Gran Jurado del Condado de Contra Costa
2017-2018
From the annual report
The consolidated year-end volume. The individual investigations it contains are listed separately below.
📑 Year-End Report
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Individual reports (10)
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Hallazgos & Recomendaciones
8 hallazgos
F1:
The public does not have access to monthly attendance and chronic absenteeism data because districts do not consistently post this data on their websites.
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R2:
The Governing Boards of the WCCUSD and the JSUSD should consider requesting the district superintendents to post monthly attendance data on their websites by the beginning of the 2018 fall semester.
F2:
ADA rates do not adequately indicate chronic absentee levels. Although the school districts in West County maintain ADA rates of around 95%, individual school chronic absenteeism rates range from 2.3% to 30.1%, with an average of 14.6%.
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R1:
The Governing Boards of the WCCUSD and the JSUSD should consider including previous year baseline rates, in addition to improvement goals, for attendance and chronic absenteeism in their LCAP Goal 4 by the next LCAP summary deadline.
F3:
Average daily attendance is used to calculate funding for school districts in California. School districts can increase their future ADA funds by reducing their chronic absenteeism rates.
F4:
The school districts in West County have had success improving attendance rates by building relationships with students and families.
F5:
Since the 2015-2016 school year, the WCCUSD has offered a Parent University course. School administrators believe that this course helps parents, through increased engagement with the school, support their children’s academic success.
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R3:
The Governing Board of the WCCUSD should consider seeking funds, in time for the FY2018-2019 budget cycle, to conduct a study of the Parent University course and its potential in reducing chronic absenteeism through parental engagement. The findings can be shared through the Coordinating Council with other districts and schools to help them reduce their chronic absenteeism rates.
F6:
School administrators in West County believe that incentives such as gifts, awards, and school-wide recognition motivate students to come to school.
F7:
Communities are generally not aware of the CCCOE Attendance Awareness Every School Day Counts campaign slogan because it is not broadly advertised on school marquees, school websites, and district websites.
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R4:
The Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools should consider expanding its Attendance Awareness Every School Day Counts campaign through community television and radio, social media, and school marquees prior to the 2018 fall semester.
F8:
One of the barriers faced by West County districts in increasing kindergarten attendance is the belief held by some parents and guardians that kindergarten is not educationally important because it is not compulsory.
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R5:
The Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools should consider highlighting the importance of attending kindergarten through its Attendance Awareness Every School Day Counts campaign in time for the 2019 school year.
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Hallazgos & Recomendaciones
6 hallazgos
F1:
In the Direct JPA model, each member delegates to the JPA a function that each member has the legal authority to provide. This shared approach results in cost savings and better efficiency on behalf of taxpayers.
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R1:
All cities with JPAs in the County should confirm their compliance with Gov. Codes Sections 6505 by submitting the required audit report to the County Auditor by December 31, 2018.
F2:
The Circular JPAs with a single controlling entity, such as a city council, have the potential to avoid legal debt limits and provide limited disclosures to taxpayer.
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R2:
The Auditor-Controller under Health and Safety Code Sections 34182-34188.8, should consider a review of JPAs under ABx1.26 (dissolution of redevelopment agencies and the designation of Successor Agencies) by June 30, 2019 to determine any violation of the prohibition on taking on new redevelopment or debt.
F3:
In Contra Costa County, there are 12 Circular JPAs created by cities with RDAs that no longer exist. These JPAs may no longer be valid because each is a member of another Financial JPA which may take on new debt without the prohibition (Gov. Codes Sections 6505 3416/34170 et seq,) placed on Successor Agencies. Contra Costa County 2017-2018 Grand Jury Report 1808
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R3:
The Auditor-Controller should consider posting on its website all financial and organizational data received from JPAs associated with an RDA or their Successor Agency in a manner readily available to the public by September 30, 2018.
F4:
Cities that have created the 12 Financial JPAs do not provide JPA-specific financial information in their budget document. As a result, the public may have difficulty evaluating JPA's financial performance.
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R4:
The 11 cities that are members of a JPA associated with an RDA or their Successor Agencies should consider confirming their compliance with the provisions of Abx1.26 (Gov. Codes Sections 34177 et seq.) and report their
F5:
The Contra Costa Auditor-Controller's office maintains information only on JPAs of which the County is a member. The County Auditor could not verify that all JPAs in the County have filed an audit in accordance with Gov. Codes Sections 6505 et seq.
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R5:
All cities with JPAs should consider making special efforts, such as special mailings to taxpayers, website postings and announcements in local media, to communicate JPA debt decisions and audit reports to the public beyond simple notifications by December 31, 2018.
