County of Los Angeles
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street, Room 713, Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 974-1101
http://ceo.lacounty.gov

WILLIAM T FUJIOKA

Board of Supervisors
GLORIA MOLINA
First District

Chief Executive Officer

MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS
Second District

June 19, 2012

ZEV YAROSLA VSKY
Third District
DON KNABE
Fourth District

The Honorable Board of Supervisors
County of Los Angeles
383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH
Fifth District

Dear Supervisors:
ACCEPT FOURTEENTH YEAR GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE
JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - FISCAL YEAR 2012-13
(ALL DISTRICTS AFFECTED) (3 VOTES)
SUBJECT

This Board Letter requests authority for the District Attorney and Public Defender to
accept grant funds under the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program for
Fiscal Year 2012-13.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOUR BOARD:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the District Attorney and
Public Defender to accept grant funds, on behalf of the County, allocated by the
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Corrections Standards
Authority under the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant, in the amount of
$824,828, of which $412,414 will be allocated to the District Attorney and
$412,414 to the Public Defender. A ten percent match of the direct allocation or
$91,648 is required.
2. Authorize the District Attorney and Public Defender, or their respective
designees, to serve as Project Director for their respective programs and to
execute, on behalf of the County, the grant award agreement and any required
extensions, revisions, or amendments.

"To Enrich Lives Through Effective And Caring Service"
Please Conserve Paper - This Document and Copies are Two-Sided
Intra-County Correspondence Sent Electronically Only

The Honorable Board of Supervisors
June 19, 2012
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PURPOSE/JUSTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

The purpose of the program is to promote greater accountability of juveniles in the
Juvenile Justice System and to hold juvenile offenders accountable for their criminal
activities. The Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) supports this ongoing effort by
coordinating Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) funds for State and local
government agencies. This is the fourteenth year of the JABG program. The current
grant will fund programs from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. A Board approved
Resolution authorizing acceptance of the grant funds is required by the CSA in order for
the funds to be released to the County.
Effective July 1, 2012, pursuant to Senate Bill 92, the CSA, currently a division of the
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, will cease to exist and the
Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) will be created. All the duties and
personnel of the CSA will transfer to the BSCC. The BSCC will be an independent
agency reporting directly to the Governor. The JABG application and related contract
documents that are needed to process the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13 JABG funding will
reflect this transfer of authority.
In accordance with the granting agency requirements, on May 23, 2012, the Chief
Executive Office convened a meeting of the JABG Advisory Board, comprised of
representatives from various agencies, to consider and recommend allocation of the
$824,828 JABG funds allocated to the County. The JABG Advisory Board voted to
recommend allocation of $412,414, or approximately 50 percent of the funds, to the
District Attorney Juvenile Offender Intervention Network (JOIN) program and $412,414,
or approximately 50 percent, to the Public Defender Client Assessment
Recommendation Evaluation (CARE) project.
Implementation of Strategic Plan Goals

These JABG programs are consistent with the County's Strategic Plan Goal No.1:
Operational Effectiveness - Maximize the effectiveness of processes, structure, and
operations to support timely delivery of customer-oriented and efficient public services;
and Goal NO.3: Integrated Services Delivery - Maximize opportunities to measurably
improve client and community outcomes and leverage resources through the
continuous integration of health, community, and public safety services.

The Honorable Board of Supervisors
June 19, 2012
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FISCAL IMPACT/FINANCING

Los Angeles County's FY 2012-13 JABG allocation is $824,828 or 90 percent of the
total project cost of $916,476. The JABG guidelines require a ten percent match of the
direct allocation or $91,648. An allocation of $412,414 will be included in the District
Attorney and Public Defender's FY 2012-13 budgets, respectively. The departments
will use existing resources to absorb the required match.
Should funding for these programs be terminated, an evaluation will be conducted to
determine if the programs would be discontinued with the reallocation of staff to vacant
budgeted positions.
FACTS AND PROVISIONS/LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

The JABG program remains under Title II of the Federal Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act. The CSA recently published the FY 2012-13 JABG funding award
amounts designated by Congress. The amount allocated for eligible counties in
California is $3,234,248. Of the State award, $824,828 is allocated to Los Angeles
County.
The JABG Advisory Board membership consists of the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile
Court, and representatives from the following agencies: City of Monterey Park Police
Department, Sheriff's Department, District Attorney's Office, Probation Department,
Public Defender's Office, Department of Children and Family Services, Los Angeles
County Office of Education, Children's Advocacy Center, and the Los Angeles Boys and
Girls Club.
IMPACT ON CURRENT SERVICES (OR PROJECTS)

The District Attorney's JOIN program and the Public Defender's CARE project will
receive $412,414 respectively. Unfunded program components will be absorbed by
each department or reduced as necessary. The funding allocation was recommended
by the JABG Advisory Board and has been reviewed and cleared by the affected
County departments regarding service level impact.

