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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Tehama County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
Is Staffing Shortage Blocking New Re-Entry Center’s Future
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Findings 11 findings
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According to the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) survey completed in December 2023. The city's 135.99 lane miles have an average PCI rating of 39 on a 100-point scale, indicating that the majority of roads are in poor condition. This low rating suggests that many streets require immediate maintenance or rehabilitation to prevent further degradation.
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Funding for maintenance and upgrading the roadway surface has been inadequate.
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Due to the City of Red Bluff’s untimely repair and maintenance of roads, costs are increasing.
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The City of Red Bluff has difficulty securing funding grants.
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The roadways in the City of Red Bluff create hazardous and unsafe driving conditions, presenting a significant liability risk to the city.
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The current Sobering and Safety Cells are inadequate and have been since reported in the 2018-2019 Grand Jury Final Report.
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Overpopulation (in reference to the inmate/officer ratio) of the jail can lead to some offenders being released early to make space for additional inmates. This has led to a negative public perception of “catch and release”.
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Currently there are no volunteer led community programs for inmates, which reduces re-habilitation and education opportunities.
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Without resolving the staffing shortage, the new Re-Entry Center will be unable to fulfill its intended purpose.
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Previous attempts to secure funding for Re-Entry Center staffing through county tax measures have been unsuccessful due to insufficient community support.
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To fulfill one of the requirements of being a Re-Entry Center, Shasta College will partner with TCSO to offer culinary training to inmates, proving them a useful skill after release. 39
Recommendations 7
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R1Page 25The Grand Jury recommends Public Works should create a plan for improving the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of the roadways and communicate this to the public within one year of issuance of this report. 22
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R2Page 26The Grand Jury recommends Public Works conduct annual (starting in 2025) community forums to gather feedback on roadway conditions and facilitate communication with the public.
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R3Page 26The Grand Jury recommends Public Works create a plan to downsize roadway projects’ scope of maintenance to reduce cost and improve likelihood of project completion. Plan should be completed in 2025.
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R4Page 26The Grand Jury recommends Public Works should make a plan to increase grant funding in 2025.
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R5Page 26The Grand Jury recommends Public Works should allocate annual funds for roadway maintenance with budget breakdown and communicate this to the public in 2025 (and going forward).
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R6Page 26The Grand Jury recommends the City of Red Bluff should create a space for designated roadway maintenance and work in progress updates on it’s website of issuance of this report.
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R7Page 26The Grand Jury recommends that the City of Red Bluff propose a special use sales tax dedicated to city street improvements and enhance public awareness through social media advertising to promote the proposed tax. 23