F6:
LAFCO has no JPA oversight and acts as a repository only for municipal services JPAs that choose to voluntarily file. This limits LAFCO's ability to review Financial JPAs.
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R6:
Contra Costa County LAFCO should consider seeking funds to expand their focus to include County Financial JPAs by September 1, 2019.
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones
12 hallazgos
F1:
The availability of MAT in the County’s emergency rooms, medical offices, County health clinics, and the County’s detoxification sites does not meet the needs of people with OUD.
F2:
Only 3.2% of the nearly 5,600 private and public medical providers in the County have acquired the Drug Enforcement Agency waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, creating a MAT gap for people seeking treatment.
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R1:
The BOS should consider requesting Behavioral Health Services to develop a plan by December 2018 to motivate more physicians to complete their qualifications for a waiver to prescribe and dispense buprenorphine starting in 2019.
R2:
The BOS should consider seeking funds, in the FY2019-2020 budget, for Behavioral Health Services to offer the course “Buprenorphine Treatment: Training for Multidisciplinary Addiction Professions” or equivalent to all of the County’s public medical care providers starting July 1, 2019.
R3:
The BOS should consider seeking funds, in the FY2019-2020 budget, for Behavioral Health Services to hire more buprenorphine clinicians beginning July1, 2019.
F3:
The limited open hours at the County-operated Choosing Change Clinics are a barrier to treatment for OUD users.
F4:
The 2016 California Marijuana Tax Fund (AB 1748) requires that a portion of taxes paid be used for youth drug abuse treatment programs.
F5:
The demands for programs addressing high-school drug abuse throughout the County exceed the resources available.
F6:
The demand for programs throughout the county to educate high school students and their parents on overdose prevention, the dangers of opioid use, and responses to overdoses exceed the available supply.
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R5:
The Contra Costa County Office of Education should consider seeking funds, in the FY2019-2020 budget, to provide free NARCAN kits in all County school districts.
F7:
There are no in-County adolescent residential treatment facilities. Youth requiring residential treatment are directed to seek care outside the County.
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R4:
The BOS should consider requesting the Alcohol and Other Drugs Services (AODS) division of Behavioral Health Services to use funds available under the California Marijuana Tax Fund legislation (AB 1748) for in-county adolescent outpatient and residential inpatient treatment.
F8:
Stigma of drug addiction is a barrier to treatment, and presents barriers to providing more in-County recovery facilities.
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R8:
The BOS should consider seeking funds, in the FY2019-2020 budget, for Behavioral Health Services to use multiple modes of communication such as news media, social media, community TV/Radio, and billboards, with a positive message to help alleviate the stigma of OUD, starting July 1, 2019.
F9:
For incarcerated opioid addicts, there are staffing gaps in the detention facilities during the week for intake screening, withdrawal management, and clinical treatment.
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R6:
The BOS should consider seeking funds, in the FY2019-2020 budget, for Behavioral Health Services to develop a plan to increase clinical treatment of substance use disorders in the three detention facilities.
F10:
The majority of those who abuse opioid prescription medications do not get them from the street. Instead, they obtain these from the homes of family and friends. The danger is exacerbated by the lack of sufficient public awareness.
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R7:
The BOS should consider seeking funds, in the FY2019-2020 budget, for Behavioral Health Services to develop and deliver educational campaigns to improve public awareness of the County’s opioid addiction crisis and available treatment options, starting July 1, 2019.
F11:
In a 2018 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration study of patients seeking medical care and entering a rehabilitation intake center, the average wait time to enter a treatment program after initial contact with a provider was 42 days. Only about a third received an appointment within 24 hours.
F12:
Among the County’s estimated 54,000 persons with opioid use disorder, fewer than 10% can be treated long-term, given current care capacity.
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones
11 hallazgos
F1:
Individual departmental IT groups are useful in supporting the very different businesses of each department, but many find it difficult to stay abreast of all technology areas.
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R1:
The BOS should consider directing the CIO to update the County’s IT Strategy (last updated in 2000) by December 2018.
F2:
The County does not have sufficient policies to promote coordination and/or centralization in IT strategy, policy, procurement and strategic knowledge concentrations, especially in advanced cost-saving technologies.
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R2:
The BOS should consider seeking funds prior to the FY2019-2020 budget cycle to expand existing resources into a centralized cybersecurity unit to support and coordinate County-wide IT security activity.
F3:
The County’s IT Strategy document, which sets out goals, guiding principles, and policies, is out of date, having last been updated May 2000.
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R3:
The BOS should consider directing the CIO to re-establish a County-wide governance mechanism by December 2018.
