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TheJury found thatNapaCounty has manydedicated peoplein countyagencies and nonprofits whoare workinghard tohelp theelderly agegracefully.
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TheJury found thatnooneappears tobeaccountable for ensuringthat all mandatory reportersknow their responsibilities.Manydonot havesufficienttraining toidentify elder abuse.Many maynotknow the correctprocedurefor reporting elderabuse, exposing themto liability for failingtoreport.
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TheJury found thatthe constellationofservicesavailable tothe elderlyis broad and complexmaking ita challengefor some people tofind theresourcesthey need.
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TheJury found thatinformationsources andservice deliveryareoftenonline. Ongoing efforts to gettechnology intothe handsof theelderly ishampered bytheirlack of computerliteracyresultingin acontinuingneedfor in-person informationand services.
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TheJury found thatservicessuch asProvidenceHome HealthNapa “Caregiver Resources”and “Information andAssistance”existtomeetthe needsof theelderly and their caregivers.Theseservicesappear tobeunderutilized.
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TheJury found thatmoreoutreach isneeded tomake thecommunity awareofelder abuse andavailable services.
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TheJury found thatanaffluent populationmakesNapaCounty particularly vulnerable to elder financialscams. Expertspredictthat emergingartificialintelligencetechnologies will make financialscams abigger problem.Thebest deterrenttothis type offraudis for potentialvictimstohave thecapability andstrategies toidentify thembeforehand.
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TheJury found thatthe elderlypopulationinNapa Countyis increasing.Astheelderly populationincreases,the demand for resourcesneeded tokeepthem safewill also increase.Additionalsocialworkers andmentalhealththerapistswill beneeded inthe county.
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TheJury found thatlawenforcement trainingonhow toidentify andreport elderabuse is limited. COMMENDATIONS TheJury exploredthehumanitarian workof localCommunityPartner nonprofitorganizations providing vitalservicestothe disabled,elderly andthose inneed.TheJury recognizestheir invaluablecontribution to thecommunityand commendthededication ofall those whowork diligently and volunteerso generously.
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Theenrollment processfor Everbridge iscumbersomeand notwellunderstood bythe citizenry.
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Everbridge hasnotfulfilledall of itscontractual obligationswithNapa County.
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NapaCounty’s staff haveimproved measurestofacilitate communicationwithcitizen’s diverselanguages andfor those havingdisabilities orspecial needs.
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R1Page 24BySeptember30,2024,HHSAdevelop andannuallydistributeasimple, briefcardor letter toall mandatoryreporters inNapaCounty. Thisformwouldinform them oftheir reporting responsibilities,andhow toreport andlink toonline resourcesfor additional information.
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R2Page 24ByDecember31,2024,HHSAdevelop a“HealthyAgingGuide” for NapaCounty toaid theelderly,families,andcaregivers inunderstanding how tobetterassess theirneeds and locate theavailableresources. Suchaguide needsto gofarbeyondthe simplelistapproach of thecurrent NapaCountyAging andDisability ResourceGuide.HHSAshould utilize countypartnerssuchas theLibraryand CountyCommunications staffas wellas other avenuesto distributethis tothe people whoneed theinformation.
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R3Page 24ByDecember31,2024,HHSAworkin conjunctionwiththe CommissiononAging,the Elder AbuseTaskForce,and HealthyAgingPopulation Initiative(HAPI) todevelop and implement acomprehensivecommunicationplan aimedatboth theelderly andthewider community.Theobjectives ofthis plan aretobreakdown barriersfor eldersupport, increasecommunityengagement andinclusion,educate thecommunityonrecognizing and avoiding financialscams,andincreasethe awareness andunderstanding ofelderabuse.
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R4Page 24HHSAcontinues ongoing workwiththe DistrictAttorney’s Officeandnonprofit organizationsto developandenhancescamawareness andpromote preventioncampaigns. Theobjectives of thesecampaigns aretoassist theelderly torecognize andavoidpotential scams andknow howtorespondif facedwith one.
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R5Page 24Beginning July1,2024, NapaCounty HHSAproactivelyincreasetheirinvolvement inthe California MasterPlan for Agingtohelp shapefuture programs andbemoreawareof resources andgrantavailability.
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R6Page 24Beginning July1,2024, lawenforcement establishperiodic trainingthat reinforces how to recognize andreport elderabuse. 15
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R7Page 25BySeptember30,2024,HHSAdevelop plans for hiring additionalsocialworkers and mental healthprofessionalstomeetthe growingdemand of theincreasingelderly population.
