County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Budget Workshop - May 12, 2026

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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 12, AND WE ARE NOW ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOP. AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS CONTINUING MEETING TO ORDER, WHICH WE STARTED YESTERDAY AND WILL HAVE ONE MORE TOMORROW. IF I WOULD PLEASE ASK OUR CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

YOU HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU. MAY I ASK SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA TO PLEASE LEAVE US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING, IF YOU ARE ABLE. BEGIN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. FOR TODAY'S MEETING, I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT YESTERDAY WE HAD A VERY, VERY LATE MEETING AND CLOSE TO 7:30 P.M. AND SO FOR TODAY, WE ARE PROPOSING TO HAVE A HARD STOP AT 6:00 P.M. SO THAT FOLKS CAN AND AND THAT WAY WE WON'T HAVE TO WORK SO LATE THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO THINK ONCE IT IS PAST MEALTIME. IN ANY CASE, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT AND WANT TO ANNOUNCE IT AHEAD OF TIME. SO IF ANY ITEMS WE CANNOT FINISH ON TODAY'S AGENDA BY 6:00 P.M., WILL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE THOSE ITEMS TOMORROW STARTING AT 1:30 P.M. SAME LOCATION, RIGHT HERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

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

WHILE WAITING FOR THE CARD, LET ME DO THE TRANSLATION ANNOUNCEMENT RIGHT THERE TO COOK. CLERK, WOULD YOU MIND TO ASK OUR TRANSLATOR?

YES, IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE OUR INTERPRETERS TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING INTO SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE. IF YOU ARE IN CHAMBERS AND REQUIRE SPANISH OR VIETNAMESE INTERPRETATION, INTERPRETATION DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF CHAMBERS. DEPUTY CLERK CAN ASSIST YOU WITH SET UP. PICKET TRANSLATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN ZOOM USING THE INTERPRETATION BUTTON. ADDITIONALLY, AS A GENTLE REMINDER FOR PUBLIC COMMENTERS, STAFF AND THOSE ON THE DAIS, PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY AND DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF TRANSLATION.

WE HAVE OUR VIETNAMESE INTERPRETER ON THE LINE?

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO CURTIS, DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS IN PUBLIC YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 11, 12, 13 OR 14.

WE DO. I WAS TRYING TO GET YOU AN EXACT COUNT, BUT I COULD ONLY GIVE YOU AN APPROXIMATE COUNT OF AROUND 82.

EIGHTY-TWO? ONLY? OKAY. LET'S DO ONE MINUTE EACH. AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO SPEAK THE ENTIRE MINUTE, BUT WE GIVE YOU TIME TO EXPRESS. IF YOU HAVE FINISHED COME FINISH COMMENTS, YOU CAN ALWAYS GIVE THE REST OF YOUR COMMENT IN WRITTEN FORM TO OUR CLERK AND WILL BE ADDED INTO THE RECORD OF THIS MEETING. PICK THE ONE HING I ALSO WANT TO ADVISE AND REMIND FOLKS, WE REALLY DO NOT LIKE FOLKS TO BE DOING COPYING OR BUOYING WHEN PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYBODY. BUT IF YOU WANT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF WHAT THE SPEAKER IS SAYING, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU RAISE YOUR HAND AND SHAKE AND THAT MEANS YOU ARE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM. I WANT TO KEEP EVERYBODY IN MIND AND WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN ADVANCE TO COOPERATE TO MAKE THE MEETING MOVING SMOOTHLY. AND NOW PUBLIC COMMENT TO CLOSES ON THE FIRST SPEAKER STARTS SPEAKING. AND CURTIS, WOULD YOU GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS AND THEN GO TO ZOOM.

YES, MY APOLOGIES, I NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE A RESUME SPEAKER, SO WE ARE ABOUT 92.

THERE WE GO.

ARE IN PERSON SPEAKERS, WE WILL START WITH --

BEFORE WE START PUBLIC SPEAKING SESSION, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, TODAY IS ABOUT OUR BUDGET. SO WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT BUDGET ITEMS. DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET ISSUES. WE DO NOT HAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT PERIOD FOR NON-BUDGET ITEMS. SO TODAY IS FOR BUDGET. SECOND THING IS, IF SOMEBODY ELSE HAS EVER SPOKEN BEFORE YOU AND YOU BASICALLY AGREE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY I AGREE COMPLETELY AND THAT TOO- CERTAINLY IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE TO COME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THE ENTIRE MINUTE. PLEASE PROCEED.

GOOD JOB. YES, AND WE GO THROUGH TRANSLATION FIRST. THANK YOU. IT'S PRETTY.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM HERE TO TALK ON BEHALF FOR HAVING FUNDS FOR PARENTS CAFÉ. AND I AM HERE TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS CAFÉ BECAUSE IT HAS SAVED MY LIFE FROM BECOMING TOTALLY DEPRESSED AND SEPARATED. I BECAME A HOST AND A LEADER. AND IT ALSO HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND MY DAUGHTER AND MY FAMILY. AND I HAVE BEEN A WIFE SINCE 16 YEARS AGO AND ALSO A MOTHER. AND THIS CAFÉ HELP ME FOR NOT GETTING THE WORST. GAVE ME SELF-ESTEEM AND HELP ME TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH MY MOTHER AND MY CHILDREN. SO PLEASE, I'M HERE TO AVOID -- TO GO AGAINST THIS CUTTING AND TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS CAFÉ BECAUSE IT HAS HEALED ME FROM -- MY FAMILY FROM BREAKING APART AND HAS ALSO SAVED ME. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. I'M HERE TO BE HEARD. MY NAME IS CLAUDIA MARCUS AND I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT ONLY A PROGRAM, BUT THIS IS ABOUT THE BASE OF OUR FAMILY AND OUR COMMUNITY. IS FOR FAMILIES AND PARENTS THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM. WHEN THEY RECEIVE TOOLS AND THEY ARE CONFIDENT ENOUGH, THEY ARE HELPING CHILDREN FOR NOT DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL AND GETTING INTO THE UNIVERSITY. ALSO WENT UNIVERSITY. ALSO WENT PARENTS AND FAMILY UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM AND THEY KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE IT WELL, THEN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ARE BECOMING STRONGER. SO PLEASE BE PROACTIVE AND INVEST MORE IN THIS TYPE OF PROGRAMS. THANK YOU.

HELLO, MY NAME IS MIRIAM. I AM AGAINST BUDGET CUT OF CAFÉ PADRES. MY DEFINITION OF A GOOD MOM WAS SOMEONE WHO CONTROL EVERYTHING TO ENSURE HER CHILDREN WERE ALWAYS HAPPY. DIDN'T SEE I WAS ACTING OUT OF FEAR. THE TURNING POINT CAME WHEN I WAS REFLECTING THOSE SEEM TO HAVE FEARS BACK AT ME. PROVIDED WHAT I NEEDED TO REFLECT AND EVOLVE. HELP ME REALIZE SUPPORTING PARENTS PERSONAL GROWTH IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ENSURE A CHILD'S WELL-BEING. TODAY I ENJOY MOTHERHOOD AND A HEALTHIER WAY. LEARNING TO YOUR PARENT WITH EMPATHY, PATIENCE AND EMOTIONAL AWARENESS. BY FUNDING AT YOUR INVESTING IN A LONG-TERM CHANGE. HEALTHIER PARENTS MEANS MORE HARMONIOUS HOMES, STRONGER SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS RAY NOT AND I AM HERE AGAINST CUTTING FUNDS FOR A PROJECT LIKE CAFÉ PADRES. HOW I GOT HERE WAS IN THE TIME OF THE PANDEMIC WHEN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY FAMILY WAS HORRIBLE. I WAS STRESSED WITH MY $3.20 TO PLAY IN PARKS AND EVERYTHING WAS CLOSE. HERE I FOUND THROUGH FRIENDSHIP NOBODY JUDGING AND ALSO EVERYBODY WANTS WILLING TO GET THEIR HAND TO ME. AND I AM STILL LEARNING. AND ALSO MY HUSBAND HAS GOTTEN BENEFIT FROM IT. HE IS HAPPY BECAUSE IT TRANSFORM OUR FAMILY. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT NOT ONLY FOR US BUT FOR OTHER FAMILIES BECAUSE IT IS RELIEVED THEY ARE OPENING FOR DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES AND CAFÉ PADRES HAS GIVEN ME A LOT. THANK YOU.

I CAN COME UP A FEW MORE NAMES WHILE OUR NEXT SPEAKER APPROACH APPROACHES THE PODIUM. AND MY APOLOGIES ON SOME OF THESE, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME READING.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. I AM HERE TO TALK AGAINST THE FUNDING CUTS AND I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT CAFÉ PADRES, WHICH IS NOT ONLY A PROGRAM, THIS IS THE LIFE-SAVING PROGRAM FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I USED TO BE VERY DEPRESSED AND HAS ALLOWED ME TO HEAL AND BECOME THE LEADER I AM TODAY. I AM HERE FOR SHARING MY STORY AND TRY TO HELP OTHERS FOR NOT FEELING ALONE. ALSO HAS SAVED MY MARRIAGE AND IT IS NOW MY TRUE PASSION AND I HAVE DISCOVERED IT RIGHT NOW. THIS IS ESSENTIAL AND VITAL PROGRAM. IT IS HELPING FAMILIES AND KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE AND SECURE. PICK OF THIS IS ALSO ALLOWING FAMILIES TO RECOVER AND IT IS ALLOWING TO HAVE A PROPER LIFE. SO PLEASE KEEP THIS PROGRAM. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT CUTTING FUNDS AND MY NAME IS RAMOS AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT CAFÉ PADRES. AND I WANT TO START BY TALKING ABOUT MY TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH BECAUSE I SAW IT WITH MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER AND I WANTED TO BE PART OF THIS TOO BECAUSE THIS IS A LIFE CHANGER. AS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, I SUFFER A LOT AND I WAS MISUNDERSTOOD AND SUFFER A LOT OF BULLYING. BUT CAFÉ PADRES HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING AND ALSO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE BURDEN MY PARENTS WERE CARRYING ALSO. AND IT HELPED ME TO BE FOR A GIVEN -- TO BE FORGIVING WITH MY PASS AND ALSO BECOME A BETTER PERSON FOR THE FUTURE. IT IS ALSO GOOD -- IT HAS ALSO HELPED ME TO HEAL FOR THE FUTURE. AND ALTHOUGH I AM NOT A PARENT, I HAVE A LOT OF NEPHEW SO IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO GUIDE THEM AND TO HAVE -- TO GUIDE AND TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH. SO PLEASE SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE CAFÉ PADRES.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. I AM HERE BECAUSE I AM AGAINST CUTS. I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT CAFÉ TO PADRES, WHICH CAME TO ME AT THE RIGHT MOMENT AND I WANTED TO BE HEARD. I LIKE OTHERS TO BE HEARD TOO AND OTHER FAMILIES TO HAVE A BENEFIT FROM AN AND IT ALLOWED ME TO BE RESILIENT AND I WASN'T EVEN AWARE THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE RESILIENT. IT HAS HELPED ME AND MY FAMILY TO HAVE A BETTER COMMUNICATION AND I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS PROGRAM AND OTHERS TO RECEIVE THE SAME SUPPORT. IT HAS ALSO EDUCATED ME AND NOW I'M 35 TO HAVE MY OWN CAFÉ. THANK YOU.

TO HAVE OUR INTERPRETER ON THE LINE?

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I HAVE ENJOYED THAT PARENT CAFÉ AND I LOVE IT. THAT IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS I ENJOY. AND I ENJOY THE PROGRAM. I HAVE A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND MY CHILDREN MORE AND WE HAVE A CHANCE TO STAY TOGETHER, GET TOGETHER AND LEARN SO MUCH THING ABOUT EVERYTHING. AND THAT'S A WONDERFUL REASON I WOULD LIKE TO BOARD TO CONSIDER TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM FOR EVERYONE SO WE CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO GET TOGETHER AND LEARN TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I'M HERE NOT AS A STAFF BUT AS A PARENT, OF A FORMER PARTICIPANT. I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW PARENT CAFÉ CHANGE FAMILIES. FOR MANY IMMIGRANT FAMILY, LOW INCOME FAMILY AND FAMILY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. PARENTING CAN BE LONELY AND OVERWHELMING. CAN GIVE A SAFE SPACE TO FEEL SAFE, SUPPORT, CONNECT AND HURT BEFORE IT BECOMES A CRISIS. PARENT CAFÉ IS AN INVESTMENT IN HEALTHY FAMILIES AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES. SO I'M HERE RESPECTFULLY TO ASK THE BOARD TO CONTINUE TO FUND THIS PROGRAM AND ALSO PROVIDE MORE USEFUL RESOURCE TO OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME AND I AM VERY HONORED AND HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY. PARENT AND THE PROGRAM WHICH HAS BEEN VERY MEANINGFUL TO ME. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THANK YOU AS I STRUGGLED WITH COMMUNICATION AND KEEP MY FEELING INSIDE AND DEPRESSED. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM I HAVE BEEN CONFIDENT, BUILD CONNECTION IN MY COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WHICH MY HUSBAND. TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THIS PROGRAM. IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE, I BELIEVE IT CAN HAVE MANY VIETNAMESE HELP MANY VIETNAMESE FAMILIES UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER AND PRESERVING OUR COUNTRY CULTURE. THANK YOU.

I CAN CALL UP A FEW MORE NAMES BEFORE OUR NEXT SPEAKER.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CELINE. I AM FROM I CAN ORGANIZATION. AS A PARENT CAFÉ TRAINER AND FORMER PARTICIPANT, I HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUS IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM TO THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY. PARENT CAFÉ PROGRAM TRAINS PARENTS BECOME ACTIVE LISTENING AND SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT CONTINUING FUNDING THAT PARENT CAFÉ PROGRAM HAVE CONNECTION TO ALL GENERATION TO MAKE OUR NATION STRONGER. THANK YOU FOR FINDING VIETNAMESE FUNDING VIETNAMESE CAFÉ PROGRAM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE AND I AM AGAINST FUNDING CUTS. WHEN I NEEDED IT AT THE MOUSE GAVE ME COMMUNITY HEALING AND PURPOSE. I BEGAN AS A PARTICIPANT, THEN BECAME A VOLUNTEER, LATER TRAINED AS A HOST AND EVENTUALLY BECAME A TRAINER. PICK OF THOSE EXPERIENCES OPEN DOORS I NEVER IMAGINED POSSIBLE. CATHOLIC CHARITIES HIRED ME BECAUSE OF THE SKILLS I DEVELOPED THROUGH PARENT CAFÉ AND LATER THE CREATOR OF PARENT CAFÉ CURRICULUM AND INVITED ME TO SERVE AS IS ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. TODAY I TRAIN TRAINERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SERVICE PART OF THE NATIONAL PARENT NATIONAL PARENT LEADER TEAM, VOLUNTEER TIME SUPPORTING PARENT CAFÉ THROUGHOUT SAN JOSE AND WORK AS A COACH AND TRAINER HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPPORTING LEADERS AGENCIES THAT WANT TO GROW AND BETTER SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND SAVE MY MARRIAGE, SAVE MY LIFE AND GAVE ME A NEW SENSE OF HOPE AND PURPOSE. TODAY AS I GET BACK TO THE SAME PROGRAM THAT TRAINS FOR ME, I ASK YOU TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING ITS LIFE-CHANGING IMPACTS JUST LIKE MINE.

GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS MATT BELL, CEO OF PIVOTAL. EDUCATION OFTEN CALLED THE GREAT EQUALIZER, BUT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE, EDUCATION IS TOO OFTEN DISRUPTED BY BY INSTABILITY, INTERRUPTED SCHOOLING, TRAUMA AND LACK OF CONSISTENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS. AT THE VERY MOMENT THE STUDENTS NEED MORE GUIDANCE AND MORE EFFICACY, MORE OPPORTUNITY, PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY THREATENED TO REMOVE THESE CRITICAL SERVICES. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE PIVOTAL PROVE YOUTH RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY DESERVE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SANTA CLARA COUNTY EDUCATION AND TO PERMIT A FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES, PIVOTAL PROVIDES FOSTER YOUTH TO INDIVIDUALIZED TRAUMA ECONOMIC COACHING, SCHOLARSHIPS, ADVOCACY, CAREER SUPPORT AND CONNECTIONS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES LIKE HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND FOOD ASSISTANCE. THE RESULT OF THIS PARTNERSHIP ARE LOW OR NO LESS THAN EXPERT A CORONARY. IN THE 2024/25 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE STATEWIDE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE WAS 69. PIVOTAL GRADUATED AT 92 PERCENT, WHILE ONLY 50 PERCENT -- REALLY? ANYWAY.

PLEASE PROVIDE TO THE TEAM AND WE WERE PUT INTO RECORD.

DID YOU SAY I COULD FINISH?

NO, YOU NEED TO PROVIDE REST OF YOUR STATEMENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU BOARD. I JOINED PARENT CAFÉ DURING THE STAGE OF MY LIFE WHEN I NEEDED HELP TO BE ABOUT HER MOTHER AND A STRAND OF MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY FAMILY. SINCE THEN, I HAVE LEARNED A VERY IMPORTANT TOOLS WHICH PROTECT FACTORS AND REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION AND TREAT MY CHILDREN WITH PATIENCE. I CAME TO UNDERSTAND ASKING FOR SUPPORT IS NOT A WEAKNESS, BUT RATHER IS A FORM OF SELF-CARE. AS A PARENT, WE DO NOT HAVE TO FACE EVERYTHING ALONE. PARENT CAFÉ TAUGHT ME TO BE MORE PRESS PRESSING IN AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH IN DIFFICULT TIMES. FURTHERMORE, I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH OLDER PARENTS WHO SHARE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WHICH MADE ME FEEL SUPPORTED AND UNDERSTOOD. THANKS FOR WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, I NOW FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN MAKING DECISIONS THAT -- WITH LOVE AND PROVIDE A SUPPORT WITH MY CHILDREN. ALL. ALL OF THIS HELP ME TO GROW BOTH.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ELDON BALLIN'S AND I ROLLINS AND I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU AS CALIFORNIA SENIOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND NEXT YEAR'S SENATOR. I REPRESENT HOMECARE. I REPRESENT SEIU. I HAVE BEEN A WORKER FOR MANY YEARS. I'M NOT A RECIPIENT OF HOME CARE AND ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS, ALL THE ETHNICITIES NEED TO HAVE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY. THANK YOU.

IF I COULD CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. PLEASE GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JOANNE, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SURVEY AND SURVEYING HOMELESS IN AUSTRIA THAT THE SEOE PICKLING COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACCEPTED THE JOINT TASK FORCE REPORT. THERE WAS AN ITEM NUMBER 26 CALLED FOR A LIMITED TERM INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKING GROUP TO SET UP A REAL-WORLD PROTOCOL FOR SEAMLESS HANDOFF OF YOUTH BETWEEN SCHOOLS, COUNTIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS WHEN THEY WORK IN FOSTER CARE. MOST SIGNIFICANT OUTCOME OF THIS GROUP WAS EDUCATION MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP. TODAY THE PARTNERSHIP IS IN JEOPARDY NOT DUE TO UNDERUTILIZATION, NOT DUE TO OUTCOMES, BUT BECAUSE F COUNTY FUNDING ESTABLISHED AS CHANGES REDUCE, THIS CONTRACT IS BEING REDUCED BY 65 PERCENT WITHIN THE CURRENT BUDGET. LAST YEAR THIS PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1290 FOSTER YOUTH. EVERYONE AND CARE. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBER OF NOT REPRESENTING THE CHILD YOUTH PREVENTION CONVENTION, PREVENTION KENNEL HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THAT THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, THE JEWEL OF OUR COUNTY'S RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT TO CREATE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO OPERATED UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE STAY THAT WAY, NOTING THAT THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF REFERRALS FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IS LAW ENFORCEMENT DUE TO THE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP THEY HAVE BUILT WITH A. A UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE DAS OFFICE. PLEASE DON'T CHANGE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ONLY NOT BROKEN, BUT IS WORKING SO WELL TO SERVE ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN. I UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE DFCS BUDGET THEY HAVE SUBMITTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF CUTS TO CONTRACTED SERVICES AND I WONDER IF THEY HAVE INFORMED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE POLICY AND PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH CUTS. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS MARTINA WELLS AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING REORGANIZATION OUTLINED IN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. THE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY ADVANCING A MAJOR BUDGET RELATED RESTRUCTURING OF SSA CENTRALIZED STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FUNCTION, YET MANAGEMENT HAS STILL NOT PUBLICLY IDENTIFIED A DOCUMENTED OPERATIONAL FAILURE, MEASURABLE INEFFICIENCY OR WORKFLOW BOTTLENECK THAT THIS RESTRUCTURING IS INTENDED TO SOLVE. BEFORE THE COUNTY DISBURSES 36 OF 40 TO CENTRALIZE TRAINING POSITIONS, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO REQUIRE A DOCUMENTED OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATING WHY THIS RESTRUCTURING IS NECESSARY AND HOW SUCCESSFULLY YOU REMEASURE. THANK YOU.

HELLO. MY NAME IS JILL AND I'M HERE FOR THE SAME REASON AS A SPEAKER BEFORE ME. MANAGEMENT HAS VERBALLY STATED THE RESTRUCTURING WILL NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT REIMBURSEMENT FUNDING, HOWEVER NO COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN FISCAL ANALYSIS, CDS REVIEW OR IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK HAS YET BEEN PUBLICLY SHARED EXPLAINING HOW REIMBURSEMENT COORDINATION AND COMPLIANCE REPORTING OF WILL FUNCTION UNDER A DECENTRALIZED STRUCTURE. THIS IS A FUNDAMENTALLY FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUE. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO REQUIRE WRITTEN REIMBURSEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION AND ANALYSIS BEFORE APPROVING A RESTRUCTURING TIED TO BUDGET REDUCTIONS. THANK YOU. I ALSO HAD SOMETHING TO SUBMIT. THANK YOU.

FOR ANYONE THAT HAS MATERIALS OR CANNOT COMPLETE THEIR STATEMENT, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR MATERIALS ON THE TABLE NEXT TO THE PODIUM. THERE THERE'S A SMALL PILE THERE.

I AM WITH STAFF DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY TO TALK ABOUT POTENTIAL FINANCIAL RISKS DISBANDING STAFF DEVELOPMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. THIS RESTRUCTURING IS POSED DURING ACTIVE CDSS CORRECTIVE OVERSIGHT, SIGNIFICANT STAFFING REDUCTIONS AND ONGOING OPERATIONAL STRAIN ACROSS AS AS A. AT THE SAME TIME, IMPORTANT IMPLEMENTATION QUESTIONS REMAIN UNRESOLVED REGARDING GOVERNANCE AUTHORITY, ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS, WORKLOAD COORDINATION AND OPERATIONAL SAFEGUARDS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK A BOARD TO CAREFULLY EVALUATE WHETHER THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO IMPLEMENT A MAJOR GOVERNANCE RESTRUCTURING CONNECTED TO ONGOING BUDGET REDUCTIONS. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. I AM A SOCIAL SERVICES BENEFITS SPECIALIST, BENEFIT SPECIALIST WITH SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY AT THE BENEFIT SERVICE CENTER. THE COUNTY IS PROPOSING TO DELETE 31 DB POSSESSION, 27 SPECIALISTS AND SUPERVISORS AND THIS IS CONCERNING. ON PAPER IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WE DON'T NEED THESE POSITIONS ANYMORE, BUT WE KNOW THAT NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS ARE COMING FOR CAL FRESH STARTING NEXT MONTH AND FOR MEDI-CAL STARTING IN JANUARY 2027. THESE RULES ARE DESIGNED TO BE BURDENSOME AND THEY WILL REQUIRE MORE TIME WITH EACH CLIENT TO GATHER DOCUMENTS, EXPLAINED THE RULES AND HELP PEOPLE WHO ALREADY QUALIFIED TO STAY ENROLLED. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFFING TO DO THAT WORK, PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE GETTING CAL FRESH, MEDI-CAL, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, CAL WORKS AND OTHER BENEFIT PROGRAMS WILL BE KICKED OFF. WE ARE READY TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY CENTERED ALTERNATIVES. THANK YOU!

I CAN CALL A FEW MORE NAMES.

HELLO SUPERVISORS. I AM A STAFF ATTORNEY AT DEPENDENCY IGER FOR SINNER AND MEMBER OF A SITE SICU LOCAL 521 AND A KIND OF RESOURCE PARENT SINCE 2014. I WORKED FOR ONE OUT OF THE ONLY TWO PRIVATE ATTORNEYS ON THE DEPENDENCY CONFLICT PANEL. UNTIL SHE RETIRED TWO YEARS AGO. AND OTHERS PICKING OTHERS ONLY ONE ATTORNEY ON THE LIST. I JOINED AS STAFF AND NOT ON THE CONFLICT PANEL BECAUSE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, PEER SUPPORT, PREVENTION PROGRAM COMMENTER PARENTS AND IN-HOUSE SOCIAL WORKER SUPPORTS. THE RESOURCES I JUST MENTIONED ARE NOT FEASIBLE AS A SOLO PRIVATE ATTORNEY. THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY MODEL IS NOT ONLY COST-EFFECTIVE BUT ALSO HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS IN KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER AND SAFE. BROKEN FAMILIES WITHOUT SUPPORT AND IN LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION, WHICH COMES AT A HIGH COST OF THE COUNTY NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY BUT ALSO SOCIALLY WITH INCREASED TRAUMA, HOMELESSNESS AND EVEN DEATH. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE THIS THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND MODEL IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A RECOVERING ADDICT OF 20 YEARS. I WORK WITH DEPENDENCY ADVOCACY CENTER AND IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE A DEVASTATING LOSS TO DISCONTINUE OUR SERVICES. I AM BEGGING NOT ONLY DO WE PROVIDE SERVICE TO HELP RECOVERING ADDICTS, WE ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES SUCH AS SAVING LIVES. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL PROGRAM THAT NEEDS TO STAY ALIVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A PROUD PUBLIC SERVANT OF OVER 13 YEARS DEDICATED THE MAJORITY OF MY ADULT LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE. PICK I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL THOSE THAT AREN'T ABLE TO SPEAK OR DON'T KNOW HOW THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. WE ALL KNOW WHY WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES TO HR ONE AND THE FUNDING SOURCES WE RECEIVE, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT HAVING RECIPIENTS DOES HELP SUSTAIN THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA HAVE THE LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN PLACE. IT'S IMPORTANT AND VITAL WE HAVE AS MANY RECIPIENTS IN IT AS POSSIBLE. THE BUDGET PROPOSED CUTS IN PARTICULAR MY DEPARTMENT AND THOSE OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS BEHIND ME, I THINK GO AGAINST EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE SHARED IN COMMON WHICH IS PUBLIC SERVICE. WE ARE ALL PUBLIC SERVICE HERE. I THINK WE SHOULD COME TOGETHER AND MAKE CHANGES THAT WILL DO JUST THE BUDGET DEFICIT BUT DON'T DIMINISH THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS HELEN AND CURRENTLY HAS SOCIAL SERVICE BENEFIT SPECIALIST AT THE INTAKE DEPARTMENT. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS PROPOSING TO CUT 32 POSITIONS IN MY DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER ESSENTIAL POSITION COUNTY WIDE. ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER. MY OFFICE RECENTLY HAD A MAJOR REORGANIZATION WHERE WORKERS WERE REMOVED TWO CONTINUING OFFICES LEAVE THE ONES THAT WERE LEFT TO PICK UP THE PIECES AND TAKE ON MORE TASKS THEN HUMANLY POSSIBLE. WE WERE OVERWHELMED, FALLING BEHIND AND THE SERVICES WE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY ARE AT RISK FOR BEING DELAYED. WE ARE TRULY STRETCHED THIN AND WE WILL NEED TO HAVE EVERY POSITION AVAILABLE TO BE FILLED WHEN NEEDED. WHEN WORK REQUIREMENT FOR TURNING WE NEED MORE TIME AND CARE WITH EACH CASE TO ENSURE WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP CLIENT ON AID. FOR THE MORE OUR FURTHERMORE OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC STATE IS FRAGILE. EVERY POSITION IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE WE CAN PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SAFETY NET SERVICES TO TO THAT COMMUNITY AND IN A TIMELY MATTER AND TO REFER CLIENTS TO THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO GO TAKING AWAY -- THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS I'VE SUFFERED FROM ADDICTION IN AND OUT OF AND NOT PRESENTING MOST OF MY LIFE AND THAT ALL CHANGED IN 2019 WHEN MY SON WAS TAKEN. WASN'T A PASTOR, PRESENT DRUG COUNSELOR, IT WAS A MENTOR. WHO GOT ME THROUGH THE COURT PROCESS. SINCE THEN I'VE 6.5 YEARS SOBER. MY CHILDREN AND MY FAMILY ARE BEING RAISED IN A HEALTHY HOME. I LEARNED ALL THIS TO THE GUIDANCE OF MY MENTOR PARENT WHO HELPED ME SUCCESSFULLY REUNIFY WITH MY SON. I AM NOT A MENTOR PARENT AND HELP TO THE SAME THING EXACTLY WHAT MY MENTOR HAS TAUGHT ME AND I'VE ALSO BROUGHT ALONG CHAD JENNA BEEN WITH ME WHO HAS SUCCESS STORIES AS WELL. THANK YOU.

HELLO MY NAME IS BRIAN AND I AM HERE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO MY MENTOR PARENT WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM AND TO EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT PROGRAMS LIKE THESE ARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I WAS NOW NOT IN A GOOD PLACE WHEN MY SON WAS BORN AND THANKFULLY THERE WAS A PROGRAM IN PLACE THAT HELPED ME -- PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH THE MANHOOD NOT ONLY WALKED IN MY SHOES BUT HAD OVERCOME THE SAME OBSTACLES I WAS FACING. LOUIS ON THIS PROGRAM HELPED GUIDE ME THROUGH THE SCARIEST TIME OF MY LIFE BETWEEN GIVE ME THROUGH THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, INTO REHAB, BUT MY FINE CAREER TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, GAVE ME THE RESOURCES THEY NEEDED NOT JUST TO GET CUSTODY OF MY SON BACK BUT TO BECOME THE FATHER THAT MY SON DESERVES. WENT FROM LOST MY SON TO A NOMINEE FOR AD- SANTA CLARA COUNTY FATHER OF THE YEAR AND NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS AND THEIR DEDICATED EMPLOYEES. THINK YOU.

I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF TAC IN I WAS TWO AND ADDICT FOR 34 YEARS OF MY LIFE. UNDERSTANDING SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AND THAT DESPERATE SITUATION THAT MANY OF US NEED. WITHOUT THE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM MENTOR AND THE COLLEAGUES, I DON'T BELIEVE IT WOULD HAVE EVER BEEN POSSIBLE FOR THE RETURN OF MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON. THANK YO.

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GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS FROM THE PROPOSED STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING REORGANIZATION OUTLINED IN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. THE PROPOSED RESTRUCTURING WERE TO REDUCE THE CENTRALIZED STAFF TO FILAMENT STRUCTURE FOR MORE THAN 40 POSITIONS DOWN TO ONLY FOUR CENTRALIZED POSITIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR AGENCYWIDE COORDINATION FUNCTIONS. THIS RAISES IMPORTANT BUDGET AND OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING HOW THE COUNTY PLANS TO MAINTAIN CENTRALIZED OVERSIGHT, TRAINING CONSISTENCY, WORKLOAD BALANCING AND REIMBURSEMENT COORDINATION WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED CENTRALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST FOR HE FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCEEDS. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACT SEVERAL PROPOSED AFTER A MOMENT AND TRAINING REORGANIZATION OUTLINED BY THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. MANAGEMENT HAS REPEATEDLY DESCRIBED THIS RESTRUCTURING AS AN EFFICIENCY MEASURE, HOWEVER NO MEASURABLE OPERATIONAL BENCHMARKS, DOCUMENTED WORKFLOW DEFICIENCIES ARE IDENTIFIED SERVICE BOTTLENECKS WITHIN THE CURRENT STRUCTURE HAVE YET BEEN PUBLICLY PRESENTED. IF THE COUNTY IS MAKING A MAJOR BUDGET DRIVEN STRUCTURAL DECISION, THERE SHOULD FIRST BE A DOCUMENTED OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS IDENTIFYING WHAT PROBLEM EXISTS, HOW IT WAS MEASURED AND HOW THE PROPOSED RESTRUCTURING WILL IMPROVE OUTCOMES. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE BOARD REQUIRE THE ANALYSIS BOARD REQUIRE THAT ANALYSIS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION PROCEEDS.

