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Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division and the Probation Department are jointly recommending the Board approve Resolution 231-2014, Amendment II. The Resolution is being amended a second time to add Section 9, “In addition to the $480,000 cash match identified in Section 5, identifies additional general fund cash contribution, when appropriated, of $720,000, for a total County cost of $1.2 million, and assures that state and county cash matching funds do not replace funds otherwise dedicated or appropriated for construction of a new Placerville Juvenile Hall.”
FUNDING: General Fund and State SB81, Round Two LYORF Construction Funding.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The Departments are recommending amending Resolution 231-2014 a second time to add Section 9 that will clarify county cash match and total county cost.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The juvenile detention facility serving the west slope communities of El Dorado County is currently rated as “near end of life” building and no longer reasonably serviceable. Additionally, the 1971 design lacks appropriate and needed space for providing mandatory rehabilitation services for youth. The need for the County to replace or substitute the facility is eminent. Senate Bill 81 (2007) provided grant funding to local government for the expansion, replacement or renovation of existing juvenile hall facilities. A 2014 needs assessment indicated that expansion or renovation of existing space was not cost effective and therefore recommended replacement of the existing facility.
On September 12, 2014 the BSCC issued a Request for Proposals for Senate Bill 81, Round Two LYORF Program funding. On December 2, 2014 after the presentation of agenda item #14-1586, the Board authorized the submission of the funding application to the BSCC and adopted Resolution #231-2014.
The SB81 funding application was submitted December 19, 2014. On April 13, 2015 a letter was received from BSCC stating that on April 9,...
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