TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Nate Galambos, Engineering Manager
SUBJECT: Budget Amendment for the Napa County Juvenile Justice Center Skyline Academy Project, PW 24-34
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve a Budget Amendment for the "JJC Skyline Academy Project," PW 24-34. (Fiscal Impact: $200,000 Expense; Capital Improvement Projects Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
Napa County Probation operates a Camp program (Skyline Academy) for youth court ordered to the juvenile detention facility. The intent of the Skyline Academy is to rehabilitate youth prior to re-entering the community and keep them closer to home. The program provides intensive services for youth and families in our community who would have traditionally been committed to programs in other areas of the State.
Youth will receive intensive case management, treatment, vocational education services, family services, educational services, and support from community partners to help meet reentry goals. The Skyline Academy is located in the Merit Unit of the Juvenile Hall.
The proposed work needed is to create a more therapeutic and homelike environment for the youth in the program with improvements that ‘soften’ the institutional feel of several detention rooms including painting, converting a room into office space for programming staff, inclusion of a mural design in day space, and fully refurnishing the Unit.
The project is funded through a one-time State funding allocation Probation received in 2022. Funding must be used for the purposes of modernizing juvenile facilities to better serve youth.
It is estimated that $200,000 will be needed to accomplish project management, planning, design and bidding of the project. Staff will likely return to the Board at a later date to with another budget amendment request once bids have been received and a project cost established.
Requested Action:
Approve a Budget Amendment increasing Engineer Services appropriation by $200,000 in Project 23016 offset
by use of its project balance (4/5 vote required).
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
The goal of the project is to create a therapeutic and home like environment for youth in the Skyline program. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
The project will be completed this fiscal year. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
Due to the long-term stay of youth ordered to Camp, a homelike and therapeutic environment will not be created. State funding is available for the Juvenile facilities to be modernized. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Consideration and possible adoption of a Categorical Exemption Class 1:It has been determined that this type of project does not have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. [See Class 1 (“Existing Facilities”) which may be found in the guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act at 14 CCR §15301; see also Napa County’s Local Procedures for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act, Appendix B.]