I AM ALSO FROM STAFF DEVELOPMENT UNDER SOCIAL SERVICES. MANAGEMENT EMPHASIZE SPEED AND RESPONSIVENESS AS OUTCOMES OF THIS RESTRUCTURING. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS REMAIN HOW THEY WILL PROTECT CURRICULUM CONSISTENCY, TRAINING QUALITY AND STRUCTURAL IMPROVISATION TIME AND CENTRALIZED ACCOUNTABILITY. ONCE TRAINERS ARE BETTER WITH OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENT'S WITHOUT CLEARLY DEFINED SAFEGUARDS, SHORT-TERM BUDGET REDUCTIONS MAY CREATE LONGER-TERM OPERATIONAL AND COMPLIANCE RISKS. WE RESPECTIVELY ASKED THE BOARD TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW BEFORE APPROVING THIS RESTRUCTURING. THANK YOU. CUPERTINO AND RECOGNIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT DID NOT INCREASE SALARY BENEFIT COSTS. WE HAVE PROPOSED TEMPORARY EXTENSIONS WITH REASONABLE INCREASES TO ALLOW TIME FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE COUNTY'S COST ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY. COLLECTIVELY OF THE WEST VALLEY CITIES ALREADY PAID NEARLY 30 MEN DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, BUT WE ARE REQUESTING IS A TRANSPARENT REVIEW OF THEIR OVERHEAD COSTS BEING ALLOCATED TO ENSURE CITIES ARE NOT PAYING TWICE, SUPPORTED THROUGH CITY -- COUNTY TAXES. PICK WITHOUT A TEMPORARY EXTENSION AGREEMENT NEARLY 100,000 CITY -- SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESIDENTS COULD FACE UNCERTAINTY IN POLICING SERVICES AT THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR WITH NO PRACTICAL ABILITY FOR CITIES TO PLACE THE SERVICES AND TIME. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CASE COUNTY TO CONTINUE WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND FLEE WITH THE CITIES ON A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WHILE THE AUDIT AND NEGOTIATIONS ME FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS REBECCA WISE AND ON THE SUPERVISOR OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE UNIT AT DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FIRST PROSECUTOR IN THIS COUNTY TO TAKE IT A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE MURDER CASE INVOLVING TRANSGENDER VICTIM TO TRIAL. PICK DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF MURDER. AS A RESULT OF THIS CASE, I WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO CREATE AN OUTREACH VIDEO TO MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY WITH THE MESSAGE TO ANYONE EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE, WE SEE YOU, WE STAND WITH YOU AND WE WILL FIGHT FOR JUSTICE ON YOUR BEHALF. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT FAR BUT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY NOW THAT THEY CAN COME TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITHOUT JUDGMENT OR MISTREATMENT. THIS IS THE KIND OF CRITICAL OUTREACH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MAKES POSSIBLE. THEIR WORK HELPS TO BRIDGE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE STAY SILENT FEEL SAFE TO COME FORWARD AND REPORT THE ABUSE THAT IS HAPPENING TO THEM. CUTTING FUNDING TO THE SCENE THIS TEAM WOULD DIRECTLY UNDERMINE OUR ABILITY TO REACH AND PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. I ERVE AS A PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE. A REMAIN WITHIN THE TAO AND NOT BE MOVED TO THE CEOS OFFICE. THE. A WAS INTENTIONALLY BUILT WITHIN THE TAO TO SUPPORT CLOSE COORDINATION BETWEEN VICTIM SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT PROSECUTION, CHILD WELFARE, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS. THAT STRUCTURE HAS ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE TRAUMA INFORMED RESPONSE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SINCE OPENING IN 2021, THE. A HAS SERVED MORE THAN 4,000 CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS WHILE IMPROVING COORDINATION, REDUCING RE-TRAUMATIZATION AND STRENGTHENING OUTCOMES FOR VICTIMS. OUR SUCCESS IS BUILT ON TRUST OF PARTNERSHIPS, OPERATIONAL CUSTODY AND DIRECT ALIGNMENT WITH SYSTEMS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD ABUSE RESPONSE AND PROSECUTION. KEEPING T WITHIN THE TAO PRESERVES THAT STABILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE SERVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONTINUED SUPPORT.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF VICTIM SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO KEEP THE. A WITHIN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RATHER THAN MOVING IT TO THE CEOS OFFICE. THE COUNTY NEEDED A. A BUT AGENCIES COULD NOT COME TOGETHER. PICK OTHER. A OPEN IN 2021 BECAUSE THOSE PARTNERS TRUST AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO LEAVE THIS COLLABORATION. PICKETT TODAY THAT. A OPERATES AS A TRUE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. SINCE 2021, WE HAVE HELPED MORE THAN 4,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES REDUCE TRAUMA, BEGIN HEALING AND ALSO STRENGTHENING INVESTIGATIONS. PICK OF HAT SUCCESS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE IT IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE. A PLACEMENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. WITHIN THE. A RISKS DISRUPTING THE ESTABLISHED ESTABLISH SYSTEMS AND THE VICTIM CENTERED MODEL THAT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO BUILD. RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU ALLOW THE. A TO REMAIN WHERE IT WAS DESIGNED TO SUCCEED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. I SERVE AS SUPERVISING DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE SEXUAL ASSAULT UNIT AS WELL AS COFACILITATOR OF CASE REVIEW AT THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER. EVERY SINGLE DAY MY TEAM AND I STAND BESIDE SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED, EXPLOITED AND TRAUMATIZED BY PREDATORS AND EVERY MONTH WE BRING TOGETHER MULTIPLE AGENCIES AT THE. A TO REVIEW CASES, IMPROVE PRACTICES AND ENSURE THESE CHILDREN RECEIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE AND PROTECTION. Y OFFICE AND I ALSO COORDINATE IN PERSON PROSECUTORIAL SUPPORT, LITERALLY 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING. A INTERVIEWS BECAUSE OF THESE MOMENTS ARE OFTEN CRITICAL TO. NOT ONLY TO INVESTIGATIONS BUT TO LIVES OF TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE TAKEN MORE THAN 100 CHILD VICTIM CASES TO TRIAL AND ACHIEVED A CONVICTION RATE OF NEARLY 100 PERCENT. RESPECTFULLY, WHEN SOMETHING IS WORKING THIS WELL FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND PUBLIC SAFETY, WHY WOULD WE DISRUPT IT? I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU KEEP THE CHILD -- THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M A PROSECUTOR AND SEXUAL ASSAULT UNIT. THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS WILL HAVE REAL AND HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BECAUSE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS MEANS THERE WILL NOT BE AN FDA TO TA TO HOLD CHILD MOLESTERS ACCOUNTABLE. BECAUSE INCREASING CASELOADS MEANS THAT VICTIMS WILL HAVE TO WAIT YEARS TO HAVE JUSTICE. PROLONG OF THE TRAUMA AND HAVING COSTLY EFFECTS FOR OUR COUNTY BECAUSE TAKING AWAY INVESTIGATORS MEANS WE WILL BE LOSING VITAL EVIDENCE THAT WE NEED TO PROSECUTE THESE CHALLENGING CASES. SO AGAIN, TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE ONLY REAL QUESTION IS, WHAT IS JUSTICE WORTH FOR A CHILD VICTIM? THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. I SERVE AS CEO FOR YMCA GOLDENGATE SILICON VALLEY AND REPRESENT D BACK IN HERE TO PROPOSE THAT 90 PERCENT CUT TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE CONTRACTS. IMPACTS NOT ONLY SURVIVORS BUT CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. CHILDREN WHO WITNESS VIOLENCE EXPENSE PROVIDE TRAUMA THAT CAN AFFECT HEALTH, RELATIONSHIPS AND LONG-TERM WELL-BEING. SUPPORTING SURVIVORS AND CHILDREN IS ESSENTIAL TO BREAKING CYCLES OF VIOLENCE AND CREDIT PATHWAYS TOWARDS HEALING AND STABILITY. WE KNOW SURVIVORS ACCESS SUPPORT IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. 59 PERCENT OF SURVIVORS ACCESSING SERVICES THROUGH SANTA CLARA COUNTY CONSORTIUM COME TO US OUTSIDE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND SELF-REFERRAL. AND A PART REMINDER THAT SURVIVOR SURVIVORS IT'S A VIRUS HE SUPPORTS TOO MANY PATHWAYS IN THE PROVISION OF COMMITTEE COMMITTED BASE TRAUMA ARE A CRITICAL PART OF THE SAFETY NET. SURVIVORS AND WRAPAROUND CARE, MERCY RESPONSE, THERAPY, LEGAL ADVOCACY, CHILDCARE, RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND LONG-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT THAT WAS AS FAMILIES REBUILD LIVES WITH DIGNITY AND HOPE. PLEASE HELP US PRESERVE THE SAFETY NET. THANK YOU.

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION. RECENTLY OUR ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS LAUNCHED A WEBSITE CALLED COUNTY CONTRACTS REVEAL .COM DISPLAYING MANY HUNDREDS OF PAGES AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF CONTRACTS PENDING THAT THIS BOARD IS GOING TO HAVE TO DECIDE UPON IN HE UPCOMING BUDGET. AS WE SAT ON THE WEBSITE, MUCH OF IT IS VALID AND NECESSARY. SOME OF IT IS VERY QUESTIONABLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CEO MADE A PUBLIC COMMENT DECRYING THE WEBSITE AS MISINFORMATION AND DEFENDING IT. HOWEVER, I SIMPLY CANNOT BE TRUE THAT NONE OF THE CONTRACTS UP FOR CONSIDERATION ARE LOWER PRIORITY THAN THE FUNDED COUNTY POSITIONS THAT HE IS SUGGESTING THIS BOARD CUT IN THE BUDGET. ONLINE COFFEE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN UNARMED RESPONSE RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS? IF THESE PROGRAMS ARE ENDED, THAT PEOPLE WILL SUFFER. IN MY LAST TEN SECONDS, I WOULD ASK THIS BOARD TO HAVE YOUR STAFF REACH OUT TO COUNTY ADMIN AND COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVES.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A DEPUTY DA ON THE HOMICIDE TEAM. IN MY 20 YEARS OF THE DAS OFFICE HAS NEVER BEEN HARDER TO DO THIS WORK. THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE DAS OFFICE DOESN'T JUST TRIM THE FAT, THAT CUTS INTO BONE. TO BE CLEAR ON THE LANDSCAPE, THIS IS A TIME OF UNRELENTING INCREASES IN VIOLENT CRIME, POLLUTING CASELOADS AND EXPANDING DIGITAL EVIDENCE IN EVERY CASE. LAST YEAR ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE SCRAMBLED TO COVER THE DAILY DEMANDS OF HEARINGS, CALENDARS, AGREEMENTS, PRELIMINARY TRIALS. IF A SINGLE CALL HE GOT SICK OR IN TRIAL, IT WAS DEVASTATING REQUIRING US TO JUMP BETWEEN MULTIPLE HEARINGS AND DEPARTMENTS IN A FRENZY. MEANWHILE, WE COMPLETELY RELY ON INCREDIBLE INVESTIGATORS WHO ARE IN THE COMMUNITY SECURING CRITICAL WITNESSES FOR COURT, FINDING ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE AND FILLING GAPS CREATED BY UNDERSTAFFED LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES. WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE THESE ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVANTS. ROPOSED CUTS WILL INCREASE BURNT OUT AND CRUCIAL FUNCTIONS. I ASK YOU RETHINK THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR OFFICE. THINK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY BANK .ORG. THINK EVERY TIME AND LETTING ME FILL OUT THE CARD LATE. I CAME HERE FROM WAY UP NORTH, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M REALLY HERE TO ECHO THE ORDS OF FIRST FIVE SANTA SANTA CLARA FOR THEIR DIAPER BAG PROGRAM. WE'VE ADMINISTERED THAT FOR TEN YEARS. SOME OF YOU AND YOUR PREDECESSORS THAT WERE FIRST IN THE NATION ALONG WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY TO PUT THAT PROGRAM TOGETHER AND TO INTEGRATE DIAPER AND WHITE DISTRIBUTION INTO EXISTING WRAPAROUND SERVICES. THAT'S BEEN THE BASIS OF FEDERAL NONPARTISAN LAW THAT NOW SERVES 30 STATES WHICH WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TRAINING WHAT SANTA CLARA DID FOR THOSE OTHER STATES ALL ACROSS THE NATION AND TRIBAL NATIONS. AND WHAT IT DOES FOR FAMILIES IS PROVIDES A VERY STABLE PIPELINE OF SUPPORT INTEGRATED INTO A PLACE THEY TRUST AND COMMUNITIES AT 30 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY AND EVERYONE OF YOUR EVERY ONE OF YOUR DISTRICTS AND EVERY COMMUNITY OF NEED. SO I ASKED RESPECTFULLY RECONSIDER THE DECISION TO CUT THIS PROGRAM AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I A ORGANIZER FOR YOUTH ALLIANCE. I WORK ALONGSIDE A WONDERFUL GROUP OF PARENTS HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM SO THEY CAN BE THE BEST SUPPORT FOR THEIR STUDENTS. OUR FOCUS IS ON PREVENTING SUSPENSIONS AND CREATING SPACES FOR HEALING THROUGH COMMUNITY CIRCLES. I'M HERE TODAY TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR FAMILIES AT PARTNERS FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY. WE BELIEVE THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT YOUTH IS BY WORKING HAND IN HAND, COMMUNITY AND COUNTY TOGETHER. WE HAVE SEEN HOW RESTORATIVE AND HEALING CENTERS WORK TRULY HELPS OUR CHILDREN STAY ON THE RIGHT PATH. I INVITE THE COUNTY TO CONTINUE BEING OUR PARTNER IN THIS JOURNEY. LET'S KEEP THESE PROGRAMS ROOTED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THE TRUTH IS ALREADY BUILT. WE ARE HERE TO COLLABORATE AND MAKE SURE EVERY YOUNG PERSON IN OUR COUNTY FEEL SUPPORTED AND SEEN. THINK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM HERE SIMPLY AS A MOTHER WHO HAS SEEN THE DIFFERENT SUPPORT MAKES. ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAVE THE BLESSING OF BEING AND IN A YOUTH PROGRAM THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING TO GO. IT GAVE HER THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED AND REACH HER GOALS. HOWEVER, I ALSO KNOW THE HEARTBREAK OF WHEN THOSE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE. WITH OUR OTHER CHILDREN. I'M HERE TODAY IN SOLIDARITY BECAUSE WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING FOR OUR YOUTH TO THRIVE. GROUPS THAT SUPPORT PARENTS, HELP KEEP OUR KIDS IN SCHOOLS AND OUT OF TROUBLE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE A BRIDGE BETWEEN OUR FAMILIES AND THE SUCCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE KEEP WORKING CLOSELY WITH US AS VALUE THESE LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAVE TAKEN SO LONG TO BUILD. WOULD WE INVEST IN OUR YOUTH AND SUPPORT PARENTS, WE ARE ALL STRONGER TOGETHER. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. I'M HERE WITH YOUTH ALLIANCE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES ESSENTIAL FOR SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH AND FAMILIES. NOT OPTIONAL PROGRAMS TO OUR HUMIDITY. THEY ARE LIFELINES. WE UNDERSTAND THE COUNTY IS FACING DIFFICULT BUDGET DECISIONS BY BALANCING THE BUDGET ON THE BACK OF VULNERABLE YOUTH AND FAMILIES WILL ONLY CREATE GREATER LONG-TERM HARM AND HIGHER COSTS FOR COMMUNITIES. PREVENTION AND DIVERSION SAVE LIVES. REDUCE INCARCERATION AND KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE CONNECTED TO SCHOOL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. WE KNOW THESE INVESTMENTS ARE WORKING. WE URGE THE COUNTY TO PROTECT AND CONTINUE FINDING VIOLENCE PREVENTION, COMMUNITY LED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, DIVERSION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES TO SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH AND FAMILIES SO THEY CAN HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS DIANE RT THE CEO OF YOUTH ALLIANCE AND A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE. COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOUTH ALLIANCE AND OTHERS HAVE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS, TRUST AND INFRASTRUCTURE ALONGSIDE SCHOOLS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES AND PARTNERS TO INCREASE COORDINATOR YOUTH SUPPORT AND WE WORKED TO DISRUPT THE CRIMINALIZATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOUTH COUNTY BUT WE KNOW THERE IS SO MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE. SENT SOUTH COUNTY SINCE SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE RESTRUCTURING IS ON -- PROPOSED TO BE CUT IS NOW BEING CONSIDERED. WE URGE THE COUNTY TO MOVE TOWARD A COMMUNITY LAD AND PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER MODEL WITH THE COUNTY ACTING AS A PARTNER NOT THE SOLE CONTROLLER OF PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION EFFORTS. FUNDING SHOULD PRIORITIZE COORDINATION, HEALING CENTER SERVICES, VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION COVER, RESTORATIVE COVER SORT OF JUSTICE, DIVERSION AND NOT EXCESSIVE BUREAUCRACY OR SYSTEM EXPANSION. THE COMMUNITY IS NOT ASKING FOR THE SERVICES TO BE REDUCED OR DISAPPEAR. WE ARE ASKING THE COUNTY TO PRESERVE FUNDING NOW AND INVEST IN MODELS THAT ARE RESTORATIVE.

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GOOD MORNING OR GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE BIRD MY NAME IS SOPHIA AND I AM HERE AS A YOUTH ADVOCATE FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY. I AM HERE TO URGE YOU TO NOT CUT FUNDING FOR YOUTH DIVERSION AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. AS A YOUNG PERSON, I KNOW THAT YOUTH NEED SUPPORT, NOT PUNISHMENT. DIVERSION PROGRAMS GIVE YOUNG YOUTH A SECOND CHANCE BY CONNECTING US TO COUNSELING, MENTORSHIP AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. EVEN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THESE PROGRAMS HELP US TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE STAYING CONNECTED TO SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. IN SOUTH COUNTY AND OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE A LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND INVESTMENT THAT REFLECTS THE REALITIES OF OUR FAMILIES FACE EVERYDAY. PLEASE DO NOT CUT THESE PROGRAMS. AND INSTEAD INVESTING COMMUNITY LED WORK THAT GIVES YOUNG PEOPLE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL, GROW AND SUCCEED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIM.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A MEMBER OF THE YOUTH TASK FORCE. THIS WILL BE HELPFUL FOR PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND WE HAVE SOLID RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, RESIDENTS AND ALSO SAFETY AGENCIES AND I AM HOPING THIS WILL AFFECT ALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE HAVE SO PLEASE CONTINUE HELPING THE YOUTH TASK FORCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING SUPERVISORS MY NAME IS LUCAS GONZALEZ REPRESENTING AREAS OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ACT COMMITTED AS PART OF A SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO ASK OF YOU KEEP SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE UNDER THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I'VE SEEN SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TAX FOR SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND A POSITIVE WAY. SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE DOES MORE THAN PROVIDE PROGRAMS. WE CREATE POSITIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND BUILD REAL RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS. OVER THE YEARS EVER EARN TRUST FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. PLEASE CONTINUE SUPPORTING. PLEASE CONTINUE SUPPORTING SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE AND FAMILIES BY KEEPING SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE UNDER THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING SUPERVISORS. I AM A STUDENT AT CHRISTOPHER HIGH SCHOOL IN GILROY. HERE TODAY ASKING YOU TO PLEASE KEEP SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE UNDER THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT ATTENDED THIS MEETING IS NOT EASY FOR MANY YOUTH AND FAMILIES FROM SOUTH COUNTY. IT TAKES PLACE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL -- MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL THEY WERE MANY STUDENTS ARE IN CLASS, BUT DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, PEOPLE MADE THE EFFORT TO BE HERE BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS IMPORTANT TO US. SOUTH COUNTY HAS HELPED HELP ME AND OTHER STUDENTS BY CREATING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUTH FEEL HEARD AND INCLUDED. OF THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES US TO BE INVOLVED IN EMPOWERED IN OUR COMMUNITY. TECO PLEASE CONTINUE SUPPORTING YOUTH AND -- SOUTH YOUTH COUNTY AND FAMILIES BY KEEPING SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE UNDER THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON SUPERVISORS. I AM REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY YOUTH OF GILROY AS PART OF THE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT COMMITTEE WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO KEEP THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE UNDER DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AS PART OF THE YOUTH LIVING IN GILROY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND THE POSITIVE IMPACT THEY CAN HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE. I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL FEELING LIKE I COULDN'T ACHIEVE THE LIFE I WANTED DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN MY LIFE. I FELT PLACE, DISCOURAGED EVERYWHERE I TURNED AND MY FAMILY HAVE A LOT OF HARDSHIPS WHICH LEAD US TO BE DESPERATE TO FIND THIS. WE FOUND A COMMUNITY AND SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE AND I HAVE SINCE BECOME VERY ENCOURAGED TO ADVOCATE FOR MY COMMUNITY AND I HOPE THAT -- I WANT TO MAKE A FUTURE. KEEP THE FUTURE --

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I AM FROM SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HERE TODAY BECAUSE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE HAS A POSSIBLE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND I AM RESPECTFULLY ASKING YOU KEEP SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE UNDER THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS HOW MY FAMILY AND I. I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO KEEP THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE -- KEEP THE TASK FORCE INTACT GROUP. IF YOU MAKE ANY CHANGES -- IF YOU MAKE ANY CHANGES IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR GILROY. FOR EXAMPLE, FAMILIES WILL HAVE SAFE ACCESS ABILITIES, RESOURCES AND SPACE TO DO SAFE AND FREE ACTIVITIES. PEOPLE HAVE NO LONGER -- NO LONGER WILL CALL FOR HELP AND WITHOUT SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN YOUTH CRIMES THEREFORE I SHOULD BE PROTECTED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE RELATIONSHIPS AND PROGRAMS THAT HAVE HELPED SO MANY YOUTH AND FAMILIES. THANK YOU.

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THE CITY OF GILROY, AS A SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE COURT NADER. THE CITY OF GILROY HAS BEEN THE PHYSICAL AND COORDINATING AGENCY FOR THE SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS. WE ARE NOT ONLY HERE TO EXPRESS CONCERNS AND STRONG OPPOSITION TO MOVING THE TASK FORCE UNDER A NEW COUNTY DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO TO EXPRESS THE CONCERNS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES THAT CANNOT BE HERE TODAY. WE HAVE MANY CONCERNS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO MISS WORK OR SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

MOVING THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE IS NOT ADDRESSING THE FUNDING ISSUE, WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FORMAL NOTICE OR DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN FOR SOUTH COUNTY. BECAUSE THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE IS THE ONLY COLLABORATIVE BODY CURRENTLY IN SOUTH COUNTY DOING HOLISTIC WORK TO ADDRESS YOUTH VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION OF CRIMES, BECAUSE SOUTH GOT. THE SAVCO YOUTH TASK FORCE IS COMPOSED OF MORE THAN 30 AGENCIES WORKING COLLABORATIVELY. I URGE YOU TO KEEP THAT TASK FORCE ON THAT, THE DA UNDER THE DA OFFICE, AND KEEP THE CURRENT FUNDING. PIC ON. THANK YOU. COME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM COMING FROM THE SOUTH. I AM A MOM, DAUGHTER, AND SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I AM COMING FROM THE SOUTH WHERE WE ARE NOT HAVING A LOT OF PROGRAMS. MOST OF THE PROGRAMS ARE HERE AT THE NORTH. DIFFERENT ISSUES LIKE OUR LANGUAGE, OUR STATUS, AND IMMIGRATION STATUS. VERY DIFFICULT FOR US, AND SOMETIMES MAKING DAYS VERY -- HOWEVER, THE YOUTH TASK FORCE IS HELPFUL FOR HELPING US AND ALSO IT IS UNDERSTANDING OUR OWN ISSUES, PROBLEMS, AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. MOVING IT AWAY FROM WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW IS RELATIONSHIPS AND CONFIDENCE. WE HAVE CREATED A LOT OF COLLABORATION, AND MOVING IT THE OTHER WAY WOULD NOT ONLY BE A HARDSHIP BUT ALSO WOULD BE AGAINST THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

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GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ANGELA, AND I'M HERE AS A VOICE OF THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTY. I AM HERE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE CONFIDENCE WE HAVE BUILT, AND THIS CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN BUILT FROM MONDAY TO ANOTHER, BUT HAS TAKEN YEARS AND ALSO MANY DOORS. AND ALSO WE NEED TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES, AND THIS IS OUR SUPREME WORK OF COMMUNICATION. THIS IS VERY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THESE HAVE BEEN LEADERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO HAD HAS BEEN A VOICE OF DIFFERENT FAMILIES WHERE DIFFERENT VOICES THAT WANTED TO BE HERE. AND ALSO IN THE SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE -- MOVING THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE IS NOT ONLY -- WHY DO YOU WANT TO MOVE THIS? THIS IS NOT HAVING CLARITY, AND ALSO IT IS NOT -- MAINLY NOT HAVING CLARITY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT WELL AWARE OF WHO IS GOING TO PROTECT THAT FINANCING WE ARE HAVING IT. AND THE QUESTION IS, WHY ARE WE MOVING SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY WORKING? CONFIDENCE MAY BE LOST AND IS AT RISK. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. I AM SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MORGAN HILL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHAIR OF THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE. FOR 42 YEARS AS AN EDUCATOR, I HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONSTRUCT THAT POSITS THAT ISSUES ARE BEST ADDRESSED AT THE MOST LOCAL OR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL POSSIBLE. FOR 14 YEARS, THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE HAS SUBSCRIBED TO THIS PRINCIPLE WHERE THE SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO SOLVE ISSUES AT A LOCAL LEVEL. FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO BENEFIT, IT WE WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THE TASK FORCE WITHIN THE DA'S OFFICE, DAS OFFICE, INTACT. THEIR CURRENT BUDGET IS 5000 OF 1 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL COUNTY BUDGET. THE PROVERBIAL POCKET LINT. CONTINUE TO EMPOWER US. THOSE CLOSEST TO HELPING OUR YOUTH ISSUES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WHERE IT BELONGS. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I SUPERVISE A COMMUNITY OF PROSECUTORS, OR NEIGHBORHOOD DA TO GO COMMUNITY PROSECUTORS WORK WITH UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF CRIME AND POOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. PLACE IN AREAS OF NEED HIGHLIGHTED BY THE COST OF GOD VIOLENCE REPORT AND LATINO HEALTH ASSESSMENT. HELP BUILD COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIPS AND TRUST, TOGETHER IN PARTNERSHIP. WE CREATE SOLUTION WAYS THEY CAN EASILY BE DONE BY OTHER SYSTEM PARTNERS. WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, INCLUDING LEADING OF THE COUNTY GUN BUYBACK PROGRAMS, TAKING IN OVER 2000 UNWANTED FIREARMS SINCE 2019. AND ONE MASS SHOOTINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN 2019 AND 2021. ARE PROSECUTORS HELPED THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT TO SUPPORT CRIME VICTIMS. RESPECTFULLY URGE THE CEO OFFICE TO ADVOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE DA OFFICE TO HELP PRESERVE THE VITAL EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY PROSECUTORS. THANK YOU.

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GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. I WORKED FOR GILROY TO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS. PURPOSE OF SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES MOST AT RISK YOUTH. CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO BREAK CYCLES OF POVERTY AND ECONOMIC INSECURITY ABOUT STRENGTH AND STABILITY HOME AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THIS LEADS TO HIGHER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, IMPROVING ATTENDANCE, MORE POSITIVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR. PICK OF THESE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO A SAFER, MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY WITH GREATER ACCESS TO SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES. SOUTH COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, SOUTH OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY HAS SPECIFIC NEEDS. PARAMOUNT THAT SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE BE RUN FROM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ITSELF. DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALREADY DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH ATTENDANCE CORP., PROBATION. WE LINK FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TO THE SERVICES THEY DESPERATELY NEED IN A RESTORATIVE SPIRIT AND IN COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, CBO, COMMITTED MEMBERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCES. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT AND SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S. I SERVE AS PROGRAM MANAGER OF SOUTH COMMUNITY TASK FORCE. I UNDERSTAND THE PLIGHT OF RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT MY OWN PAIN AND EXPERIENCE, AND THESE WOMEN AND CHILDREN REPRESENT THE VOICE MY MOTHER WAS TOO SCARED TO HAVE THEM. I AM ECHOING THEIR VOICES. OUR YOUTH, SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS WHO RELY ON OUR SERVICES AND TASK FORCE DAILY. I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO KEEP SOUTH COMMUNITY TASK FORCE IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND PRESERVE OUR STRUCTURE AND FUNDING TO MAKE IT WORK. ASK THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THE POWER TO MAKE THE CHANGES WE NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH COUNTY. IT WORKS BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE OPERATE AS A TRUSTED BRIDGE BETWEEN SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY INVITED BY THE TEAM TO PROTECT THIS LEADERSHIP POSITION IN 2017. FIVE YEARS AFTER OUR LOCAL PARTNERS CREATE OF THE CREATED THE TASK FORCE. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. I AM HERE FROM THE CITY OF GILROY AND TO ADVOCATE.

I WILL AS ASK YOU SPEAK CLOSER TO THE MIC BECAUSE I THINK YOU MIGHT BE BLOCKING THE MICROPHONE. SPEAKING GOOD EVENING, MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BOARD. I AM HERE FROM THE CITY OF GILROY TO ADVOCATE TO KEEP THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE INTACT. FOR ME, IT HAS IMPACTED MY LIFE IN A GOOD WAY. GIVEN ME A FAMILY AND PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT ME AND MY FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERVISORS. I AM FROM THE CITY OF GILROY. HERE TODAY ASKING YOU O PLEASE KEEP SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE UNDER DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THE TASK FORCE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT REMINDED ME AND MY COMMUNITY THAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DO NOT NEED TO BE BUILT ON TO STRESS. DURING A TIME WHEN ICE RATES WERE SHOWN AS A HARSHER SIDE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE TASK FORCE CREATED A SPACE WHERE VERYONE FELT HEARD AND RESPECTED. SHOWED US THAT THESE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS ARE POSSIBLE AND THE TRUST CAN EXIST WHEN WE CARE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER. WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL IS THE TRUST WE'VE BUILT WITH YOUTH, FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH OUR CIRCLES, COMMUNITY EVENTS WE BUILD COMMUNITY. THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TOOK YEARS TO BUILD AND THE REASON WHY THE WORK IS SO SUCCESSFUL. MOVING SOUTH COUNTY ASK FORCE WOULD HURT PARTNERSHIPS WHERE WE HAVE AND TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR US, ALL OF US TO CONTINUE HELPING COMMUNITY THE WAY WE DO NOW. PLEASE PROTECT THE ORK THAT HAS HELPED SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE. SPEAK GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE SUPERVISOR OF CRIME STRATEGIES UNIT AT THAT STRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. MY TEAM FOCUSES ON FIREARM VIOLENCE REDUCTION. THE BUDGET HAVE ADOPTED WOULD REDUCE CAPACITY OF THE CRIME SAID HIS UNIT AND SUPPORT TO THE TEAM. THIS WILL IMPACT SEVERAL IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THAT MY TEAM RUNS, INCLUDING THE FIREARM RELINQUISHMENT PROGRAM. SOURCE TO DISARM PEOPLE WHO ARE SUBJECT TO GUN VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS, VIOLENT FELONS AND PERSONS WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL WHO HAVE ACCESS TO FIREARMS. THIS INCLUDES REFERRALS FROM THE FAMILY COURT, OFTEN TIMES WHERE THERE ARE CHILDREN AT RISK. DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ATTORNEYS ARE GUN VIOLENCE TASK FORCE RUN TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY YOUR INVESTIGATIONS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO SAFELY RELINQUISH THESE FIREARMS. BEHAVIORAL THREAT MANAGEMENT. OUR COMMUNITIES LIVE THROUGH MASS VIOLENCE TO BE MORE PROACTIVE IN THIS SPACE, THE CSU HAS INFORMED BEHAVIORAL THREAT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND OUR GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY PERSONS SIGNS OF FUTURE VIOLENCE AND GET THEM OFF THE PATHWAY TO FUTURE VIOLENCE.

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM HERE AS A RESIDENT MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, COP MOM, AND I AM REPRESENTING PEOPLE THAT -- FAMILIES THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO BE HERE ODAY AND ALSO PEOPLE THAT REALLY COUNT ON US TO COME. THESE SERVICES ARE CRITICAL TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ARE BUILDING OFF RESPECT AND THEY ARE IN HIGH RISK BECAUSE WE HAVE DEVELOPED SO MUCH AND IT WON'T BE EASY TO BUILD THEM AGAIN. WE HAVE UNDERGO A VERY HARD PATHWAY AND FULL OF SUCCESS, BUT IT WASN'T EASY TO DO AND WE ARE HERE TO GIVE SUPPORT AND HAVE GOOD FAITH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM SPEAKING ON ITEM 13 REGARDING THE OFFICE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WITH. WITH FEDERAL RULES FOR CONTINUATION INFLUX, OUR LOCAL FUNDING FOR PERMANENCE HOUSING IS AT A CROSSROADS. FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, HOUSING'S HEALTH CARE AND JUSTICE. FIRE SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN ROBUST FUNDING FOR YOUTH SPECIFIC HOUSING PROVIDERS SUCH AS THE CENTER. UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR TARGETED COST-CONTAINMENT, WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT CUTTING PREVENTIVE HOUSING SERVICES FOR YOUTH THAT TODAY ONLY GUARANTEES HIGHER BECAUSE AND TOMORROW. WE CANNOT RELY SOLELY ON MEASURE A. PRIORITIZE PRESERVATION OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR TRANSITION AGE YOUTH. LET'S KEEP OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS ON THE PATH TO STABILITY. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 13. I AM DIRECTOR OF PATIENT ORGANIZATION AND JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE. WANT TO THINK THEY HANK THE COUNTY FOR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND FOR LISTENING TO AND WORKING ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY DURING FINANCIAL CRISIS DRIVEN BY THE RIGHT WING FEDERAL OR MINISTRATION. WE VALUE THE COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING ACCESS TO CARE AND SUPPORTING THOSE MOST IMPACTED. WOULD LIKE TO UPLIFT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THE PRESCRIBED HOUSING PROGRAM. PICK OF THIS PROGRAM IS ESSENTIAL TO PATIENT OUTCOMES. WE SEE FIRSTHAND HOW ACCESS TO STABLE HOUSING AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES REDUCES BARRIERS TO TREATMENT. PATIENTS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT CANNOT FOCUS ON HEALING WHEN THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT MAKING ENDS MEET FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND THEMSELVES. STABILITY IS HEALTHCARE AND PLAYS A VITAL ROLE OF A STRONG PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM. WE DEEPLY BELIEVE IN THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND ITS LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT CARE IS ACCESSIBLE, DIGNIFIED AND UNINTERRUPTED. SERVICES LIKE THESE ARE NOT OPTIONAL. THANK YOU.

