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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Placer County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
Placer County Grand Jury 2023-2024 Final Report associated with TCE contamination from the former missile site and to
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Findings 11 findings
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The City of Lincoln does not have a dedicated Lincoln Titan 1-A Missile Site webpage on the on their website.
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on the on their website. The residents in the immediate vicinity of the trichloroethylene contamination at
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the former Lincoln Titan 1-A Missile Site are well-informed on this issue. It is unclear how aware residents outside Sun City Lincoln Hills are about the
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Lincoln Titan 1-A Missile Site contamination. There is a new Restoration Advisory Board coordinated by United States Army Corps of Engineers which includes Lincoln residents. Those meetings are not
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livestreamed or recorded. At the first Restoration Advisory Board meeting, several questions from the
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community went unanswered. Health issues associated with trichloroethylene include birth defects, respiratory
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illness, several types of cancers, and Parkinson’s Disease. Local Congressional offices, the City of Lincoln, and a community awareness group have been encouraging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin remediation of the
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trichloroethylene contamination. The City of Lincoln has included Lincoln Titan 1-A Missile Site remediation in their
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2023-2025 Strategic Plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been aware of trichloroethylene contamination at the Lincoln Titan 1-A Missile Site since 1991 and has assumed
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responsibility for remediation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is installing additional monitoring wells bordering
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Snapdragon Lane and Prunella Court in the Sun City Lincoln Hills Community. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers abruptly ceased this project for nearly a decade to determine the source of contamination and responsibility for the cleanup from 2009 to 2018-2019. 61 -2024 Final Report
Recommendations 5
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R1By October 1, 2024, the Lincoln City Council will create a dedicated Titan 1-A Missile Site page on the City of Lincoln’s website to include a link to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ website, to disseminate information to the public, including a point of contact.
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R2Page 70contact. Beginning October 1, 2024, the Lincoln City Council will provide a quarterly status
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R3Page 70update report on the Lincoln Titan 1-A Missile Site at Lincoln City Council meetings. By October 1, 2024, through completion of full remediation, the Lincoln City Council will request the United States Army Corps of Engineers, or their consultants, to livestream, record, publish, and archive Restoration Advisory Board meetings for
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R4Page 70full transparency. By September 1, 2024, the Lincoln City Council will appoint a city representative to Requiartetedn dR qeusaprtoernlys Reess toration Advisory Board meetings. Pursuant to Penal Code § 933.05, the Placer County Grand Jury requires a response from thRee fsoplloonwdiinngg g Eonvteirtnyi ng body: Findings Recommendations Due Date Requiring Requiring Response Response Lincoln City Council F1, F3, F4, R1, R2, October 1, 2024
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R28Page 67The facility, known as the Burton Creek Substation, provides 24/7 patrol coverage, specialized search and rescue teams, a courtroom, and holding cells. It was built in 1959 as a temporary sheriff’s substation for the 1960 Winter Olympics. The Burton Creek Substation is sixty-five years old, non-ADA compliant, too small to adequately house the department’s offices or necessary jail cells, and long overdue for 1 replacement. The Burton Creek Substation jail is a Type I facility. Its four cells are not equipped for overnight housing, but rather, used as holding cells for the courtroom during business hours. The substation has repeatedly been the subject of grand jury reports recommending the complete replacement of the facility over the past thirty years. To remedy these issues, PCSO has contracted with the NCSO to house detainees overnight at the nearby Truckee Jail. California Code of Regulations. Title 15 § 1006. https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/IC0E2A7406CA 011EDB5569A0BCCCD916B?%20viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Catego ryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default). Accessed March 3, 2024. 66 ,000 was established in 2001 for jail services, which provides booking and overnight arrest holds. The contract has been renegotiated several times since its inception, with the current version in place since 2017. At present, the contracted amount is adjusted 3 percent annually and is paid in equal, quarterly payments to Nevada County. The current 2023-2024 contracted amount has grown to $517,727, with the contract service agreement remaining the same as the original contract from 2001. To date, the contract has cost taxpayers over $8.1 million for fewer than one hundred overnight holds per year at the Truckee Jail. 67 -2002 $200,000 2002-2003 * 2003-2004 * 2004-2005 $277,031 2005-2006 $285,342 2006-2007 $297,808 2007-2008 $312,698 2008-2009 $350,369 2009-2010 $358,369 2010-2011 $361,654 2011-2012 $376,120 2012-2013 $380,633 2013-2014 $385,220 2014-2015 $396,800 2015-2016 $408,700 2016-2017 $420,961 2017-2018 $433,590 2018-2019 $446,598 2019-2020 $459,996 2020-2021 $473,796 2021-2022 $488,008 2022-2023 $502,648 2023-2024 $517,727 *Data unavailable for 2002-2004 Because the Burton Creek Substation is not a Type II jail facility, and cannot house inmates overnight, all detainees must be transferred to the Auburn Main Jail or the NCSO Truckee Jail upon arrest. Due to staffing constraints and weather-related road closures, it is most convenient for PCSO to transfer detainees directly to the Truckee Jail for after-hours booking, then to the Auburn Main Jail the following day during their usual transport schedule. Detainees are regularly transported from the Auburn Main Jail to the Burton C reek Substation for court ap pearances Monday through Thursday. 68 :00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The office is closed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The chart below illustrates the Burton Creek Substation’s business hours and the contracted hours during which deputies may book detainees into the Truckee Jail. Burton Creek Substation Business Hours and Contract Hours Monday 6 a.m. -4 p.m. 4 p.m. -6 a.m. Tuesday 6 a.m. -4 p.m. 4 p.m. -6 a.m. Wednesday 6 a.m. -4 p.m. 4 p.m. -6 a.m. Thursday 6 a.m. -4 p.m. 4 p.m. -6 a.m. Friday ALL DAY Saturday ALL DAY Sunday ALL DAY Burton Creek Business Hours Detainees to Truckee Jail Detainees to Truckee Jail - All Day Friday, Saturday, Sunday Contract Details The contract provides full booking services for PCSO detainees at the Truckee Jail which includes checks for holds and warrants, photographs, after-hours housing, and an arrest file. It provides the arresting officer the option to transport the detainee directly to the Truckee Jail, where they are booked and held until the next business day for transport by PCSO to the Auburn Main Jail. If it is determined the detainee cannot be booked into the Truckee Jail, transportation must be arranged, and they are booked into the Auburn Main Jail. All services provided by NCSO comply with Minimum Standards for Adult Jail The contract stipulates: Facilities set forth in California Code of Regulations Title 15, 19, and 24, and in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws. The NCSO may refuse to book detainees for reasons stipulated in the contract. However, there are also constraints due to California Code of Regulations, Title 15, § 1016, that 69