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R8Page 47By September 30, 2024, the City of Napa Police Department create a succession plan for the Community Service Officer role in the Juvenile Diversion Program, including program expansion.
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R9Page 47By December 31, 2025, the Napa County Sheriff, the City of Napa Police Department, the City of St. Helena Police Department, the City of Calistoga Police Department, the District Attorney’s office and the Napa County Probation Department create an integrated 38 data collection system to improve the efficiency of trend monitoring associated with gangs and gang crimes.
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R10Page 76BySeptember30,2024, theSheriff’sDepartment OEScollaborate withNapaCounty communicationstaff to addressproblems withthe “AlertNapaCounty”citizen enrollment processincludingincreased awarenessof how toenroll,streamline theenrollmentprocess, and improve citizen’sabilityto managetheirown alertnotification preferences. Requestfor Responses Board of Supervisors: R1,R2, R3,R5, R6,R7, R8 Napa CountySheriff: R4,R9, R10 Invited Responses County ExecutiveOfficer: R1,R2, R3,R5, R6,R7, R8 Reports issued by the Grand Jury do not identify individuals interviewed . Pena l Cod e sectio n 92 9 requires that repo rts of th e G rand J ur y not contai n the name of an y pers on or fact s leading to the id entity of any person who provides information to the Grand Jury. 67 , 2024 FINAL REPORT SKYLINE ACADEMY AT JUVENILE HALL DELAY AND DISORGANIZATION 68 SUMMARY Asrequired byCalifornia PenalCode Sec.919(b), the Juryperformed itsannual reviewof the Napa CountyJuvenile Hall (NCJH).Afterconductinginterviews withdirectors andstaffat NCJH, theJuryfound that previouschallenges continuetoexist.Staffingshortages, an underutilized facility,andirregular developmentof acamp programareissues thathave been highlighted inprevious GrandJury reviews. The2023-2024 Jury’s primary concernisthe delayeddevelopmentof SkylineAcademy. Despite approval in2020,there hasbeen littleprogress towardsopening. Repeatedrequests for adetailed projectplanand progressreports bytheJury were notfulfilled.Two toursof thefacilitymonths apart revealedthat fewof theplanned changestothe physicalspacehave beenimplemented. Oneroom hadbeenremodeledfor use asan office. Bytheconclusion of itsinvestigation, theJury wasnotable todetermineif aformal project plan for theformation of theSkyline Academy camp programis beingfollowedor evenexistsor,if there isanymeasure or documentationof progress. Additionally,theJury found littleownershipof who ischargedwithmaking progress towards openingSkyline Academy. Withoutthe appointmentof adedicatedproject managerthis endeavor haslittle chanceof success. BACKGROUND California PenalCodeSec.919(b) mandates ayearlyinquiry into themanagement and conditions of alldetention facilities intheCounty. NapaCounty JuvenileHall (NCJH)qualifies asone of thetwodetentionfacilities inNapaCounty. It isadministered bytheNapaCounty Probation Department under thedirection ofthe ChiefProbation Officer andmanagedbya Superintendent andAssistant Superintendent. UnderSenate Bill823,signedinto lawSeptember 30,2020andeffectiveJuly 1,2021,all juvenile justiceresponsibilitieswere realigned fromtheState tothe County.SB 823initiatedthe closureof juvenile detention facilitiesat thestate levelandtransferredcustody ofjuvenile offendersto localcounties throughout theState ofCalifornia. Theage levelofjurisdictionfor youth wasraisedto 21,23,or 25,depending upontheoffense. Thepast severalyears haveseen areduction inthe numberofyouthin JuvenileHalldue tothe recentchange instate policy ofnotincarceratingmost juvenileoffenders.Whilethe Napa Juvenile Hallwasdesignedtoaccommodateupto 60youthdetainees, theaverage daily populationhasbeenmuch belowthat for severalyears. Inthe pastfew years,the averagedaily populationhasrangedfrom 10to15. Currently, the Juvenile Hall is divided into two wings. The Prospect Wing, usedfor short-term incarcerated youth and a second wing currently beingconverted toacamp program.Following lifting of covidrestrictions, normaloperations havebeen resumed. Acampprogram isintended toprovide servicestoyouthin detentionwhileallowing them to remainlocally connectedtofamilies andcommunity.On January14,2020,theNew Horizons camp wasapprovedbythe BoardofSupervisors as analternativeto sendinglocalyouth toShort TermResidentialTreatmentPrograms outsidethecounty. OnJanuary 27,2020,theNapaCounty ChiefProbation Officer signedarequest tothe BoardofState andCommunity Corrections for approval of acamp allocation for thefiscal year. DocumentsprovidedtotheJury contain inconsistentpast start-dates for New Horizons.ByJuly 2022,NewHorizonshad beensuspended