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM IN FAVOR OF MOVING THE CONTROL OF CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER AND THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE AWAY FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE MAKING A VERY OSITIVE CHANGE HERE IF YOU GUYS DO IT. DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEFF ROSEN, HE ABUSES OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN. HE'S DOING THIS TO MY CHILDREN BY PREVENTING MY CHILDREN FROM GETTING A SCREENING THAT THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER. MY SON IS ALREADY CONFIRMED WAS LETTING A MAN OF RAPE AND BEGINNING 3. ON UNNECESSARY BATHING WITH THE CHILDREN AND ALSO SEXUAL CONTACT BETWEEN TWO OF THE CHILDREN. TOLD OTHERS TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEFF ROSEN AND ALL HE DID WAS FILE CHARGES AGAINST ME TO CONCEAL THIS ABUSE AND DISCREDIT MY CLAIMS. I POST THIS INFORMATION IF YOU GOOGLE DHF FROZEN SEX TRAFFICKING ALL THOSE TERMS TOGETHER.

LET ME RESPOND TO THAT. WE KNOW CALIFORNIA LAW INHIBITS DISCLOSURE TO ANY INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT SUSPECTED. WE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO.

A SPECIFIC PARTICULAR CASE. REQUIRES CHILD WELFARE PERMIT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SO THE PUBLIC CAN BE ASSURED OUR COUNTY TAKES ALL ALLEGATION SERIOUSLY AND WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS. THINK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.

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I AM A SOCIAL WORKER AND HERE TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 212 WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A $2.5000 GRANT TO HELP PATIENT RECOVERY YOUTH PROGRAM. PROVIDES. PROVIDES ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CREATES MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS BY PROVIDING POSITIVE PEER CONNECTIONS AND A TRUE SENSE OF BELONGING. WE KNOW ISOLATION AND BOREDOM ARE COMMON TRIGGERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. PICK OF THIS. THIS WHAT ABOUT YOU TO DISCUSS RECOVERY IN A CASUAL, LOW PRESSURE SETTING. THIS APPROACH WORKS. ONE OF OUR PEER MENTORS RECENTLY SHARED A SUCCESS STORY ABOUT OUR REGULAR TEENS ATTENDING EVERY WEEK AND ARE NOW EXPERIENCING A REAL INTEREST IN SEEKING TREATMENT BY D STIGMATIZING HELP AND MAKE IT A PART OF THEIR SOCIAL CIRCLES. WE SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. BY INVESTING IN SPACE AS YOU SPACES YOU ARE INVESTING DIRECTLY TO DREAMS.

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THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR LISTENING TO ME TODAY. YOU LISTEN TO ME YESTERDAY I AND WANTED TO CONTINUE LETTING YOU KNOW THAT HOW IMPACTFUL OUR SERVICES ARE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO MAKE THESE VERY TOUGH AND DIFFICULT DECISIONS. I ASK YOU AND MPLORE YOU TO WORK WITH THE UNION TO SEE WHERE YOU CAN HONESTLY LOOK AT AND WHERE YOU GUYS CAN SAVE MONEY AND CONTINUE FINDING AS MANY POSITIONS AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE BE ADVISED SOME OF THE OTHER POSITIONS I HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH MS. WITH QA DEPARTMENT WHERE -- AUDIT PROGRAM SO IT HELPS DIRECTLY FUNDED SOME OF THE MEDI-CAL PROGRAMS. THAT'S HOW WE GET MONEY FOR SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS. HELPS ENSURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING THE BILLING THE PROPER -- SERVICES AND GETTING MONEY BACK INTO OUR PROGRAM SO PLEASE I BESEECH YOU TO PLEASE WORK WITH OUR UNION. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME ONCE AGAIN.

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GREAT. HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS VANESSA. GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. I AM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AT YWCA GOLDENGATE SILICON VALLEY. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH FUNDING. VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS KEY TO ELIMINATING VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WITHOUT PREVENTION, WE CAN'T TRULY PREVENT CRIME FROM HAPPENING. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS WE WORK WITH BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS ACROSS OUR COUNTY. CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS FIVE YEARS OLD ARE LEARNING BODY AUTONOMY, BOUNDARIES, AND WHAT TO DO IF THEY NEED HELP. THESE ARE LIFE SAVING CONVERSATIONS AND JUST THIS PAST YEAR ALONE, ARE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS HAVE RESULTED IN 68 DISCLOSURES OF HARM. THAT MEANS CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE OTHERWISE SUFFERED IN SILENCE WERE CONNECTED TO SAFETY AND HEALTH. RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO CONTINUE PRIORITIZING AND PRESERVING GENDER-BASED FUNDS PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION SERVICES. SPEAKER NEXT SPEAKER.

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HELLO. I'M A PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER WORKING FOR THE COUNTY OVER 20 YEARS. PIC OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I TAKE GREAT PRIDE OF THE WORK THAT WE DO AND OUR WORK IS ESSENTIAL IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO KINDLY REQUEST THE BOARD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE PROPOSAL AND ASKED THE COUNTY ORK IN COLLABORATION WITH SEIU IN ORDER O ASSURE THE MOST ESSENTIAL BEHAVIOR FOR A COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ARE ADDRESSED. THAT PROPOSAL WOULD DETRIMENTALLY AFFECT MANY SANTA CLARA COUNTY WHO ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS OVERBURDENED BY IMPLEMENTING THESE CUTS WILL ONLY INCREASE THE HARDSHIP MEMBERS WHO ARE IN THE MOST NEED OF SERVICES. LET'S KEEP TRUE TO THE MISSION SUPPORTING THOSE FOR MOST VULNERABLE AND I RISK. PLEASE CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES THAT WILL MAINTAIN STAFF THAT ARE WORKING TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS AND CLINICS THAT WILL ENSURE ALL TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DID DIGNITY AND PASSION. WE CAN ALL WORK FOR A SOLUTION. THANK YOU.

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GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE KITCO. I UNDERSTAND THE LEVEL OF CUTS THAT THIS COUNTY IS GOING TO UNDERTAKE, LARGELY BECAUSE OF FEDERAL ACTION. IT IS DEVASTATING TO KIND OF SEE THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON HEALTH, SAFETY NET AND OTHER PROGRAMS. AND WHILE WE CERTAINLY HAVE SEEN HOW THERE ARE SO MANY CRITICAL PROGRAMS THAT EXIST IN THE DAS OFFICE, WE ARE REALLY INTRIGUED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT A PROPOSAL TO LOOK AT CENTERING AND COMBINING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ACTUALLY HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY SAFETY AND A WAY THAT'S COMMUNITY CENTERED, INCLUDING INITIATIVES LIKE THE TASK FORCE, THE SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE ON THE CRITICAL WORK HAPPENING THERE. SO WE ARE EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE AND OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OTHER EFFORTS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO DEPARTMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE SPARED THESE TYPES OF RESOURCES, BUT CREATIVE SOLUTIONS RE WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.

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THIS IS JENNIFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FIRST FIVE SANTA CLARA COUNTY. I WOULD BE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW BUT UNFORTUNATELY I AM LITERALLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ITH TWO BLOWN OUT TIRES, BUT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE THERE. I AM VERY AWARE AND UNDERSTAND CLEARLY A BIT DIFFICULT DECISIONS THIS COUNTY IS MAKING. WE LEARNED THIS MORNING THAT DUE TO FUNDING CUTS, SOCIAL SERVICES PLANS TO ELIMINATE THE $2.4 MILLION FOR THE DIAPER PROGRAM WE HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERING TOGETHER FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT INVOLVES 28 SITES, 20 PARTNERS SERVING OVER 5000 CHILDREN WITH OVER 2 MILLION DIAPERS JUST IN THIS FISCAL YEAR ALONE THAT WE HAVEN'T FINISH. WE PLEASE ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER A SCALED DOWN VERSION OF THIS PROGRAM TO AT LEAST LLOW FIRST FIVE IN THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO DISTRIBUTE DIAPERS THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTY AS A TROOP BASIC TRUE BASIC NEED. THANK YOU.

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HELLO. I AM HERE AS A CLIENT ON BEHALF OF THE DEPENDENCY ADVOCACY CENTER. THROUGHOUT THAT TIME I WORK WITH ABIGAIL LETTERMEN AS MY ATTORNEY AND VICTORIA AS MY PARENT PARTNER. ABIGAIL HAS MADE SURE I WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE COURT PROCESS AND HOW IT WORKED, GIVEN BEST OPINIONS COMES ON SITUATIONS. MAINTAIN FAITH IN ME WHICH I MAY HAVE FAITH IN MYSELF. ANGKOR SHE WENT TO BAT FOR ME TELLING THE JUDGE ABOUT ALL MY ACHIEVEMENTS IN AND MAKING SURE I WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT I UNDERSTOOD I WAS A GOOD MOTHER WHO MADE A BAD DECISION TO GO VICTORIA WAS MY ROCK. CAME WHEN I NEEDED QUESTIONS ANSWERED OR HAD CONCERNS OR NEEDED TO VENT OUR CRY BECAUSE SHE WAS T POSITIVE AFFIRMATION FOR ME AND EVEN MAYBE COME UP WITH A FEW OF MY PIC OF THIS DYNAMIC DUO WAS THE GLUE THAT HELD ME TOGETHER WHEN I WAS FALLING APART. BECAUSE OF THE TEAM EFFORT SUPPORTED ME THAT I HAVE REUNITED WITH MY SON IN ONLY FOUR MONTHS TIME.

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUTH COUNTY FARM'S ASSOCIATION AND OWNER OF A SMALL FARM IN SOUTH COUNTY SPECIALIZING IN CHICKEN AND EGGS. I COME WITH RESPECT TO ITEM NUMBER 13 WHICH IS THE CUT OF THE FORM BOSMAN POSITION. LOCAL FOOD SECURITY IS THAT THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE. WITHOUT FOOD ACCESS, YOU HAVE CHAOS GIVE CHAOS. MY EXPENSIVE FORESHADOWING DURING THE EGG SHORTAGE JUST ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. PEOPLE WERE PANICKED. FORTUNATELY SHORT-LIVED, BUT WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR FUTURE EVENTS. LOCAL FARMERS NEAR THE FARM AS A GO-BETWEEN WITH REGULATORS TO HELP ENSURE FARMS REMAIN IN AN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE. PUT INTO PLACE BY THE 2018 PLAN RECOGNIZING IMPORTANCE. CUT IN THIS POSITION WITH WOULD BE LEGALLY IMPROPER AND HARMFUL TO AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY. PLEASE REMOVE IT FROM THE BUDGET CUTS. THANK YOU.

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I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HAS WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY SINCE 2011, BUT IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH JUSTICE IN PARTICULAR. WE HAVE ADVOCATED ENDS SERVE YOUTH FROM BEING INCARCERATED AS WELL AND IF HE 18. I'M HERE TO VOICE STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION AND OPENING OF THE JUSTICE SERVICES AND SUPPORT DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE TRANSITION OF SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. BELIEVES THE NEW DEPARTMENT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO HOUSE AND A COMMUNITY SERVICES OR ADVOCACY FOR YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM SINCE IT WOULD NO LONGER HAVE THE PRIZE OR INFLUENCE OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. OUR XPERIENCE HE SHOULD FOCUS ON HEALTH -BASED REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AND ALTERNATIVES TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND INCREASE ACTUAL REHABILITATION. AS A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ONLY CBO AND NONPROFIT FOCUS ON CULTURALLY BASED HER TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES ARE AFFECTED --

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HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME.

PLEASE GO AHEAD.

I AM A PREVENTION SPECIALIST AT YWCA BUT SPEAKING AS A TRANS SURVIVOR OF TEENAGE GROOMING. ONE AND 12 US HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE OR HAVE EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE DATING RELATIONSHIP. HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF BOTH VIOLENCE AND RAPE, ATTEMPT SUICIDE. 27 IN THE US HAVE EXTREME CHILD ABUSE IN THE PATH YEAR AND APPROXIMATELY 2000 CHILDREN DIE EVERY YEAR FROM CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. PREVENTION AS OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST THESE HOMES BY SUSTAINING HARMS BY SUSTAINING COMMUNITY CONDITIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH AND THOSE AROUND THEM INFORMING HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS AND REDUCE SERVICE OF ABUSE AND DOWN THE LINE DEATH OR LIVING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MINES WILL BE THE SAME. BY GOING FORWARD WITH THESE BUDGET CUTS, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BLOOD WILL BE ON YOUR HANDS OF THE BLOOD OF THE CHILDREN AND YOU WILL GO HOME TO, THE CHILDREN IN THE LIVES OF THOSE IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW. CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY YOU LIVE AMONGST. CUT THE CHILDREN ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS FORMED LIFE-SAVING CONNECTIONS LIFESAVING CONNECTIONS WITH ACROSS THE COUNTY IN THE BLOOD OF YOUTH I WOULD NOT HAVE GROWN UP WITH THE SUPPORT NEED TO BE ALIVE TO.

YOU RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER ARE YOU THERE? PLEASE ACCEPT THE UNMUTE. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL COME BACK TO RITA AT THE END OF THE LIST. I BELIEVE OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS FOSTER? CAN YOU PLEASE ACCEPT THE UNMUTE? PLEASE GO AHEAD.

GOOD AFTERNOON. CAN YOU HEAR ME.

PLEASE GO AHEAD.

I REPRESENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCY. CALLING TO SUPPORT THE FIRST FIVE DIAPER PROGRAM. PIC OF THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SO MANY COMMUNITIES IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. THIS YEAR ALONE OUR ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT OF HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 500 FAMILIES WITH DIAPERS AND CONTINUOUSLY HAVE PRIORITY RESOURCE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO FUND THIS PROGRAM. I'M SURE A LOT OF US WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE FOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. I BELIEVE OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALYSSA LOPEZ?

HELLO. MY NAME IS ALYSSA. I MENTORED PARENT WITH DEPENDENCY ADVOCACY CENTER. WHAT HAPPENS TO A FAMILY CRISIS WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A MODEL WHERE ATTORNEYS AND SOCIAL SERVICE STAFF WORK TOGETHER AS ONE TEAM IS ME, 17 YEARS AGO IN ANOTHER COUNTY. NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE A LOT TO DO THE BARE MINIMUM, CHECK OUT BOXES WITH NO INTERNAL CHANGE WHO INEVITABLY ENDED BACK IN THE SYSTEM IN SANTA CLARA BUT THIS TIME WITH THE HELP OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT'S ALL MY STRENGTH, ADVOCATED AND ENCOURAGE ME AND HAD SOMEONE S A LIVING BREATHING TESTIMONY OF THAT SAID ENTERED DISCIPLINARY MODEL WORK WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH ME. THEY SUPPORTED ME THROUGH MY CASE TO DISMISSAL WITHOUT ANOTHER DEPENDENCY CASE SINCE CULTIVATING HOW I WAS UTILIZING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP ME SAFE AND STRONG. PLEASE FIND A WAY TO KEEP OUR INTERDISCIPLINARY MODEL THAT WORKS GOING. BUDGET CUTS MAY SAVE MONEY BY THE END OF OUR ORGANIZATION BUT DOESN'T REMOVE ANY. HOW WILL THE COUNTY PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT WE CAN WITHOUT US?

WE WILL TRY MILAN AGAIN.

CAN YOU HEAR ME.

PLEASE GO AHEAD.

I REPRESENT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCY HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND AS MANY UPSET TODAY, IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT CUT THE BUDGET WHEN IT COMES TO STRIPPING DIAPERS. HAS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 600 CHILDREN IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND WHAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE BUDGET IS TIGHT, WE CANNOT BE TIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR BABIES, MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION. WE KNOW THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION AS WE CONTINUE TO FULLY ADDRESS THIS TYPE OF DISPARITY IN SECURITY SANTA CLARA COUNTY CAN FIND IT NOT ONLY HEARTS BUT COUNTY COUNTY WANTED TO MAKE SURE CHILDREN CANNOT GO WITHOUT DIAPERS. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN THE BUDGET. THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO RAISE THEIR HANDS WHILE THE KEY WAS OPEN.

WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC SPEAKING PORTION OF THE MEETING AND NOW WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 11 WHICH HAS THREE ITEMS, A, B AND C SO I'M GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES WHICH ITEMS MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO HEAR? VICE PRESIDENT.

11C.

OKAY. NYBODY ELSE? ANY OTHER ITEMS? 11C.

11C AND 11B.

OKAY, B AND C. OKAY, THAT IS ALL. WE HAVE ITEMS 11B AND 11C. ALL RIGHT GO AHEAD DO WANT TO GET STARTED.

11B IS OUR IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES BUDGET. HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.

SUPERVISOR DUONG YOU ASKED FOR A B SPEED I APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT WILL NOT BE ACCURATE ESPECIALLY WITH THE GOVERNORS REVISE DROPPING IN A MATTER OF A FEW DAYS. I WORRY THERE MAY BE POSSIBLE ELIMINATION AND POTENTIAL IMPACT TO LOCAL RESOURCES AND THE STATE SHIFTING BURDEN TO COUNTIES FOR HOURS ABOVE THE STATEWIDE BASELINE AND THE POSSIBLE ELIMINATION OF THE PROGRAM THAT PROTECTS PEOPLE WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES WITH MEDI-CAL ELIGIBILITY'S WITH ALL THAT IN MIND JAMES I KNOW YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE WATCHING AND MONITORING THE GOVERNORS MAY REVISE BUDGET AND ANY IMPACTS TO IHSS PROGRAMMING BE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE WILL ACTUALLY KEEP THE PORT UPDATED REGARDING EVERY ASPECT OF THE MAY REVISE, INCLUDING WHAT HAPPENS WITH IHSS. I WILL SAY THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET UNIT IS ESSENTIALLY KIND OF FORMULA DRIVEN AND SO THE REALITY IS WHEN THE STATE MAKES THOSE CHANGES, THOSE GET PASSED ON THROUGH AND WHAT IS A SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED STATUTORY FORMULA RELATED TO MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT SO IT DOES RESULT IN COSTS TO US AND THAT NET COST THAT'S PREVENTED IN THE BUDGET ESSENTIALLY REPRESENTS THE GENERAL FUND PORTION OF COVERAGE FOR THIS PROGRAM AND OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION AT THE STATE LEVEL WILL INCREASE THAT BUT NOT DISCRETIONARY EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE TO USE QUOTE DISCRETIONARY MONEY TO PAY FOR IT. THE PAYMENTS THEMSELVES ARE MANDATED, WHICH IS WHY YOU DON'T SEE ANY PROPOSALS AND WHY YOU WON'T SEE PROPOSALS BECAUSE IN ESSENCE WE ARE FORCED TO MAKE THAT GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THIS FOR ME THE PROGRAM UNDER STATE STATUTE BUT WE WILL ABSOLUTELY LET THE BOARD NOW WHAT COMES WITH THAT MAY REVISE. OF COURSE, THE LEGISLATURE GETS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT SAY AND WE ARE PUSHING BACK PRETTY FOR CURIOUSLY ON THESE PROPOSALS GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE TO US IN OTHER COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE. SPEED I KNOW THERE'S CONVERSATIONS BOTH 2015, PROVIDERS AND ALSO OUR CLIENTS SERVED BY IHSS. I WORRY WHAT WILL COME OUT OF THE MAY REVISE AND IMPACT TO IHSS WHICH IS EXPERIENCING A STRUCTURAL ISSUE WITH THE WAY REVENUE IS DEFINED AND HOW A LOT OF THE BURDEN HAS BEEN SHIFTED TO THE COUNTIES. I KNOW OUR SESSIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND PRIORITY FOR THE NEXT MONTH IS GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON OUR CURRENT BUDGET, BUT I DO FORESEE -- I HOPE I'M WRONG -- THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE LIABILITY TO THE GENERAL FUND WITH WHAT THE STATE DECIDES WITH IHSS. BIGGER PICTURE, WE DO HAVE TO REALLY HONE IN ON THE LEVEL OF EFFICACY ACROSS THE COUNTIES BECAUSE THE STATEWIDE MODEL OF IHSS FOR A SERVICE THAT IS ACTUALLY CRITICAL TO OUR PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THE WELLNESS OF OUR DISTRICT. OF OUR COUNTIES, AND GROWING, FAST-GROWING ADULT AND ELDERLY POPULATION THAT WILL SOON BE THE MAJORITY OF POWER COUNTY POPULATION HERE. IN THREE YEARS IT WILL BE THE MAJORITY AND THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE AND NATION SO WE SHOULD REALLY BE PREPARING FOR.

WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE, A CRITICAL PROGRAM. WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THE CONCERN. A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. IS A HUGE STRUCTURAL PROBLEM FOR COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA GIVEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE AND COUNTIES AND WITH THE FUNDING AND EVEN BEFORE THAT MAY REVISE, WHAT YOU SEE IN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET IS NEARLY 8 PERCENT INCREASE IN GENERAL FUND COST FROM LAST YEAR TO NEXT YEAR OR FROM THE CURRENT YEAR TO NEXT YEAR FOR IHSS. THIS IS GENERAL FUND THE COSTS AND THAT EXEMPLIFIES EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHICH IS THE WAY THAT THE CURRENT FISCAL RELATIONSHIP IS STRUCTURED BETWEEN STATE AND COUNTY, IT DOESN'T WORK, DOESN'T WORK FOR COUNTY. THAT'S A PROBLEM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO USH ON THAT AND 100 PERCENT MAKE SURE THE BOARD IS UPDATED ON WHAT COMES THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND THE THAT MAY REVISE.

THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF STEPH WANTS STAFF WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE FUTURE OF IHSS.

THE ONLY THING AHEAD -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION SUPERVISOR DUONG. PIC OF. THE ONE ADDITION I WOULD ADD IS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IHSS NEEDS TO DO IS LOOK AT EFFICIENCIES AND LOOK AT ALLOCATED HOURS AND ENSURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT NEED MAXIMAL HOURS RECEIVE THOSE MAXIMA HOURS MAXIMUM HOURS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN'T PERHAPS GO WITHOUT AS MANY HOURS GET THOSE RESPECTIVE LESS HOURS AND WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE CASE TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE APPROPRIATE HOURS AND I THINK THAT WILL ALLOW US TO REDUCE THE HOURS WHERE THERE MIGHT BE TOO ANY SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND OF IHSS SERVICES ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

AND THE NEXT ITEM IS 11 -- SORRY, VICE PRESIDENT.

YES, IF I COULD PICK, I WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOU JUST -- YOU OUTLINED ONE WAY THAT IHSS SYSTEM CAN BE IMPROVED. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EFFICIENCY OF THE HOURS THAT THEY ARE SERVED. HOW. HOW WOULD THEY BE MORE EFFICIENT IF THE HOURS ARE BASICALLY THE HOURS THAT THEY ARE SERVING A SPECIFIC CLIENT? SPEAK UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH VICE PRESIDENT ARENA'S. MAYBE I CAN RESTATE IT IN A WAY THAT CAN BE A LITTLE CLEARER. BUT WE ARE DOING IS LOOKING AT THE TOTAL HOURS IN PARTICULAR AROUND PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS ARE RECEIVING THOSE SERVICES MEET THE FULL CRITERIA FOR THOSE PROTECTIVE HOURS WHICH ARE 283 HOURS A MONTH.

HOW MANY HOURS?

283 HOURS PER MONTH.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO MEET THE FULL CRITERIA? DO YOU MEAN THAT A PERSON ACTUALLY QUALIFIES OR DOESN'T QUALIFY?

THAT THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS APPLYING FOR THOSE PARTICULAR HOURS MEETS EVERY SINGLE CRITERIA, MEANING I CAN GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES. DRESSING AND BATHING, EATING, FOOD PREPARATION.

SURE, BUT I THOUGHT THOSE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA COMES FROM THE STATE AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, NOT US?

YES, NO, ABSOLUTELY. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON, A SOCIAL WORKER THAT WE HAVE AT ASSESSING EVERY CASE HAS AND IS INPUTTING THE INFORMATION TO THE HIGHEST OF QUALITY ASSURANCE BASED ON WHAT THE STATE ALLOWS US TO PUT N INTO THE SYSTEM SO THAT THE CALCULATION OF THE HOURS ARE APPROPRIATE.

AND DO WE SUSPECT BY BEING IN EVERY SYSTEM THERE'S GOING TO BE FOLKS YOU MIGHT FALL OFF THE CRITERIA METRIC THAT THEY ONCE QUALIFIED UNDER AND MAY BE IMPROVED AND NOW NO LONGER DO. SO IS THAT KIND OF THE IDEA JUST TO REAFFIRM WHAT HE STATUS FOUND IN TERMS OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY? OR THEIR QUALIFICATIONS?

YES, ABSOLUTELY. THERE ARE INSTANCES IN WHICH PEOPLE DO IMPROVE. IN FACT, I WAS OUT ON A CASE THIS WEEK FOR EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION CASE AND THIS INDIVIDUAL HAD IMPROVED OVER TIME AND WE WERE ABLE TO EVALUATE THE HOURS ALLOCATED TO THIS INDIVIDUAL. ABSOLUTELY PROVIDING THE MAXIMUM HOURS NEEDED TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY AND THAT THEY ARE WELL AND CARED FOR, BUT IN FACT, WE WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE THE HOURS BECAUSE THEY HAD IMPROVED AND HAD SHOWN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AROUND BEING ABLE TO SELF-CARE.

SO THE STATE DOESN'T DO THESE -- DOESN'T CHECK IN ON CLIENTS ONCE THEY APPROVE, IT IS BASICALLY STATUS QUO UNTIL THE FOLLOWING YEAR OR IS THAT WAY --

WE EVALUATE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SPEED OF THE COUNTY REEVALUATES, NOT THE STATE? OKAY, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BEGIN WITH, RIGHT? WE ARE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THIS IS A PATH I CAN CREATE EFFICIENCIES SO THAT WE CAN THEN, WHAT? WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP? I GUESS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OU.

THE AVERAGE HOURS AT THE STATE LEVEL ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE HOURS ALLOCATED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND I THINK THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE OUR AVERAGE HOURS TO BETTER ALIGN WITH THE AVERAGE THAT THE STATE SEES. THIS WOULD REDUCE THE COST ON THE COUNTY.

BUT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THAT THE STATE FINDS A LOWER AMOUNT OF HOURS AND WE WOULD FIND A HIGHER NUMBER OF HOURS?

THE STATE AVERAGE HOURS AS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE HOURS THAT WE ALLOCATE.

MAYBE I CAN CLARIFY ONE IMPORTANT THING WHICH IS LIKE OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE BENEFIT PROGRAMS WITH THE ELIGIBILITY, THE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE BY HE COUNTY. BY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES. PURSUANT TO STATE REGULATIONS, STATE CRITERIA SO WHETHER YOU'RE ELIGIBLE, HOW YOU ARE ELIGIBLE AND UNDER WHAT SPECIFIC TERMS IS ALL DETERMINED BY THE STATE, BUT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ACTUALLY DO THE PROCESSING THAT HAPPENS IN THE 58 COUNTIES AND SO WHAT FINESSE THAT IS SHARING IS THAT THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF APPROVED HOURS HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY IS HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE ACROSS THE 58 COUNTIES OF THE STATE SO THAT HAS PROMPTED SOME EXAMINATION TO ENSURE THAT WITH APPROPRIATE FIDELITY TO THOSE STATE CRITERIA AND STATE REGULATIONS WHERE IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM CORRECTLY, BUT THAT IS AUDITED BY THE STATE AS WELL AND IT JUST AS TRUE FOR ALL OF OUR BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS ACROSS EVERY ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM.

SO AREN'T WE THE ONES DOING THAT TO BEGIN WITH? WE ARE THE ONES INITIATING THAT ELIGIBILITY AND ESTABLISHING THOSE HOURS? ISN'T THAT OUR SYSTEM DOING THAT?

YES.

WE ARE SAYING WE ARE DOING TOO MUCH? ARE WE ARE NOTING THERE'S A PATTERN.

WE ARE NOTING THAT IN AGGREGATE RAISES QUESTION MARKS SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING REVIEWED THOUGHTFULLY. THERE IS NO -- THE POLICIES ARE ALL SET T THE TATE LEVEL, BUT WHEN WE SEE DATA THAT SHOWS WE APPEAR TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY AN OUTLIER FROM THE REST OF THE STATE, IT SHOULD PROMPT QUESTION.

OUTLIERS ARE NEVER GOOD, BUT IT DOES CONCERN ME TO KNOW THAT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT HIS REDUCTIONS IN CLIENT SERVICE HOURS AS A FORM OF SAVINGS, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VERY DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AND THIS NEXT IN THIS UPCOMING ITEM AND SO I DON'T OPPOSE REVIEWING AND LOOKING AT OUR SYSTEM AS WE NEED TO HAVE SOME PATTERNS ARE PROMPTING US TO DO SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY WE NEED TO REVIEW IT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS ACTUALLY TELLING US SO I AM ABSOLUTELY -- YOU KNOW OF COURSE AND LINE WITHOUT. I JUST AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OPTICS OF IT, BUT THANK YOU.

TO THAT POINT, I WANT TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR. THERE ARE NO BUDGET PROPOSALS RELATED TO IHSS, SO NO TARGETS FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE. THERE ONLY OBLIGATION IS TO ADHERE TO THE STATE STANDARDS. IF THAT MEANS THE PROGRAM IS BIGGER, THE PROGRAM IS BIGGER, OUR MOE HAS BIGGER. THAT MEANS THE PROGRAM GROWS AT SLOWER RATE OCCURS AT A SLOWER RATE, THAT'S AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAM SO THERE ARE NO TARGETS BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY MANDATORY SPENDING PROGRAM. THEY ARE NOT ASKED TO ACHIEVE ANY SAVINGS GOAL. THAT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM. THE. THE REALITY IS A NUMBER OF HOURS KEEPS GROWING YEAR OVER YEAR. THE NUMBER OF PROVIDERS CROWS YEAR OVER YEAR. SOME OF THE ABSOLUTELY IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AGING NATURE OF OUR POPULATION, BUT THE GROWTH RATE IS MUCH HIGHER THAN EVEN THAT AND SO THAT'S WHY THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT, BUT THERE IS NO BUDGETARY GOALS AT ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. PEOPLE NEED TO GET THE RIGHT NUMBER OF HOURS BASED ON THE STATE AND FEDERAL CRITERIA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTIONS. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. I THINK WE'RE DONE WITH 11B SO LET'S MOVE TO 11C AND THE ITEM WE WILL DEFINITELY USE THE TEN MINUTE CYCLE FOR INDIVIDUALS SO I WILL START WITH VICE PRESIDENT ON 11.

OKAY. AS YOU ARE ALL VERY WELL AWARE, MAP OF ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING NOT ONLY ALL SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE ONE WE JUST FINISHED DISCUSSING, BUT CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND OF COURSE ALWAYS CONTINUING TO LOOK AT IMPROVEMENTS. I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES ARE WELL AWARE THAT DFCS WILL CONTINUE ON A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN WITH OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE AND NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION ON THIS MATTER. WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN AND LEARN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT OUT OVER THOSE POLICY CONVERSATIONS WE MAY HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENTS, DIFFERENT HOW CAN WE INTEGRATE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IN ANTICIPATION IF THERE ARE ANY BUDGETARY IMPACTS?

