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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - March 3, 1993 (85)j CITY OF LOD! COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA TITLE: Request for Funding from "New Directions" Drug Program MEETING DATE: March 3, 1993 PREPARED BY: City Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council hear a presentation by representatives of the "New Directions" drug program for funding and take action as deemed appropriate. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City has received a request from "New Directions," a semiprivate corporation which has established a residential drug treatment facility, for assistance in the funding of this facility. Attached, (Exhibit A), is a packet of information assembled by the organization. Representatives of "New Directions" will be in attendance at Wednesday night's meeting to present this request. FUNDING: To be determined Respectfully submitted, Thomas A. Peterson City Manager TAP:br Attachment CCC014729/TXTA.07A APPROVED: THOMAS A. PETERSON *cycled pope, City Manager 00 0 Jt 4r. t_ 1 t. - t, t SAN v • UIN New Directions LETTER TO SA14 JOAQUIN COUNTY CITIZENS A number of people have asked members of the Naw Directions committee to descrihe the tiL,! Directions client and howthis new typeof approach is different from what has historically been done in tte past. The prototypical intnate, according to the NationsICounciI on Crime and Delinquency is a male, in his cally20's, a minority who reads at the sixth grade icvcl,ifhereads atall. His crime was a property crime involving a theft of less than 5400.00. He is an addict and was under the influence o f a drug at the time ofbia arrest. Ifweput him in jail.thecost per dav will be S6t.00. lfwe put him in a treatment pro- gram. the average cost per day will be $30.00 per day. If we put him in jail, hewill be allowett to have visitors, where he will probably get it continual supply ofdrugs. lfweputhiminNew Directions he will not have the privilege of visitation. In jaii, we will not be able to test him fordruguse. ]a New Directions wewillbc able to test him randomly for drug use. In jail, itis mandatory thatwe taxpayers pay for him to have educational programs but itis not mandatory [hat hr -attend those programs. Ia New Directions we will have mandatory educational programa and it will be mandatory that he participate in those programs. Newpitectionswill providejob Ira ining and job i and make it mandatory that participants work. NawD'ucctionswill beable toreceive gcn- cral relief and S.S.1. money to offset theco st ofthe program fortheparticipaots. New Di1CS&ionawill Provide a place for lawenforeementofflcers to p lace. drug abu secs and keep them off the streets. We appreciate these companies and individ- uals listed in this newsletterwho have, invented in this bLLxD-irectj=spro&ram. Weencourage YOU ro com!ider participation in our innovative approach to this serious countywide problem For additional information contact Conklin Marketing &t(209) 477-$101. Sincerely, Ort J. i_ofthus Phot. :nnrtwy or Stecktoa Record $91,000 FOR NEW DIRECTIONS City of Stockton. San Joaquin Medical Society Pledge $7,500 Each To New Directions Events are moving quickly regarding November the total dollars raised for drug and rehabilitation program pass pity of Stockton and the Sen Joaquin incl list of contributors and pledged $7 the New Dirre ections program. i the innovative, private sector run ed the $91.000 level. Both the Medical Society joined the grow - .500 each to help this countywide Remodeling is currently underway on both the women's jail facility and barracks A, B & C (graciously released by the County of San Joaquin to New Directions in Octoberl. The move into A, B & C is expected to begin in mid December, 1992. The complete move In is expected by mid February, 1993. The New Diregtions Committee is actively involved in the recruitment of a full time Executive Director to manage the program. Additional interviews are presently being conducted by Behavioral Systems Southwest regardng the hiring and staffing of the daily operational function of the facilities. Behavioral Systems. Inc. (hired by the New Directions program to manage/staff the daily housing/treatment aspects of the program) currently operates six similar facilities in Southern California and Arizona. Officers of the New Directions are: President - Ort Lofthus, Vice President - Remo Canepa, Secretary - Paul Mariani and Treasurer - Joe Serra. Individuals serving on the New Directions Committee include - Stockton municipal Court Judge Anthony LUCBCC+nI, Stockton Municipal Court ludge Rolleen Mcllwrath, Stockton Municipal Court Judge Rick Mallett, .odi Municipal Court Judge Tom Ssibly, Tracy MunicOal Court Judge .oin Harrington, Howard Arnaiz, Dan Sava, Rudy Croce, Sheriff Baxter )unn, At Ellis, George Fa0t, Judith Jona, Bob Lund, Steve Morales, 3ary Podesto, Zemured Khan, Lee Williams, Joe Zeiter, Todd Moyse. :evin Daugherty and Tom Migliori. Dr, Sem fudges Harrtegton, Mallen Xtenwmth $3,,000 Stockton Auto Center Check Presentation C:onsuttine Services Ptovtdcd by C011klin Marketing Decemhet 1992 New Directions THS Pmt B hl - Research shows that 90% of the people who go through the Municipal courts of California have a drug or alcohol problem. Specialists in jail population estimate that sixty-five - eighty percent of the people housed in county jails can b_ hooscd in what is called. "direct supervWon". In Sat Joaquin Conary that means one unit of 64 inmates •nol one de!wty supervising. There are no locked doors on the cells and the iaunaics are free to. within the rules and regulation;, leave and enter the cells at their discretion twenty four hours a day. Like every ot;rer jail in the State of California the new jail will be overctowded the day it opens. Build a residential treatment and educational facility adjacent to the San Joaquin County jail at 1D% of the cost of the recently completed new jail. staff it at lJ% of the total annual operating cost of the new jail and house 576 residents compared to 512 inmates at the new jail. LE h= up the jail ince for bat d -core ctilpinals and cog effectively tth`aM ita_te the 'coR-,qre" nddi _ )AIL - Visitation permitted - No DRUG Testing - Education/vocational mining - Voluntary participation Recreation - Voluntary - "Pumping Iron" Counseling - Very limilcd - Work - Voluntary and only in public areas -No welfare or city program funding -Cost estimates S3 3.000.000 to build S22,000.000 annual operatircr budgct 512 rapacity - No visitatioo -Mandatory DRUG Testing - Education/vocational training - Mandatory participation - Recreation - Mandatory -Physical fitness activities - &.,seting - Mandatory weekly individual/vvup -Work - Mandatory plus can serve private sector - Ciry. county or welfare funding can tt received - Cost estimates -53.000.000 to buit! 53.000.000 annual operating budget 576 capacity Compare the r+o me+tcrSs of Dealing with i6:; prebtem �%liich do )ou heliet-e has more ch:u7ce of isu^. remt success? .1: t% MANkt IN.;. t\e' 11...7 a ".....-J. .. ♦ ." 11 i %\ . rM" w' a �e mom SAN JOAQUIN New Directions THE STRATEGY Our strategy will 'actualize' the work performed by the Vision 2000 Human Resources Task Force headed by Stocktoa Record Publisher Orage Quarlci. Through the credibility of the Vision 2000 strategic plarmink pnteess and the eight years of practical experience of the Weingart Center we will focus on a more cost effective human cervices delivery system. The Weingart Center Is a nationally recognized model of non-profit management and homeless service effectiveness. The Wcingart Center's entrepreneurial approach to service delivery say taxpayers more than S3.0 million a year in jail and hospital services. Its funding sources are contracts (86%) and gifWgrants (14%). Our strategy is to remodel the existing women's jail as Phase I of the plan. The facility is available December 10, 1992 and could be remodeled and opened by February 1-15. 1993. Through the sentencing process of the courts this plan will transfer one hundred (and then up to 576) current downtown Stockton 'residents" out of the downtown core area to the location at the Matthews Road jail facility. The population transfer will impact the downtoaa crime level in a positive manner. The business community by aggressively supporting this population transfer will enable the Stockton City Council to politically support the plan. The transfer approach will , we believe, also receive the enthusiastic support of the Stockton Police Department. Additional contacts win also be made with Senator Pat Johnston and Assemblyman Dean Andal regarding political support and potential Poinding progm=. This plan also enables the Downtown Revitalization Committee to more effectively market the investment potential of the dowtttotty core area. The coalition of support (police, city council, media, business community, elected officials, local and state level, non-profit groups) aiU, we believe, convince the Board of Supervisors to authorize the transfer of land for the project and also reduce the turf issues that currently exist in the county relative to drug programa Additional support for this action plan will also be aggressively -xtlicitcd from various non-profit groups and other community organizations. ME COSTS Phase 1 - 'Start up funding - S100.000. A portion of these funds ($50,000) win be uccd to develop and fund a detailed action plan for the next 3/5 months. Tbis phase includes the hirrog of Conklin Marketing to develop detailed rmuketing strategy and the hiring of The Johnston Group for operational development. The second segment of the $100,000 initial funding will be designated to remodel the women's jail to house initial residents for $50,000 from December 1. 