Subject: Response to 2006-2007 Grand Jury Reports (District: All)) County of San Diego Response to Grand Jury Report:*

those utilized as temporary classrooms on public school campuses.

the modular buildings.

if she makes one poor decision in violation of California law.

male booking and holding facility counterparts. Disagree. The County recognizes the deteriorating conditions and continues its

September 17, 1996 Settlement Agreement, certain high level elected county officials have discounted the recommendations of five of the six previous San Diego County Grand Juries; while other high level elected county officials have not aggressively pursued those recommendations on behalf of San Diego County taxpayers. RESPONSE TO 2006-2007 GRAND JURY REPORTS (District: All)) SUBJECT: Response: Disagree. The County Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff's Department have both strongly supported and pursued recommendations provided by previous Grand Juries as to the Las Colinas Detention Facility. During the approximately two and a half years it took for Carter Goble to compile

the new Development Plan, nearly 38,000 women were processed and housed in Las Colinas in buildings 21 years beyond their projected life expectancy at construction.

renovation efforts to replace the rotten wood flooring of all modular buildings. Reportedly, the construction cost for the renovation project is $125,000 per building. Approximately two and one half years have elapsed since the 2003/2004 Grand Jury recommendation to the date of renovation demolition.

inspecting Las Colinas in recent years. Disagree. The County has no knowledge or information of the Grand Jury's

Jury Reports that Las Colinas be replaced, one County official who had not visited there recently testified that replacement was not a high priority on past County-wide Capital Improvement Needs Assessments (CINA). Disagree. The County has no knowledge or information of the Grand Jury's

inspected Las Colinas within the past two years. This official was unaware of the rotting floors and the grossly insufficient bathroom facilities. Disagree. The County has no knowledge or information of the Grand Jury's

when interviewed. Officials who testified were confident in their defense against allegations such as this. RESPONSE TO 2006-2007 GRAND JURY REPORTS (District: All)) SUBJECT:

Colinas construction trust fund, three quarters of the current proposed construction cost estimate would be covered. Disagree. This finding presupposes that the Sheriff's Department could allocate