THERE UNDOUBTABLY WILL BE. SO WHAT WE'VE ALREADY TRIED TO SIGNAL PRETTY CLEARLY IS THAT OBVIOUSLY THE HORRIFIC TRAGEDY REGARDING JACKSON OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE SUBSTANTIVE DECISION-MAKING REGARDING THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. GOING THROUGH A NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDING CONVERSATIONS WITH CDS HAS AND THAT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT SUPERVISOR IS GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SET OF ITEMS FOR THE BEGINNING OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT AND NEXT STEPS HAD NEXT WEEK'S BOARD MEETING. I THINK THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE CATEGORIES OF THINGS. ONE IS THAT WE PROBABLY WILL BE IN A POSITION TO HAVE SOME SENSE OF SOME REVISED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MAY MAKE SENSE FOR ADDRESSING CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE MIGHT ALREADY KNOW BOUT AND SO YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE THAT COME FORWARD AND WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY THINKING IN TERMS OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND IDEAS AND GET FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD ON THAT AT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING, BUT THOSE WILL BE THINGS THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO COME FORWARD AND BE INCORPORATED IN JUNE. BUT THE OTHER REALITY IS THAT THE BUDGETS LIVING DOCUMENT AND WE WILL ALSO NEED TO BE POSITIONED TO CONTINUE TO INTEGRATE AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON A GO FORWARD BASIS. ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT IS ALREADY SCHEDULED AND WHAT SOMEBODY SCHEDULED FOR THE MAY h BOARD MEETING FOR INSTANCE IS THE CONTINUED EFFORTS TO EXPAND SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN PLACEMENT FOR THE HIGHEST ACUITY YOUTH. AND ONE OF THOSE INVESTMENTS IS OUR ES ESTRP. YOU KNOW THAT YESTERDAY IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BUDGET AND OVER $7 MILLION ONGOING DUE INVESTMENT IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW AREAS IN THIS TERRIBLE BUDGET WHERE WE ARE MAKING NEW INVESTMENTS AND THAT IS A VERY BIG ONE AND THAT'S A REFLECTION OF THE ONGOING WORK THAT INCLUDED INCORPORATION OF YOUR REFERRAL, SUPERVISOR, BUT ONGOING WORK TO EXPAND PLACEMENTS FOR HIGHEST ACUITY YOUTH IN A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DFC'S AND BEHAVIORAL BEHAVIOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND A HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE THAT WORK MOVE FORWARD, THE APPROPRIATION COMING FORWARD NOW BUT THE WORK DIDN'T STOP WITH THE WORK DIDN'T WAIT IN THE WORK WASN'T DELAYED OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR IN CREATING THE CLASSIFICATIONS NECESSARY. IN CREATING THE CONTRACTS NECESSARY ND HAVING CONTRACTED PROVIDERS SECURE THE REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES NECESSARY TO DO THAT WORK AND UNDOUBTABLY IF THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, SOME OF WHICH DON'T HAVE PHYSICAL IMPACTS FOR SOME OF WITH SOME OF WHICH ABSOLUTELY MAY HAVE PHYSICAL MPACTS THAT REQUIRE READJUSTING STAFFING OR SERVICES WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THOSE FORWARD. ONTINUE TO GET A ETTORE AND CONTINUE TO FIND THE NECESSARY INVESTMENTS THAT WE MUST MAKE IN THIS VERY CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT SPACE SO I SAY THAT THEY WOULD BE KIND OF TWO SETS OF THINGS YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE AS A BOARD. WANT TO SOME SET OF REVISED RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT THE SECOND IS AS THOSE IS INVESTIGATIONS CONCLUDE PROBABLY AND AN ADDITIONAL SET OF THINGS THAT WILL BE FORTHCOMING IN THE MONTHS TO COME.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK, FOR ME NEVER TO THINGS THAT WE WILL ALSO IN PARALLEL THEIR BEST TWO AREAS WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT E WILL TALK ABOUT A MORE NEXT WEEK BUT IT IS PART OF POLICY THAT I WE ARE FOCUSED ON. WE ALSO NEED TO TAKE A GOOD PRACTICE AND CULTURAL NORMS LEAVE THE AGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH, THEY LEAVE THOSE THEN DELETE THOSE DECISIONS TO WHERE THEY HAVE WHATEVER THE STAFF HAS MADE OVER THE YEARS AND SO I THINK THERE ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT LEVELS WE NEED TO MAKE TWO VERY DIFFERENT KINDS OF INVESTMENTS. ONE IS PROGRAMMATIC AND ONE IS PERSONNEL FOCUSED AND SO WE WILL HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS NEXT WEEK. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT MY COLLEAGUES THINK OF THIS BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO THINK THAT WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE THIS WITHOUT MAKING INVESTMENTS INTO THE SYSTEM AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO THROW MONEY AT THE PROBLEM WHO WE DO NEED TO LOOK AND TO BE VERY ANALYTICAL AND NOT ONLY HAVE OUR EYES ON THE SYSTEM AND PASTE BASED ALSO ON INVESTIGATIONS AND DATA BOTH IN HEAVEN EXTERNAL SOURCE THAT CAN REPORT DIRECTLY TO THIS BOARD ABOUT THAT BUT I BELIEVE WILL LEAVE THAT FOR NEXT WEEK.

IF I MAY, I WILL SAY WE AGREE AND WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BRING FORWARD TO THE POINT WHERE IT THAT ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE CATEGORIES AND THAT APPROACH SOME OF THE CHALLENGES FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES. WE ALSO AGREE WE CAN'T JUST THROW MONEY AT THINGS ESPECIALLY IN THIS FISCAL ENVIRONMENT AND SO THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE AND WE DO NEED TO MAKE INVESTMENTS HAVE TO BE STRATEGIC AND HAVE TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND HAVE TO BE ITERATIVE WHICH ALSO MEANS WE HAVE TO BE IN A POSITION TO PROHIBIT AND WHETHER THOSE ARE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE MADE IN TERMS OF STAFFING AND STAFF SUPPORT OR INVESTMENTS ADE IN TERMS OF OMMUNITY SUPPORTS OR CONTRACTS AND THAT IS SOMETHING JUST AS I WILL TAKE A 30,000-FOOT STEP BACK THAT SOMETHING AS A COUNTY ORGANIZATION IS ALWAYS OFF IN OFTEN A CHALLENGE IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON DOING THIS VERY CONSTRAINED FISCAL ENVIRONMENT WRIT LARGE BUT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO DO AS WE MAKE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS N CHILD WELFARE GIVEN ITS PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE.

RIGHT, THE SYSTEMS NEED TO WORK BETTER FOR OUR FAMILIES, FOR OUR CHILDREN, FOR OUR YOUTH BECAUSE WE ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM IF WE CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE AND POINT THE FINGER AT THE SCHOOLS. WE ARE PART OF THAT SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE. STARTS WITH CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM WHEN IT FAILS OR DOESN'T FAIL OUR CHILDREN AND SO WE ARE BASICALLY FEEDING OUR OWN SYSTEM AND FEEDING OUR KIDS INTO PROBATION. INTO JUVENILE HALL EVENTUALLY HALL EVENTUALLY OUR OWN JAILS AND SO IT IS AN INVESTMENT ONLY IN OUR SYSTEM BUT AN INVESTMENT IN OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT I TIGHTEN SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS I HEARD FROM PEOPLE COMING IN AND SAYING HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR MAYBE SOME OF THE PARENT CAFÉS THAT FOLKS WHO CAME IN AND SAID PLEASE DO NOT CUT THESE OFF. DO NOT ELIMINATE THESE. BEES MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR US. THESE WERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO REFLECT NOT ONLY -- AND SOME PEOPLE EVEN BROKE DOWN AND CRIED HERE. AND SAID IS NOT ONLY NOT ONLY IMPROVE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY KIDDO BUT SPOUSE, WITH MYSELF, I MEAN, IT WAS JUST REALLY MOVING TO HEAR WHAT SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS TO YOU AND SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS MAY BE NONMANDATED AND THIS IS WHERE I BORNE OUR COLLEAGUES TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE ELIMINATING O ON THAT NOW I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN RFI ON THE IMPACT OF SSA CONTRACT CUTS IN THIS BUDGET BECAUSE CHANGING ALL THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR SSA CONTRACTS AT THE OPTIONS FOR THE BOARD TO RESTORE THESE CUTS INCLUDING THE OPTIONS TO USE 5 MILLION AND ONE-TIME FUNDING TO DIFFERENT CONTRACT CHANGES. I'VE ALREADY SAID I'M ABSOLUTELY INVESTED IN DRILLING INTO OUR SYSTEM FIGURING OUT WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS ECHO WHAT IS A DUPLICATION. WHAT IT WE NEED TO REDUCE CAP WHAT DO WE NEED TO END IN TERMS OF CONTRACTS IF THERE ARE UNDERPERFORMING. BUT NONE OF WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED INTO THIS BUDGET HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO SFC AND WE TRULY NEED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT SSA CONTRACTS. I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS TO HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SSA CONTRACTS SO THAT -- ACTUALLY MAKING THEM REDO REPORTS THAT WERE MEANINGLESS TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION ON COMMITTEES INTO OUR COMMITTEES TO SHOW WHERE THE CONTRACTS OR MEETING TARGETS ARE NOT. AND NEVER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THAT POINT AND NOW WE HAVE THESE REDUCTIONS AND SO I FEEL THAT OUR COMMITTEE WAS REALLY OVERLOOKED IN TERMS OF THE VALUE THAT OUR COMMITTEE HAS IN EVALUATING SUMMONS CONTRACTS BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT YOU ALL DO IN EACH OF OUR COMMITTEES IS YOU COME AND YOU ASK US SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF BUDGET AND THIS WAS A MISSTEP I THINK FOR CS FC SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT RFI AND JUST TAKE A LOOK ONE ADDITIONAL TIME.

WE'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, SUPERVISOR AND I CAN'T RESIST NOTING THAT DOUBLE IRONING REGARDING A PARENT CAFÉS. WHICH IS THAT YESTERDAY THERE WAS A PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTING IT AS A PARTICULAR CONTRACT THAT WAS A WASTE. TODAY WE HEARD A LITANY OF PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT OW

INCREDIBLY VALUABLE TO PROGRAMMERS. And, of course, the irony is that because it said "non-mandated service," it was already a contract that was proposed for deletion, which is apparently something that the folks during the press conference yesterday didn't seem to know. So, it's a double irony. And it highlights exactly the challenge of the space.

Center. Think you are aptly noting, Supervisor, that processing and understanding with these look like the funding streams are also relevant because there's so much mixed funding. And so, I think that's a particularly important piece for social services contracts where there are some contracts that have substantial federal, state funding, and others that rely heavily, are primarily, or even exclusively on general fund. But we will provide that information, Supervisor.

>> I appreciate that. I know there is -- you have all been very considerate about not destabilizing our Department of Family and Children Services, and so I want to thank you for that. I know there has been tremendous amount of work in that, but it also needs to be work that is coordinated with our board members and their committees. Thank you.

>> Supervisor Ellenberg.

>> Thank you very much. Just, just a few specific questions. First, regarding services for transitional age youth, there is a proposed reduction to transitioning age youth to go transitional age youth services. That is described both as having no significant impact on services and then somewhere else, moderate service impact. I want to understand first, what are the services that may be impacted and what would that impact look like, particularly for current or former foster youth?

>> I, how silly. Thank you, Supervisor. In that, that particular contract serves approximately 10 foster youth annually. They also provide a cipher to take on four placements. The plan would be to incorporate those youth into the existing continuum of transition services, including what is at the hub, and including the kind of traditional -- our department of implemented benefit intern program. So that's the medication. There is an impact on those 14 individuals annually, but we are medicating by pulling youth into existing pool.

>> Fourteen of them?

>> I was going to say, Supervisor, what we can include in that request for information, where we have identified specific alternative vehicles for delivery of the service because one of the things that I know that the social services agency spent a lot of time thinking through with the contract reductions, including the recommended budget, is identifying contracts that were primarily general fund and where there was the ability to actually deliver that service through an existing alternate service provider that was mixed source funding, thereby relieving fiscally, but still being able to ultimately deliver the service. So we can try to layer that in as part of that response about specific things are included here.

>> That signifies two important things to me, James. One, I absolutely support the strategy of looking for mixed delivery or non-general fund services, but it makes clear how challenging it is to understand impact when we don't have that kind of detail. It was hard enough to understand which kids were being impacted and through EB programs. After that, the second layer that is completely not apparent in the budget is that even though this contract will be reduced, there is another place for them to land. And this is what I was talking about yesterday, both in my opening statement, or acknowledge that we are going to have to make cuts. I'm not positioning myself to be categorically objecting. However, I will always ask, who is being impacted? What is that impact and how can it be mitigated? Is this the least and best way to say, is this the least terrible alternative that we can have? And then my comments during the procurement item, even though I understand that contracts for direct services are done through the departments, that clarity, I think, is still not sufficient in the proposed budgets or even in the department budgets to really understand what it means when we are reducing contracts. So you highlighted two examples for me, James. I appreciate being able to sunshine where my concern often is going to move to schooling services. And here, there's a proposal to reduce funding for non-mandated services across a Department of Aging and Adult Services, DFCS, by $3 million. But I'm not clear what the breakdown is between older adults and DFCS, particularly with NDSCF, the schooling services contract. And I will note, before I pause for you to answer, that last year, per the children's budget, more than 20,000 clients were served through schooling services. So I really want to understand what the exact funding impact is there. How you expect it to impact children and youth, and are there mitigating circumstances?

>> I will let that the permit answer in more detail, but I did want to know, Supervisor, one of the request for information that was responded to did break down the amounts between the two departments with a little further information. Can't remember.

>> A breakdown to schooling services or between DFCS?

>> Speed is certainly between the departments at a little additional information as well.

>> Thank you.

>> I can't remember which number. I'm trying to figure that out.

>> The schooling services was $1.3 million. Aging and Adult was $272,000, and the remaining would be TFCS.

>> What does that look like in schooling services?

>> This is another, I think it's a pretty wide range of contracts on multiple sites in varying amounts. So this will be another one good to add to a back and our response and we get into more detail for you.

>> Okay, then I will include that in the RFI. And again, I understand that what we do is far beyond what is mandated. Again, it's absolutely maddening that what is mandated at the deep end services are, and not these less expensive and more efficient early intervention. What I would like to know, without RFI, when you figure out what the impact is, is whether there are plans to assist kids who are receiving services from schooling to services. Are we linking them anywhere else? Are the school wellness centers able to address some of this gap? Are there other, ideally state-funded programs that we can connect kids to?

>> Absolutely, Supervisor. We can add that in the response. If I could get out also, because I think this discussion, I think is indicative of how much our county and the past has been able to develop a lot of innovative supports, identified identified gaps and things that didn't have identified funding. And I think that's what makes this discussion even more difficult across the county is to really identify programs that we know are beneficial, we know have an impact, but ultimately make difficult decisions.

>> Related to non-non-mandated but very valuable services. We heard a few commenters talk about that diaper distribution programming. Was very proud of our county. Let him that I appreciate it hearing Benicia's comments about that being a model. I understand there's something from -- let me see if I have that. Governor, Governor Newsom and Nancy, the launch of a free diaper program for families of newborns in California? It's not entirely the same kind of program, but what do we know about that?

>> Yes, the Governor announced a program that is not identical, but that will provide free diapers to every child, newborn in California. And our understanding.

>> One box of diapers?

>> One hundred diapers.

>> That's not bad.

>> The intention, I think, is to is to actually provide something meaningful and that will help address the need, certainly.

>> It will address a piece of it. And certainly, I would say that diaper service we've been able to provide through First Five has been more than a nice to have. It has really been a basic need. But I'm also fully understanding the broad range of things that we think are really good, that there just may not be funding for. And it is hard to listen to very accurate advocates telling us, I know you have to make hard decisions, but don't do it by harming babies. Or don't do a doctorate by harming this group. And we are not harming babies. Let me clarify that. The people that we serve are people who need the services the most. So any pullback is really to the attachment of populations who are already disadvantaged. Let me make one last comment about the children's budget because I really think that particularly during challenging budget times, that children's budget can really be an even more valuable source of insight. Already provides transparency into investments in children and youth. But when major funding shifts occur like we are looking at now, I think that budget can also play a critical role in showing how those investments are actually affecting communities. We are creating and using metrics so that we can do that measurement. And because there is going to be a big change between this year and next year, I really would like us to move with some urgency in identifying what we might want to be measuring, at least for the next few years. Thank you.

>> Okay, Supervisor Duong.

>> Thank you. So, as part of our work to mitigate the impact from HR One, there was a huge push to get county residents eligible for benefits and Medi-Cal to be enrolled in these respective programs. And I should prepare you that this is a question about DEP. So -- I will wait for the shovel. There's a lot of attention to rent a chair when impact, particularly around the Medi-Cal eligibility, also the new standards for redetermination that is really going to be quite the upheaval of our system. My conversations with other counties, there is great concern over staffing models and staffing levels where the county just have not staffed up in preparation for this six-month interval redetermination and with a number of exceptions and all the new challenges or the new considerations that come along with it. I see there is a proposed deletion of 27 positions within DEB. We've heard some public comment today, and you've worked on this, you put in considerable work, cleared a backlog, learned the backlog of 11,000 applications. We made a big push, you made a big push before the end of the calendar year to cap folks enrolled on board before the provisions of HR One started to creep up. And now we have a 24-hour turnaround to getting a worker assigned to do an applicant to a client, which used to take three months for that to happen. With the deletion and the staffing plans underway or proposed, however, how are we maintaining that momentum? How are we making sure to meet the needs as the full impact continues to rain down upon us?

>> Thank you for the question, Supervisor. Director of DEB. I would like to re-emphasize our definitely collaborative approach and agreement that we had with SEIU back in December 2025. That allowed us to reshape our business model in DEB and responsive to the community and preparation for what HR One is doing to our community. So through that agreement and that collaboration and our amazing workforce, as you indicated, we've been able to reduce our pending applications by 70% from December to today. So that's a huge accomplishment. That reduction has allowed us to be able to move staff to where there is greatest need. So we know if HR One, the impact will be to our continuing and ongoing cases with work requirements, can't double redetermination. That allows us to sort of shift staff with Anita's. So we feel confident we are prepared in dealing with HR One, maybe more so than some of our neighboring counties. And again, credit and kudos goes to everyone involved in the agreement with SEIU, specifically SEIU partners, amazing workforce who really put our clients and community first.

>> Thank you. A lot of efficacy, there's been a lot of efficacy at the state level. And a lot of the efficacy also revolves around updating systems and automating as much as possible. That's the only way without type of investment and augmentation state level combined with our staffing strategies to be able to meet this need coming with new provisions of HR One. If the state doesn't come through with automation, with data sharing, investments in their online portals or updates over their systems, do we have contingency plans in place to staff accordingly to shore up these gaps?

>> Supervisor, I will add, we do not assume the state is going to come through.

>> I'm trying to be helpful! By, thank you.

>> We've been given.

>> We are still going to go to the state.

>> You go to DC, and I go to Sacramento.

>> We've been given assurances there is major work being done on these data system integrations. And fairness to the state, not only does that work not funded by the federal government, but the rules and requirements are only coming out in a trickle from the federal government. So in order to build those data systems, you need to know what the specific rules and criteria are that come from the federal government. And those have not been forthcoming either. So we don't expect the state will have the systems ready in time. We expect the federal government will deliberately be trying to sabotage enrollment because that is fundamental and inherent in the budgetary savings that Congress assumed in HR One is actually by throwing people off of coverage. And so we are definitely doing what we can to be prepared. I do believe that one possible bright spot in the budget may be some modest, and by modest, I mean, small investment and increased resources for counties in this space. And the reason for that is for every individual in the expansion population who remains on Medi-Cal, this state is able to draw down 0 cents, cents on that dollar and federal match. And so it is in the state's strong interest to try to keep those folks enrolled because they did not change that federal matching formula. So I think there was an understanding of that's early in the conversations I've had in Sacramento, both on the administration side up there as well as the legislature. But if you think the investment will be quite modest, and that is why it is so incredible the work that our department and staff have done to be able to position us to actually rapidly respond to what's going to be changing right underneath our feet. It's not as if we now know right now exactly what all those criteria look like. And so that's going to be something we are going to have to navigate together as a community. But I think there is strong commitment here. And I know this community showed what we could do when we were doing the initial enrollment back when the ACA was first expanded. And at that time, we did an amazing job collectively, not just that county workforce, although absolutely county workforce was involved, but inclusive of our health system and inclusive of CBO partners to get people signed up, to go get people enrolled and help them jump through the process. And we are going to have to happen all of the county effort again come January of next year when these work requirements kick in.

>> So we don't know the things we don't know. Boys coming, more is coming.

>> We know that it's bad.

>> Yeah.

>> Thank you for all of your work and the miraculous lift that you and your team have been able to achieve at the beginning of this calendar year. I worry we may not be prepared for what's to come because we don't know what we don't know. It's going to be really bad. And so I would like more information in terms of the methodology that came about for the proposed deletion of the 27 positions and how that's going to affect workload and how does that to set building resiliency for what's coming up that way? Specific to DEB and the redetermination requirements of the other impact of HR One. Thank you.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga, do you have anything on this item? Let me go back to myself in the first cycle. Acknowledged the difficulties in this budget and understand the level of care put into putting these recommendations together. Want to thank staff are recommending and making so many of these very, very tough decisions. A couple of kudos I would say is adding the veteran service provider to provide the opportunity for these services, something that is important. So I want to say thank you. That PIC, as the staffing numbers are trending downward, could you elaborate more what support services will actually be offered to existing staff's as positions eliminated as they are asked to absorb increased workload in general?

>> Thank you, Supervisor. We are looking at moving work around. We do need to look at what the existing workload and capacity to take on the work. I think one of the things over and out is that the majority of the position cuts that are presented from SSA have been vacant for a long time. So it's typically work that has already been absorbed. One of the other things you heard earlier is we are looking at some staff to move within SSA to go shore up some of the programs. All of our client-facing, some going to FCF, some going to DEB, some going to TOS. Both an immediate need, but move the resources where we need them. Staff development for staff development, that's Indiana. So that's the work we've been doing is to really look at where we have vacancies that have been vacant for a long time, at the work that has been absorbed or shift staff internally to meet that the needs within those departments.

>> Okay. Thank you. Many of my questions have been asked by my colleagues regarding, for example, the cafe. Something I don't know that much about until today, listening to a lot of those questions. And I'm very concerned the work that's been done there as well. And so we will have more discussions and it comes to junior approval. But I want to say thank you so much for the good work you guys are doing and certainly the challenges ahead. Thank you for these proposals, but we will try to work it through. That's the end of my questioning. So just want to round two, Supervisor, round two, Supervisor, sorry, Vice President to have any questions on the side are you this item, are you done? Okay, good. I think we are done with item number 11 today. Thank you. And moving out would be on, would be item number 12, which is the Public Safety and Justice Committee Department. So I'm going to ask my colleagues, which are the items you would like to pull from item number 12? So starting with Vice President Arena's. Item number 12, what item -- next one, if you're not ready.

>> Item 12 is 12A, 12B, and 12D.

>> A copy entity. Great. Because Supervisor Ellenberg, Supervisor Duong.

>> 12F. Supervisor Abe-Koga.

>> Thanks.

>> Okay, I have a copy, D, D, F, and I believe I have E. A copy, D, F total. Let's start with --

>> A, B, D, E, F.

>> Item A is the recommended budget for the Office of the Sheriff, including Custody Bureau. Of the most significant proposal included here relates to the West Valley contract city. I think we discussed this briefly yesterday. The Sheriff is here, but also available to answer questions.

>> Yes.

>> Good afternoon.

>> Thanks for being very patient with us today. Pulled 12A? Go ahead, Vice Vice President.

>> Thank you. I don't think I'm the only one, but the first one. Welcome to call. My questions were around -- there are no staff that are currently operating in the M1 B building. When do we stop using this facility? The M1 B building. You know, this part of the main speaker wasn't sure if you're finished with your question. Go ahead. I will let the Assistant Sheriff answer that, but we've been using it on and off, maybe off recently, but I will let him address that.

>> Thank you for the question. So when we prepare the budget and try to take a look at different options, we wanted to make sure close and it was an option that was sustainable. So one of the things we did was, I we looked at the population we have set at the time, which was our SMI, seriously mentally ill population. And one of the things we noticed about the M1 building is -- it did not provide adequate space for the mentally ill when it came to having dedicated space for one-on-one services with our mental health clinicians. It created some issues because we were using it for overflow housing. And basically, what that means is individuals were designated as seriously mentally ill by mental health staff that we had no available bed space for them at the time. So we put them in overflow status until a bed became available. So in looking at some of the issues, we noticed that a lot of the people that were designated as SMI came from booking, so booked into custody. And have a bed available. Transported to M1. A lot of times, what was happening was we noticed that they were possibly unstable due to not being met compliant, which meant one of two things. Probably placing our AP, which means they had to be transported back to the main jail and we discharge back to M1. So we basically took a look at the process, identified that it would be a lot better for us to house them at main jail. We had more robust mental health staff. We had more available rooms for one-on-one consultations, that provided more opportunities for group programming. And if it had to go to the AP, you, it was just a matter of escorting them up a few floors.

>> AP, you?

>> That's our acute psychiatric unit at the main jail. So currently, we are using M1 whenever there is some type of construction, more like emergency construction. Our facilities are really outdated. So during the summer, you see a lot of AC units go down, which means we have to depopulate a housing, the housing unit because we are to bring cranes in. And in the winter time, it is the heating units. Boiler, whatever it is. We use it for that purpose. And what we are able to do is as we close the housing unit for a shorter, short period of time, the staff that was housed our side of the other area with a population reopens to step back.

>> Got it. Okay, how about if we ever hit like a capacity number and actually need that space again in the future? Do we have a plan for that?

>> Yeah, a lot of what we've been doing is taking a look at our current population. And as you know, we are under federal consent decree. So you've seen our numbers of individuals that are housed in a more higher security type of housing. Those numbers have come down quite a bit. So we've actually repurposed a lot of that type of housing to use for general population settings.

>> Do you think it's worth noting, Supervisor. There's no staff positions assigned to M1. So that staffing is the staffing is solely by way of overtime. And the proposals, the production and overtime funding. But if there were a necessity in advance of the broader facility work that of course needs to happen at Elmwood, we can always reinstate that overtime and to revisit that. But that doesn't require -- there's no addition or subtraction of staff positions. The budgetary action is related to overtime budget.

>> Got it.

>> And that makes it more flexible to be able to be adjusted.

>> Got it. Thank you so much. I'm going to move on to on to the next item, which is that discontinuation of the video arrangements. And so I know that there was, I think, very minimal arrangements in the three hundreds pre-arrangement for both the jail and M1. And I just thought it seemed like a very helpful modality for pre-arrangements. Understand it is more cost-effective, it seems. And sounds like to transport folks to their arrangements. But what I'm concerned about is that we may not be able to reach the same numbers that we would using a video. So would we be able to offer folks the same number, 325, if it was 325 that you achieved at the year before for pre-arrangements? Are we committing to that bout? Or what is the baseline of commitment?

>> Before they respond, I could add, everybody's entitled, obviously, to transport for arrangement and transport for their appearance in court. And that would be honored. One of the things I think it's interesting to me is interesting to me because I remember when this was first created as a program, is it's an example of where from a budget standpoint, if you don't have a certain kind of volume and level, you don't achieve a budgetary savings and you actually have a cost. Which is the Sheriff's office wasn't able to actually reduce transport costs because it is a huge ball and the Bolma folks who need transport anyway. And that's why what you see is with what the discontinuation is almost feels as a surface level, a little counterintuitive. Well, with the video, arrive at your saving on transport, but you can only save and transport if you actually can reduce the number of deputies, the number of transports you have to do. And you can't do that unless the volume is so significant that you can actually take some of that transport off-line. This is, I think, one of the big picture challenges when we talk about our jail facilities, which is unless you can actually take a module off-line, pick, unless you can actually sunset a particular unit or service line, there isn't money that you can then capture. And so instead, what happened with the video arrangements is it is currently structured, is the volume was so low, we didn't save anything out the transport cost. But it that occupies some critical space. And as you know, there's really major space challenges in our facility. So I don't think anybody thinks it's a bad program. We certainly don't as administration. It's in the context of having to make difficult decisions. This is something that will free up some space for high priority uses and save money.

>> I understand that they think those deputies were either on overtime for the video portion of that. But I wonder if there's another model for it. Because I haven't heard in terms of a baseline that you are committing to this same number of pre-arrangements and arrangements that were accomplished with video? I understand the cost savings of it, and thank you for breaking that down a little bit, down a little bit more. But what is that commitment to access?

>> They are obligated to.

>> I understand they are obligated because of scheduling, because if of, I don't know, you heard we had two planalp tires earlier today on the call. There's going to be reasons why they can't make it. And so what I want to wanted out, want to know is, will the same number of pre-arrangements and arrangements be accomplished through this transport?

>> Go ahead, Michelle.

>> That's something we have arrangement with the office. Send the video arrangements have evolved and marked because due to COVID to get to people to have their matters heard. And so it has evolved since then. And now that we've allowed for these pre-arrangement review, representation review interviews, the numbers have increased. We are not going to tell the PTO we can't accommodate their interviews at the facility. But it's something we haven't opened up to CEO James Williams' point. This is another matter where it's an honor to find unfunded position where you have deputies setting up the equipment for the interviews as well.

>> Yeah, Cottonelle. I understand the cost impact here and the cost savings and the reasons why you would have this other option. But what I've yet to understand is, will our folks still have the same access? Will you still commit to 350 pre-arrangement interviews and arrangement interviews? And I'm still not hearing that.

>> I think I can clarify and add a bit to it. I think the answer is no. I mean, we are not going to be able to because again, it's unfunded. And I agree with you 100 percent. And a perfect world, you think this makes a lot of sense that this pre-arrangement through video technology should be the easy way to go. If it had applied all the way across the board, meeting we were no longer required to take anybody to the court for arrangement. All court hearings would be through video. Then I do think it would save and cost because he would have the transport. But the system is not built that way. People still have the ability to have that in-person hearing. And that's what caused the problem is we put this in place as an option or an access during the pandemic, or it was done before I came, obviously, to go, but it's kind of morphed into something that this works well. So I, we just keep building on it, but we never received the funding and the mechanism to do that. So I think because of budgetary constraints right now, we are in a very tough spot because that is one of those non-mandated positions. It is mandated we take people to their hearing, but that again is a structure in person right now.

>> I just want you to think about what the impact will be. You do have a pre-arrangement interview with your lawyer. That means that lawyer is not going to be able to defend you as well as if they actually did, because you may not be able to transport. And then what ends up happening is you risk and reckon, I have a less, maybe, I don't know, a lower amount of time that those folks are able to defend them? I dare to say, maybe a lower quality of defense for those folks. And they stay in your jail a lot longer, which is not what we want them.

>> We don't disagree with you. Again, and just to make sure we are clear, we are still public defender attorneys. Attorneys will always have the ability to access their clients. Pick what they can come to the facility. What they are no longer going to have as easy access is for us to transport somebody to a videoconferencing room so they can do it through a Zoom or however they want to do it through the mechanism.

>> Maybe what I will ask is for our county executive to give us an, what way, approximate number to be through our public defender ability to meet folks in pre-arrangement or arrangement instead of video. Because I'm sure that is an issue for them.

>> Absolutely. Cut will be happy to do. And I think it will be helpful because I think we are kind of talking -- I think the Sheriff and I might be talking past each other a little bit because there is an obligation to provide access, obviously, to transport for arrangement, as well as access to counsel. And the overwhelming majority of folks to that arrangement in person with transport. Every person would be transported to court for arrangement. But we will circle back and get you an RFI so you have assurance we where all the same patient.

>> Yeah, I just saw that arrangement number really low compared to the pre-arrangement.

>> Both numbers, I think, are relatively low to be honest.

>> That was like five compared to 300.

>> And I believe, and public defender may want to speak now or not, but I believe it's because I think the public defender's office at and others in general refer arrangement and court to video arrangement as well. So I think that's one reason why the numbers are relatively low.

>> Take the stand.

>> Good afternoon. I'm the on the Public Defender. And I think yes, as CEO Williams had William said, I think our preference for the actual arrangement is absolutely to have our client and court. In fact, I think there is spend studies to suggest is better outcomes for clients by physically being in the courtroom during the arrangement process. I understood you Supervisor Arenas to be a pre-arrangement access and interviewing. And I think that is something we can continue to have discussion with the Sheriff about how best to facilitate that, whether it is facilitating it directly at the courthouse prior to actually going on the record or through the videoconferencing system, which is, I'm understanding, is going to be in jeopardy as a result.

>> Of my concern is the quality of the defense and the links I have the state of that person in our jails, which is going to -- we already have -- we already have -- we are to have folks staying in jail too long. Or now this is going to add to that bottleneck. So just putting out there, it out there for my colleagues. Thank you.

>> If I may, just for the record, I'm never at its with the CEO. So I may have misheard something or misstated something.

>> We are talking past each other, I think.

>> These are fighting words, and I'd like to instigate. I'm kidding. Thank you so much.

>> Supervisor Abe-Koga.

>> Thank you. My interest is in the West Valley Patrol. The contracted cities, since all three cities are in my district, and I've been in my office has been engaging in quite a bit of conversation with them. But I am concerned that we have yet to reach agreement with the three cities. And I think I'm -- the challenges that, again, and I know this was ongoing for many years, but there was no -- the cost recovery was not being charged. Now we are doing that because of our budget issues. And when I was first contacted by the cities about this, the real issue is that just like we need to, cities need to plan for their budget. And seeing an increase of 30% or more is really a hardship for frankly, anyone, any city, any public agency. So I'm concerned about where we are with these contracts. I think every community deserves to feel safe. And we've heard from neighbors and residents about their fear about what it would mean to not have a contract with the Sheriff's Department. So if you questions, I have mine. Do you expect the contract to be ready with the cities?

>> We are in active conversations with each of the cities. We certainly would hope that those contract discussions would finish as soon as possible. I think it's pretty have it all that they finish by the end of this month because otherwise, you are in a position right now, are the recommended budget is proposing deletion of these positions. So we can make sure that our Sheriff's deputies, Sheriff's deputies have places. We are not seeing any impacts or workforce. Good news is that we understand that Cupertino, which is the largest of the three cities by a significant margin, that Cupertino is budgeting for the full cost recovery for this contract. And that even with that budget showing surpluses for the next four years. So I'm hopeful that's a positive sign that at least with respect to that largest jurisdiction, that we are going to be able to reach a positive resolution in the next couple of weeks. But I know there's continuing continued to be active conversations. The Sheriff may want, Sheriff may want to add to that core. Assistant Sheriff is leading a lot of those conversations. But I do believe that's a positive development that should provide assurance to residents in the community as well as county organization.

>> Then, just briefly, at the Assistant Sheriff can come and pick, or he has been involved in these conversations. We are equally concerned, but also optimistic. I do feel that we will get there. It's been a challenging year for all, without question. Things up in conversations that have been going on for quite some time. But to your point, Supervisor, it's never easy to have a 30% increase in anybody's life. And so I understand the concern of the city eating their budgets. But I think they CEO did a very good job in explaining what we met with the mayors of each city last month, that even with those cost increases, we are still substantially lower than any municipality would be able to provide that same, the same level of service. We are very committed to contract cities. And personally, as a share for this county, feel morally obligated to provide service to any resident city. So if by chance they don't come to an agreement, that those are tough conversations we are going to have to have and how we continue to serve without an active contract in place or partnership and agreement in place. But again, I think the table executives sitting here, we all feel equally optimistic that we will get this done, hopefully sooner than later. So Adam, add them, Adam, do you have anything to adequately?

>> Thank you, Sheriff Pic. I would add, Supervisor, yes, it is a substantial increase. But law enforcement has also changed drastically since the original contract, from expensive body worn, expensive body worn cameras to other personal costs that personnel costs that have gone with that. PIC of the cities have been very fortunate not to have to bear some of the increases in some of the other costs that have occurred over the last 12 to 15 years. I think there's been a clear understanding that the last two extensions were just that, Accenture's that have conversations towards new contracts. And I will add that we are 100% committed to finalizing those contracts.

