DATE: May 4, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Chief of Police
SUBJECT
Adopt Resolutions Approving Agreements with the Alameda County Probation Department for Delinquency Prevention Network (Youth Service Center) Services and the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency for Medi-Cal Administrative Activities and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreements
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council:
1. Adopts a resolution approving an agreement with the Alameda County Probation Department (ACPD) for the Delinquency Prevention Network (Youth Service Center) services, which provide crisis intervention, counseling, case management and diversion services to youth who are system involved or at elevated risk of system involvement (Attachment II); and
2. Adopts a resolution approving an agreement with the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency (HCSA) for Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA), which provides reimbursement to the City in recognition of the critical role it plays connecting community members to Medi-Cal covered services (Attachment III); and
3. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the FY21-23 agreement with the ACPD; and
4. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the FY21-22 agreement with the HCSA; and
5. Accepts and appropriates between $1,400,000 and $1,500,000 ($500,000 annually for two years from ACPD; estimated HCSA reimbursement between $400,000-$500,000) in payment for these services.
SUMMARY
Research clearly shows that being arrested in adolescence significantly increases the likelihood of subsequent arrests. Consistent with best practices on the most effective ways to serve youth and families and prevent escalating contact with the juvenile justice system, the Youth and Family Services Bureau (YFSB) Delinquency Prevention Network (Youth Service Center) services address the root causes underlying youth behaviors that result in contact with law enforcement. The key components of the services include...
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