F4:
The County's Information Technology central governance structure has almost completely disappeared. Governance has been left to the individual departments resulting in wide variations as to whether or how it is carried out.
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R4:
The BOS should consider directing the CIO to investigate policies to standardize procurement, equipment, and IT services prior to the FY2019-2020 budget cycle. Opportunities include departmental networks, and services such as email, IT security, and disaster recovery.
F5:
Neither the County nor many individual departments have a consolidated IT budget or track overall IT expenditure, making it difficult to assess.
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R5:
The BOS should consider directing the CIO to centralize the delivery of certain common services in time for the FY2019-2020 budget cycle. Opportunities include email, IT security, and disaster recovery.
F6:
The County may not be taking full advantage of economies of scale due to the lack of policy coordinating equipment and service procurement among separate departments.
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R6:
The BOS should consider directing the CIO to conduct a review of departments’ disaster recovery plans by December 2018 to ensure they are up to date and routinely tested.
F7:
County-wide email and associated calendaring and address book functions are not sufficiently consolidated. Infrastructure and management is distributed throughout the departments. Policy and procedure have hindered efficient communication.
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R7:
The BOS should consider presenting a consolidated IT budget for the entire County down to the department level, as part of the annual budget process, by the FY2019-2020 budget cycle.
F8:
The County is constrained in implementing IT technology advances, in part due to insufficient or lack of access to appropriate skill sets.
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R8:
The BOS should consider directing the CIO to investigate improving coordination between departments of IT procurement to reduce costs, prior to the FY2019-2020 budget cycle.
F9:
DoIT does not have the staff to extend security oversight from County level to the departmental level. Cybersecurity capabilities vary by department.
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R9:
The BOS should consider directing the CIO to investigate establishing technology resource centers for dissemination of strategic technology knowledge and support, in order to create efficiencies and attract and retain staff. Candidate areas include cloud architecture and implementation, data management, business process automation, and cybersecurity.
F10:
Disaster recovery plans are in various stages of completion and readiness by department and typically are not tested on a regular basis.
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R10:
The BOS should consider directing the CIO to ensure that there is sufficient County IT project management staff with appropriate authority to effectively manage the County’s large, complex software projects by December 2018.
F11:
There are insufficient Project Management resources with the expertise and authority to consistently implement the County’s critical IT projects on time and within budget.
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones
6 hallazgos
F1:
The Fire District, through the Office of the Sheriff, has supported training to coordinate law enforcement and paramedic response to an active shooting incident at a school.
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R1:
The County Fire Protection District Board of Directors should consider seeking funds, in time for the FY2019-2020 budget cycle, to finance ballistic protection gear for Fire District paramedics.
F2:
Fire District paramedics are unable to operate in Warm Zones because not all paramedics are thoroughly trained in joint operations with law enforcement.
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R2:
The County Board of Supervisors should consider continuing to fund the training (provided by the Office of the Sheriff) of all Fire District paramedics to operate in Warm Zones.
F3:
Fire District paramedics are unable to enter Warm Zones because they lack ballistic protection equipment.
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R3:
The Governing Board of the AUHSD should consider requiring all four high schools, by November 1, 2018, to begin working directly with local police to develop specific written guidelines for teachers and students on how to respond to a classroom break-in by an active shooter.
F4:
Deaths during active shooter incidents can be minimized if paramedics reach victims quickly.
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R4:
The Governing Board of the AUHSD should consider implementing, by April 1, 2019, all active shooter guidelines jointly developed with local police.
F5:
As of April 1, 2018, the AUHSD had no written guidelines for teachers or students on how to counter an active shooter breaking into their classroom.
F6:
As of April 1, 2018, two AUHSD schools were working with local police to develop specific written guidelines on how teachers should respond to a classroom break- in by an active shooter.
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones
8 hallazgos
F1:
BART PD controls subscriptions to its daily crime log and does not make the log readily available to the public. There is no permanent link on BART.gov website
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R1:
BART PD should consider providing permanent web links to crimemapping.com and to the subscription form for the BART Police Daily Log on the “BART Police” page (https://bart.gov/about/police) of BART.gov by September 30, 2018.
F2:
BART PD provides crime incident reports within fifteen incident categories to crimemapping.com. A crosscheck between incidents reported on the BART Police Daily Log and in the crimemapping.com website suggests that some BART PD incident data is being lost.
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R2:
BART PD should consider reviewing their data upload process to crimemapping.com for process integrity and data completeness within the fifteen crime incident categories reported, by December 31, 2018.
F3:
Crimemapping.com offers limited information about crimes that occur on BART property.