>> Yeah, and I've heard from the communities that they understand that cost recovery is important. And I think we've all been in agreement with that. PIC of a challenge of not knowing what that cost was going to be until the end of last year. We start -- as soon as we finish this budget, we are going to start the next one. And the cities of the same. And so it would not have thought number was really a challenge. That was my question is, if we don't reach agreement with these CDs or any combination of the cities, what happens? I know we have a mutual aid agreement across the county. So essentially, what we be having to serve them anyway?

>> We probably start of the conversation. But the one piece that's going to probably create a lot of anxiety if these agreements are put into place is relationship with County Comm. And the reason I bring that up is because every resident that is their first point of contact, and if they don't have a law enforcement agency to dispatch the calls to, they don't get dispatched. That's problematic. Again, we have to have those conversations. And we verbally reach out and agree to have those conversations with County Comm. And we are going to take this type of call. If a 911 high risk assault type call comes in, again, I feel morally obligated, we have to respond. But what we are, when we are knocking to be responding to the parking complaints, of the low-level crime complaints and everything that also aligns with that. So again, hopefully that -- we don't get to that point. I'm feeling optimistic we will get to an agreement and have these contracts in place so we can move forward.

>> Are we able to meet our communities where they are in regard to designing a system that they can afford? I think everybody wants it. But that's really the challenge. And these communities, different speaker, I would have to leave that to the CEO. And now our job is to provide law enforcement services. And I'm just being honest, not necessarily to figure out how to give them the cost model. That is really the conversations we've been having with County Council, CEO office, at budget office is how to model that. I do think, to Adam's point, we've made it clear since I've been in office that we want full cost recovery. We need to have full cost recovery. We've already extended two extensions to our contracts to work through this. So it does get to a point, and I think we are at that point, is we have to resolve this issue and start moving forward.

>> We have kind of a product challenges, ICA, and having learned a lot the last several months about law enforcement services and these three particular cities. Each of these cities pays far less per capita for law enforcement services than any other city in Santa Clara County and far less than any of the comparison cities they have in fact thrown out as examples of cities we should be looking at. Based on looking at what things are, it appears to me that two of the cities are pretty significantly under-resourced. We need that based on their per capita spending and the actual number of deputies that they are paying for through cost recovery, they really should be increasing the amount. And I know that one of the challenges for some of the cities is their overall revenue base, a piece of which is property tax, but is sales tax. And I think that's a tough conversation those communities need to engage in in order to actually get a level of service for those cities that affords and delivers for them the kind of law enforcement services that I believe those residents want to have. I think in particular, the Los Altos Hills contract is set up in a way that leaves everyone dissatisfied. What I mean by that is the level of law enforcement service for that jurisdiction is so far below general community standards that the Sheriff's office isn't in a position, in my view, to deliver the kind of service that I think those residents want to have. And that then creates challenges in the service delivery that compounds on the cost proposition. So I think those are conversations that need to continue to happen with our cities. Cupertino, I think it's in a little bit of a different place from the other two. As I mentioned earlier, the largest of the three jurisdictions. So those are ongoing conversations, kind of operationally. We certainly don't, as county administration, are not in a position to determine what those staffing levels are or should be that the Sheriff, Sheriff is comfortable actually providing for the cities are capable of taking. But the principle of cost recovery, I think, is pretty pivotal, PIC of a core principle because in order for us to sustainably deliver those services, reliably deliver those services, staff to be able to deliver those services in the long haul, it does need to be based on the cost recovery principle. And we, principal, and we have unfortunately been any place for the last several years with a significant general fund subsidy has been occurring for test city obligation.

>> Just to add to the CEO's comments to your question, yes, we always and we always hear conversation. We do have the ability. We have the Sheriff's office has the ability to adjust service models. Meaning, for example, it would be super easy to say, if you want to save $1 million, yes, we can not have this amount of traffic enforcement, dedicated traffic enforcement, as an example. So they can piece and they do piece together the model that works for the city. We're always open. We are always open to the conversation. But I think it gets to a point where everybody wants it all because it all works well. They don't want to take away traffic, they don't want to take away school resource, whatever it may be for that particular city. So again, I think we are at that moment in time where the community has to decide what level of service they want. The cost analysis has been done. So we know what the cost will be based on the services they want us to provide.

>> Yeah, I appreciate that. I guess I would just say that has mentioned this was a 12 to 15 year issue, frankly, that was not tackled for that long. And I know that you've provided extensions, which is helpful. But even to look for alternatives takes time. And I think that's what I'm hearing is the need time to be able to figure out how to deal with the situation and figure out what's best for them. I think would be our preference to have them under the Sheriff's office. But they could seek other alternatives. I think one city has done that, but that just takes time too. So would ask. I appreciate the work that is being done that if you can just double down and hopefully we can reach agreement by the time I pass this budget. I would be grateful. Thank you so much.

>> Okay, I think that is all we have for 12 AA right now. Thank you very much. Sheriff's Peter, can I make just a question for the board. I know President Lee, you indicated a hard stop at 6:00 p.m. And I don't think it's likely that the next item is going to finish by 6:00 p.m. My suggestion for the board's consideration is maybe up -- skipping B and D given away. I don't think that is going to finish by 6:00 p.m. And maybe see if we can clear the rest of this agenda between now and 6:00 p.m. starting tomorrow with those items that -- that's my suggestion for counter management. I see the District Attorney not in his walk. We recognize we are not going to finish PM 30 minutes.

>> Let me check with Mike Collect.

>> For what it's worth, I have cleared the rest of my evening for the budget workshop. And I see staff going, oh, no. But yes. I will follow the lead of the board, but I feel for staff who have been waiting for the item to come up. I would not want this to be considered disrespectful to the time improvisation. I'm ready to go past the 6:00 hard stop.

>> We are certainly prepared to proceed into the evening. I just want to start a small piece of B and be in the not concluded Celeste was making suggestion.

>> Available as well. I feel like a core of what we do. And yes, I have also cleared today, this afternoon and tomorrow as well.

>> The rest of my colleagues? Any comments.

>> I'm fine with either.

>> With everybody wants to continue, just go all the way through and punch through having 6:00 stop as we initially talked about. But since staff.

IS BEEN HERE ALL THIS TIME. YOU SEE AN ISSUE?

WE ARE PREPARED TO GO INTO THE EVENING, SO IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. AS NOT ISSUE ON OUR END, I WAS JUST REFLECTING YOU HAD INITIALLY SAID THERE WAS A 6:00 P.M. HARD STOP. SO IF WE ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE, STAFF IS PREPARED TO CONCLUDE THE ENTIRE AGENDA THIS EVENING.

THEN WE WILL PROCEED AS SCHEDULED, AS WE HAVE ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE END AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

WE WILL MOVE THEN TO THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY. HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM. GIVE ME ONE SECOND TO QUEUE THAT UP. I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO WALK THROUGH THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SET SOME CONTEXT, AND THEN EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD THE PROPOSAL'S BEHALF TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I WANT TO BEGIN BY TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY BIG PICTURE. WE HAVE TRIED TO TAKE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET OF A SLEEP OR ANY CRIME, SUPPORTING VICTIMS, PROSECUTING OFFENSES TO COULD HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. WE ARE VERY PROUD, INCLUDING THROUGH THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF ART DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THAT WE ARE VERY SAFE COMMUNITY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. WE AGREE IT'S IMPORTANT TO THAT THE COMMENT THAT CONTENT IS MADE BY THE SHERIFF, THAT THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE ACROSS OUR COUNTY ORGANIZATION ARE INTERTWINED IN THE DELIVERY OF THE SAFE AND INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY WE HAVE HERE. IS A COUNTY ORGANIZATION MAY MAKE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY. PICK OF THIS COUNTY SPENDS THE SECOND-MOST GENERAL FUND DOLLARS PER CAPITA ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE OF ANY LARGE COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. AND FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDS, AND AS THE BOARD KNOWS, ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF OVERALL BUDGET IS DISCRETIONARY. TO GO FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDS, THE LARGEST SHARE, 43 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR, CLOSE TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE FUNCTIONS. SPEAKING MORE BROADLY ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS, AS THE PORK KNAUER'S PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE IS NOT FACING FURTHER STAFFING REDUCTION. WE'VE CONTINUED TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN THE CUSS CUSTODY. AND I WANT TO SAY ONE THING ABOUT CUSTODY THAT CAME UP AND SOME IN SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. ONE OF HE REALITIES AND BEING A FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE IS THAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE STEERED INTO THAT DEPARTMENT. IS OUR LARGEST GENERAL FUND EXPENSE, AND WE HAVE HAD TO PRESERVE POSITIONS AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE RESOURCES INTO THE JAILS AS A RESULT OF THE CONSENT DECREE REQUIREMENTS. AND THAT'S A PHYSICAL REALITY THAT CONSTRAINS BUDGETARY FLEXIBILITY. WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING ABOUT J SSD, BUT THAT BRINGS ME TO THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY. THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET DOES REPRESENT AN INCREASE IN TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. DID HAVE AN ORIGINAL REDUCTION TARGET $18.5 MILLION, BUT THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET ONLY BRINGS FORWARD $10.8 MILLION IN REDUCTIONS, WHICH IS A 42 PERCENT DECREASE FROM WHAT WE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED. AND I WILL EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT WENT INTO THINKING AROUND THAT. IC OF THE OVERALL APPROPRIATION DOES INCREASE AND HAS BEEN INCREASING YEAR OVER YEAR-OVER-YEAR, PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY INCREASED LABOR COST. LET ME BEGIN BY SOME OF THE MANY AREAS IN WHICH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND I CERTAINLY AGREE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF AREAS WE ARE CREATING. SOME AREAS WE DISAGREE, AND WE SPENT TIME I THINK ON THAT JUST NOW, BUT I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CONTEXT TO BE GROUNDED IN AREAS WHERE WE AGREE. WE ACTUALLY ALL AGREE PUBLIC SAFETY IS A CRITICAL ACCOUNTING PARODY. WE ALL AGREE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PROVIDES AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE AGREE THAT DEPARTMENTS GENERALLY RECEIVE DEFERENCE ON BUDGET BALANCING PROPOSALS AND ARE GRATEFUL TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH ITS TIERED PROPOSALS PARTICIPATED FULLY IN THAT PROCESS AND GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS VERY CAREFULLY ALONGSIDE A NUMBER OF FACTORS. INTO SOMEONE WHO FORMERLY RAN ONE OF OUR COUNTY LAW OFFICES, WE DECREE THAT ATTORNEYS PLAY UNIQUELY CRITICAL ROLE IN THE OPERATION OF ANY LAW OFFICE, AND INDEED THE COUNTY HAS PRIORITIZED AS THOSE POSITIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL BUDGET CYCLES FOR PRECISELY THOSE REASONS. IN RESPONSE TO MY REQUEST TO DEPARTMENTS FOR BUDGET REDUCTION PROPOSAL, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO BRING FORWARD PROPOSALS THAT ADDED UP TO THE 18.5 MILLION REDUCTION TARGET. PICKLES WERE STRUCTURED INTO THREE TIERS. TIER ONE INCLUDED SERIES OF VACANT POSITIONS. TIER TWO PROPOSE THE ELIMINATION OF THE SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE PAINT PROJECT PROJECT AND LEGAL PROCESS OFFICERS PARTIALLY FILLED POSITIONS. EIGHT FILLED POSITIONS. INTO THREE WAS A PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDED REDUCTIONS OF 59 FILLED POSITIONS, ALL OF WHICH WERE SUPPORTS TO SUPPORTED SEVERAL LITTLE POSITIONS, PRIMARILY PARALEGAL POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IN REVIEWING THOSE PROPOSALS, SOME OF THE SAME CRITERIA THAT WE LOOK OUT FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT SPECIFIC DATA AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE INFORMED HOW WE EVALUATED THE PROPOSALS FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE LOOKED AT CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS COMPARED TO TRENDS OVER PRIOR FISCAL YEARS AND VERALL STAFFING LEVELS OF OTHER LARGE COUNTIES. WE LOOK TO STAFFING RATIOS BETWEEN ATTORNEYS, INVESTIGATORS AND PARALEGALS. IMPORTANT TO PREVENT PROPOSE LIMITATIONS OF IMPORTANT PROGRAMS SUCH AS SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE ON THE POTENTIAL DISCONTINUANCE OF MISDEMEANOR PROSECUTIONS. WE LOOKED AT THE IMPACTS OF FILLED POSITION DELETIONS FOR STAFF, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LIMITED TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES TO OTHER COUNTY POSITIONS. SO WHY WE RECOMMENDED SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS PROPOSED? FIRST, WE ARE RECOMMENDING NEARLY ALL THE ATTORNEYS TIER ONE PROPOSALS. WE CANNOT BRING FORWARD TO THE BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE TIER TWO OR THREE PROPOSALS BECAUSE THEY WOULD INVOLVE ELIMINATION OF IMPORTANT PROGRAMS LIKE THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE. ELIMINATE A LARGE NUMBER OF FILLED POSITIONS, MANY OF WHICH DO NOT HAVE A SIMPLE TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROPOSAL SIGNIFICANTLY UNBALANCED, JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE. 6467 PROPOSED FILLED POSITION DELETIONS WERE TO SEIU REPRESENTED SUPPORT STAFF. AND IN DOING SO COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THE COUNTY'S LABOR OBLIGATIONS TO ITS BARGAINING UNIT, INCLUDING THE SHIFTING OF BARGAINING UNIT WORK BETWEEN UNITS AND WORK ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIFIC CLASSIFICATIONS ALONG WITH PHYSICAL FISCAL IMPACTS ON OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE BROADER CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OF THE COUNTY. THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, LIKE A SETTING PRESENTING ALL OF THE DAT ONE PROPOSALS, BUT INSTEAD OF THE PROPOSALS TO ELIMINATE SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE AND 21 ADDITIONAL 21 ADDITIONAL FIELD SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS WHICH WOULD BE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE $10.8 MILLION, WE ARE INSTEAD PROPOSING THE REDUCTION OF SIX ATTORNEY POSITIONS, ALL OF WHICH ARE EITHER CURRENTLY OR WILL BE BY THE TIME OF IMPLEMENTATION VACANT. REDUCTION OF FIVE INVESTIGATOR POSITIONS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE POSSIBLE TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES. PRODUCTION OF TWO PARALEGAL POSITIONS, I AND A NET REDUCTION OF TWO COMMUNICATION POSITIONS, REFLECTING COMMUNICATION SUPPORT IN THE DEPARTMENT CONSISTENT WITH ITS LONG-STANDING STRUCTURE, BUT THE REDUCTION OF POSITIONS JUST ADDED VERY RECENT FISCAL YEARS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE INFORMATION IS SOME OF THE INFORMATION WE CONSIDERED IN DEVELOPING THESE. FIRST, RTA OFFICE HAS ONE OF THE HIGH STAFFING LEVELS PER CAPITA IN THE LARGE COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. SECOND, THAT WE SPENT MORE GENERAL FUND DOLLARS PER RESIDENT ON RTA'S OFFICE THAN AT THE OTHER LARGE COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. THIRD, LOOKING AT HISTORICAL INVESTIGATOR TO ATTORNEY RATIO IN HER OWN OFFICE, THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDED BUDGET BRINGS BACK, BUT IS CONSISTENT AND IN FACT HE'S IN IS INDEED TOWARDS THE HIGHER END OF THOSE RATIOS IF YOU LOOK OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. LOOKING AT THE PARALEGAL TO ATTORNEY RATIOS, SIMILARLY REDUCTION BRINGS THE PARALEGAL ATTORNEY RATIO BACK IN LINE WITH SOME MORE CONSISTENT HISTORICAL TREND IN THE OFFICE. BY CONTRAST, THE DAS ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON THESE FILLED SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS, WOULD BE A RADICAL AND A SIGNIFICANT BREAK WITH HISTORICAL RATIOS OF PARALEGAL TO ATTORNEY SUPPORT IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THOSE FOLKS, AND I HAVE MY NEED SPOTS, THEY ARE NOT VERY MANY. THINK IT PARALEGAL POSITIONS IN OUR OTHER TWO LAW OFFICES IN THE COUNTY. WE ALSO LOOKED AT HISTORICAL TA INVESTIGATOR STAFFING. THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT SOME MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WILL RECALL FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. ONE OF THE THINGS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAD HIGHLIGHTED THE GROWTH AND INVESTIGATOR STAFFING WAS IT WAS IN PART A RESPONSE TO REDUCTIONS IN STAFFING ON THE PART OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. WE HEARD THAT IN PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN TODAY ACTUALLY FROM THE HEAD OF THE TA INVESTIGATOR INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION. THAT'S A CONTINUED CHALLENGE. WE SUGGESTED IN 2024 THAT IF THE CITY CAN ACTUALLY FILL THOSE IMPORTANT ROLES, THAT MAY BE THE MAYBE THE CITY SHOULD REIMBURSE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE YOUR INVESTIGATION FOR THE FACT THAT WE ARE SPENDING GENERAL FUND TO MAKE UP FOR THE SHORTAGE OF INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE AND NOT INCLUDED ON THE SLIDE WAS ACTUALLY SOME DATE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESENTED IN 2024 SHOWING THE DEARTH OF POLICE STAFFING IN SAN JOSE RELATIVE TO OTHER LARGE CITIES IN THE BAY AREA. I DO BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE ALLOCATION OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CAP BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AT THE DAS OFFICE HAS QUITE SUCCESSFULLY FELT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND INDEED YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT HISTORIC INVESTIGATOR STAFFING IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THE GROWTH N THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OVER TIME THAT IN PART IS A REFLECTION AS DESCRIBED IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S BUDGET PROPOSAL DURING THAT TIME TO HELP FILL THAT THE VOID LEFT BY THE CITY OF SAN JOSE. THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET PROPOSAL WOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE INVESTIGATOR STAFFING LEVELS ABOVE THE AVERAGE FOR LARGE CALIFORNIA COUNTIES AND WOULD STILL BE ON THE HIGH END OF INVESTIGATOR STAFFING WHEN YOU LOOK OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. SO THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET PROPOSAL, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S PROPOSAL TO ACHIEVE THAT LEVEL OF PRODUCTION, MAINTAINS THE STAFFING RATIO BALANCE AMONG ATTORNEYS, INVESTIGATORS AND PARALEGALS. IT PREVENTS SIGNIFICANT FILLED DELETIONS FOR SUPPORT STAFF WHO DO NOT HAVE LANDING SPOTS. IT PREVENTS ANY FILLED ATTORNEY POSITION DELETIONS. RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS STAFFING WITH REALIGNS COMMUNICATIONS STAFFING WITH THE LONG-STANDING HISTORICAL LEVELS AND PARITY WITH COMMUNICATIONS STAFFING AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. IT AVOIDS SIGNIFICANT LABOR ISSUES AND IT PRESERVES KEY PROGRAMS LIKE THIS THE SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN REPEATEDLY PROPOSED FOR DELETION BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I WANT TO NOTE THAT SOME OF THESE FACTORS INCLUDED LOOKING AT ENSURING THAT OUR OVERALL LEVEL OF ATTORNEY STAFFING, INVESTIGATOR STAFFING DIDN'T MAKE US FALL OUTSIDE OF THE RANGE OF LARGE COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE REASONS AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THIS DATA THAT WE SOUGHT TO OBTAIN OTHER PRODUCTIONS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY ORGANIZATION INSTEAD OF BRINGING FORWARD THE FULL $18.5 MILLION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY TARGETED IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE INDEED WOULD REMAIN THE EXACT SAME PLACE AMONG LARGE CALIFORNIA COUNTIES IN INTO IN HIS OVERALL STAFFING LEVELS. I WANT TO PROVIDE A BIT OF CONTEXT BECAUSE UNDOUBTEDLY OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO MORE OF WITH MORE RESOURCES KIND OF QUESTION. WE AGREE WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN THIS COUNTY, THAT THE WORK THAT HE WAS THEY DO IS BOTH ESSENTIAL, IMPORTANT AND DONE WELL. WE BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO STEER SIGNIFICANT GENERAL FUND RESOURCES INTO OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WE AGREE THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE NEEDS TO HAVE ATTORNEYS AND INVESTIGATORS TO DO THAT IMPORTANT COULD WORK. BUT I WANTED THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE THINKING THAT WENT THROUGH PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PROPOSAL, THE SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS THAT INVOLVE LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS OF STAFF BUT ALSO TO OVERALL BALANCE IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PROPOSAL. AND BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATION DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING IN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO BALANCE THE OVERALL COUNTY BUDGET AND ADAPTING THOSE TYRICK TIER TWO AND A PORTION F PORTION OF THE TIER THREE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO I WILL STOP THERE. OF COURSE, HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. PICK I'M SURE THAT DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS A NUMBER OF THINGS IT WISHES TO SHARE AS WELL.

THANK YOU, JAMES. AND I SEE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ROSE IN HIS EAR. EVENING. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT WITH US TODAY. THOUGH I.

I WAS GOING TO SAY GOOD AFTERNOON, BUT I THINK GOOD EVENING IS PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT. I BELIEVE THE REASON THE CEO AND I HAVE BEEN AT ODDS ON THE BUDGET AS WE HAVE VERY DIFFERENT VISIONS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. IS SEEMS IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HIS VIEW IS THAT THERE IS VIOLENCE PREVENTION, WHICH SHOULD BE DONE BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PEOPLE, AND THERE IS PUNISHMENT AFTER VIOLENCE HAPPENS? SHOULD BE DONE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE. AS THE ELECTED DISTRICT ATTORNEY, MY PHILOSOPHY IS DIFFERENT. I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE RIGHT APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY IS HOLISTIC. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE CRIME, DURING CRIME AND AFTER CRIME BY DEDICATED TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS WHO UNDERSTAND ITS COMPLEXITY. THE CEOS RECOMMENDED BUDGET IS INCONSISTENT WITH OUR HOLISTIC VISION. WE NEED PROSECUTORS TO ENSURE THAT JUSTICE IS DONE IN EVERY CASE BECAUSE JUSTICE LOOKS DIFFERENT IN EVERY CASE, AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE THOSE DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO ACHIEVE. WE NEED INVESTIGATORS TO PICK ALL THE FACTS TO LIGHT IN EVERY CASE AND TO PRESERVE PUBLIC SAFETY BY DOING THINGS LIKE MAKING SURE THOSE WHO ARE PROHIBITED FROM GUNS, PROHIBITED FROM HAVING GUNS DON'T HAVE THEM AND RESCUING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, WHICH I KNOW IT NOW IS ADDRESSED EARLIER IN PUBLIC COMMENT. WE NEED A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WITH THE CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT. OTHER THINGS WE ARE REVIEWING 0,000 CRIMINAL CASES A YEAR, AND THERE IS INTENSE PUBLIC INTEREST IN WHAT WE DO AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM'S RESPONSE TO THAT. THOSE CUTS THAT THE CEO IS RECOMMENDED SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THE DAS OFFICE. IS FEWER ATTORNEYS THIS YEAR THAN WE HAVE SEVEN YEARS AGO, AND CARCERAL STAFFING HAS BARELY GROWN SINCE THEN. A RATE OF ABOUT A QUARTER OF A PERCENT PER YEAR. I REMAIN HOPEFUL FOR THE BOARD WILL LOOK AT OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTY BUDGET TO CUT THE $5 MILLION REPRESENTING BY THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET CUTS OFF PROSECUTORS, INVESTIGATORS AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. PLEASE NO MEMBERS OF THE PART THAT I STAND READY TO WORK WITH THE CEO ON ALTERNATIVES, WHETHER IN MY OFFICE OR ELSEWHERE IN THIS BUDGET TO BRIDGE THIS GAP. CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE TO A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THAT'S WHY I LEAD THE LED THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH IT AFTER MANY, MANY YEARS OF FAILED ATTEMPTS. OUT OUR COUNTY ABSOLUTELY NEEDED TO PROVIDE THIS ONE PLACE, ONE LOCATION FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN TO GET THE HELP THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED. YOU'VE SEEN MANY COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WRITING TO THE BOARD AND HEARD FROM SOME OF THEM TODAY. THEY'LL TELL YOU THAT THAT THE. A IS SUCCESSFUL IN PART BECAUSE IT'S IN THE DAS OFFICE. BECAUSE WE IN THE DAS OFFICE OR IN THE UNIQUE POSITION OF BEING TRUSTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, CEO AND THE PUBLIC THAT WE SERVE. MOVING THE. A TO BE MANAGED BY A NEW DEPARTMENT IS A STRATEGY THAT REFLECTS THE FRAGMENTED VIEW OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WAS SEPARATE PREVENTION FROM ACCOUNTABILITY. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN WHAT WORKS IN OUR COUNTY. THE. A WORKS. REMEMBER THE OLD SAYING. F IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT. SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT IS WORKING AND WORKING IN PART BECAUSE IT IS IN THE DAS OFFICE. THE COALITION THAT MAKES UP THIS TASK FORCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CBO AND MORE WORKS BECAUSE THE DAS OFFICE LIES AT THE CENTER OF PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY IN SOUTH COUNTY. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT I KNOW SOME OF YOU ON THE BOARD HAVE. WE PROPOSE CUTS OF THIS TASK FORCE BEFORE WE DID AGAIN AT THIS BUDGET PROCESS. THAT'S BECAUSE OUR REDUCTION TARGETS HAVE BEEN SO VERY, VERY HIGH. I MADE IT CLEAR IN MY SUBMISSIONS THAT I DIDN'T RECOMMEND THE TIER TWO AND TIER -- AND TIER THREE CUTS THAT WE PRESENTED. ONLY IER ONE I THOUGHT WE COULD HANDLE, BUT I PRESENTED TIER TWO AND TIER THREE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WHAT CUTS AT THE LEVEL WOULD LOOK LIKE. NOW THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET PLACES CUTS IN OUR OFFICE AT $10.8 MILLION. ARE NOT $18.5 MILLION TICKET, THAT MEANS THE WORST OF OUR PROPOSALS ARE NECESSARY. SO IF I AM ASKED TO PREVENT CAR TO PRESENT ALTERNATIVES TO THE CUTS IN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET, THEY WON'T INCLUDE CUTS TO THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE OR COMMUNITY PROSECUTION OR OUR CUSTODY ALTERNATIVES AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM UNIT KNOWN AS CAMP. SO LET ME MAKE THAT LEAR. IF I AM ASKED ASKED TO PRESENT ALTERNATIVES TO THE CUTS IN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET, ANOTHER WORDS, IF THE ELECTED DA IS ALLOWED TO IMPLEMENT WHATEVER CUTS THE BOARD DECIDES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ELECTED DA, WE WILL HAVE THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE, COMMUNITY PROSECUTION UNIT AND CAMP UNIT. MY REQUEST OF THE BOARD IS THAT THE SOLUTIONS TO THE VERY REAL BUDGET HALLENGES THE COUNTY FACES SHOULD REFLECT ELECTED DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S HOLISTIC PHILOSOPHY ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. PREVENTION, INTERDICTION, INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION WORK BEST TOGETHER OT A PART. THAT PHILOSOPHY HAS BEEN STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY THE VOTERS OF THIS COUNTY FOUR TIMES AND I HOPE FOR A FIFTH TIME NEXT MONTH. THAT PHILOSOPHY HAS HELPED MAKE OUR COUNTY THE SAFEST LARGE COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA AND ONE OF THE VERY SAFEST COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES. VERY SIMPLY, THIS PHILOSOPHY, THIS APPROACH IS WHAT WORKS. IT IS DELIVERING GREAT RESULTS FOR THE COUNTY AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITH YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES, SHOULD WE START WITH QUESTIONS?

SUPERVISOR JUST ONE -- AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION, JAMES SHAPIRO IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE. A BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT NOW, IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS.

MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THE. A DISCUSSION BE TAKEN UP UNDER ITEM WHICH IS THE NEXT ITEM UP. SPEED IF THAT MAKES SENSE. GREAT. ARE WE STILL ON 12B FOR THE TIME BEING? SO I'M GOING TO GO DOWN TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE. AND A BUDDY -- AND ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DA BUDGET DIAYE BUDGET. SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA.

THANK YOU TO BOTH OF THE TEAMS AND RTA FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. DON'T REALLY HAVE QUESTIONS. I HAVE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND RECEIVED A LOT OF INFORMATION. I WOULD JUST WOULD SAY THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME I THINK THERE IS AGREEMENT WITH THE TIER ONE LIST SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS, SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT $4.5 MILLION THAT IS -- ROM THE $10.8 MILLION. THE TIER ONE WAS 6.36 MODELO, SO ABOUT $4.5 MILLION REMAINDER. I DO WANT TO RESPECT OUR DA. AS AN ELECTED TO AN ELECTED, I THINK -- I LOOK AT THAT POSITION -- THE ELECTED POSITION AND WANT TO RESPECT AND DEFER OR PROVIDE DEFERENCE TO THAT POSITION AS IS. I GUESS AT THIS POINT I WOULD ASK IF OUR CEO AND RTA COULD WORK TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE. I LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND I'M NOT THE EXPERT, AS I MENTIONED. I RESPECT OUR ELECTED DA. I AM BEING ELECTED AND I WOULDN'T REALLY WANT SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO WITH MY OFFICE EITHER, SO I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM OUR CEOS COMMENTS THERE IS SOME OTHER ELEMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO BE CONSIDER WITH HOW IT EFFECTS OUR LABOR FORCE AND SO FORTH. SO I WOULD JUST ASK AT THIS POINT IN TIME IF YOU COULD BOTH GET TOGETHER AND HAVE -- DISCUSS THIS AND WORK OUT A SOLUTION. I THINK THERE IS A COMPROMISE TO BE HAD HERE ND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ASK FOR AT THIS POINT TIME. THANK YOU.

CERTAINLY HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND MEET WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND SEE WHAT OTHER ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS HE HAS IN MIND. I THINK HE MENTIONED THAT SUGGESTION AND HIS COMMENTS AND WOULD CERTAINLY BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT. HABIT HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND IT.

THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT ARENA'S.

THANK YOU. AND I IRST WANTED TO START OFF BY THANKING EVERYBODY WHO HAS ATTENDED OUR MEETING TODAY. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF REALLY A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ON MANY DIFFERENT ISSUES. WE JUST FINISHED WITH THE SHERIFF AND NOW WE ARE WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. BEFORE THAT WAS WITH SOCIAL SERVICES, BUT A LOT OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT REALLY INTERCONNECTS. IF WE DON'T GET IT RIGHT OUR CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, WE DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF PREVENTATIVE OR INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, THEN OUR KIDDOS WILL CONTINUE TO GO DOWN A PATH AND EVENTUALLY AND IN YOUR OFFICE, WHICH IS SOMETHING E WANT TO PREVENT. I DON'T WANT YOU SEE IN OUR YOUTH. I DON'T WANT YOU INTERACTING WITH OUR YOUTH AS MUCH AS I THINK YOU HAVE A GREAT OFFICE. I JUST DON'T WANT OUR YOUTH GOING DOWN THAT PATH. AND SO FOR ME, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE ARE ALSO NOT ROOTING FOR CRAMPED.

