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Santa Cruz County Grand Jury • 2017-2018

“Assessing the Threat of

Published: January 10, 2017 103 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 16 findings

F1 Page 34
The 24-hour Crisis Intervention Training course has given law enforcement responders additional tools for dealing with people in crisis, resulting in less use of force.
Related Recommendations (1)
R8
Page 52
The District should provide formal training to all Board and committee members and senior staff on how to communicate with the public on contentious issues. (F1, F3) Published May 31, 2018 2 017-2018 Consolidated Final Report 49 Required Response Respond Within/ Respondent Findings Recommendations Respond By San Lorenzo Valley 90 Days Water District Board F1 – F3 R1 – R8 August 29, 2018 of Directors Abbreviations and Definitions ● CIP: Capital Improvement Program (also called Capital Improvement Plan) ● CTV: Community Television of Santa Cruz County ● Gantt Chart: “A Gantt chart is a visual view of tasks scheduled over time.”[105] ● Glyphosate: “Glyphosate is an herbicide. It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses.”[106] ● LADOC: Lompico Assessment District Oversight Committee ● LAFCO: Local Agency Formation Commission for Santa Cruz County ● LCWD: Lompico County Water District ● Resolution 953-A: LAFCO resolution (also called the “merger agreement”) approving SLVWD’s annexation of LCWD (also called the “merger”) ● SCADA: Supervisory control and data acquisition system ● SLVWD: San Lorenzo Valley Water District, also referred to in this report as “the District”
F2 Page 34
Adding more mental health liaisons and increasing their hours of availability would increase the benefit of this program to law enforcement and people in crisis. ​
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
Page 35
The County Health Services Agency and the County’s five law enforcement agencies should create a plan to make mental health liaisons available to respond to 9-1-1 EDP calls at all hours in all jurisdictions. (F2)
R6
Page 52
The District should provide formal training about assessment districts to LADOC members and all others involved in the administration of the Assessment District. (F2)
F3 Page 34
Having law enforcement be the primary responder to non-threatening 9-1-1 EDP calls reduces the overall availability of law enforcement to the community.
Related Recommendations (3)
R2
Page 35
The County Health Services Agency and the County’s five law enforcement agencies should create a plan to make MERT available to respond to 9-1-1 EDP calls at all hours in all jurisdictions. (F3-F5)
R7
Page 52
The District should record all Board and committee meetings, and post the recordings online for public access. (F3)
R8
Page 52
The District should provide formal training to all Board and committee members and senior staff on how to communicate with the public on contentious issues. (F1, F3) Published May 31, 2018 2 017-2018 Consolidated Final Report 49 Required Response Respond Within/ Respondent Findings Recommendations Respond By San Lorenzo Valley 90 Days Water District Board F1 – F3 R1 – R8 August 29, 2018 of Directors Abbreviations and Definitions ● CIP: Capital Improvement Program (also called Capital Improvement Plan) ● CTV: Community Television of Santa Cruz County ● Gantt Chart: “A Gantt chart is a visual view of tasks scheduled over time.”[105] ● Glyphosate: “Glyphosate is an herbicide. It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses.”[106] ● LADOC: Lompico Assessment District Oversight Committee ● LAFCO: Local Agency Formation Commission for Santa Cruz County ● LCWD: Lompico County Water District ● Resolution 953-A: LAFCO resolution (also called the “merger agreement”) approving SLVWD’s annexation of LCWD (also called the “merger”) ● SCADA: Supervisory control and data acquisition system ● SLVWD: San Lorenzo Valley Water District, also referred to in this report as “the District”
F4 Page 34
The Mobile Emergency Response Team (MERT) is not accessible through 9-1-1, resulting in overuse of law enforcement.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Page 35
The County Health Services Agency and the County’s five law enforcement agencies should create a plan to make MERT available to respond to 9-1-1 EDP calls at all hours in all jurisdictions. (F3-F5)
F5 Page 34
Current dispatch procedures do not distinguish between threatening and non-threatening EDP calls. Making this distinction would create an opportunity for MERT to respond to the 70 percent of 9-1-1 EDP calls that do not involve a threat.
Related Recommendations (3)
R2
Page 35
The County Health Services Agency and the County’s five law enforcement agencies should create a plan to make MERT available to respond to 9-1-1 EDP calls at all hours in all jurisdictions. (F3-F5)
R3
Page 35
The County Health Services Agency, the County’s five law enforcement agencies, and Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 should develop a dispatch plan that classifies 9-1-1 EDP calls as threatening (the subject presents a danger to others) or nonthreatening (the subject does not present a danger to others). (F5)
R4
Page 35
Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 should dispatch MERT with a law enforcement liaison in response to non-threatening 9-1-1 EDP calls. (F5)
F6 Page 34
Having a private, for-profit contractor operate the County BHU reduces transparency between the Behavioral Health Department and the people they serve. Published May 17, 2018 2017-2018 Consolidated Final Report 31
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
Page 35
The County should conduct a compliance audit of the Telecare facility to investigate the allegations in the NAMI Santa Cruz task force report, post the results of the investigation on the Health Services Agency website, and recommend appropriate changes to performance specifications in any future contract. (F6) Commendation C1. The Grand Jury commends our County’s law enforcement agencies for incorporating the new methodologies set forth in the CIT course and adapting their procedures to those methodologies.
F7 Page 125
The Soquel Union Elementary School District did not provide documentation confirming that it had analyzed the Grand Jury’s recommendation within six months; however, in 2018 it took steps to address the complaint form issue identified in the recommendation.
No recommendations for this finding
F8 Page 125
The Board of Supervisors followed through on its commitments to analyze Grand Jury recommendations related to Domestic Violence Commission meeting times and reporting practices.
No recommendations for this finding
F9 Page 125
A District Attorney designee met with the presiding judge of the Superior Court to explore the re-establishment of a Domestic Violence Court, thus fulfilling the Board of Supervisors’ commitment to do so.
No recommendations for this finding
F10 Page 125
The Sheriff-Coroner’s Office analyzed the Grand Jury’s Facility Risk Report
No recommendations for this finding
F11 Page 125
The Sheriff-Coroner‘s Office fulfilled its commitment to build a fence to enclose the entire Main Jail.
No recommendations for this finding
F12 Page 125
The Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office honored their commitments to make changes to the September 2016 provider contract for medical services for County detention facilities.
No recommendations for this finding
F13 Page 125
The Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office fulfilled their commitment to do a Title 15 inspection of the Main Jail in 2016. Published June 27, 2018 1 22 Santa Cruz County Grand Jury
No recommendations for this finding
F14 Page 126
The Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office confirmed that the Main Jail was in compliance with Title 15 Detoxification Treatment requirements in 2016.
No recommendations for this finding
F15 Page 126
The Felton Fire Protection District’s submission to the current Grand Jury of written policy and procedures regarding the acquisition and sale of real property contradicts the facts established in the 2016 Grand Jury report that the District lacked such documents, and is inconsistent with the District’s 2016 commitment to the public to adopt such policies and procedures in the future.
No recommendations for this finding
F16 Page 126
The Felton Fire Protection District has not yet fulfilled its commitment to post policies and procedures on its website.
No recommendations for this finding

Additional Recommendations 65

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

Conclusions 6

Commendations 3