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R3:
BART PD should consider offering the most recent 180 days of the BART Police Daily Log reports, with simple text search function, from a permanent web link on the “BART Police” page (https://bart.gov/about/police) of BART.gov by December 31, 2018.
F4:
Crimemapping.com provides the public less detailed information about crime on BART than Bartcrimes.com
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R4:
BART PD should consider seeking funds at the next budget funding cycle to deploy more Community Service Officers to patrol BART stations and parking lots.
F5:
BART PD is currently operating with about 16 percent fewer sworn officers than its authorized staffing level.
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R5:
BART’s Board of Directors should consider seeking funds at the next budget funding cycle to equip all parking lots and garages with adequate lighting and working video cameras.
F6:
Community Service Officers are non-sworn civilian employees that provide technical assistance to BART police personnel and could be assigned to patrol stations and parking lots.
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R6:
BART’s Board of Directors should consider directing maintenance to make cleanliness a priority and improve the level of sanitation in stations, elevators, and restrooms. If additional personnel is needed, a request for funding may be considered for the next funding cycle.
F7:
BART parking lots and garages have insufficient lighting and few or no security cameras.
F8:
BART officials and riders are dissatisfied with the lack of sanitation in stations, elevators, and restrooms.
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones
6 hallazgos
F1:
LMCHD website lacked data addressing the public health needs of the community or measurable outcomes of the grant programs targeting the population served.
F2:
LMCHD used obsolete data rather than the current health needs assessments to prioritize grants.
F3:
The Grand Jury found no evidence LMCHD collaborated with the County, non- profit hospitals, or other local districts to avoid duplication of services.
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R1:
LAFCO should consider dissolving the LMCHD by December 2018 and assigning all the assets, rights, and responsibilities to the County as the successor to LMCHD.
F4:
LMCHD’s level of administrative costs is high compared to other government agencies that fund grants.
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R1:
LAFCO should consider dissolving the LMCHD by December 2018 and assigning all the assets, rights, and responsibilities to the County as the successor to LMCHD.
F5:
As the County already has a grant administration program in place, and has some of the same grantees as the District, there is potential for administrative cost savings through elimination of redundancies.
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R1:
LAFCO should consider dissolving the LMCHD by December 2018 and assigning all the assets, rights, and responsibilities to the County as the successor to LMCHD.
F6:
LMCHD did not maximize cash assets as large balances were left in non-interest bearing account.
Recomendaciones adicionales
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R2:
The Board of Supervisors should consider maintaining grant funding levels for healthcare programs upon dissolution of LMCHD.
R3:
The Board of Supervisors should consider using any savings from LMCHD dissolution to improve and expand healthcare programs once appointed as the successor to LMCHD.
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones
8 hallazgos
F1:
For the last ten years, there have been no reported significant security or voter fraud issues with County elections.
F2:
The CRO is following good cyber security and logistical security practices, with a process that is as open and accountable as is practicable under current law.
F3:
The County's voting machinery is reaching the end of its maintainable life, but the County expects to implement a new system for the June 2018 election. The CRO had put aside sufficient funds for a new voting system and recommended one for purchase, which the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved.
F4:
Vote-by-mail is the more secure method of voting in the County, simplifying logistics and avoiding the “single point of failure” where a traffic accident could wipe out all voter records for multiple polling locations.
F5:
Implementation of SB450, the California Voter’s Choice Act, is not mandated. Before determining whether to implement the law, Contra Costa County is waiting to see how the law affects other counties that have chosen to implement the law, especially as it relates to the optimal number of voter centers and drop-off locations needed.
F6:
The implementation of VoteCal, the new State-wide voter registration system, introduces the facility for automated updates, and it is now connected to the DMV.
F7:
The CRO is preparing a threat and vulnerability assessment of the new system, which is planned to complete prior to the June 2018 primary election.
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R1:
The CRO should consider completing its threat and vulnerability assessment of its overall operation, and implement any recommended changes to its procedures per its current timetable – prior to the June 2018 election.
F8:
The CRO follows good practice in system redundancy and backup, and has a business continuity plan with Sacramento County to provide reciprocal vote counting support since each county has the same voting system. The Memorandum of Understanding and plan covering the agreement are not yet updated to include the new voting system.
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R2:
The Grand Jury recommends that the CRO consider updating its business continuity plan and Memorandum of Understanding with Sacramento County prior to the June 2018 election, and then test the plan’s effectiveness on a regular basis.
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Hallazgos & Recomendaciones
24 hallazgos
F1:
The Bay Area Earthquake Plan of July 6, 2016, establishes operational planning and preparation criteria for each Bay Area county.