I KNOW. THAT SHOULD BE ON A T-SHIRT. SO FOR ME, IT IS REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS FOR US TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THE EST BECAUSE TO ME THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT WE WANT. AND I HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY CORRECT YOU IN TERMS OF THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE'S. IT IS SUCCESSFUL IS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THAT TASK FORCE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SOUTH COUNTY. I DON'T THINK IT MADDYS WHETHER IT'S IN THE DAS OFFICE, IN THE COUNTY OR ANYWHERE ELSE OR THAT MATTER. I THINK THE VALUE OF THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE IS THAT THERE IS SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT PROTECTING AND SERVING OUR YOUTH AND ENSURING THAT THEY DO NOT CONTINUE ON THIS CONTINUUM IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THEY DON'T GO DOWN THAT PATH. AND SO I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO THOSE FOLKS. I KNOW THAT OUR FOLKS STILL IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WERE ORIGINALLY PART OF AN ORIGINAL TASK FORCE THAT WAS NOT PART OF YOUR DEPARTMENT AT ONE POINT, AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FOLKS WHO COME TO ME FROM SOUTH COUNTY. OBVIOUS THAT A LOT OF FOLKS HO WANT TO ADVOCATE AND HAVE IT CONTINUE BE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS WHO HAVE COME TO ME AND SAID WE WANT LOCAL CONTROL OVER THE COUNTY TASK FORCE. I'VE, I MEAN, SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DIRECT AND SUPPORT AND PROTECT OUR YOUTH THE WAY THAT WE SEE FIT. AND I THINK THERE THAT IS A REALLY INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT HOW DOES THAT COMMUNITY PLAY A PART IN THIS ROLE? NOW THERE -- I'M JUST GOING TO I THINK YOU KNOW ME, I SHOOT FROM THE HIP AND OKAY WITH DIFFICULT AND AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS, BUT THERE IS THIS TENSION BETWEEN BOTH OF OUR SYSTEMS. OBVIOUSLY WE -- I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THIS IS ON A PROPOSAL IS BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINALLY ON YOUR PROPOSALS. AND THANK YOU FOR CLEARING UP THE. A OR SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE ARE NO LONGER ON THE PROPOSAL BECAUSE THE PRODUCTION HAS BEEN MADE FROM 18 TO TEN. SO WE NO LONGER HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT. BUT BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF A PROPOSAL, I THINK IT IS PART OF OUR OBLIGATION TO THINK ABOUT IS ADMINISTRATORS, AS POLICYMAKERS, WE ARE BOTH ELECTED INTO OFFICE. I AM HELD RESPONSIBLE BY THE PEOPLE WHO VOTE ME IN, AND WE WILL SEE HOW THAT ALL UNFOLDS. BUT THE REASON THEY PUT ME IN SO THAT I AM TRUE TO THEM, IN THE WAY THAT I AM TRUE TO THEM IS BY LISTENING TO WHAT IT IS THAT THEY NEED. I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SEE THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE ILL THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE LIVE? AND I THINK THERE COULD BE A HYBRID PROPOSAL WHERE THERE IS STILL AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR THE TA'S OFFICE TO HAVE AS WELL AS FOR IT TO INTEGRATE INTO THE LARGER SYSTEM OF CARE THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LARGER SYSTEM OF CARE AND WE ACTUALLY TAKE IT AND UPON MY REQUEST WHEN I FIRST STARTED PROBABLY PUBLIC HEALTH WASN'T THERE. FOLKS WERE PART OF THE COUNTY TASK FORCE OF SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE THAT WHEN SHE WENT UP THE REPORT OF OUR SYSTEM OF CARE AND ASK THEM TO BE PART OF IT. AND SO I THINK THERE IS A REALLY GOOD MELTING POINT, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TALK WITH NE ANOTHER ABOUT NOT -- WHO DOES IT BELONG TO BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ANSWER, AND THE ANSWER IS IT BELONGS TO SOUTH COUNTY. BELONGS TO THOSE LEADERS. WE JUST HAPPEN TO EMPLOY THOSE LEADERS WITHIN OUR OWN RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS. IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, BUT WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS POTENTIALLY UNDER HOURS, AND I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT AND I WANT US ALL TO THINK ABOUT IS A WHERE DO WE SURF THOSE CHILDREN AND YOUTH THE BEST? AND REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE GREATER GOOD IN TERMS OF OUR YOUTH. I KNOW THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE SOUTH COUNTY BEING THE AREA WHERE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF REFERRALS FROM PROBATION HAPPEN TO TAKE PLACE. SO WE ALSO HAVE TO ASK THIS UESTION OF WHETHER WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES TO SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE ACTUALLY NEED SO THAT THAT COULD BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE -- ONE OF THE WAYS, ONE OF THE METRICS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EVALUATE THE TASK FORCE ON. ARE WE BEING AS EFFECTIVE AS WE CAN BE? AND SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO ANALYZE THAT AND MAYBE YOU HAVE A SEPARATE CONSULTANT THAT COMES IN IN TAKES A LOOK AT WHERE IT SHOULD ACTUALLY LIVE. AND SO IT IS MORE OF AN ANALYSIS RATHER THAN THIS TUG-OF-WAR THAT WE ARE HAVING CURRENTLY. I AM OKAY WITH WHATEVER ANALYSIS TELLS ME IN TERMS OF WHERE IT IS BEST SERVED. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE FOR IT TO LIVE UNDER THIS UMBRELLA, I'M OKAY IF IT'S UNDER YOUR UMBRELLA, UNDER PROBATIONS ON A. BIT DEFENDER DEFENDER. WHAT EVER IT -- WHEREVER IT NEEDS TO THRIVE. THAT'S WHERE IT SHOULD THRIVE, AND WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT KIND F METRICS WE GOING TO USED TO FIGURE OUT USE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THAT IS A SUCCESSFUL HOME. SO THAT IS MY TAKE ON THIS, AND I'M JUST GOING TO REALLY QUICKLY SAY SOME OF THIS IN SPANISH BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE FOLKS WHO SPOKE SPANISH EARLIER AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL HAVE, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING REALLY QUICKLY. [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SPEAKING FOREIGN ANGUAGE]

I BASICALLY TRANSLATED WHAT I SAID. WELL WOULD LOVE TO SEE IS A LEVEL OF PARTNERSHIP TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE GREATER GOOD IS ON THIS. I DO WANT US TO FIGURE WITH THOSE METRICS ARE AND I WANT US TO GIVE BACK LOCAL CONTROL TO SELL SOUTH COUNTY, HOWEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND THOSE ARE MY POINTS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VICE PRESIDENT.

I WAS GOING TO SAY WHEN WE GET TO ITEM D, I DON'T DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE HAS SOME THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS TO SHARE AROUND THE THINKING BEHIND PUTTING THOSE PIECES TOGETHER. SO WHAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM, AND I KNOW THE DAS OFFICE HAS THOUGHTS TO SHARE CERTAINLY RUN THE. A AS WELL. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S FURTHER THINGS ON ITEM BE BEFORE WE -- BEFORE I ASKED CASEY THEY COME UP.

OKAY THANKS. ON THIS ITEM, REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE DETAILED PRESENTATION F THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL. REALLY GRATEFUL AND HAS MOVED SIGNIFICANTLY, AND I THINK THERE'S ROOM TO WORK ON THE SOMITE NUMBER ONE CONCERN IS REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE OUR COUNTY LEADERSHIP ARE WORKING MUCH CLOSER TOGETHER. SO I URGE THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TO CONTINUE THIS DIALOGUE. WE RE NOW NOT FLOATING ANYTHING THIS MONTH OR THIS WEEK. THIS I CAN HAPPEN, BUT THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO WORK ON THIS END. I AND I REALLY HOPE THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF COMPROMISE RESULT THAT COMES BACK. I ANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR IT'S NOT THE FULL OF OUR ADMINISTRATION OR THE DISTRICT OFFICE THAT'LL PICK AT THIS AS A RESULT FAR GREATER -- HR WON. THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL WAS PASSED, $1 BILLION HIT TO OUR COUNTY WAS VERY REAL. SO THIS IS ALL BASICALLY RESULT OF THAT. THE SIGNIFICANT GAP HAS BEEN FROM 18-POINT SOMETHING TO 10.8 BIG CAP, BUT I CERTAINLY DO THINK THERE'S MORE WORK WE CAN DO. BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BOTH ON BRINGING THAT HROUGH. THIS IS VERY, VERY HELPFUL. SECOND THING IS REGARDING SO MANY OF THESE AMAZING PROGRAMS LIKE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE, AS WE'VE HEARD TODAY FROM SO MANY OF THE MEMBERS WHO CAME AND SPOKE WITH US. IT IS SO GREAT TO HEAR THESE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT TRULY IS HELPING A COMMUNITY, SAVING LIVES FOR OVER A DECADE. THAT IS NO LONGER -- THESE ARE THE HEARTFELT STORIES WE ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH AT TELLING. I THINK THAT COMMUNITY SNOW PEAS ARE SENSIBLE PROGRAMS THAT OUR COUNTY IS OING GOOD WORK AND HOW WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SPEAKERS THAT CAME TODAY. THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM. ON THAT WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH I BELIEVE --

I WILL ASK CASEY TO COME UP. PROPOSED JUSTICE SERVICES SUPPORT DEPARTMENT. I DIDN'T JUST WANT DID JUST WANT TO SAY LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO REITERATE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND HEAR ANY OTHER IDEAS FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ABOUT GETTING TO THAT 10.8 LEVEL, AND WE WILL ABSENTLY ENGAGE IN THAT CONVERSATION AND SEE WHAT OTHER IDEAS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS TO GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE ON THE BALANCED-BUDGET. I THINK WE HAVE JUST TWO SLIDES, SO VERY SHORT PRESENTATION, BUT DID WANT TO GIVE KC THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE THINKING BEHIND THE CREATION OF A NEW DEPARTMENT IN OUR COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND THE PIECES THAT WENT INTO PULLING THAT TOGETHER. SOME POINT YOU JUST SHARE. CASEY, WHAT YOU GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, JAMES. GOOD EVENING PRESENT LEAVE, VICE PRESIDENT RAIN IS READINESS AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND I WILL BE PRESENTED THE PROPOSAL TO REATE THAT THE JUSTICE SERVICES AND SUPPORT DEPARTMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE ABOVE, THIS DEPARTMENT WILL CONSOLIDATE A SERIES OF SMALL NONMANDATED BALANCE PREVENTION AND IRRUPTION PROGRAMS CURRENTLY SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENTS, BUT ALSO IN NONTRADITIONAL DEPARTMENTS. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE FACING CUTS THAT JEOPARDIZE THEIR ABILITY TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT, AND AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, SEVERAL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AS DEPARTMENT TO PERMIT REDUCTION PROPOSALS THIS YEAR. THE LAST FEW YEARS, OR SOME CASES MULTIPLE YEARS. THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS THE BOARD WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS IN A STRATEGIC MANNER. IN ONE DEPARTMENT TO LAY A FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND ULTIMATELY BUILD A HOLISTIC FRAMEWORK IN WHICH THESE PROGRAMS CAN IDEALLY GROW AT DIFFERENT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, WHICH WE KNOW MAY NOT BE FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT WILL CERTAINLY BE MONDAY. SO WE DID HAVE ABOUT A TEN TO 15 YEAR PERIOD OF PRETTY HISTORIC GROWTH, AND IN THAT GROWTH PERIOD WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT A BROAD ECOSYSTEM OF SMALL INTERVENTION -- SORRY, I APOLOGIZE, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL AND RESULTED IN PERIOD SERVICES, BUT ALSO HAD SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. SO NUMBER ONE, WE SAW A LOT OF OVERLAP AND PROGRAM SCOPES AND SERVICE DUPLICATION. YOU SEE THIS A LOT THROUGH VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK. ONE GOOD EXAMPLE IS GENDER BASED FUNDS CONTRACTS AND SERVICES WHICH INCUR IN MULTIPLE DEPARTMENT'S ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THIS LED TO FRAGMENTED CONTRACTING AND GRANT MANAGEMENT PROCESS WHICH INCREASED TO DEMONSTRATE THE DEMONSTRATED BURDEN NOT ONLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY ARE HAVING TO CONTEND WITH MULTIPLE COUNTY GRANTS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES, BUT ALSO CREATE CREATED SOME OF THE BARRIERS FOR SOME OF OUR COUNTY CONTRACT MONITORS WE ARE MONITORING AR MORE CONTRACTS THAN THEY NEED TO IF THEY WERE CONSOLIDATED TO SERVE THE SAME POPULATION. AND SO THIS DECENTRALIZED STRUCTURE LED TO SOME CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND SIGNIFICANT VARIANCE AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. THE BOARD IS WELL AWARE THAT DEPENDING ON HOW DEPARTMENTS THERE IS SOME CHALLENGES WITH CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND CAN LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE HOME DEPARTMENT. SO THIS NEW DEPARTMENT HICH WOULD INITIALLY EXIST WITHIN ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTED TO BIRDIE COUNTY EXECUTIVE CREATE A MORE UNIFIED AND HOLISTIC CONTINUUM AND STRUCTURE WHILE REDUCING CONTRACT ND SERVICE DUPLICATION AND HELP STRENGTHEN ACCOUNTABILITY, FOR BOTH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ALSO OR THE COUNTY AS WE SEEK TO RUN THOSE PROGRAMS WHILE PRESERVING VITAL SERVICES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED OR ELIMINATED IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE OR IN PREVIOUS. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, SO I DO WANT TO NOTE THIS KIND OF SUMMARIZES THE POINTS MADE EARLIER, BUT THE 20 POSITIONS LISTED ON THE SLIDE WOULD ACTUALLY BE 29 AND WOULD INCLUDE THE PROGRAM MANAGER ASSIGNED TO THE SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE. SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE, WHICH WAS ALWAYS THE INTENTION. THERE WAS AN OVERSIGHT AND THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET, AND ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY COMMUNICATED THAT WE ARE WORKING ON A REVISED BUDGET RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE THIS POSITION, WHICH WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD WITH THE REVISED RECOMMENDED BUDGET IN JUNE. SO I DO WANT TO AS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, BUT MY COLLEAGUES IN THE DAS OFFICE, WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE COMMENT TODAY AND A LOT IN A PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED ABOUT TWO PARTICULAR PROGRAMS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE IN THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE AND THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER. SO FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE. EFFORTS WANT TO EXTEND MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE TODAY AND LISTEN TO ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT. I READ THE LETTERS AND PARTICULAR THANK YOU TO VERY EARNEST COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM SOUTH COUNTY WHO REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY TO SHARE WITH ME PERSONALLY THROUGH E-MAIL HOW IMPORTANT THE SERVICES ARE IN THEIR LIFE. HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO STRONGLY URGE MINISTRATION TO PRESERVE THESE CRITICAL SERVICES. THE BOARD HAS REPEATEDLY TODAY AND IN OTHER HEARINGS STATED THEIR COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SOUTH COUNTY. ADMINISTRATION SHARES THAT COMMITMENT. I JUST WANT TO NOTE MAYBE THIS HAS BEEN CLEARED UP, BUT I A NUMBER SO AS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE ROOM THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME MISINFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC, AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS PROPOSAL WILL NOT SEEK TO ELIMINATE ANY OF THE SERVICES. QUITE THE OPPOSITE PIC OF THIS PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE THE OUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE WITHIN THE LARGER FRAMEWORK WOULD PRESERVE THESE CRITICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING THAT TASK FORCE AND OTHERS, AND WHAT IT WOULD DO IS HELP TO COORDINATE OTHER DISPARATE VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES AND COMBINE IN A GRENADA FASHION TO ENSURE THIS AND OTHER SERVICES ONTINUE. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW, SIMILAR TO SUPERVISOR ARENAS, I'VE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY AS WELL THAT THEY ARE SEEKING MORE SELF-DETERMINATION OVER THIS TASK FORCE AND OVER THE SERVICES. I THINK THIS WAS ARTICULATED EXCEEDINGLY WELL IN A PHONE CALL AHEAD THIS MORNING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM YOUTH ALLIANCE AND AS REPRESENTATIVE'S OF THE COMMUNITY THE TASK FORCE SERVES AS A BURNT SUPERVISOR ARENAS' COMMENTS THAT THEIR VOICES SHOULD BE DEEPLY HEARD AS WE CONSIDER OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE EVOLUTION OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IN COMMUNITY. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO TALK WITH COUNTY EXECUTIVE ABOUT THESE COMMENTS, AND WE ARE ABSOLUTELY OPEN TO WORKING WITH SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY AND THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO DETERMINE NEXT STEPS TO HELP FACILITATE AS SUPERVISOR ARENAS DESCRIBED IN MORE LOCAL CONTROL. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, BECAUSE YOU KNOW AS THE BOARD AND PUBLIC ARE AWARE, IT IS A CRITICAL CHILD SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOUTH IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES. AS. AS CHILD'S SAFETY IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF MANY DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY, THIS EAC HAS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MODEL WITH THREE EY SERVICES. NUMBER ONE, VICTIM ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH CONTRACTED PRICE SETTERS. SERVICES PROVIDED BY INTERVIEWERS CONTRACTED THROUGH THE LOCAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND FORENSIC MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE. A MEDICAL CLINIC. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES IS ALSO A CRITICAL C IS CSA PARTNER AND EXPERIENCED SOCIAL WORKER STATIONED AT THE. A SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK TO HELP COORDINATE DFCS RESPONSE. DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING VITAL INTERDEPARTMENTAL AND STRATEGIC OPERATIONS MANAGED BY A PROGRAM MANAGER, THREE ASSISTED IN GENERAL ADMINISTRATION ND FACILITY RELATED TASKS BY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. BOTH EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THEIR VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. RELOCATING THESE TWO FTE TO THE NEW FRAMEWORK WOULD ONLY SERVE TO MOVE GENERAL DEMONSTRATED FUNCTIONS OF THE. A THIS WILL ALLOW FOR GREATER BOARD ENGAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT WHILE DEEPENING COORDINATION ACROSS THE MANY. A SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE PARTNERS WHO ARE THE REPORT TO ON HIS CONTRACTS ARE IS CONTRACTS ARE FUNDED BY ADMINISTRATION. GIVEN THE COMMENTS TODAY, AND THERE ARE SOME THOSE SUBMITTED PREVIOUSLY TO THE BOARD? DID WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS PROPOSAL DOES NOT, WOULD NOT REMOVE THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS FROM THE CRITICAL LEADERSHIP ROLE THEY PLAY N THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF RIMES. LIKE THE HEALTH SYSTEM, WHICH IS A LEAD AGENCY FOR THE MEDICAL CLINIC, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD REMAIN THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE. A FORENSIC INTERVIEW CENTER, WHICH IS A VITAL PART OF THE. A AS JAMES HAD EARLIER, ADMINISTRATION RESPECTS AND DEVALUES THE INDEPENDENT ROLE OF THE PROSECUTOR PLAYS AND HIS PROPOSAL PROVIDES THE BOARD WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEEPER ENGAGEMENT WHILE ALSO PROTECTING THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S UNIQUE AND INDISPENSABLE ROLE. ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZES THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS MANY MANDATED AND REQUIRED FUNCTIONS LARGELY CENTERED AROUND PROSECUTION, AND WITHOUT A CRITICAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS NOT ONE OF THOSE FUNCTIONS. THIS IS TRUE OF MOST OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENTS WHO, LIKE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SOUGHT TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE NONMANDATED SERVICES AND IN YEARS PAST HAS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE THE SOUTH COUNTY TASK FORCE, THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT TTORNEY HAS PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED ADMINISTRATION TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE SERVICES AT THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER. THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE NEW DEPARTMENT, AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE ON CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER ARE OFFERED TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION NOT ONLY TO CREATE DEEPER BOARD ENGAGEMENT AND COUNTYWIDE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES IN ALIGNMENT WITH POOR DIRECTION THAT ADMINISTRATION HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED, BUT ALSO TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THESE FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND HOPEFULLY TO AVOID THESE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS HERE AFTER YEAR ABOUT POTENTIAL COSTS OF THESE VITAL SERVICES. SO THIS CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS, AND I WILL BELIEVE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD MAKE COMMENTS AS WELL.

ONE, JUST MECHANICAL PIECE FOR THE BOARD'S UNDERSTANDING BUDGET TERRIBLY, WHAT IS PROPOSED TO THE REASON YOU SEE CERTAIN TRANSFER IN THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT IS USING THE EXISTING BUDGET UNIT OF THE OFFICE OF PRETRIAL SERVICES. SO THAT'S THE BASE UPON WHICH BASIS UPON WHICH YOU SEE POSITIONS TRANSFERRED IN. ALREADY EXISTS IN A BUDGET UNIT, SO THERE WERE A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT AHEAD GOT AROUND THAT IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU SEE IN THE BUDGET BOOK, BUT IT'S BASICALLY RENAMING AND USING THAT EXISTING BUDGET UNIT TO BRING ALL THESE PIECES TOGETHER INTO JS ST.

GOOD EVENING. I AM JAMES SAPIR, THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY THAT OVERSEES VICTIM SERVICES IN THE DAS OFFICE. I'M HERE TODAY IN OPPOSITION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE. A OUT OF TA VICTIM SERVICES AND INTO A NEW COUNTY DEPARTMENT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OVERSEEN BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE. OF A SURPRISE PROPOSAL THAT I WILL SAY SURPRISE ME 11 DAYS AGO, AND I KNOW FROM TALKING TO YOUR STAFF WAS SURPRISING TO YOU AS WELL. VICTIM SERVICES IS AT THE CORE OF WITH THE DAS OFFICE DOES, AND CHILDREN'S VACANCY CENTER AND MANAGEMENT IS THAT THE AT THE CORE VICTIM SERVICES. FOR DECADES WE DID NOT HAVE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. WE WEED AND HAVE CHOSEN ADVOCACY CENTER IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW WE NEEDED ONE. WE KNEW WE HAD TO HAVE COORDINATED COLLABORATIVE WORK BETWEEN POLICE, NONPROFIT VICTIM ADVOCACY, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY CHILDREN SERVICES AND MEDICAL TEAMS FOR SEXUALLY ABUSE, AND EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO HAVE IT AND IT WOULD BE BEST TO CO-LOCATE THOSE UNDER ONE ROOF, WE DIDN'T HAVE IT BECAUSE THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES DID NOT TRUST EACH OTHER. PLACE OF. THE PLACE OF THAT TRUSTEE FCS TO GO DID NOT TRUST THE MEDICAL TEAM. THE MEDICAL TEAM DID NOT TRUST THE NONPROFITS. NONPROFITS ID NOT TRUST THE POLICE, AND ALL OF THOSE GROUPS CAME TOGETHER IN 2021 TO FIVE YEARS AGO, EVEN THOUGH THEY STILL DID NOT TRUST EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY TRUSTED THE DAS OFFICE. THEY TRUST THAT THE DAS OFFICE TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK UNDER ONE ROOF, AND AS I CHUCKED AT THE TIME, TO FIGURE OUT TOGETHER WHO WAS GOING TO UNLOAD THE DISHWASHER. TO GET RID OF THEIR LITTLE DISPUTES FOR THE GREATER SERVICE OF THE CHILDREN. IT'S BEEN AN MAZING SUCCESS. WE GIVE A SURVEY TO EVERY CHILD AND FAMILY THAT COMES TO THE. A AND WE ARE THE HIGHEST RATED CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. AND IT'S BEEN A SUCCESS IN ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT WAY. OF THE AGENCIES -- THE POLICE AGENCY, OTHER AGENCY, BUT POLICE AGENCIES ARE NOT ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO BRING THEIR CASES TO THE. A THEY CAN INVESTIGATE THEIR CASES ON THEIR OWN, BUT THEY BRING THEIR CASES TO THE. A AT EVER-INCREASING NUMBERS EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY TRUST WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE. A AND THE MAGIC OF THAT COLLABORATION THAT IS WORKING AND HAS WORKED SO WELL OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. HAS USED THAT TRUST TO PUSH OUR AGENCY PARTNERS TO MORE AND MORE COLLABORATION, AND BECAUSE WE HAVE USED THAT TRUST AND WE PUSH THEM TO MORE COLLABORATION, WE'VE SEEN BETTER SHARING OF INFORMATION, BETTER INTEGRATION OF SERVICES, AND IT IS THE HING THAT EVERYONE MENTIONS. WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET MORE KIDS SERVED BETTER? BETTER GET THEM TO THE. A IT'S BECAUSE THE. A AS THE SPEAKER SAID EARLIER TODAY IS A JEWEL OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND DOING SOMETHING TO CHANGE THE MANAGEMENT OF IT RISKS THAT JEWEL. YOU'VE BEEN PROVIDED WITH NO ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS EARTHQUAKE OF A SHIFT EXCEPT TO SAY IT WOULD PROVIDE GREATER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARRIOTT COUNTY DEPARTMENTS ALREADY ENGAGED IN. A OPERATIONS. THAT. A DID THE. A DID NOT OPEN FIVE MINUTES AGO.. OPEN FIVE YEARS AGO, AND THE RELATIONSHIP AND THE PARTNERSHIP ITH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS IS VERY GOOD.. IT IS GREAT, AND YOU KNOW IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN THAT? EVEN FANTASTIC IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND THE NON-COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, THE CBO PARTNERS. TO CHANGE THE WAY IT IS MANAGED AS A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT EVERY PART OF THE WORK. YOU'VE RECEIVED WRITTEN OPPOSITION FROM EVERY CORNER. EVERY QUARTER. YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED -- WELL, I WILL JUST SAY THE LARGEST POLICE AGENCY IN THE COUNTY, STATE HAS A PLACE TO PERMIT THE BRINGS THE MOST CASES TO THE SEA AC OBJECTS. THE TWO CASES THE MORGAN HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND KILROY OBJECT. HUGE AGENCIES THAT SERVE CHILDREN, LEGAL ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, THE BILL WILSON CENTER, PACIFIC CLINIC. THE FIRST FIVE ALL OBJECT. PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL OBJECT. PERMANENT MEMBERS OF JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMISSION OBJECT. LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, THE MOST PROMINENT LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE THINKING ABOUT THE WORK FOR CHILDREN HAVE GIVEN YOU WRITTEN OBJECTIONS. THE PROGRAM MANAGER S THE HEART OF THIS MOVE CAME TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE SHE OBJECTS TO THE SMITH. THEY ALL OBJECT BECAUSE IS A TERRIBLE IDEA. IT'S A TERRIBLE IS A TERRIBLE IDEA. RISK THE FUTURE, AND WE ARE HERE AT A TIME THIS COUNTY WHERE IT IS NEEDED. IS NEEDED OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR COUNTY STRUCTURE MORE THAN EVER TO PROVIDE THE BEST WORK, TO PREVENT CHILD DEATH AND TO HELP KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY AND PHYSICALLY ABUSED. DON'T RISK THIS AMAZING TOOL THAT YOU'VE GOT BY CHANGING IT TO AN UNPROVEN OPERATION. I ASK YOU TO STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

JAMES. LOOKING DOWN AT MY COLLEAGUE MY COLLEAGUE VICE PRESIDENT ARENA'S.

THANK YOU. SO WANTED TO ASK, IT HAS BEEN IT HAS BEEN ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK BEFORE. THIS IS NOT WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK YO.

NO.

WHO SAID THAT? SPEEDED THE DA SAID THAT. IT HAS NOT BEEN ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK BEFORE, RESPECTFULLY.

LET ME LOOK FOR HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.

LAST YEAR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUGGESTED DROPPING SOUTH COUNTY AS A BUDGET PROPOSAL.

OKAY.

IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL.

GOT IT.

SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE WAS.

THANK YOU. LISTEN, I WILL HAVE UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATION. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BE BULLIED. THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THIS BOARD, AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO LOOK UP AND DOWN O SAY THAT WHETHER IT IS IMPORTANT OR NOT. WE NOW HAVE IMPORTED THIS PIC OF THIS IS WHAT WE GET SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE ABUSED PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY. I HAVE BEEN A HUGE ADVOCATE AS A JOSE WHEN NOBODY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF. SO I DON'T NEED FINGER WAGGING AT MY FACE IN MY FACE ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. WHAT I WILL ASK YOU ABOUT IS WHERE DOES IT BELONG? YOU ARE DEFENDING IT, BUT YOU ALSO PUT IT ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK LAST YEAR. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHERE DOES IT NORMALLY BELONG? IN EVERY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CITY USA ACROSS THE NATION OR EVEN IN THIS STATE, DOES IT TYPICALLY BELONG IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE?

YES.

SO YOU ARE TELLING ME -- IT.

THAT'S BEST PRACTICE.

ACCORDING TO WHOM?

ONE OF THE LETTERS YOU GOT IS FROM MIRIAM WOLF. RAN ONE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ALSO SAN MATEO COUNTY. ONE OF THE THINGS SHE SAYS IS THE BEST MODEL IS WHAT WE'VE GOT RIGHT HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. N FACT, SAN MATEO COUNTY IS CHANGING ITS MODEL TO COPY SANTA CLARA COUNTY MODEL AND HAVE IT BE UNDER DA VICTIM SERVICES IN SAN MATEO COUNTY. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE.

IT NEEDS TO BE MORE EMPIRICAL THAN SOMEBODY WHO IS LOOKING AT OUR SYSTEM AND SAY YOU'VE GOT IT RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE.

SUPERVISOR, IF I MAY. JAMES IS CORRECT IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE MODEL IS COMMON IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ACTUALLY NOT THE MOST COMMON MODEL NATIONALLY ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE, WHICH IS THE ACCREDITING BODY FOR

CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS. 77 PERCENT OF CHOSEN ADVOCACY CENTERS AS OF 2023 ARE WERE ACTUALLY NONPROFIT BASED. GOVERNMENT MODELS ARE AMONG THE SMALLEST PERCENTAGE OF NATIONWIDE CHILDREN ADVOCACY CENTERS. PIC OF THE 2003 DAY -- 2023 DATA, SOMETHING LIKE 16.5 PERCENT OF OUR GOVERNMENT BASED. ALSO ANOTHER PERCENT OF PERCENTAGE THAT ARE HOSPITAL-BASED AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS. WE HAVE MODELS LIKE THAT HERE IN CALIFORNIA. AND THEN FOR THAT 16.5 PERCENT, SOME OF THAT PERCENTAGE OUR NDA'S OFFICES, BUT ALSO CHILD WELFARE OR IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS WELL ABOVE THE MOST COMMON MODEL NATIONALLY AS NONPROFIT.

>> OKAY.

>> I WILL JUST ANSWER THAT AND I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS TOO AND SUPERVISOR, I REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT IT IN YOUR OFFICE WHEN YOU ARE CITY COUNCILMEMBER IN SAN JOSE. SO I KNOW YOU'RE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO CHILDREN AND TO THE C AC.

>> WHERE OTHER MODELS ARE USED ELSEWHERE, THEY TALK ABOUT THE STRUGGLE THEY HAVE AN INTEGRATING IN INTEGRATING POLICE AGENCIES INTO THAT WORK AND IS A HUGE CHALLENGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A BATTLE TO SEE WHO KEEPS A CHILD ADVOCACY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER. BUT I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN ANCHOR IN WHERE IS BEST SERVED? IN AN OFFICE THAT PROSECUTES CAR THAT HAS A LEVEL OF CONFLICT IN TERMS OF YOU ARE THE PROSECUTOR OF SOME OF THESE CRIMES AND SOME OF THOSE INTERVIEWERS MAY NOT WANT TO SHARE EVERYTHING. HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY SO THAT THE VICTIM IS FREE TO SHARE WHATEVER HE OR SHE WANTS AND BE ABLE TO CARRY ON THAT CASE HOWEVER SHE OR HE WANTS.

>> SUCH A GREAT QUESTION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS THE HALLMARK OF OUR WORK HERE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY C AC IS THE USE OF BEST PRACTICE MODEL FOR INTERVIEWING CHILDREN THAT IS DEVELOPED OUT OF US CA CALLED THE TEN STEP INTERVIEWING MODEL. AND WE REQUIRE FIRST OF ALL WE'VE GOT PAID PROFESSIONAL FORENSIC INTERVIEWERS WHO INTERVIEW THE CHILDREN IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. BUT ALSO IF DETECTIVES WANT TO INTERVIEW A CHILD AT THE SEA AC, THEY HAD TO BE TRAINED IN A WEEKLONG TRAINING ON THE TEN STEP MODEL SO THAT USING THAT BEST PRACTICE SO THEY ARE NOT ASKING QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT BE LEAVING THE CHILD. SO THE GOAL IS ACTUALLY TO GET EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION THAT IS RELEVANT TO THE CASE EITHER TO SHOW THAT SOMEBODY ADMITTED THIS CRIME WAS TO SHOW SOMEBODY DIDN'T. BUT THAT IS A NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE THAT WE'VE ADOPTED HERE AND IT MADE IT A REQUIREMENT OF WHAT WE DO FOR INTERVIEWING HERE. AND WE AT THE DAS OFFICE ARE REQUIRING OUR POLICE AGENCIES TO USE THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE THEIR CASE AT THE CAC.

>> SO THERE IS MUCH MORE THAT HAPPENS. WOULD YOU SAY THE MAJORITY OF THE FOLKS WHO COME INTO THE CAC, THE KIDDOS COME IN, WOULD YOU SAY THE MAJORITY OF THOSE CASES ARE PROSECUTED?

>> WELL --

>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE PERCENTAGES.

>> I THINK THERE IS IT DIFFERENT FOR SEXUAL ABUSE AND PHYSICAL ABUSE. SO I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT DIFFERENCE IN A SECOND. BUT I WILL SAY THAT FOR THE SEXUAL ABUSE CASES WHERE THE CHILD MAKES A DISCLOSURE THAT SOMEONE HAS SEXUALLY ABUSED THEM, THAT WE PROSECUTE THOSE CASES AT A FAR HIGHER RATE THAN MOST PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY BECAUSE WE BELIEVE CHILDREN AND THAT'S OUR. PHILOSOPHY OF IT.? I THINK -- IT'S IN OUR IMPACT REPORT SO I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LATER. BUT I THINK THE IMPACT REPORT SAYS THAT FOR SEXUALLY ABUSED KIDS, WE ARE FILING AT ABOUT 0 PERCENT OF THE CASES THAT COME TO THE CAC. FOR PHYSICAL ABUSE CASES, IT'S LESS BECAUSE PHYSICAL ABUSE CASES ARE GOING TO BE CASES WHERE THERE MAY BE LOTS OF REASONS WHY A CHILD HAS A BRUISE OR BROKEN BONE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE EVALUATED AND GET THE RIGHT EVALUATION BY THE MEDICAL STAFF AT THE CAC. BUT THEY MAY NOT ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY ABUSED OR NEGLECTED IN THE PROSECUTION RATES ARE LOWER FOR THOSE KINDS OF CASES. I WILL SAY THAT THE GROWTH MOST RECENTLY AT THE CAC HAS BEEN AN INCREASE REFERRAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES IN PHYSICAL ABUSE CASES. AND I'M GLAD OF THAT BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE SAFER WHEN THEY'VE GOT THAT MEDICAL EVALUATION AND THAT PROVIDES THE BEST INFORMATION TO DF CS AND THE OTHER PARTNERS.

>> LET ME JUST SAY THIS PIECE IS WHETHER IT IS SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE, ABUSE IS ABUSE. THAT STRESS ON A CHILD ILL CHANGE AND REWIRE THEIR BRAIN. AND FOR GIRLS, WE ARE VERY CONSIDERATE AND RESPONSIVE. BUT WHAT IT COMES TO BOYS, WE ARE NO. AND WHETHER IT IS SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL, PHYSICAL YOU ADD A HEAD INJURY AND YOU'VE GOT A MURDERER OR A SERIAL KILLER ON THAT PATH. AND VERY EXTREME PHYSICAL ABUSE OR SEXUAL ABUSE COMBINATION OF ALL THREE. AND WE NEED TO INTERRUPT THAT PIPELINE BECAUSE WE HAVE A CYCLE OF ABUSE THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. YET I DON'T SEE THAT THE KIND OF REHABILITATION FOR BOYS WHO ARE ABUSED. FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH OUR SYSTEMS AND THE VICTIM SERVICES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE FOR BOYS AND HOW YOU ARE PULLING THOSE KIDDOS OUT MORE THAN WHAT WE TYPICALLY ACCEPT AS A STANDARD BEING YOUNG GIRLS.

>> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IF WE LOOK AT ADULT MEN WHO ARE ABUSING CHILDREN EITHER PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY AND LOOK AT THEIR PAST, VERY OFTEN THEY THEMSELVES WERE PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY ABUSED AS A CHILD. ON ALL OF US TO FIGURE OUT WAYS O STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING IN THE NEXT GENERATION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A VICTIM SERVICES HAS DONE IS RECOGNIZE WE HAD A GAP IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN OUR COUNTY. WE MADE A CONTRACT WITH PACIFIC CLINIC TO MAKE SURE WE WERE GETTING SEXUAL ABUSE COUNSELING FOR BOYS AND GIRLS WHO HAD BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED TO TRY TO INTERRUPT THAT CYCLE AS IT GOES FORWARD. SO I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU AND WE CAN DO MORE. BUT THAT MORE -- WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND ARE TRYING ARE TRYING TO DO MORE AND MORE WITH THAT.

>> I'M GOING TO MAKE MY LAST POINT BEFORE SUPERVISOR ELLENBERG OR THE PRESIDENT CALLS ON PRESIDENT CALLS AND SOMEONE ELSE IS THIS. MOST OF THE BOYS WHO WERE GETTING PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY ABUSED DON'T HAVE THE LEVEL OF INTERRUPTION OR SUPPORT, WHICH THEN EVENTUALLY LEADS THEM DOWN INTO THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT BECAUSE PHYSICAL ABUSE IS PHYSICAL ABUSE, STRESS AND REWIRING THAT IS MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR ON PART OF THE CHILDREN. AND YOUR SYSTEM ISN'T CREATED TO SUPPORT THIS COMPREHENSIVELY. THIS IS WHERE THE CHILD -- THIS IS WHAT DFC'S DEPARTMENT COMES IN AND PLAYS A PART. THIS IS WHERE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT COMES IN AND PLAYS A PART. AND SO I REALLY DON'T WANT THIS SEE AC TO BE THE RAG RAGDOLL THAT WE BOTH PULL AND NOBODY GETS WHETHER NOBODY REALLY IS PARTNERING IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY. I REALLY NEED FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE IS IT BEST SERVED. BEST SERVED BECAUSE YOU SAY IT IS. I'M GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING AS I SAID BEFORE WAS WE USE METRICS AND WE USED DATA AND YOU SHOW ME THAT IT IS BEST SERVED UNDER YOUR UMBRELLA BECAUSE AT THIS POINT THE BOYS ARE NOT GETTING SERVED. WITH THE BOYS. THE BOYS ARE NOT GETTING INTERRUPTED. THAT'S PART OF THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE. AND I NEED TO SEE THE CAC LIVE AND BEST SERVING PLACE WHETHER IT IS IN -- UNDER YOUR UMBRELLA, UNDER OUR UMBRELLA. I AM NOT GOING TO BE POSSESSIVE. I AM NOT -- I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE DATA AND ANALYSIS TELLS US. I THINK THAT IS ONLY FAIR AND FOR US TO HAVE MORE EMPIRICAL INFORMATION AND IF -- CONGRATULATE YOU AND ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU. YES YOU BEEN DOING AMAZING WORK. HUGE RESPECT FOR ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. IT IS DIFFICULT TO BE ON YOUR SIDE. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. UNDERSTANDING AND DOING THE DETAILS TO A CASE AND THAT SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO PROSECUTE OR BEING ABLE TO PROSECUTE AND WIN ND TO GET JUSTICE GET JUSTICE FOR THOSE VICTIMS. BUT WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW IS WHERE DOES IT LIVE -- WHERE SHOULD LIVE AND MAYBE IT WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE N YOUR HOUSE AND MAYBE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE FIGURE OUT WHERE IT ACTUALLY SHOULD BELONG. I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER BECAUSE I CAN'T PRETEND TO SAY THAT I KNOW ALL OF THE DATA AND THAT IS EMPIRICAL AND BASED ON RESULTS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN THAT POINT SO WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A BUDGETARY DECISION.

>> SUPERVISOR I WOULD JUST SAY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE THAT MADE THIS PROPOSAL 11 DAYS AGO PROVIDED YOU KNOW DATA IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOVE AND PROVIDED NO JUSTIFICATION IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOVE EXCEPT TO SAY WE THINK IT WOULD WORK BETTER. AND I'M SAYING ACTUALLY IT WORKS FANTASTIC RIGHT NOW AND YOU HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE SAY IF YOU MOVE IT IS GOING TO RISK THE FUTURE.

>> I REALLY HOPE YOU WOULDN'T RISK THAT AND YOU ARE TELLING ME ANECDOTALLY BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN ME ANY DATA EITHER IN TERMS OF EMPIRICAL INFORMATION OR ANY STATISTICS OR THAT MATTER. SO LET'S NOT PLAY THIS GAME ABOUT WHOSE PROPOSAL IS BETTER AT THIS POINT BECAUSE AT THE CENTER OF THE QUESTION HERE IS WHERE SHOULD LIVE YOU LIVE THAT SERVES OUR COMMUNITY THE BEST. I DON'T KNOW THAT. HAVE YET TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

>> SUPERVISOR ELLENBERG.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. I WENT TO FIRST JUST WANT TO FIRST JUST ASK A GLOBAL QUESTION ABOUT THE PROCESS. WHY THIS IS COMING THROUGH AS A BUDGET ITEM AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD -- TALKING ABOUT THE CHANGE TO THIS NEW DEPARTMENT AS OPPOSED TO COMMIT DURING A REGULAR BOARD MEETING AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR DISCUSSION.

>> I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUESTION AND ANSWER THE ONE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM YOUR STAFF AND OTHERS S WELL AND I WILL MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND CEO COULD WEIGH IN HERE BUT.

>> THIS FEELS VERY POLICY DRIVEN.

>> USING MY POLICY VOICE, YES. WAS VERY POLICY DRIVEN BY AND LARGE PART UNDER A TIGHT TIMELINE SO WE HAD SOME COMPETING DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD AND IN LARGE PART LED BY YOUR OFFICE AND PARTNERSHIP WITH SUPERVISOR ARENAS TO REALLY LEAN INTO VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERRUPTION SERVICES WITHIN THE COUNTY. OF THE BOARD APPROVED A COMMITTEE VIOLENCE STRATEGIC PLAN WITH THE FOCUS ON PRIMARY PREVENTION AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT COINCIDED WITH WHAT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS PRESENTED AND DEVASTATING FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF THE COUNTY. WE WANTED TO CONTINUE TO BRING THAT TO LIGHTEN UP BELIEVE IT WAS USED SUPERVISOR YOU SUPERVISOR WHO SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT ANY BUDGET REDUCTION TO STOP A GOOD IDEA FOR MOVING FORWARD EVEN IF WE CAN FULLY REALIZE THAT AT THE TIME. WAS SHIPPING IT FORWARD, I HAVE THE FRAMEWORK SO WE CAN BUILD ON IN THE FUTURE. THIS PROPOSAL LOOKING AT THE TOTALITY OF THE BUDGET REDUCTION PROPOSALS WE RECEIVED AN ADMINISTRATION WHICH WE HAVE A UNIQUE FUTILE LOOK AT ALL OF THEM AS THEY COME ACROSS, TO ESTIMATE THE MOST SENSE IN A QUICK ENVIRONMENT TO ATTEMPT TO BRING TOGETHER THOSE SERVICES THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE ELIMINATED OR SO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS TO BE INEFFECTIVE IN COMMUNITY AND THIS ALSO HAD A LOT TO DO WITH LOOKING AT SERVICE IMPACTS SO THAT HAS -- VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS WERE KIND OF ONE PARADE OF BRINGING TOGETHER THE SMALLER PROGRAMS THAT WERE LOOKING AT REDUCTION AND ILLUMINATION THINKING OF WAYS WE COULD PRESERVE THEM, BUILD OUT THAT FRAMEWORK AND BUILD UPON THEM WHEN RESOURCES RETURN. FOR REENTRY AND PRETRIAL AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THOSE DEPARTMENT HERE WHO WE WERE LIKE A GNAT HEADED LARGELY WITH FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY. RECEIVING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK THAT WE WERE LOSING CLIENTS IN BETWEEN PRETRIAL ENTRY ENTRY TICKET THEY WERE GOING TO WANT TO ARE NOT QUITE MAKING IT TO THE NEXT THREE WEEKS HAD THIS WONDERFUL PHILOSOPHY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ABOUT NO WRONG DOOR BUT WE BUILT 12 DOORS AND JUSTICE IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLE SOMETIMES TO MAKE IT THROUGH ALL THE STORES SO THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS PROPOSAL IS TO TRY AND CREATE ONE DOOR, SIX SERVICES AS OPPOSED TO 12 DOORS ON SERVICE.

>> LET ME GET CLARIFICATION. IS THIS SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM AN OFFENSIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION? IS THIS WHAT THAT INITIAL IDEA IS BEING MORPHED INTO?

>> IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT LET ME JUST KIND OF STEPPING TO MAY MAYBE MAKE A MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD COMMENT ABOUT WHY YOU ARE SEEING THIS IN THE BUDGET. THIS IS AN EFFORT TO TRY TO MAKE, AS WE HAVE TRIED TO DO THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET IN THESE DIFFICULT FISCAL TIMES TO TRY TO MAKE A FOUNDATION -- TRIED TO MAKE LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS MANY OF THE UNITS THAT FORM J SST WERE PROPOSED SSD WERE PROPOSED BY THEIR HOME DEPARTMENTS FOR ELIMINATION. SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE WAS ON DISTRICT ATTORNEY LIST. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT WAS ON PROBATION'S ELIMINATION LIST. THE OFFICE OF DIVERSION AND REENTRY SERVICES FACING CATASTROPHIC REDUCTIONS IN CRITICAL AB 109 FUNDING WHICH AS A THIS BOARD HIS POOR NOSE HAS MAJOR STRUCTURAL DEFICIT. AND SO TRYING TO ACTUALLY PRESERVE THOSE KNOWING THEY ARE NOT MANDATED SERVICES IN THOSE HOME DEPARTMENTS. KNOWING THAT CUTTING AND TRIMMING THEM DOWN TO VERY SMALL PIECES BEING BY THEMSELVES AND THOSE ORIGINATING DEPARTMENTS WOULD NOT LEAVE THEM STRONG ENOUGH AND COHESIVE ENOUGH BUT BRINGING THESE PIECES TOGETHER IN ONE DEPARTMENT WOULD ACTUALLY ALLOW FOR A FOUNDATION AND AN ITERATIVE MANNER OVER THE NEXT FEW EARS BUT WOULD CREATE A FOUNDATION OF PRESERVING ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN INTEGRATE THEM TOGETHER IN REFLECTION OF THE CURRENT FISCAL REALITY SO IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO SEEING THOSE MARRIED PROPOSALS FROM ACROSS MANY DEPARTMENTS.

>> IS THERE A BUDGET SAVINGS AND BRINGING ALL THESE TOGETHER? I KNOW WE ARE MOVING POSITIONS SO SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE SEEING REDUCTIONS BUT IS ANYTHING GOING AWAY? IS THAT ALL IT ALL BEEN PRESERVED IF IT'S ALL BEING PRESERVED HOW IS THIS FINANCIALLY ADVANTAGEOUS?

>> THERE IS AN UPFRONT ONGOING SAVINGS IN THE FORM OF SOME STAFFING EFFICIENCIES FROM BRINGING ALL OF THESE PIECES TOGETHER. ITS MODEST. ONE POINT SOMETHING MILLION DOLLARS ONGOING SAVINGS COMES FROM BRINGING ALL THOSE PIECES TOGETHER BUT IT PRESERVES ALL OF THOSE PIECES AS WELL. BOTH OF THOSE ELEMENTS BUT THERE IS NO BUDGETARY SAVINGS.

>> IS THIS A NEW CAR A FULLY NEW -- WHAT IS PROPOSED A FULLY NEW DEPARTMENT THAT WILL HAVE A NEW SINGLE DIRECTOR? IS IT ALL COMING INTO REENTRY AND HAS MATT FISK'S JOB GOT REALLY, REALLY BIG?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND TO JAMES' EARLIER POINT THERE ARE SOME SORT OF BUDGETARY TWEAKS BEHIND IN TERMS OF BUDGET UNITS BUT WHAT THIS IS AS WE ARE TAKING THESE DISPARATE PROGRAMS ALONG WITH REENTRY AND PRETRIAL SERVICES AND PUTTING THEM UNDER ONE HEADING SO JAVIER CURIO WOULD REMAIN DIRECTOR, MATTHEW FISK REMAINS DIRECTOR OF PRETRIAL SERVICES. I SUPERVISED MANY OF THESE FUNCTIONS ALREADY WITHIN THIS DEPARTMENT IF I DON'T SURPRISE I'M CURRENTLY I HAVE A DEEP INVESTMENT FOR HAVING OTHER WORKED ON THE PREVIOUSLY OR CONTINUE MY WORK CURRENTLY AND SO ALL OF THESE WOULD FLOW UNDER Y PORTFOLIO SO WE WOULDN'T BE CREATING A NEW DIRECTOR CURRENTLY. I THINK THE REALITY OF THAT IS THE BUDGETARY ENVIRONMENT DOESN'T SUPPORT THAT BUT WE CAN INTEGRATE, E CAN MOVE FORWARD AND AT LEAST CREATE THE FRAMEWORK UNTIL WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO HAVE THIS DEPARTMENT WITHIN CEO SORT OF BECOME ITS OWN FUNCTION OUTSIDE OF IT.

>> OKAY. I'M WATCHING THE CLOCK. I KNOW I CAN HAVE A SECOND ROUND BUT I'M FEELING A LITTLE BIT RUSHED. BIT RUSHED. THIS COMBINATION OF DEPARTMENTS SERVES DIFFERENT POPULATIONS WITH SERVICES, THROUGH SERVICES WITH PERHAPS DISPARATE KROLLS. AND I THINK SUPERVISOR ARENAS SIEBERT MAY BE ALLUDING TO THAT WITH YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CAC WHETHER THERE'S ANY INHERENT CONFLICT IN PARTNERING WITH STAFF ND THERE MIGHT BE A PROSECUTION. DO WE HAVE ANY OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE IF WE WERE TO: KATE PRETRIAL AND REENTRY VICTIM SERVICES AND PRETRIAL. WHAT IS THIS PHYSICALLY LOOK LIKE?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION SO THE OFFICE OF PRETRIAL SERVICES HAS TO MAINTAIN SOME INDEPENDENCE BECAUSE OF THEIR ACCESS TO CERTAIN DATA UT THERE ARE WHAT WE CALL COMPLAINTS SPACES WHICH ALLOW FOR PRETRIAL SERVICES TO OPERATE WITHIN THOSE SPACES AND THE IDEA WOULD BE TO HAVE PRETRIAL SERVICES OFFICERS BE ABLE TO DO OFFICE HOURS AND BE AVAILABLE FOR EXAMPLE IN SOUTH COUNTY AT THE REENTRY RESOURCE CENTER PICK OF THESE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THIS PROPOSAL IS NEW AND IN DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO LOOKING FOR SOME REFLECTION AND GUIDANCE FROM THE BOARD BUT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE TALKING, WE ARE THINKING ABOUT WAYS WE CAN BUILD UPON THIS SURE SHOULD THE BOARD APPROVE THE DEPARTMENT WHICH WOULD INCLUDE DEEPER INTEGRATION, MORE HOLISTIC SERVICES AND CO- LOCATION. AS FAR AS YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES AS IT RELATES TO VICTIMS. NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY UNIT AND SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE ALONG WITH GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE THERE ARE DIRECT SERVICES PROVIDED TO SOME EXTENT BUT LARGELY WHAT THEY ARE IS ORGANIZATION OF THOSE SERVICES SO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROVIDES THE CONTRACT FOR THOSE SERVICES BUT DOES NOT PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES. THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY UNIT HAS A COMMUNITY WORKER BUT DO NOT PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES PIC OF CONTRACT WITH THE AGENCIES WHO DO THE SERVICES. SAME SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE. NOT TO SAY SOME; STAFFORD OUT IN COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE THEY ARE PIC OF A ENGAGE WITH SOME ENGAGE WITH SOME OF THAT WORK BUT PREDOMINATELY THEY ARE FACILITATING PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY. CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER WOULD BE A UNIQUE STRUCTURE IN THE SENSE. NOTHING. NOTHING: KATE. THE CAC WOULD REMAIN INDEPENDENT FUNCTION. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION WOULD MOVE UNDER ADMINISTRATION FOR BETTER STRATEGIC LEVERAGE ACROSS THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT WORK WITH THE CAC. CERTAINLY PROSECUTION HAS AN INDEPENDENT ROLE AND NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED IN TERMS OF HAVING INDEPENDENCE AROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND WE WOULD NOT INFRINGE ON THAT BUT WE'VE GOT DF CS ENGAGE, HOSPITAL SYSTEM ENGAGED. FLEET AND FACILITIES ENGAGE. MANY OF THE DEPONENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAC AT A LOT OF THOSE THE PERMITS ARE ALREADY REPORTING THROUGH ADMINISTRATION.

>> THANK YOU. I NEED A SECOND ROUND BUT I WILL WAIT MY TURN.

>> SUPERVISOR DUONG.

>> I THINK SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA HAD HER LIGHT FIRST.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. I'M GOING TO MAKE A BIT OF A PIVOT HERE AND. BEYOND THE TRANSFER OF VARIOUS COAST OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF VARIOUS COAST OF THE JUSTICE SERVICES AND SUPPORT DEPARTMENT MY REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION IS A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OR AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE OF THE PROPOSED CUTS OR FUNDING ALLOCATION TO PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SURVIVORS. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION TODAY ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS TO CONTRACTED SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS PROPOSED NEW DEPARTMENT REALLY WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IS GOING TO PLAY OUT. ANY CLARITY? MARKERS OF THE ROAD YOU CAN GIVE US TO INDICATE SO THAT -- REALLY FOR A COMMUNITY BASED BURNERS TO BE ABLE TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AS WELL? AND THEN I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING THE NEXT STEPS. SHOULD THIS NEW DIVISION BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET? WHAT IS THE ROLE. YOU TALKED ABOUT DESIGNING. TALKED ABOUT RULING OUT. REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PLAN FOR THAT EVEN IF IT'S -- WHATEVER ROUGH OUTLINE OR METHODOLOGY YOU CAN SHARE AND IMPART. INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING INTERSECTION INTERSEX ANALOGY BETWEEN VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND STRENGTHS. I FEEL THERE'S A LOT OF THE SAME PEOPLE ON THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SPACE, ADVOCACY SPACE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SPACE. ADVOCATING AGAINST THESE THINGS. IS THIS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ADVOCATES, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION PARTNERS USING, BORROWING FROM YOUR PREVIOUS METAPHOR IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT. ONE DOOR FOR 12 SERVICES AND SO I'M TICKET WHENEVER THERE ISOUT THA- CONSOLIDATION THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER INTERSEX ANALOGY AND THE DOVETAIL AND LEVERAGING OF WORK AND WHATEVER METAPHORS WE CAN THROW IN THERE TOO BUT YOU GET WHAT 'M SAYING RIGHT?

>> I COULD THINK OF MORE BUT, YES, I WILL ALSO SAY TOO I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE OUTREACH HAVE RECEIVED FROM SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO LIKE SUPEVISOR ELLENBERG THEY WERE I THINK INTRIGUED BY THE PROPOSAL AND WOULD'VE LIKED TO BEEN ABLE TO LEAN IN EARLIER AND SO I'VE HAD VERY FRANK CONVERSATIONS WITH SVC AND FOUR EXAMPLE AND SOME OF OUR OTHER LEADERS OF THE NONPROFIT SPACE AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE ROBUST ADVISORY COUNCILS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THROUGH REENTRY THAT WE INTEND TO LEVERAGE AN EVER STARTED TALKING TO DIRECTOR ABOUT THAT BUT ABSOLUTELY THAT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT PART OF ANY WORK MOVING FORWARD.

>> YEAH I KNOW THAT VALUES PRINCIPAL OF YOUR WORK AND OF OUR ORK AT THE COUNTY PIC OF THE EQUITY. OF THE EQUITY FRAMEWORK IN TERMS OF AS YOU ARE DESIGNING THIS BUILDOUT OR THE ROLLOUT OR THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IF THERE IS AN EQUITY FRAMEWORK APPLIED TO ENSURE WE ARE PRIORITIZING LOCAL SAFETY NET SERVICES LIKE THE 24 HOUR CRISIS RESPONSE OR LOCAL NETWORK EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOTELS. AND ADVOCACY LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. THOSE WOULD BE THINGS I'D BE INTERESTED I BE INTERESTED KNOWING IN TERMS OF YOUR PLAN TO FRAME, DESIGN AND ROLLOUT AND ALSO IF THERE'S ANY OPERATIONAL NEXT STEPS LIKE WHEN O WE EXPECT TO SEE THIS OF THE BOARD PICK WHAT TYPE OF DIRECTION NEEDED WHAT CRITICAL POINT IN THE DESIGN PROCESS AND HOW LONG -- HOW LONG SHOULD THIS TAKE?

>> ABSOLUTELY AND I DO ALSO WANT TO DO SO DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE HERE ANYMORE BUT THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONSORTIUM AGENCIES HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS MOVE FORWARD AND THE LAST FEW DAYS WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND WE WOULD CONTINUE THAT MOVING FORWARD.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT. SOMETIMES CONSOLIDATION IS A FUNCTION OF LIMITED RESOURCES AND SOMETIMES IT CAN ALSO BE A VEHICLE FOR GREATER CAPACITY AND I THINK TO THE BEST OF OUR EFFORTS WE INCREASINGLY ARE WORKING TOWARDS UNSETTLING OURSELVES MORE AND MORE. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION IN PREPARATION FOR THE JUNE BUDGET HEARINGS.

>> THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SUPERVISOR.

>> AND SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATIONS AND THE CONVERSATIONS. I THINK THERE IS PROS AND CONS TO BOTH SIDES THAT ARE THE DIFFERENT SIZE TO THE ARGUMENT. I APPRECIATE VICE PRESIDENT ARENA'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE ULTIMATE ISSUE BEING WHERE DO THESE PROGRAMS BELONG BEST. I WOULD SAY THAT FOR ME I'M MOSTLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROCESS. I'VE SEEN THIS IN SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE WERE BROUGHT TO. OUR COMMITTEES OR TO THE SPORT IN GENERAL AND THEY WERE MAINLY PROPOSED FOR ELIMINATION AND MY QUESTION WAS WENT TO THE BOARD DISCUSSED THIS AND THAT'S MY CHALLENGE WITH THIS IS THAT THIS WAS PROPOSED SOUNDS IT SOUNDS LIKE 11 DAYS AGO. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT -- I WOULD SAY WHAT SHOULD'VE GONE TO THE P SJC COMMITTEE BUT IT DIDN'T AND NOW WE ARE HERE IN A BUDGET SESSION BEING ASKED TO FRANKLY DECIDE OR. SIDE OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT AND ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ASKED I THINK THOSE NEED A PLACE TO BE VETTED AND WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT AND GIVEN THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A $1 MILLION SAVINGS PERHAPS BUT I GUESS I WOULD ASK THAT IF WE WERE -- IF THEY WEREN'T BEING PROPOSED FOR ELIMINATION AND WE AS A BOARD COULD CHOOSE TO NOT ELIMINATE THESE PROGRAMS WHEREVER THEY ARE AND LOOK AT OTHER OR ASK THE CEO TO LOOK AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT'S NOTHER OPTION TO BUT I THINK I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH. I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WE NEED ANSWERS FROM, FOR. WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY WASN'T AWARE OF THIS. I JUST THINK IT NEEDS MORE TIME TO BE VETTED AND I DON'T THINK -- IT'S $1 MILLION, YES, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT DECISION AND I THINK WE CAN FIGURE OUT $1 MILLION SOMEWHERE ELSE AND TAKE THIS OUT OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND SPEND MORE TIME ANALYZING WHAT WOULD BE BEST FOR THIS PROPOSAL. THAT'S MY REQUEST IS THAT WE REMOVE THIS FROM THIS BUDGET DISCUSSION AND SEND IT BACK TO IF IT'S OKAY WITH -- TO THE COMMITTEE TO HAVE A MORE INTENSIVE DISCUSSION AND ALSO BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD BUT JUST LIKE WE ARE PUBLIC AND HAVE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITH WHATEVER WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO WITH DF CS AND THIS IS AGAIN LIVING BUDGET AND WE ARE KIND HAVE CAN HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE GO AND SO I THINK THAT THIS DESERVES THE TIME THAT WE NEED TO TAKE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PROS AND CONS AND THE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES AND COME UP WITH THE EST DECISION SO THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST. THANK YOU.

>> I GUESS I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SHARE MY CONCERNS ALSO WITH SOME OF THESE. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE IMPORTANT INPUT AND OF COURSE FROM JAMES AS WELL AS CASEY. THIS IS A BIG CHANGE AND I WOULD SAY I CERTAINLY SHARE ALL THOSE CONCERNS. WE'VE READ MULTIPLE CAUGHT DOZENS OF LETTERS AND ALSO THE COMMENTS TODAY AND CERTAINLY WE HAVE THE APPLICATION TO INCORPORATE FEEDBACK INTO OUR ULTIMATE DECISION-MAKING AND CERTAINLY MORE DATA I THINK NECESSARY MY VICE PRESIDENT HAS MENTIONED OF HOW BEST TO MAKE THIS ALL WORK AND WITHOUT THIS INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY OR DEPARTMENT'S THEMSELVES I CERTAINLY WOULD ASK THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILD SERVICES REENTRY AND ALSO DAS OFFICE TO REALLY -- THOSE WHO WOULD BE IMPACTED TO CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION TO THINK THIS THROUGH SO THEY WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE -- MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION. CERTAINLY THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING GREAT THINGS RIGHT NOW FOR COMMUNITY SO BEFORE WE MAKE THIS CHANGE AND I THINK IT'S A VERY, VERY LOGICAL BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY DO THINK THIS THROUGH. I THINK THERE'S SOME WORK THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE PLUS ALSO TALKING TO MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE REALLY GET SO MANY LETTERS FROM SOMEBODY COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVING DOUBTS SOMETHING TO BE PROPOSED SO I THINK THERE IS MORE DISCUSSION WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WORKS. JUST MY OBSERVATIONS THAT I WANT TO SHARE. VICE PRESIDENT GO AHEAD.

>> YOU ARE FINISHED.

>> I KNOW SUPEVISOR ELLENBERG WANTS TO GO A SECOND ROUND CITY WANT TO GO FIRST?

>> LISTEN I JUST WANT TO -- REALLY I UST WANTED TO THANK FOLKS FOR THE CONVERSATION AND THE COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. I THINK WE ARE IN THIS LANDING SPOT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE -- HOW TO MAKE A POLICY DECISION OGETHER COLLECTIVELY. AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. IN THE END WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS OUR KIDDOS WHO ARE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, ABUSED AND OUR KIDDOS WHETHER THERE IS PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL THAT WE HAVE THIS SYSTEM THAT IS SEAMLESS. THAT DOESN'T -- NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHETHER WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER, WORKING TOGETHER. I WANT US TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. THAT'S WHERE I'M ANCHORED IN. ANCHORED IN MAKING SURE OUR DATA ALSO TELLS US A STORY AND THIS -- YOU ARE RIGHT SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA THIS IS PROBABLY A POLICY DISCUSSION AND I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS TO ALSO MAKE ITS WAY BACK TO SEE SFC. I KNOW YOU SUGGESTED THAT COMMUNITY USE BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE --

>> THAT IS --

>> YES I'M SORRY. I CONFLATED COMMENTS HERE NOW AND ANYWAY GOING BACK TO MY POINT IS THAT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF OUR COMMITTEES, GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT IN TERMS OF WHERE IT SHOULD BELONG BUT I THINK THE DATA CAN ALSO HELP BUSTS WHETHER IT IS WHAT WE ARE ACHIEVING AND WHAT WE ARE NOT ACHIEVING IN TERMS OF SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AND FOR SURVIVORS EXCUSE ME BOTH PHYSICAL AND SEXUALLY ABUSE AND THAT'S WHERE I REALLY WANT US TO THINK ABOUT. WE'VE LOST A NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTY AND WE ALL NEED TO WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER TO FIGURE OUT -- SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN WE RELINE YOU TO PROSECUTE THOSE CRIMES AND SO IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP I WANT US TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS FOR US TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS SO I JUST WANTED TO AND WITH THAT AND THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> IF I CAN SHARE A COUPLE COMMENTS. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET CLARITY FROM BOARD MEMBERS. ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE LETTERS THAT ARE MORE AWARE OF OUR SOLELY WITH RESPECT TO TWO COMPONENTS OF THE PROPOSAL WHICH IS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER IN SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY CONCERNS THAT A BEEN RAISED REGARDING ANY OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS WHICH REPRESENT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE FTE AND THE REASON I ASK ABOUT THAT IS BECAUSE THERE IS THERE'S BUDGET IMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HOW WE PROCEED AND SO IT'S ONE THING IF THE BOARD IS INDICATING A DESIRE FOR CONTINUED CONVERSATION OF THE POLICY LEVEL WITH RESPECT TO THOSE TWO COMPONENTS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPOSAL AND I'M SEEKING CLARITY FROM BOARD MEMBERS ON THE INTENTION BECAUSE I HEARD A LOT OF REFERENCES TO THAT SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT THE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BUT THAT'S ONLY I THINK MAYBE FOUR OUT OF ALMOST 80 FTE?

>> FIVE.

>> FIVE FTE. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I THINK IT'S MUCH EASIER IF THE REQUEST IS BASICALLY TO DISENTANGLE THOSE PIECES AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POLICY CONVERSATION AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL BY BEST PRACTICES AND WHERE THOSE COMPONENTS BELONG VERSUS THE ENTIRETY OF JADE SSD SO I'M SEEKING CLARITY FROM BOARD MEMBERS BETWEEN THE TWO AND LIKE A SET OF NOT AWARE OF ANY COMMENTS WE'VE WE RECEIVED REGARDING THE PIECES.

>> SUPERVISOR ELLENBERG.

>> I NEED TO UNTANGLE THAT A LITTLE BIT TO EVEN MAKE MY RECOMMENDATION. THE REDUCTIONS THAT ARE PROPOSED OR THE CHANGES, THE FTE CHANGES THAT ARE ALREADY FACTORED INTO THE BALANCING OF THE BUDGET. DO THOSE HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE DO THIS STRUCTURAL CHANGE? I'M STILL NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR IF WE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A NEW BUDGET AREA OR A NEW DEPARTMENT.

>> THAT'S A GOOD CLARIFYING QUESTION. YOU'LL.

>> SETS OF THINGS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. THERE ARE PROPOSED REDUCTIONS IN SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED AT BASELINE. THAT SAT UP TO MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

>> FOR EXAMPLE REENTRY IS INNERMOST 20 PERCENT OF FTE.

>> THAT'S CORRECT AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH AS THE BOARD IS WELL AWARE THAT A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DEFICIT AND A B109 FUNDING.

>> AGAIN NOT DEBATING BUT WANTING TO UNDERSTAND THAT PART AND PARCEL OF THIS NEW DEPARTMENT OR IS THAT SEPARATE.

>> WITH THE NEW DEPARTMENT.

>> ET CETERA DEPARTMENT.

>> IT IS A DEPARTMENT. WITH THE NEW DEPARTMENT WHICH IS BASICALLY USING THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE OF PRETRIAL SERVICES PRETRIAL SERVICES WHICH IS AN EXISTING DEPARTMENT BUT WITH THAT NEW DEPARTMENT WE REALIZE AND EFFICIENCY SAVINGS THAT IS ONE POINT SOMETHING MILLION BUT IF WE WERE TO DISENTANGLE AND UNDO THE NEW DEPARTMENT PROPOSAL WE WOULD STILL BE MAKING THE PROPOSED SIGNIFICANT MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF OTHER FTE REDUCTIONS IN THESE AREAS. WE JUST DON'T BELIEVE THEY WOULD STAND ON THEIR OWN AS EFFECTIVELY. SO THAT'S WHY -- THE REASON I ASKED THE QUESTION I JUST ASK IS BECAUSE THAT THE LAST BEFORE HE BEGAN WITH YOUR SECOND ROUND SUPEVISOR ELLENBERG IS BECAUSE A LOT OF THAT ACTIVITY IN THESE OTHER REAS. AT THE TWO WE RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENT ON WHICH IS CHILLS ADVOCACY CENTER IN SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE SO ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AREAS FOR EXAMPLE WHERE THERE'S POSITION IMPACTS AS YOU JUST NOTED SEXUALLY IN DIVERSION REENTRY SERVICE STYLE.

>> RIGHT.

>> MY AND IF WE'VE HAD THE BEGINNINGS OF MERITS OF ROBUST DISCUSSION RELATED TO THOSE TWO PIECES MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT WE NOT TRY TO DISENTANGLE THE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT COMPRISE THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE FTE AT ISSUE HERE BECAUSE I THINK THAT WILL JUST BE -- WE DO NEED TO DEAL WITH THE REDUCTIONS IN ALL THESE OTHER AREAS AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY CONCERNS AND THOSE OTHER AREAS AND THEY WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THOSE OTHER UNITS EFFICACY TO STANDALONE CARRYING THE CUTS THAT ARE BEEN PROPOSED WITHOUT THEM BEING TOGETHER AND THIS ONE DEPARTMENT.