due toCovid restrictionsand alowpopulation inJuvenileHall. Using thealreadyapprovedNew Horizonsgrantfunds, plans wereinitiated todevelop anew camp program inJuvenile Hall.Thenewcamp, renamed SkylineAcademy, wasslatedtoopen bytheend of 2023.Onits visitonJanuary29,2024,the Juryfound that onlyoneroom hadbeen remodeled into afuture office. Jurymembers were toldthat the campmight beopened byJuly 2024. METHODOLOGY For purposesof this report,the GrandJury completed thefollowing: ● Tour of entireJuvenileHall ● Second tourof CampArea ofJuvenile Hall ● Interviewswith JuvenileHall Administrators ● Reviewof previousNapa CountyGrand Jury Reportsfrom 2014to2023● Reviewof Board of State& CommunityCorrections May 23,2023InspectionReport ● Reviewof Contractwith B.I.CorrectionalServices, Inc, approvedbyBoardofSupervisors on February 26,2024 ● Reviewof JuvenileJustice CoordinatingCouncilMeetingMinutes fromSeptember20, 2023 ● Reviewof Informational pamphletfor Skyline Academy ● Reviewof Board of Supervisors Approvalfor New HorizonsJanuary14,2020 ● Reviewof Napa CountyJuvenileJustice Plan(2023-2024) ● Napa CountyWebsite,https://www.countyofnapa.org/bids.aspx?bidID=373 DISCUSSION 70 The2023-24 Napa County GrandJury reviewedthe upcomingSkyline Academy campprogram aspartof its annualmandate toassess themanagement andconditionsof theJuvenile Hall. Between October2023and February2024,four interviews withrepresentativesfrom Juvenile Halland Probation wereconducted andtwoon-sitevisits tothefacilityoccurred. Skyline Academy wasscheduled to openatthe endof 2023.TheJuryfound nosignificantprogress on theallocated spacebetweensitevisitsin October2023andJanuary2024.Oneroom hadbeen remodeled withintendeduse asafuture office,and apamphlethadbeen created. Repeated inquiries,both emailandtelephonic, requesting specificdocumentationof current activityyieldedminimal information.This lackof concernor willingnesstoprovideverified evidence of progressor a working projectplan isdocumented intheMethodologysection and demonstrated inthechartbelow. The Jury did receive documentation detailingthe 2020approvalofthe County ordinancefor the original (now defunct) juvenile camp program New Horizons.On March15,2024,theJury also received atwo-pagegeneral spreadsheetbudgetfor Skyline Academy.Theinformation provided in thisdocumentdid notinclude acompleterecord ofbudget spending, currentallocations,or recordof moniesspent todate. TheJury found aRequestfor Proposal(PRO102501) onthe Countywebsiteregarding the current campSkyline Academy. TheRFP describesthecamp’spurposeand functionandasks approval toretaina Juvenile TreatmentProvider tofurnishthe programming. On February26, 2024,theBoard of Supervisorsapprovedacontract withB.I.CorrectionalServices, Inc. for the timeperiodfrom March1, 2024toJune30,2026as theservice provider. Essentially,theJury wasunable toascertainif aformal project planfor the creationof theCamp isbeingfollowedor evenexists.TheJury wasgiven nodocumentation ofprogress. Fromthe Jury's perspective,theCounty wouldgreatlybenefit bymoreeffectiveproject management. Recordof requests for documentation includes,butis notlimitedto: Date Correspondence Response 12/15/2 Email tofollow upon11/29/23Interview No Response 023 where it wasagreed theJurywouldbesupplied with aformal projectplan,progress, andthe proceduresbeingfollowed inthecreation of the Camp.An additionalrequest wasmade for any architectural drawingsor renderingsofthe future Campspace 01/02/2 Follow upto aboveemailwithsamerequest Outof office,return 024 07/24/2023, referred to another administrator 01/02/2 Email seekingdocumentslistedabove and 01/03/2024 email response 024 includedspecificrequests for documents saying will comply,butno verifying thefundinggrant,project plan,and doc received;01/05/2024 timeline. email withlong discussionbut nodocs 01/08/2 024 Email seekingdocumentslistedabove and 1/9/2024 email, nodocs, includedspecificrequests for documents copy of anotherdept.email verifying thefundinggrant,project plan,and timeline. 72 01/12/2 Email requestingdocuments ontheoriginal 01/17/24 email response, 024 planfor theCampdescribing its mission,any nodocs information onitsevolution,andagain requesting informationonfunding. 03/04/2 Email requestingexpenses for construction, 03/05/2024 email, will get it 024 RFP cost for servicestoberendered, relevant together,will be outof town financialinformation, and documentationof for a week expenses alreadyallocated. 03/07/2 Emailrequesting finalreportfromShared Visions. Responsesaying noreport 024 exists 03/09/2 Email requestingpreviouslypromised No Response 024 CADdrawingsof thefacilityplan. 03/12/2 Second requestaskingfor multipledocs that Email response,docswill 024 were requestedata prior interview. be availablebyend of week;twodocswere received.
