Agenda - 11-05-20; 8-a - Minutes

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6 1 Commissioner Marcoplos said he supports voting yes to having a voting member on the 2 ABC Board. He said influence in the votes is one thing, but the BOCC must also be fully 3 informed on all matters of this board. 4 John Roberts said he would contact the Executive Director for comments, and feedback 5 from the ABC Board. 6 Commissioner Price asked if there are any questions on the request. 7 Commissioner Bedford said she would recommend making the request to the ABC 8 Board for additional funding, since the Executive Director says he is open to hearing it. 9 Bonnie Hammersley said staff will make that request. 10 Commissioner Price asked if there are any comments on the percentages. 11 Commissioner Dorosin said funding was increased a few years ago, and he raised it 12 again this year, due to record profits. He said he was told the increase was unlikely due to 13 paying the living wage and compression. He said there is a significant amount of revenue, and 14 perhaps the percentages should be increased. 15 Chair Rich asked if the percentage issue should be included in the agenda item. 16 Commissioner Dorosin said he would not want to delay the first issue. 17 Bonnie Hammersley said previously the ABC Board funding went into the General Fund, 18 although it was supposed to be identified for specific spending purposes. She said when the 19 Criminal Justice Resource Department (CJRD) was created, the County identified positions that 20 would be covered by ABC funds, including the Director of this Department. She said Cait 21 Fenhagen, CJRD Director, has identified initiatives and programs that are needed in her 22 department, and ABC funds have been requested to cover these items. She said the way the 23 money is spent must be identified, and staff can make requests for more funding if necessary. 24 Gary Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer, said the audit was completed, and items were 25 not funded due to being cautious about COVID/recession fall out. 26 Commissioner Bedford asked if someone from the CJRD should be a voting member, as 27 opposed to a Commissioner. 28 Bonnie Hammersley said no, the voting member should be leadership, not staff. 29 Commissioner Price said it may be important to see where there are shortfalls. She said 30 thinking back there was some good ideas, like pretrial diversion, that could have benefitted from 31 funds. 32 Chair Rich asked if Bonnie Hammersley would proceed with an abstract for a future 33 BOCC meeting. 34 Commissioner Greene said she does not see a benefit of having fixed set allotment as 35 needs rise and fall each year. She said asking for what is needed is likely the best approach. 36 37 38 2. New Street Outreach and Harm Reduction Program 39 40 PURPOSE: 41 To share information about a new grant-funded county initiative supported through a 42 collaboration between the Criminal Justice Resource Department and the Housing and 43 Community Development Department with the Partnership to End Homelessness. 44 45 Caitlin Fenhagen, Criminal Justice Resources Director, and Corey Root, Homeless 46 Programs Manager, presented the following item: 47 48 BACKGROUND: 49 Since 2017, each year people with lived experience of homelessness, housing and homeless 50 service providers, the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness, and other community 51 stakeholders have identified a street outreach program as a gap in the Orange County