>> THE FACT THAT THEY ARE SO ENTANGLED I THINK MAKES THIS VERY CHALLENGING AS WELL. MY PARTICULAR CONCERNS WERE NOT FRANKLY THOSE TWO -- THOSE TWO PIECES THAT SEE A SEAT IN SOUTH COUNTY. I'M VERY HAPPY AS SUPERVISOR ARENAS SAID, WHERE THE DATA TAKES US. I'M THINKING MORE OF THE OVERALL STRUCTURE AND HE SET A NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THIS DIRECTION HAS COME FROM ME BUT WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS CONSOLIDATED UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH. I DON'T SEE NOC PUBLIC HEALTH BEING A PIECE OF THIS AT ALL AND SEE AC FRANKLY RESPONSE TO HARM. IT'S NOT VIOLENCE. HOPEFULLY ADDITIONAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION BUT HADN'T EVEN BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT AS A VIOLENCE PREVENTION PIECE.

>> I WILL START WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH PIECE FIRST PIC I BEEN WORKING IN DEEP COORDINATION WITH DOCTOR REDMAN IN THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM WITHIN PUBLIC HEALTH. PUBLIC HEALTH IS ONE OF OUR FEW DEPARTMENTS THAT HAS A MANDATE FOR PREVENTION SERVICES IN THIS CASE PRIMARY PREVENTION BUT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO MOVE TERTIARY AND SECONDARY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES WHICH ARE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADJACENT INTO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SO THE DECISION WE WERE LEFT WITH IS WE LOOKED AT THESE -- THE SHRINKAGE OF SOME OF THE AB 109 STRUCTURAL DEFICIT WITH REENTRY AS ELL AS THE SMALLER SECONDARY TERTIARY PROGRAMS THAT ARE STILL CRITICAL AND WE'VE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY AND FROM PARTNERS LIKE HOW THEY ARE SITTING BEHIND ME HERE THE IMPORTANCE OF SOME OF THE WORK, I REALLY THINKING ABOUT WAYS WE CAN STRUCTURE THEM TOGETHER TO BE SUPPORTIVE IT'S FOR EACH OTHER. THAT SAY WE BELIEVE THAT PRIMARY PREVENTION IS REALLY WELL SUITED TO REMAIN WITHIN PUBLIC HEALTH IS ONE OF THE MANDATED SERVICES GIVEN IT IS SUCH AN UPSTREAM INVESTMENT THAT THEY ARE REALLY SUITED TO DO THAT WORK SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO PULL THAT WORK FROM PUBLIC HEALTH NOR DO WE WANT TO PUT CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADJACENT SERVICES WITHIN PUBLIC HEALTH BUT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO CREATE A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FUNDS PREVENTION PROGRAM WITHIN PUBLIC HEALTH AND WHAT WOULD BE THIS FRAMEWORK AND I THINK THAT COULD EVOLVE OVER TIME AS RESOURCES RETURN. I KNOW THE DOCTOR I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON HER BEHALF BY HER BUT HER TEAM IS VERY VESTED IN PRIMARY PREVENTION THEY DO WITHIN THE PROGRAM AND WE ARE INDEED PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER ALREADY.

>> AHEAD ANTICIPATED THAT OTHER PROGRAMS WOULD BE MOVED OUT OF EXISTING DEPARTMENTS, JUST THE PUBLIC HEALTH WOULD BE THE COORDINATORS SO THIS REALLY IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I AM TORN BECAUSE I'M NOT INTERESTED IN BLOWING UP WHAT I AM CERTAIN IS A VERY, VERY CAREFULLY AND PRECARIOUSLY CRAFTED BUDGET PROPOSAL. I HEAR SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA'S CONCERNS AND AGREE THAT THERE IS MORE FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS AND THERE CERTAINLY MORE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS O WEIGH IN. NOT TO MENTION THE JUDGES AND JUSTICE PARTNERS AND I ANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PRETRIAL IN A SHORT IS THAT CALLED?

>> PRETRIAL SERVICES.

>> PRETRIAL SERVICES WHETHER THEY ARE VIDEO ARRAIGNMENT OR IN PERSON ARE NOT DROPPING OFF. THIS IS VERY BIG AND IT IS ENMESHED IN A WAY THAT MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO SEPARATE. I DON'T KNOW WAS BIGGER THAN THE MOUNTAIN BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

>> LET ME KIND OF.

>> THAT A LITTLE BIT. THE TWO BIGGEST COMPONENTS FROM STAFFING PERSPECTIVE THAT ARE AT ISSUE HERE ARE A COUPLE UNITS MOVING OUT OF THE OFFICE OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND AS YOU WILL RECALL WE HAVE BEEN ASKED THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO MOVE THINGS OUT OF THE OFFICE OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE THAT DON'T REALLY HAVE TO DO WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COUNTY ORGANIZATION BUT WHERE THINGS MAY HAVE BEEN INCUBATED AND ONE OF THOSE IS THE OFFICE OF DIVERSION AND REENTRY SERVICES AND THE ONE HIS OFFICE IS OFFICE OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION. HER CONCERN ESPECIALLY GIVEN WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH AB ONE OH NINE FUNDING IS WE THINK THAT PUTTING THESE TOGETHER IN THIS BUDGET UNIT WILL ACTUALLY HELP THEM REMAIN STRONGER THAN BASICALLY HAVING THEM BE A SMALL FRACTION OF THEMSELVES, I STANDALONE TINY LITTLE OFFICE TO WITHIN THE OFFICE OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE. AND THE REASON GOING BACK TO MY EARLIER POINT WHICH WAS WE'VE GOT -- WE'VE HEARD FROM DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WE'VE HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT TWO OF THESE FUNCTIONS THAT INVOLVE FIVE FTE. MY WORRY IS IF WE JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CUTS THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING FOR THE OFFICE OF DIVERSION AND REENTRY SERVICES WITHOUT OVING IN WITH CONJOINED INFRASTRUCTURE WITH PRETRIAL SERVICES THAT WE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY END UP WITH MUCH LESS. WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A VERY SMALL OFFICE OF REENTRY SERVICES AND WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS PROPOSAL IS ACTUALLY PRESERVE OUR CAPACITY COLLECTIVELY AS AN ORGANIZATION IN THESE AREAS AND THE FISCAL CONTACTS WE ARE FACING. I DON'T KNOW IF JAVIER WANTS TO COME SPEAK AS WELL.

>> JAVIER LET ME -- I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION YET AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO AND AGAIN BECAUSE THE BOARD CAN CHANGE THINGS EVERY OTHER TUESDAY I'M NOT EXISTENTIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE MOVES HAPPENING. WHAT I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR IS THAT WHILE THIS MAY BE FULLY BAKED IN YOUR HEADS AS YOU BEEN MAKING CREATING A BUDGET IT'S NOT AN WE'VE HEARD FROM MY COLLEAGUES. IS NOT CLEAR TO US. IT'S NOT REALLY THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION VISION THAT SUPERVISOR ARENAS AND I HAD. IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT SOMETHING -- HAVING TROUBLE ARTICULATING AND I THINK IT'S JUST A LONG DAY . WHAT I WOULD LIKE. WE HAVE AN UPDATE COMING IN SEPTEMBER. I KNOW THIS IS YEARS AWAY BY SEPTEMBER THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS GETTING AN UPDATE. THE BOARD IS GETTING AN UPDATE. IF THIS MEANS FORWARD IN THE BUDGET AND AGAIN I'M NOT ADDRESSING THE TWO SMALL PIECES. AND FOCUS ON THE STRUCTURE IF THAT MOVES FORWARD I WANT A VERY -- CAN'T WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER. I WANT BEFORE THE HEARINGS TO HAVE A VERY CLEAR ORGANIZATION CHART. I DID ASKED FOR THAT BUT I DON'T THINK WE GONNA GET. I WANTED ORG CHART WHERE EVERYBODY AND I NEED NEEDED VISUALLY MOVING FROM A TO B,.

>> BE. WHERE THEY ARE GOING PICK AWARE THAT FTE IS. WHERE THE SAVINGS IS. I JUST GOT A NOTE WE RECEIVE THE ORG CHART. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. THAT'S OKAY . BUT REALLY HAVING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONVERSATION BETWEEN NOW AND THE HEARINGS ABOUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. HOW IT FITS INTO OUR VISION OF HOW WE BEST SERVE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE LOOK AT OUR WHOLE COUNTY ESSENTIALLY IS VIOLENCE PREVENTION BECAUSE AS WE WERE DOING THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE PREVENTION SERVICES WE ARE ABLE TO DO LESS OF. THIS IS A COUNTY THAT SHOULD PREVENT VIOLENCE, ALLEVIATE POVERTY AND KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND THRIVING. I DON'T THINK THIS DOESN'T GET US THERE BUT I DON'T SEE THE CLEAR PATH YET. HEAVIER.

>> JUST TWO POINTS. ONE ABOUT THIS NEW DEPARTMENT IS OUR ABILITY TO DO COMMUNITY BUILDING CAPACITY. WE SHARE A LOT OF OUR COMMON PROVIDERS WERE WORKING ALONG WITH MY OTHER COLLEAGUES IN OTHER DIVISIONS WE CAN BETTER PROVIDE INFORMATION AND DATA METRICS AND IN THE SECOND POINT IS LOOKING AT THE NORTHSTAR DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENT SO LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS AN AMAZING DEPARTMENT CALLED OPPORTUNITIES DEPARTMENT AND THEY BROUGHT IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION PIECES INTO THIS NEW DEPARTMENT WITH VIOLENCE PREVENTION COMMUNITY-BASED BUILDING SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I AM LOOKING FOR.

>> IT'S ALL THE SJC DEPARTMENTS RIGHT?

>> NO SO THIS IS DIVERSION REENTRY VIOLENCE PREVENTION INTO ONE DEPARTMENT.

>> ALL P SJC WHEN I'M THINKING BEYOND HIS PUBLIC HEALTH IT IS CHOSEN SERVICES. WE ARE STILL LOOKING A VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGH THIS PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE LIMITED LENS.

>> ONE THING ABOUT THIS DEPARTMENT IS OR HAS THAT CONNECTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH. I SERVE ON MULTIPLE TASK FORCE THAT PUBLIC HEALTH IS COORDINATING SO SOME F MY COLLEAGUES FROM MSU. I SERVE ON THE SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE SO HAVING ALL OF US UNDER ONE DEPARTMENT I THINK SHE CAN MOVE ALONG THE NEEDLE AND MAKE SOME CHANGES TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> SUPERVISOR ABE-KOGA.

>> THANK YOU. I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE IF WE WERE TO ASK AN ALTERNATIVE TO FINDING $1.3 MILLION REDUCTION ELSEWHERE WITH THAT RESULT?

>> WE CERTAINLY CAN COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE TO THAT. WHAT I WAS TRYING TO ARTICULATE IS WORRIED ABOUT WAS LEFT BEHIND IN THESE DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO THAT THERE ARE CUTS THAT ARE IN ALL OF THESE HOME DEPARTMENTS TO SOME OF THESE FUNCTIONS, PARTICULARLY TO OUR OFFICE OF DIVERSION AND REENTRY SERVICES. THOSE ARE MANY MORE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SO THOSE ARE THE TWO DIFFERENT PIECES THAT ARE WORKING TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHY THE REASON YOU HAVE THIS PROPOSAL IS IN THE FACE OF THOSE SETS OF BUDGET REDUCTIONS. WE ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO BRING SOMETHING FORWARD THAT WE THOUGHT COULD CONTINUE THOSE FUNCTIONS IN A WAY THAT WAS EFFECTIVE AS OPPOSED TO JUST BRINGING FORWARD THE PROPOSALS IN THE HOME DEPARTMENTS OF CUTS THAT WOULD LEAVE BEHIND A STUMP OF SERVICES IN THOSE PLACES AND THAT IS NOT TRUE FOR EVERY PIECE OF THIS. WE HAVEN'T PROPOSED ANY FTE CHANGE FOR EXAMPLE WITH THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER. BUT FOR THE TWO BIG STAFFING COMPONENTS OF THIS PROPOSAL WHICH IS PRETRIAL SERVICES AND THE DIVISION -- OFFICE OF DIVERSION AND REENTRY SERVICES THAT IS A CONCERN. LIKEWISE FOR THE OFFICE OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION. SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE IF THE POLICY FOCUS IS REALLY IN TWO AREAS WHICH IS ONE THE TWO COMPONENTS OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TODAY AND SECOND HOW DOES THIS STRUCTURE EVOLVE OVER TIME WHICH IT WILL NEED TO EVOLVE OVER TIME. MY SUGGESTION TO THE BOARD WOULD E TO TAKE THAT POLICY DISCUSSION ON THE TWO COMPONENTS THAT CURRENTLY SIT IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND HAVE THAT BE ONE POLICY STREAM AND TO HAVE THE CONTINUED CONVERSATION ON HOW THIS DEPARTMENT WOULD ITERATE OVER TIME WHICH YOU WOULD NEED TO. WE ACKNOWLEDGE IT I DON'T THINK WE ARE COMMITTED ARE SAYING IS FULLY BAKED. WHAT WE ARE COMING HERE SAYING IS THIS IS OUR BEST THINKING ON HOW TO PRESERVE THESE FUNCTIONS ND IN THE CONTEXT OF SEVERELY REDUCED FUNDING ESPECIALLY FOR SOME OF THE DEDICATED FUNDING STREAMS THAT FORM THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR DIVERSION REENTRY SERVICES SO AGAIN THERE HASN'T BEEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE OTHER PIECES I DON'T WANT THE FOCUS ON THE FIVE FTE TO MISS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO WITH THE REST OF THE PIECES OF THIS TO ACTUALLY PRESERVE THE REST OF THAT SERVICE DELIVERY CAPACITY.

>> THANK YOU. THAT HELPS. I GO BACK TO SUPEVISOR ELLENBERG YOU MENTIONED DISPARATE OUTCOMES MAY BE AND THAT'S WHERE I'M STILL -- TO BE HONEST I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE COHESION VERSUS THE SEPARATIONS AND WITH YOUR EXPLANATION, CEO OF MY THOUGHT IS I COULD SEE PRETRIAL AND DIVERSION PERHAPS BEING TOGETHER BUT NOT SURE HOW THAT CONNECTS WITH GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ARE THE. A SO I GUESS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT COBBLING THINGS TOGETHER JUST BECAUSE, YEAH. MAYBE DON'T HAVE LIKE YOU MENTIONED THE RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. ARE THERE OTHER WAYS TO PRESERVE BY COMBINING IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT MAKE MORE SENSE . I'LL SAY HI A RED FLAG GOES UP WHEN I HEAR NEW YOU HEAR NEW DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE FRANKLY I THINK WE NEED TO BE GOING THE OTHER WAY AROUND PICK UP MY CONCERN WITH HAVING AS I LISTEN TO LISTENED TO THIS IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE CHALLENGES THAT THERE IS SO MANY SILOS BECAUSE I COULD SAY, WHY CAN'T WE BE COORDINATING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT WE HAVE. SO THAT'S -- AND IT MIGHT BE A COST SAVER COST-SAVING NOW BUT AS THINGS GET BETTER AND THIS IS ALWAYS THE CHALLENGES THAT THEN WE STARTED THINKING OF EXPANDING THINGS AND WE HAVE TO END UP ADDING THE NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD DOWN THE ROAD AND THAT IS CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO O BACK TO THAT. WE HAVE TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.'S THERE IS SO MUCH HERE. I THINK THAT HAS TO BE UNRAVELED. I DON'T KNOW. WHAT IS -- I DON'T KNOW AND I DON'T KNOW THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT OF ALL OF THE CUTS THAT THIS AMOUNTS TO IF WE DON'T DO THIS AND THAT WOULD BE -- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT BUT I GUESS MY INCLINATION IS TO SAY WELL COULD YOU COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVES THAN IF WE WANT TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE WOULD BE THE TRADE-OFF.

>> WE WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE ALTERNATIVES LOOK LIKE AND IF THE BOARD WISHES TO PROCEED WITH THOSE ALTERNATIVES CERTAINLY THE BOARD CAN CHOOSE TO DO SO.

>> THANK YOU.

>> VICE PRESIDENT?

>> THANK YOU YOU NOW I HEARD YOU EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PREARRAIGNMENT AND ARRAIGNMENT DECISIONS LIKE WHY WE CAME TO THAT DECISION AND THERE WAS A GREATER PURPOSE AND THAT WAS TO SAVE FUNDING. BUT THERE STILL WAS THAT QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO OMPLETE THE NUMBER OF ARRAIGNMENTS FOR CLIENTS AND HERE I SEE KIND OF THE OPPOSITE IN WHICH WE ARE LOOKING AT EFFICIENCY. WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE ARE GOING TO BUILD UP THE WORK CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE AND THE COMBINATION OF THAT WITH BUDGETARY DECISIONS THAT MAKE SENSE. HERE I SEE BOTH TOGETHER ALTHOUGH TODAY IS A LOT TO TAKE INTO BUT I DO SEE THAT POTENTIAL HERE AND I THINK IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COLLECTIVELY PUT ALL OF THESE PIECES TOGETHER THAT MAKES SENSE AND I APPRECIATE IT. I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE UP THE TWO PIECES THAT I THINK MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY SAID, SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH TASK FORCE AND HEN THE. A THAT WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE REST OF THE ITEMS I WASN'T SURE WHERE NSU WAS GOING TO LIVE. HOW. HOWEVER THIS COULD HAPPEN EVEN THOUGH THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF VALUE TO NSU BUT I THINK THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER IT SHOULD LIVE WITHIN THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT OR SHOULD LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE OR ANY OF THE OTHER SEGMENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE AND I THINK YOU ARE CREATING A HOME FOR THESE CLUSTER OF AREAS AND I THINK THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL THERE IN TERMS OF THE STRUCTURE. I DO AGREE THAT THIS QUESTION ABOUT -- THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE AND WE HAD SEGMENTED

Conversations on some of these policy areas throughout the year, throughout the fiscal year. And I think what you are hoping to do here is kind of conclude all those conversations and put them together. And I think it's taking me a minute to figure those pieces out. Not going to say I don't like it. I think I appreciate it and like I said, I think I see, what I didn't see before, and the pre-arrangement and arrangement model where it was just a decision was being made based on budgetary savings and not necessarily the kind of outcomes that we are going to hope for and expect and uphold for our clients who are incarcerated. But here, I think I see the whole model. I think you just take some time to figure the piece out to be able to acclimate to the new department, but I like the bones. I guess is what I'm saying. Like the bones, and I like that you are looking at budgetary savings, but you're also, you are also looking at what makes sense coming together under one umbrella.

I appreciate those comments, Supervisor. I think it's important to clarify factually, we are not adding new departments today, basically transforming an existing department of pretrial services by moving other functions into that existing department and renaming it. And the reason we are proposing that is, is a very small department that is facing cuts on its own. We have these other functions that exist in the County Executive's office that are very small functions on their own. In the context of the overall budget cuts we are facing as a county organization, the question is how do we have these pieces actually survive and move that work forward? And so, what we are trying to do is put those things together in a way where that work does survive, is able to move forward, can do so in an efficient manner, instead of leaving these little pieces behind. And one piece in probation but with only two people and set a four. One piece and CEO in CEO but with only a dozen people inside of two dozen, etcetera. Knowing that leaving these little pieces behind where they currently are isn't going to actually allow us to strategically move that work forward. So that is the genesis of what we try to do when we are looking at these departmental proposals to either eliminate or substantially cut these individual components. So we certainly can instead leave those units behind and cut them, but this was our attempt to actually bring those pieces together strategically and keep the foundation and do so in an administratively efficient manner. So it was a response to the physical reality and what departments are facing. And that's what you see it basically as a response to what we were seeing departments have to propose to us and why it came together in response to that as an alternative set of recommendations.

I appreciate it. Like I said, it is a budget item, obviously, but also a policy item. And I think for me, I was listening to my colleagues, I was thinking this is kind of the cart before the horse, but we are talking about budget and talking about how to be more of an efficient system. I think this is a good example of how to do that and then continue to hold our priorities as the north, north star and those new departments with violence prevention initiative initiatives that Supervisor Ellenberg led. Join her in that effort so that it all makes sense coming together because I appreciate this. At the end of the day, I think we are looking both for budget and efficiency and looking for opportunities for the future. And I think for me, it checks it off.

Supervisor Ellenberg.

I agree with Supervisor Arenas and I think if you had framed this as, "This is where it is, restructuring the reentry department," that sounds very different to me. And maybe it's just semantics, but very different from creating an entirely new thing because that makes sense in a way that it didn't before because you are picking up little pieces that can't stand on their own but brought together under reentry by because we knew anything feels more stabilizing to me and was radically different. I'm still not a case where I want to be with violence prevention writ large, but I can, I think I can live with this is the beginning of a framework with a lot of major, time, conversation and shaping, but without having to unwind all the pieces.

I appreciate that feedback, Supervisor. We could have worked to kind of present it that way. We did try to list it in the agenda as formerly Office of Pretrial Services, but I don't think that necessarily communicated that as clearly as maybe we needed to. But yes, that's exactly what we are trying to do and why we are recommending this as opposed to just doing all of those cuts, those cuts in our department. I do think those two components can be held for further conversation.

They have to go to Celia's committee.

First, I would say thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much, Ta Rosen, James, and team for all of your spending matches afternoon, but the night is still young, we have more to go.

I think we will say good night now.

Like you, because we are so here.

Moving to item 12H. Who pulled out one?

We don't believe it was pulled. We have avenue.

I do have it as pulled by someone. I don't know who pulled it, but.

Of course, it was me, too. Sorry! Sorry! Of course, it was me. I promised, promise to be fast. So last year, we actually talked about that impact of reentry services and proving more troublesome and with more people impacted. At the time, it truly seems counterproductive that the biggest cuts are hitting the very department that should be getting the bulk of that money. So I think we can do better here. And so I ask you go back and try to find ways to reserve these services to lessen the number of people really impacted for reentry. And that's my comment.

I would say this really dovetails from the last conversation. I mean, that is exactly why we propose what we proposed because AB109 funding has such a significant structural deficit that we do have to address. What we've tried to propose with our AB109 funding is this proposal regarding CHEST to preserve reentry services to the greatest extent possible, but also to reorganize utilization of AB109 funding, shifting off of several departments to streamline how the funding is utilized. And we do believe it actually now will put our AB109 funding on the pathway of these for the next few years where it is structurally balanced. So there's been a lot of conversations and thought that has gone into that, including a lot of work with the probation department, with reentry, and others. But we are hoping the good news is, after this, we are in a place where the AB109 funding is pretty stable because it's been a rough couple years without funding. So that's our hope.

Thank you very much. So let's go 12F, that others have pulled.

Probation Department.

That's me. Thank you.

Supervisor Abe-Koga, thinking.

Supervisor Abe-Koga.

So I think some of us heard from members of our probation department. Many other front-line positions slated for deletion. And so the question is about right-sizing the management portion in response. That an interest in preserving promotional as much as possible.

The department specifically did look at the mixer positions, pick of these re-vacant positions, but did look at the mix of positions. And we can provide some data to the board, but the department did proportionately look at as between bargaining units and to maintain proportionality across the cuts that are proposed. And I don't know if Nick wants to speak further to that now, but we can provide that data.

Excuse me, she probation officer. Strategically over the past budget reductions in 40 fiscal year, we start with looking at what we're trying to accomplish first with our budget reductions. And we look at that and overlap to James' point of impact. I can consider the past four years, we have three or three labor unions with cap consistent. So if one labor union has 60 percent of our department.

You've been here all day and now all night too. Appreciate you. Just first offered my appreciation that the department plays a vital role in public safety and justice ecosystem. This department achieves services including adult probation, juvenile probation, institution services, community-based administration. This past Christmas, officers, DPO were with me in the Valley Palms neighborhood, Tropicana, and had to pass out toys, to help cook food, to be in community. And they really feel we have a very special unit that does more than monitor and supervise. I want to appreciate. So I share the same concerns or just reflections about staffing. And I know that's a constant thing throughout this whole budget process. I really want to understand with the staffing law because your organization, your department is very structured. There is the DPO, supervised by, I don't want to get all the terms wrong, unit manager, supervisors, and managers. There's a hierarchy here that's part of the system of care, this ecosystem you're part of. And I want to make sure I understand if we are working towards, how are we working towards, not saying if. How are we working towards equitable workloads on the right staffing ratio has supervised front-line staff? So that would be my request for further information in terms of helping us understand how we are working towards equitable workloads to make sure our DPO is not burned out. If they are burned out, if they are jammed up, that means our adult and juvenile clients can fall through the cracks. And that is, as evidence and demonstrated repeatedly in these chambers and by today's discussion around public safety and that care of especially young people, I know that's an outcome we want to avoid. So I'm going to pause and see if there's any initial reaction or comments on that.

Good evening, Assistant Chief Probation Officer. Nice to spend the evening with you. To answer your question about equitable workload over the course of our adjustments due to the budget, really, I think it's a multiple faceted approach. But what we're, but we are doing, first and foremost, is focusing and our assessments and making sure we are supervising according to standards and making sure we are exercising best practices as it relates to how much time we are supervising cases, for example, a low versus a high, and not expend, expended an exorbitant amount of time or resources on someone who may not need to be supervised at a high level. That combined with looking at the department as a whole, both juvenile and adult, and we received needs and areas of focus in terms of resourcing. Be sure that once we get the budget finalized and we can make some changes or reconfigurations, that we do look at that, focus on that, and make sure we adjust our resources accordingly to make sure we do provide support and assistance where the support assistance is needed to do exactly what you are raising. Address a more equitable workload for all, throughout the department.

Thank you for that. And my request for information, I would love to understand more clarity in terms of what your framework is and approach in approaching that. The next steps after what you just referenced, that after the budget is settled, there's room for augmentation or pivoting to make sure we are working towards that. So I'm really interested, some really interested in understanding the framework and the methodology you go about that. And can I also ask for an org chart? I think I met with various members of your department and so it's complex, but if you like, I can follow. So if you could also include an org chart of where the DPO, who supervises, where the units are. And I know that you serve multi-generation like adults and juvenile, so yeah. Custody and community together to be really helpful, be really helpful to understand.

We can actually provide that.

Fantastic. And this may be sensitive, but that's what we've been doing all day. My understanding is that law enforcement typically retires towards the ends of the calendar year. That's been a trend or, I see Nick nodding, so I'm glad, I'm glad I'm not speaking out of turn here. Has more retirements or potentially probation division managers specifically? If those positions are becoming vacant and we know about the retirements, I know we don't ask people if they are going to retire together, be totally against the law. But as more becomes noticed as we move through the year, is their potential here, we open to swapping out or does it make sense to swap out some of those proposed for more of the front-line staff to retain those codes?

Based on what you just said, if you're looking at December where most folks retire in our department, there would be into next year's budget, which we are already thinking about. We always plan a year or two in advance when it comes to next year's fiscal year for reductions in budgets. And so as of today, we do not have any in that classification, any proposed retirements as of today. Until somebody makes that official, we can't recruit. As it becomes evident and clear, it will take that into consideration for next year's budget for sure.

Happens if we become notice of retirement, notice in the next couple weeks by the end of June.

We can go look how that impacts our recommended budget in the County Executive's recommended budget.

Yeah, I would be interested in knowing. And I know you're always have to have to manage their positions. It is not just the probation department, but across the county organization, folks are, I read in the, change your opening message on the budget is that every two weeks here's turnover, new numbers. And as we are moving through the review through the numbers, getting more notices, if there is an openness to reconsidering the shifting of certain vacant positions, I am worried it is, I have been worried about all departments, not just probation for the county at large, that we are balancing our budgeting and fiscal realities with operational standards. And so, does it make sense to swap out certain codes so as not to think that we would be able to provide the level of care we want?

What I can say is that positions we currently have in a number to your point and other classifications that are put forward their proposed retirement dates before the fiscal year starts. And we've already opened up those requisitions to hire behind those immediately. So even though all of our positions that we have recommended for deletion are vacant, we continue to have vacancies. We will continue to have those vacancies and in, and some we actually have to move forward because of the staffing that you talked about, the workload.

Yeah, and again, remain concerned about that we don't, we don't thin out front-line staff to the detriment of our work, which I, you know, you're very cognizant of. And that's also information that would be helpful to me. And I speak on behalf of the board, but I would appreciate any approach or thoughts that you have, like you plan out a year or two in advance. And would be helpful, but understand that placement of the budget process. Thank you.

Thank you so much. And I just want to say your department's work is with people impacted by the justice system, trying to support those justice involved to successfully transition from that justice institutions, the justice institutions back to community through rehabilitation and access to services. And again, thank you so much for your great work and thanks for staying so late tonight. That's all I have. Thanks. Okay, the next item is 13. And this is the part I will ask to see what items would you like to talk about 13, which is relating to the Housing, Land Use, and Environmental Transportation Committee. Yes, Supervisor Abe-Koga, speed item D please.

13D.

D as in dog.

Thirteen A. Supervisor Ellenberg, nothing additional. I don't have any additional as well. I do not see the Vice President. Think she might be eating in the back, but at any case, we can certainly start with 13A. Person, if she comes back, we can add to cart. Picketers, I work. 13A.

13A is Office of Supportive Housing. Happy to answer questions.

Supervisor Duong.

Yes, thank you. Thank you so much. You've been here since the early morning. I see you back there too. Too. Shout out to the folks with the same schedule. I know this is a year when tough choices need to be made around funding. And I hope this pork and maintain commitment to the foster youth to independence program. It's not been abandoned, just moved, but has been moved with with how robustly it will be embraced in its new home. Would like to understand the appropriation or the budget is for this program. The physical plans for it. I will pause there. What should we. Pray your to this meeting and we'll continue to meet with them to would recollect to maintain the current capacity of our overall prevention sir sir presir sir services and we have other programs.

Thank you, K.J. We have been discussing immigration throughout the day's agenda. It's, what I'm hearing is this an opportunity to more holistically serve the families already being served by the same organization for HPS services? Resources on those who are most at risk.

Thank you, K.J. And in just a, there was a line in the recommended budget. I know that we are looking at all opportunities for revenue. I'm just curious about the originate fee of 1%?

The proposal would be that the developer would pay for the loan origination fee.

Thank you so much. Those are my questions.

Thank you. Vice President, I believe you have 13C, correct?

Yes, sir. Parks and Recreation. So I wanted to see if I could receive some additional information on how I, how we can receive more information on forest management and fire detection system and plant management budget. How will that be supported through the allocations?

Can you repeat the question?

Sorry about that. I wanted to see if we could receive information on fire management, acknowledgment, cattle grazing, and plant management would be supported in the increases and allocations?

Student: Good evening, Director of Santa Clara County Parks. Thank you for having me. So, I can just give you, it's part of our overall multifaceted approach to wildfire prevention at county parks. The land management plan has different ways how we divide the space and restoration of plants and cattle grazing program with over 19,000 acres of county property. The county property, all of this is reducing the fuel reduction county parks. So, prevention efforts to ensure we don't have catastrophic wildfires throughout the year.

Can I ask agent the cattle grazing? Lab. The cattle lavender's association, to be specific, was concerned about the increase in fees overtime.

Sure. We have eight different cattle grazers. We are, we are looking for a win-win. Them. Congress assumes on a monthly basis is how much they are charged. Up, was based on the market price they would get on the cattle. Because of the increasing prices of beef. Calculated. Not about revenue, it's about just have a fair contract with them. It's small when we invest millions in water infrastructure, new fencing, grazing operation. We are looking for a win-win. We want feedback from them to make sure they are successful.

That would be great.

They weren't continuing to do their operations, it would be bad for us.

I think what I heard you say and they say is something different. Some of the mending forensics was on them to do and not on us to do, right? That's left on them.

So, they do have, in their contracts, to make some improvements. We have the discretion to go above and beyond that. Recommending making new fencing at different locations around the county and parks to make sure they can operate there.

Wonderful. It will go and if it will help facilitate some of these folks who have a smaller scale cattle, I don't know size.

Uh-huh.

Because I know that the cattleman's association is relatively smaller and even though, you have kind of a standard way of evaluating their cattle. More cattle, who can sell at a higher price than maybe some of the ones that have to sell to the mom and pop shops versus the bigger, I don't know, Lucky's or Safeway or where they sell cattle too. I hope maybe you could make a difference in terms of the tiers and cattle amounts just so that we can continue to have some of these local groups take advantage, you know, it can be a reciprocity. Them as much as it is to us, right? It's not in a particular way. We have parks out in our area and appreciate the investment.

Thank you. To 13D.

Thank you. This was in regards to Grant Management and Liaison Services item under 13D. We talked extensively about this program through the committee and we heard a lot of support from the agriculture community because of its important role between the county. I have questions and concerns about the change and ensure our Ag businesses have guidance and input in the process.

We are tracking a revised recommendation to restore this and offset it with a cut somewhere else.

Okay. Issue.

Thank you.

Thank you, Supervisor. I had the same question. I had a level of assurance you would see something different in this budget. It means quite a bit to our farmers in our area. I'd love the UCC program integrated and be joint partners there as well because of the overlap. Not just for former support, but advance the goals. That was it about that one. And I wanted to thank you for your attention to this.

Okay, I believe 13D is the last item for tonight. Am I right, Curtis?

We have 13D is the last one under 13, but we have 14 still.

I'm sorry.

Item 14 is the attachment. Made during the workshops and in the last several days preceding the workshop and provided on a rolling basis. And they will be posted and made available at the beginning of the hearings in June.

That's the case. We are recess until Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. here. Yay. P.M.