The Honorable Board of Supervisors
June 19, 2012
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CONCLUSION

Upon approval by the Board of Supervisors, it is requested that the Executive OfficerClerk of the Board return three original signature copies of the adopted Resolution to
this office.
Respectfully submitted,

Chief Executive Officer
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Attachments (2)
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County Counsel
District Attorney
Sheriff
Children and Family Services
Office of Education
Probation
Public Defender
CEO.JABG .FY 2012-13.bI.061912.docx

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COUNTY JABG FUNDS
The District Attorney and Public Defender are the County agencies participating in JABG for
fiscal year 2012-13. Each of the participating County agencies will use the grant funds for
the following programs:
District Attorney
$412,414
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The Juvenile Offender Intervention Network (JOIN) is a voluntary program that targets
first-time serious offenders ages 10-17, for diversion from the Juvenile Justice System
into a one-year program that offers immediate intervention and accountability without
formal prosecution. Under the supervision of a Hearing Officer, JOIN youth and their
parents can avoid the Juvenile Justice System by promptly taking responsibility for their
actions, making restitution and apologizing to their victim(s), performing community
service, attending school regularly, and participating in counseling and parenting
programs. JOIN cases are resolved without a court appearance at approximately 12
percent of the cost of court processing. JOIN's success rate exceeds 72 percent,
making it one of the most effective juvenile diversion programs in California. JOIN has
received numerous awards, including the Quality and Productivity Commission's
GOLDEN Eagle Award in October 2005 and the Los Angeles County Stars
Organizational Effectiveness Award in January 2007, which recognized the program as
an outstanding service delivery system that is efficient, effective, and goal-oriented.

Public Defender
$412,414
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The Client Assessment Recommendation Evaluation (CARE) project strategically
integrates psychiatric social workers and resource attorneys into defense teams at
the 10 Juvenile Courts to assess, identify, and make disposition recommendations to
the Juvenile Court to address the children's mental health, developmental
disabilities, serious learning disabilities, co-occurring disorders, and substance
abuse needs. CARE services include conducting psycho-social assessments,
identifying services and programs to meet the child's needs, assisting in initiating
early intervention of needed services, providing client and family support during the
court process, and developing recommendations for effective disposition plans.
CARE serves approXimately 1,300 juvenile clients annually. In a recent case review,
80 percent of CARE youth had no new criminal charges filed in either the juvenile or
adult court within one year of the youth's disposition in juvenile court. Courts rely on
the important information provided by CARE and for the past ten years on average
have adopted 83 percent of the CARE disposition recommendations.
In
March 2008, CARE received the California Council on Mentally III Offenders "Best
Practices" award for its approach in effectively serving the needs of the mentally ill
offender. In November 2008, CARE was recognized by the Juvenile Justice
Delinquency Prevention State Advisory Group for its dedication and significant
contributions to the juvenile justice field.

Total JABG Funds
$824,828

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF lOS ANGELES
RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, the County of los Angeles desires to undertake the Juvenile
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Intervention

Network

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Assessment

Recommendation Evaluation (CARE) projects to be funded in part from funds
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made available through the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program

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administered by the Board of State Community Corrections (BSCC) (hereafter

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referred to as BSCC).

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the
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County of los Angeles authorizes the District Attorney and Public Defender or
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their designees, to submit the two proposals to the BSCC. Said individuals are

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authorized to sign and approve the Grant Award Agreement including any

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extensions or amendments thereof on behalf of the Board of Supervisors and to

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serve as Project Directors and perform all necessary tasks to complete the
projects.

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the applicant agrees to provide all

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matching funds required for said projects (including any amendment thereof)

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under the Program and the funding terms and conditions of the BSCC and that
the match will be appropriated as required.

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IT IS AGREED that any liability arising out of the performance of this

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Grant Award Agreement, including civil court actions for damages, shall be the

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responsibility of the grant recipient and the authorizing agency. The State of
California and the BSCC disclaim responsibility for any such liability.

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received hereunder shall not
be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body.

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The foregoing resolution was on the

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passed, approved, and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of

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Los Angeles and ex officio the governing body of all other special assessment

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and taxing districts, agencies and authorities for which said Board so acts.

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Noes:

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Absent:

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SACHI A. HAMAl, Executive Officer-Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Los Angeles

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Deputy

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JOHN F. KRATTLI
ACTING COUNTY COUNSEL

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