F2:
The Sheriff OES is charged with planning and coordinating the County’s response to a disaster.
F3:
Sheriff OES Catastrophic Mass Care and Shelter Plan and other earthquake operational planning and preparation plans, dated 2010, do not meet the 2016 Bay Area Earthquake Plan requirements.
F4:
EHSD is responsible for executing the Mass Care and Shelter Plan and coordinating with the American Red Cross to operate emergency shelters.
F5:
EHSD 2016 Emergency Management Plan differs from the Sheriff OES 2010 Mass Care and Shelter Plan.
F6:
EHSD 2016 Emergency Management Plan does not meet the 2016 Bay Area Earthquake Plan requirements. Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1702 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury
F7:
EHSD does not have the resources to continually work with the Sheriff OES to coordinate, plan and keep updated the Mass Care and Shelter Plan.
F8:
Sheriff OES does not have the resources to update all the operational planning and preparation plans as required by the 2016 Bay Area Earthquake Plan.
F9:
Sheriff OES has no written procedures concerning selection, inspection and opening an emergency shelter.
F10:
Sheriff OES has no standard training program that covers how emergency shelters are selected, inspected, and opened.
F11:
The Sheriff OES recognizes the American Red Cross makes non-binding pre- arrangements for shelters and lists the shelters on the FEMA sponsored database, National Shelter System (NSS).
F12:
Responsibility for determining whether a shelter is habitable and safe to use rests with the local jurisdiction or Sheriff OES.
F13:
Sheriff OES can view, but not edit, data in the NSS.
F14:
EHSD does not have access to the NSS.
F15:
Sheriff OES does not receive regularly scheduled reviews and updates of shelter sites in NSS from American Red Cross.
F16:
Sheriff OES has not received a NSS based shelter report from the American Red Cross since 2008.
F17:
EHSD does not receive regularly scheduled reviews and updates of shelter sites in NSS from ARC.
F18:
EHSD has not received a NSS based shelter report from the American Red Cross since 2008.
F19:
The County funds CORE teams and a central dispatch to facilitate coordination of services for the homeless.
F20:
The lack of enough overnight shelter beds may prevent the Coordinated Entry CARE Centers and CORE Outreach teams from being as effective as they otherwise could be.
F21:
Shelter Inc. has an existing master lease program that has been effective in creating more housing for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
F22:
There are increasing numbers of homeless seniors in the County. Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1712 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury
F23:
Existing County-operated emergency shelters are not prepared to handle frail seniors, who may not be able to take care of themselves, for example seniors with dementia or those who are unable to take care of activities of daily living.
F24:
There are a wide variety of innovative experiments throughout the nation which may be feasible for implementation in the County.
Recomendaciones adicionales
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R1:
Sheriff OES should consider creating a schedule for updating the Bay Area Earthquake Plan operational annexes by the end of 2017.
R2:
The Board of Supervisors should consider identifying funds by July 1, 2018, to permit Sheriff OES and EHSD to coordinate and complete the Mass Care and Shelter Plan according to the schedule submitted by the Sheriff OES. Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1702 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury
R3:
Sheriff OES should consider developing a written Mass Care and Shelter protocol by July 1, 2018, that covers selection, inspection, and opening a shelter, and identifying funds to do so.
R4:
Sheriff OES should consider including shelter selection, inspection and preparation when it establishes the Emergency Operations Center for a simulated disaster as part of disaster exercises.
R5:
EHSD should consider access to view the NSS list by the end of 2017.
R6:
Sheriff OES should consider providing training to EHSD on how to use the NSS system after EHSD is granted access to view the NSS list,
R7:
EHSD should consider periodic reviews of the currency of the data and make update recommendations and corrections to the American Red Cross after EHSD is granted access to view the NSS list.
R8:
Sheriff OES and American Red Cross should consider inviting EHSD to their regular meetings regarding earthquake planning and review of associated policies.
R9:
Sheriff OES should consider reviewing its plans to coordinate local jurisdictions, EHSD and the American Red Cross during an emergency, and develop procedures and provide training where deficiencies are identified.
R10:
The County Board of Supervisors and the Antioch City Council should consider negotiating an MOU whereby the Shelter agrees to accept all animals. Those that are identified as non-city of Antioch animals should be regularly picked up and transported to a County Shelter by County Animal Control Officers.
R11:
The Council should consider directing the Shelter to collaborate with all accredited rescue groups to maximize rescues and adoptions.
R12:
The Council should consider authorizing the selection of an independent community-based animal advisory group to routinely visit the Shelter to monitor animal welfare and Shelter conditions.
