
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RESOLUTION NO. 12-058
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR
MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS' MOTION TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE THE
DELIVERY OF REALIGNMENT SERVICES
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 109, or
the 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act, that went into effect on October 1, 2011. The bill
shifted the responsibility for incarcerating and providing post-release supervision to low-risk
inmates - non-violent offenders, non-serious offenders, non-sex offenders - from the State to
counties; and
WHEREAS, in response to this law, the County developed a Realignment
Implementation Plan, headed by the Los Angeles County Probation Department, to provide Post-
Release Community Supervision (PRCS) for persons recently released from state prison.
Working with the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Public Health, the
Probation Department would provide services such as mental health care, substance abuse
treatment, housing and job placement to Post Supervised Persons (PSPs); and
WHEREAS, from October through February, 5,000 PSPs have been released from State
prison to the County. The Probation Department referred 60% of these individuals to substance
abuse or mental health treatment, but only 15% have received treatment; and
WHEREAS, the Probation Department made only 157 referrals for housing,
transportation or job readiness/placement. This amount represents only 3% of the PSPs under
County supervision; and
WHEREAS, both community-based organizations and individual PSPs report that the
current Plan is flawed because the Probation Department's intake "HUBS" or centers are not
equipped to refer them to needed services; and
WHEREAS, in addition, potential service providers either lack basic information from
the Probation Department, or are limited by the Department's inability to promptly authorize
agencies to receive PSPs; and
WHEREAS, as a result, the County is in danger of repeating the State's 65% recidivism
rate of persons returning to State prisons within three years; and
WHEREAS, in light of J:en: !"w service rates, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
introduced a motion on April 3, 2012, that directed the Chief Probation Officer to work with the
Chief Executive Officer to develop a strategy to assess the current Realignment Plan in order to
improve service delivery. Specifically, the revised Plan must:
(1) Establish clear performance goals to ensure Departments and/or Agencies
make the appropriate referrals for mental health, substance abuse and job
placement/housing services, including goals and timetables for ensuring
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that (a) all PSPs who require services are referred for such services, and
(b) all PSPs are monitored for attendance and progress towards their
prescribed services.
(2) Locate the referring County agencies and/or service providers at the
Probation Department's "HUB" facilities.
(3) Begin the assessment and referral process prior to the prisoners' release,
i.e. at the prison site, and possibly arranging for transportation directly to a
service provider.
(4) Ensure the broadest and most effective partnership and participation of
Community Based Organizations and Faith Based Organizations through
robust outreach, and including performance goals in contract terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Carson, California, approves supporting Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-
Thomas' motion to assess and improve the delivery of realignment services.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of June, 2012.
Mayor Jim Dear
ATTEST:
Donesia L. Gause, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney