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5 <br /> Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Public Safetv <br /> • Criminal Justice Resource Department— page 123 <br /> o Restoration Legal Counsel Program <br /> — 16,000 Orange County Residents with Suspended Drivers <br /> Licenses <br /> — 3,000 of those Suspensions Result from Failure to Comply with <br /> Traffic Fines and Court Fees <br /> — Free Legal Services to Reduce or Eliminate a Traffic Fee or Fine <br /> — Expunction Relief to Purge Criminal Record <br /> — Means Tested Service Eligibility <br /> o Program Performance <br /> — Started in October 1, 2019 <br /> — 250 Referrals in FY2019-20 <br /> — 40% of Referrals Received Restoration Relief <br /> — 420 Referrals Expected in FY2020-21 <br /> Public Safetv <br /> • Criminal Justice Resource Department— page 123 <br /> — Pretrial Services Performance-graph <br /> Public Safetv <br /> • Criminal Justice Resource Department— page 123 <br /> — Criminal Case Assessment -graph <br /> Commissioner Price referred to the lethality project slide, and asked if it is known where <br /> this would go in the chart. <br /> Travis Myren referred to page 289-291, and said it is in the Public Safety Non- <br /> Departmental Section. <br /> Commissioner Price said the Department requested $198,000 for operations, but the <br /> Manager recommended $93,000. She asked if the proposed use of the money could be <br /> identified. <br /> Travis Myren said staff is not recommending any general fund funded positions. <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen, Criminal Justice Resource Director, said the original plan was to start <br /> earlier with the Compass Center, with more funding, but that was reduced due to Covid-19. <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen said she is very excited about the lethality assessment protocol, and <br /> the state is offering free training. She said it requires a great deal of collaboration amongst all <br /> local law enforcement. She said it will be worth it, and highly valuable. She said this program is <br /> evidence based, and has shown to reduce lethality in domestic violence cases. <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen said the jail population has been greatly reduced, through the <br /> collaboration of all involved. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is any update of the Restoration Relief program. <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen said it has been terrific, and the Judges all respect the staff involved. <br /> She said referrals have slowed due to Covid-19. <br /> Travis Myren asked if MAR could be defined. <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen said it stands for Motion for Appropriate Relief, and there are people <br /> serving state prison sentences that are vulnerable to Covid-19, or are close to the end of their <br /> sentences, who can be released early. She said support is being provided when people return <br /> home. <br />