R13:
The Board of Supervisors should consider negotiating amendments to the applicable MOU’s to make certain job descriptions/ classifications for mental health professions to make working hours more flexible so these mental health care professionals can respond to after-hours situations that arise in the treatment of foster youth. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation requires further analysis Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury CONTRA COSTA COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT 1613 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Adrift on the Sea of Change Recommendation # 1: The Board of Supervisors should consider hiring a permanent HR Director as soon as is reasonably possible. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Recommendation # 2: The Board of Supervisors should consider directing HR to develop a strategic plan that (1) defines HR’s role and authority in personnel management vis a vis the departments it services (2) provides the degree to which centralizing specific personnel management processes is feasible and advisable, and (3) provides what processes can or should be decentralized to the departments. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Recommendation # 3: The Board of Supervisors should consider directing HR to assess the skills and abilities of current staff as a basis for rationalizing the separation of Recruitment from Classification, and develop a staffing plan to maximize the benefit of the new configuration. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 4: The Board of Supervisors should consider directing the County Administrator to end the delegated authority to the Health Services Department for personnel actions. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation requires further analysis Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury Recommendation # 5: HR should assess the potential impact on HR staffing resulting from withdrawal of the delegated authority. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation requires further analysis Recommendation # 6: The Board of Supervisors should consider directing HR, in coordination with County Counsel, the County Administrator and County department heads, to review and update the Personnel Management Regulations and the Salary Regulations as needed. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Recommendation # 7: The Board of Supervisors should direct HR to review and update the Personnel Services Manual as needed. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Recommendation # 8: The Board of Supervisors should consider directing HR to begin a comprehensive review of the current County job classification system and develop recommendations for change as appropriate. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation requires further analysis Recommendation # 9: The Board of Supervisors should direct HR to implement an organized departmental outreach and training effort to ensure that all County departments fully understand HR’s policies and procedures. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury Recommendation # 10: The Board of Supervisors should consider directing HR to play a key role in the Change Management effort. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY REPORT 1614 WHERE WILL WE LIVE? The Affordable Housing Waiting List is Closed Recommendation # 1: The city should consider increasing AH in PDAs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Clayton The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Concord The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Danville The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Hercules The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Lafayette The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Martinez The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Moraga The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Oakley The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Orinda The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pinole The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of San Pablo The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Ramon The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Recommendation # 2: The city should consider adopting an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Concord The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Danville The recommendation has been implemented City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Hercules The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Lafayette The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Martinez The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Moraga The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Oakley The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Orinda The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Pinole The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Pablo The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of San Ramon The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 3: The city should explore rehabilitating existing housing stock as AH for purchase or rental and identify funding to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Concord The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Danville The recommendation has been implemented City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Hercules The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Lafayette The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Martinez The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Moraga The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Oakley The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Orinda The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury City Council of Pinole The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Pablo The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of San Ramon The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 4: The County should explore rehabilitating existing housing stock as AH for purchase or rental and identity funding to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 5: The city should explore increasing existing ‘impact fees” or “linage fees” or enacting such fees in order to generate revenue with which to assist funding of AH. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Concord The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Danville The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Hercules The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Lafayette The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Martinez The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Moraga The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Oakley The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Orinda The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Pinole The recommendation requires further analysis Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of San Pablo The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of San Ramon The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 6: The city should consider designating an employee within the city’s planning or housing department to coordinate with property management to maintain current waiting and interest lists of available AH and ensure information is posted on the city website, and identifying funding to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Concord The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Danville The recommendation has been implemented City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Hercules The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Lafayette The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Martinez The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Moraga The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Oakley The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Orinda The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Pinole The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of San Pablo The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of San Ramon The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury Recommendation # 7: The city should consider seeking federal, state, and local funding sources for AH. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Concord The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Danville The recommendation has been implemented City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Hercules The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Lafayette The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Martinez The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Moraga The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Oakley The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Orinda The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pinole The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Pablo The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Ramon The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 8: The city should consider partnering with for-profit and not- for-profit builders to secure land suitable for AH and identify funding to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Concord The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Danville The recommendation has been implemented City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Hercules The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Lafayette The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Martinez The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Moraga The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury City Council of Oakley The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Orinda The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pinole The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of San Pablo The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Ramon The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 9: The County should consider seeking federal, state, and local funding sources for AH. