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Home My WebLink About08-04-20 PSCC MinutesPUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL Minutes of Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2020 A meeting of the Public Safety Coordinating Council was held at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 via Zoom Conference call. Council Members Present: Tony DeBone, County Commissioner Ken Hales, Community Corrections Sara Crosswhite, 9-1-1 Operations Melanie Kebler, Citizen Appointee Wells Ashby, Judge Erin Taylor, Citizen Member Gil Levy, KIDS Center Dave Tarbet, Redmond Police Chief Justin Livingston, Bend City Council Tom Anderson, County Administrator Phil Henderson, County Commissioner Also present were Trevor Stephens, Tanner Wark, Brian Kindel, Donna Mills, Holly Harris, Heather Dion, Emily Conlee, Brandi Shroyer, Deevy Holcomb, Gail Bartley and BOCC Administrative Assistant Samantha Pepper. 1. CALL TO ORDER & INTRODUCTIONS: Judge Ashby called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. and introductions were made of committee members and of members of the call. 2. APPROVE PSCC MEETING MINUTES: The minutes of July 7, 2020 were approved unanimously. Minutes of PSCC Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Page 1 of 3 3. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. 4. Justice Reinvestment Initiative Victim Services Grant Trevor Stephens introduces Heather Dion of CASA of Central Oregon. They were able to serve 88% of children in Deschutes County through this grant. Of those children, 39 child abuse offense. With the COVID pandemic there are more children coming into care. CASA trainings have moved online to hopefully get more volunteers for the huge need. Gil Levy introduces himself with Kids Center which also helps prevent child abuse in the community an aid with advocacy. They have helped 238 children who have suffered from abuse this year alone. There is always a therapist on duty at the center. These funds target access to services to so they have strived for virtual access recently. Gail Bartley introduces Mary's Place and explains what their funding is used for. Most of their JRI funding helps support two administrative staff who serve 77 families. With the pandemic, all visits are virtual by Zoom. There are still in person supervised exchanges between parents with extra protection. Ken Hales moved to approved and submit Justice Reinvestment Initiative Victim Services Grant. Justin Livingston seconded. All in favor. 5. Quarterly JRI Report Trevor Stephens states that him and staff just submitted quarter three and four of the report. They have switched to virtual office visits. MRT and Moving On therapies are completely virtual because of the pandemic. The first cohort data was just released. There are 4 pre trail people in right now. 6. IMPACTS Grant Holly Harris explained the background of the IMPACTS grant. The grant lasts for two years. Deschutes County was in the top 4 of recipients. The county received about $2.4 million dollars. This grants will fund the County Stabilization Center for 24/7 service, Security Costs and Administrative costs associated with managing the grant. Brandi Shroyer explains the Forensic Assertive Community Treatment team (FACT). They focus on low level misdemeanor crimes and how they can help these individuals by being active in positive services. The grant helps with services for individuals who have been booked into jail 4 or more times in a year. Holly and her team have been working on a project that help identify these people when the police goes on a call so MCAT Minutes of PSCC Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Page 2 of 3 can be called at the same time. Stabilization data so far (June 8v July 2020) - 110 citizens served, 137 in-person visits, 21 law enforcement drop offs, 12 children and 125 adults. Melanie Kebler asks what intercepts are. Holly states by at least 0 or 1. Hopefully they are cited but not charged. They are tracking time that law enforcement is at the center, the average being 3 minutes. Donna Mills asks how confident staff of the center are to fully staff the Stabilization center quickly. The pandemic has been challenging but with a little more pay they are hopeful. Judge Ashby commends Holly and Brandi on their hard work for this large project. 7. OTHER BUSINESS: • Justin Livingston updates on Juniper Ridge. Many camps moved to the north side which the city is trying to find services for. REACH has been helping Juniper Ridge residents. The City of Bend has received $2.6 million through CARES funds. Much of this money will support small businesses, childcare resources and rental assistance for people who have been effected by the pandemic. • Judge Ashby mentions that the courthouse just concluded another court room remodel. The main courtrooms are set to start remodel the first of the year. The courts are looking for other spaces to hold trails. The county fairgrounds is the top contender. He thanks the County for their over pouring support. They are giving video another try in the future. • Tony DeBone states that the fairground is being advocated for as of the County Commissioner Board meeting yesterday. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 4:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, *ZY— Samantha Pepper, BOCC Administrative Assistant Minutes of PSCC Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Page 3 of 3