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CL1 Page 110The County would like to acknowledge the work of the Grand Jury. It is apparent they have an interest in the important and complex work of HHSA and share in our goals of making mental health crisis services available and accessible to the community. 101 Napa County Responses To The Grand Jury Report On Napa County Groundwater Management INTRODUCTION The “Napa County Groundwater Management” Report of the 2022-2023 Napa County Grand Jury sets forth eight (8) findings and five (5) recommendations relating to the management of groundwater resources in Napa County. This Memorandum comprises the responses of the Director of the Department of Planning, Building and Environmental Services (PBES), the County Executive Officer and the Board of Supervisors. We would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the work of this year’s Grand Jury. We appreciate the Grand Jury’s interest in and focus on groundwater management in Napa County. It is a highly complex topic, especially with the overarching goals of ensuring that water resources are managed to protect communities and the environment, ensuring water supply reliability, and preparing for future weather extremes in the face of climate change and uncertainty.
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CM1 Page 24TheJury exploredthehumanitarian workof localCommunityPartner nonprofitorganizations providing vitalservicestothe disabled,elderly andthose inneed.TheJury recognizestheir invaluablecontribution to thecommunityand commendthededication ofall those whowork diligently and volunteerso generously.
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CM2 Page 46C1. The Jury commends the Napa Police Department Special Enforcement Unit as well as the Napa County District Attorney’s office’s interdiction efforts to stop gang violence. C2. The Jury commends the Napa Police Department’s Juvenile Diversion Program and the dedication of its diversion officer. C3. The Jury commends the Napa Police Department, Napa Sheriff’s Department, the Napa Valley Unified School District, and the Napa County Office of Education for their School Resource Officer program and also acknowledges the dedication of the School Resource Officers assigned to the Napa County Schools. 37 C4. The Jury commends the Napa County Probation Department’s officers assigned to Camille Creek who go beyond their duties to help at-risk youth as well as the officers assigned to supervise gang members and associates. C5. The Jury commends the Napa Sheriff’s Department for its Youth Activities League programs.
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CM3 Page 57The Jury commends the continuing efforts of the PBES team implementing the online digital platform. The Jury commends the PBES’s dedicated staff who perform despite the challenges of staff shortages and cramped office environment.
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CM4 Page 96Commendation 1: The Napa County Grand Jury commends the NCJ for managing the Covid-19 pandemic with innovative solutions to keep the outbreaks at a minimum. Response to Grand Jury Final Report on Napa County Juvenile Hall
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CM5 Page 97The Napa County Probation Department appreciates the Grand Jury's recognition of the hard work of County staff to ensure youth and staff were safe in the Juvenile Hall throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. 88 Information Technology Services in Napa County INTRODUCTION The “Information Technology Services in Napa County” final investigative report (Report) of the 2022- 2023 Napa County Civil Grand Jury presents five (5) findings, five (5) recommendations and one (1) commendation related to ITS in Napa County. This letter represents the responses of the Napa County Board of Supervisors and County Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), pursuant to California Penal Code Section 933.05. Napa County Board of Supervisors and County Executive Officer would like to thank the Grand Jury for their work, and for the opportunity to respond to the findings and recommendations in the final investigative report.
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