1992 through Februari I. 1993. Phase 11 - Acquisition of tilt }ear's annual ntKtaring budget - S66).(01i. -..\\: 1\ N.\N►1 Il\... 1\r- Alrr) t-...'.�.. s.:. .. Irr.�. .... t. ..„..r.� "{:7+ r `{will :.IIn!`I 1--\\ t:Wl Cit -i.[/. r low SAN JOAQUIN New Directions Please note' $429,00() (78%) of the funding sources for the find 12 months operating expenses have already boon identified. i.e. monies from education paid by State ..)f California through average daily attendance funding, placement of parolees funded by the Department of Correa tions as well as funding from existing cwnty program (A DAP) -that could be transferred to the New Directions program. Phase Ill Construction of the larger 576 capacity residential treatment and educational facility. The costs of the larger Phase W iaciiity am presently being developed. Upon completion of this fmancul analysis a detailed fmancial proforma XiU be provided. .�\f: t.l\ \I�wl,i 11\•:, r\r' h}.r' .3<• Iir,.s 1...: 1. ... �r..w .'�.IC,:y \roll:' l %X i i The StocMon Record Thursday. October 29, 1992 EDITORIALS Turnaround Give New Directions and its drug program public funds — now San Joaquin New Directions, the � semiprivate corporation planning an imaginative residential drug - treatment facility for those who would otherwise go to jail, has a home: The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an agreement for New Directions to use the existing Women's Jail and three barracks at the jail complex in French Camp. New Directions now needs to complete fund-raising for a needed i remodeling. The private sector has contrib- uted $75,000 of the $100,000 needed. Now the public sector must re- spond. New Directions started with the Stockton City Council more than three months ago — and hasn't asked anyone else yet pending Stockton's decision. The council's Budget/Finance/ Economic Development Committee will consider New Directions' re- . quest for $7,500 tonight. It should not hesitate to approve it. Neither should the full council. Or those of the county's six other cities when they are approached. New Directions will help turn around the county. agency. heads in right direction New drug program nears fund-raising goal, picks director The Stockton Record three barracks of the former Coun- In that, the program differs- ty Jail at French Camp, said front a new 49 -bed treatment fa - New Directions. a residential Stockton Municipal Court Judge cility San Joaquin County is pro- drug -treatment program to be Rolleen Aicllwrath. viding. housed to former county jail build- That program will house IS pa- "The county center is not a part ings, has hued an executive diree- rolees and IS presentenced felons, of the criminal -justice program." for and is nearing its fund-raising said NicilwTath, a New Directions %iellwTath said. goal. committee member. Under the New Direetio.is for - Dale Bennm a business exec- Another component, due to bc- mat. inmates will get intens,: vdu- utive and businem opervor, Mill be gin Feb. 15. will be houged in the cation and job training and will be - executive director for the public- former women's jail and will ac- subject to drug testing. Mcllw-ratlr private organization. which is ex- commodate up to 98 people, in- said. " peeted to start about Jan. 1. eluding both men and women who By Wednesday. New Direviont: His background includes sen ing otherwise would be in jail. had raised $92,200 toward a -fund as general manager of Continental Neither program will involve vi- goal of$[10.00 Sought by Feb. Ii Cablevision in Stockton from 1986 olent people, Mcilwrath said. she said. Most of the contributions to 1990 and, more: recently. man- The programs will house people are from private sources. agement consulting work. who otfitmise would add to jail New Directions is made up oC 'New Directions expects to start crowding at about half the cost of business and public leaders. Ort one component of its program incarceration. according to New Lofthus, a retired radio -station ex- right after the first of the year in Directions officials. ecutive. is president.