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 10: The County should consider partnering with for-profit and not-for-profit builders to secure land suitable for AH and identify funding to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 11: The city should consider undertaking an education initiative in the earliest phase of affordable planning projects in order to alleviate community concerns regarding AH and identify funding to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Concord The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Danville The recommendation has been implemented City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Hercules The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Lafayette The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Martinez The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Moraga The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Oakley The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury City Council of Orinda The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pinole The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of San Pablo The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of San Ramon The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 12: The County should consider undertaking an education initiative in the earliest phase of affordable planning projects in order to alleviate community concerns regarding AH and identify funding to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 13: The city should consider identifying all infill and vacant land not in PDAs and encourage use of it for AH through tax incentives, density bonuses, etc. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Concord The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Danville The recommendation has been implemented City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Hercules The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Lafayette The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Martinez The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Moraga The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Oakley The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Orinda The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pinole The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Pablo The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Ramon The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable
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The County should consider identifying all infill and vacant land not in PDAs and encourage use of it for AH through tax incentives, density bonuses, etc. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Recommendation # 15: The city should consider creating an easily accessible online central repository with all relevant information on deed-restricted housing units to assure that inventory of AH is maintained and identify funding to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Concord The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Danville The recommendation has been implemented City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Hercules The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Lafayette The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Martinez The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Moraga The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Oakley The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Orinda The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Pinole The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of Richmond The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future City Council of San Pablo The recommendation will not be implemented because is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of San Ramon The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury Recommendation # 16: The County should consider creating an easily accessible outline central repository with all relevant information on deed-restricted housing units to assure that inventory of AH is maintained and identify funding to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY REPORT 1615 TRUANCY AND CHRONIC ABSENCE IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SCHOOLS Empty Desk = Empty Futures + Full Prisons + Big Dollar Losses Recommendation # 1: The COE should consider developing a comprehensive multi- year plan for improving attendance rates that has annual goals. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 2: The COE should consider assessing each school district’s capacity to collect, track and improve attendance, and identifying funds to do so. As part of this assessment, the COE should: a. Define the unique make up of each school district’s student population. b. Analyze which attendance systems are used in the County. i. How many different ones are there? ii. Are they compatible and able to share data? iii. Do they all provide the critical information needed to track chronically absent rates and attendance patterns in their schools? c. Determine what additional training and support school districts need to meet their goals and improve their attendance. d. Determine which school districts lack effective programs to ensure improvement in attendance. e. Provide an overview of the SART and SARB programs, and delineate the partners with whom they work in the County, and the services provided to the students in need. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 3: The COE and the BOS should consider providing financial support to the Parent and Truancy Courts in Martinez by providing a multi-year funding plan for critical tools and programs to help struggling families most in need: e.g., funding of Lincoln Child Center, counseling programs, ankle monitors, drug use prevention and treatment, and identifying funds to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury Recommendation # 4: The COE should consider helping WCCUSD reinstate a local parent and truancy court by providing the juvenile courts in Richmond information on the need for these programs and support for best practices and programs. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 5: The COE should encourage all school districts to participate in the Attendance Works program and to use the free tools provided. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 6: All school districts should consider participating in the Attendance Works program. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Acalanes Union High School District The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Antioch Unified School District The recommendation requires further analysis Brentwood Union School District The recommendation has been implemented Byron Union School District The recommendation has been implemented Canyon School District The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future John Swett Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Knightsen Elementary School District The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Lafayette School District The recommendation requires further analysis Liberty Union High School District The recommendation requires further analysis Martinez Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Moraga School District The recommendation has been implemented Mt. Diablo Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Oakley Union Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented Orinda Union School District The recommendation requires further analysis Pittsburg Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented San Ramon Valley Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Walnut Creek School District The recommendation requires further analysis West Contra Costa Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury Recommendation # 7: If a school district declines to participate in Attendance Works, the COE should consider asking for a written explanation as to why the district declined to participate and what programs the district is currently using that would be comparable. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 8: The COE’s office should consider placing attendance as a standing agenda item at its monthly meeting with school district superintendents. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 9: School districts should raise parent awareness concerning how to prevent a student’s school absence from affecting ADA funding or the student’s truancy rate. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Acalanes Union High School District The recommendation has been implemented Antioch Unified School District The recommendation requires further analysis Brentwood Union School District The recommendation has been implemented Byron Union School District The recommendation has been implemented Canyon School District The recommendation has been implemented John Swett Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Knightsen Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented Lafayette School District The recommendation has been implemented Liberty Union High School District The recommendation has been implemented Martinez Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Moraga School District The recommendation has been implemented Mt. Diablo Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Oakley Union Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented Orinda Union School District The recommendation has been implemented Pittsburg Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented San Ramon Valley Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Walnut Creek School District The recommendation has been implemented West Contra Costa Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury Recommendation # 10: COE should consider creating a centralized attendance data system for the County that would include regularly uploaded information from school districts about school absences and ADA data, and identifying funds to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 11: COE should provide training in advanced tracking techniques with free tracking tools that would be compatible across schools and districts in the County, such as Attendance Works and Aries attendance tracking software, and identifying funds to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 12: Each school district should consider designating staff to collect, track, and analyze, attendance data in order to follow up on students that appear to be at risk, and identifying funds to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Acalanes Union High School District The recommendation has been implemented Antioch Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Brentwood Union School District The recommendation has been implemented Byron Union School District The recommendation has been implemented Canyon School District The recommendation has been implemented John Swett Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Knightsen Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented Lafayette School District The recommendation has been implemented Liberty Union High School District The recommendation has been implemented Martinez Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Moraga School District The recommendation has been implemented Mt. Diablo Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Oakley Union Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented Orinda Union School District The recommendation has been implemented Pittsburg Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented San Ramon Valley Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Walnut Creek School District The recommendation has been implemented West Contra Costa Unified School District The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury Recommendation # 13: The COE should help to close the communication gaps among the districts by creating an atmosphere of dedication and communication that encourages districts to freely share highlights and best practices at monthly meetings. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation has been implemented Recommendation # 14: The school district should consider incentivizing schools to seek increased ADA funding by means such as splitting the additional ADA money between the district and the school for achieving increased ADA funding. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Acalanes Union High School District The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Antioch Unified School District The recommendation requires further analysis Brentwood Union School District The recommendation requires further analysis Byron Union School District The recommendation requires further analysis Canyon School District The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable John Swett Unified School District The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Knightsen Elementary School District The recommendation has been implemented Lafayette School District The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Liberty Union High School District The recommendation requires further analysis Martinez Unified School District The recommendation requires further analysis Moraga School District The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Mt. Diablo Unified School District The recommendation requires further analysis Oakley Union Elementary School District The recommendation requires further analysis Orinda Union School District The recommendation requires further analysis Pittsburg Unified School District The recommendation requires further analysis San Ramon Valley Unified School District The recommendation requires further analysis Walnut Creek School District The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable West Contra Costa Unified School District The recommendation requires further analysis Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury Recommendation # 15: The COE should consider identifying funds to produce an annual County attendance report that would be publically available countywide, both online and in hardcopy, which includes: Data on measurable goals. (who achieved, who fell short). 1. Highlighted area for both teachers and students, telling their success stories. 2. Description of the increased funding from improved ADA countywide and what new programs help to contribute to the result. 3. Information about district graduation rates, college enrollment, English learners and economically disadvantaged students. 4. Information about programs available and encourage families to seek help before their child falls behind. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 16: The COE should consider encouraging city councils that do not have a daytime curfew to pass and enforce one. RESPONDENT RESPONSE County Office of Education The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 17: The City should consider adopting a policy to promulgate, enforce, and promote a daytime curfew. RESPONDENT RESPONSE City Council of Antioch The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Brentwood The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Clayton The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Concord The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Danville The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of El Cerrito The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Hercules The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Lafayette The recommendation requires further analysis City Council of Martinez The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Moraga The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Oakley The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Orinda The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Pinole The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Pleasant Hill The recommendation requires further analysis Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury City Council of Pittsburg The recommendation has been implemented City Council of Richmond The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Pablo The recommendation has been implemented City Council of San Ramon The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable City Council of Walnut Creek The recommendation has been implemented Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY REPORT 1616 OUR CHILDREN IN NEED Why Another Report? Recommendation # 1: The Board of Supervisors should enact the recommendations directed to them made in Grand Jury reports 1605, 1609, 1612, and 1615. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable Recommendation # 2: The Board of Supervisors should issue a policy statement of the County’s intention to provide the personnel, facilities, training, and administrative support necessary to protect the county’s children in need. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future Recommendation # 3: The Board of Supervisors should create a position of “Youth Advocate”, with the power to: a) Investigate all county agencies charged with providing services to children; b) Report his/her findings and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and to the public every six months; c) Recommend to the Board of Supervisors the amount of money necessary to accomplish his/her recommended actions; and d) Advocate before the Board of Supervisors on all matters related to children in need. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation requires further analysis Recommendation # 4: The Board of Supervisors should issue a policy statement of the County’s intention to provide material increases in the funding for the county’s agencies in order to create, and accomplish the recommendations of, the Youth Advocate in protecting our children in need, and identify the funds to do so. RESPONDENT RESPONSE Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1701 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury 1702 Contact: Jim Mellander Foreperson 925-608-2621 Contra Costa County Grand Jury Report 1702 Emergency Mass Care and Shelter Are We Ready? TO: Board of Supervisors, Office of the Sheriff