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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-03-21 PSCC Minutes Minutes of PSCC Meeting Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Page 1 of 4 A meeting of the Public Safety Coordinating Council was held at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 via Zoom Conference call. Council Members Present: Tom Anderson, County Administrator Sonya Littledeer- Evans, Interim Community Justice Director Wells Ashby, Presiding Judge Sara Crosswhite, 911 Director Erin Taylor, Citizen Member Dave Tarbet, Redmond Police Chief Keith Witcosky, City of Redmond Manager Shane Nelson, Deschutes County Sheriff Thomas Spear, Defense Attorney Roberto Robles, Oregon State Police Donna Mills, Citizen Member Angie Curtis, Court Administrator Paul Kansky, Bend Police Chief Jason Van Meter, Black Butte Police Tanner Wark, Mary Anderson, Trevor Stephens, Deevy Holcomb, Roger Olsen, Holly Harris, Cassi MacQueen and BOCC Administrative Assistant Samantha Pepper. PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL Minutes of Meeting Tuesday , August 3 , 2021 Minutes of PSCC Meeting Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Page 2 of 4 __________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER & INTRODUCTIONS: Meeting was called to order at 3:32 p.m. 2. APPROVE PSCC MEETING MINUTES: The minutes of May 4, 2021 meeting were approved unanimously. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. 4. JUSTICE REINVESTMENT INITIATIVE (JRI) 2021-2023 APPLICATION Community Justice Adult Parole and Probation Management Analyst Trevor Stephens explains the JRI application for Deschutes County. Motion: Thomas Spear motions PSCC chair signature for JRI application. Donna Mills Seconds. Motion Carried. 5. JRI 2021-2023 VICTIM SERVICES GRANT RECOMMENDATION Community Justice Adult Parole and Probation Management Trevor Stephens explains the victim services grant process and the four organizations requesting funds- KIDS Center, Mary’s Place, CASA of Central Oregon and J Bar J. Judge Ashby explains the subcommittee selections based on individual scoring. The following percentages were agreed upon by the subcommittee: Kids Center- 25%, Mary’s Place- 25%, CASA 25% and J Bar J 15%. Motion: Sonya Littledeer- Evans motions to approve the subcommittee recommendations. Erin Taylor Seconds. Motion Carried. Donna Mills abstains because she is on the CASA Board. 6. JUSTICE REINVESTMENT SUPPLEMENTAL 2021-2023 APPLICATION Chief Deputy District Attorney Mary Anderson explains the supplemental application. 94% appearance rate for all individuals in the program that show up for court. This grant would help fund a .5 FTE DDA, 1 FTE pretrial deputy, .5 FTE management analyst and contract position for an evaluator. Judge Ashby asked if the deputy DA would be a new position. This position is actually a reduction down to .5 FTE from the current position of 1 FTE. Donna Mills asks about the duties of the contract evaluator. DDA Anderson Minutes of PSCC Meeting Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Page 3 of 4 explains that the grant would help reserve four slots per week for Aid and Assist Evaluations as these are evaluations that pre-trial defendants can spend excessive lengths of time in jail waiting to receive. Since evidence exists that the longer you are in jail pre-trial the more likely you are to receive a prison sentence, this could support many goals including humanitarian goals of providing individuals medical and other assistance they need sooner, but also in decreasing prison usage. There is a huge cost savings. Motion: Donna Mills motions to approve the supplemental application. Dave Tarbet Seconds. Motion Carried. 7. JUSTICE REINVESTMENT 2019-2021 SEMIANNUAL REPORT Community Justice Adult Parole and Probation Management Trevor Stephens explains the semiannual report. He highlights how well virtual visits, transportation and child care have been within the program. He states that the grant has unspent funds that can be used to support existing supplemental program staff (pre-trial Deputy DA and DCSO Pre-trial Deputy). Motion: Thomas Spear motions to approve the semiannual report. Dave Tarbet Seconds. Motion Carried. 8. OTHER BUSINESS:  Keith Witcosky asked the Judge when the community can expect the two new judges that were just approved by the legislature. Judge Ashby states that there will be two new judges by the beginning of next year and explains the lengthy process of hiring these judges. Ultimately the Governor makes the hiring decision with input of local attorney stakeholders which include DDA Anderson. He thanks the county for all the hard work regarding the courthouse remodel and overall support to increase the number of judges in the county.  Chief Dave Tarbet states that he is retiring in December 31, 2021.  Judge Ashby states that he will continue conducting the PSCC meetings through video conference only for the foreseeable future given the current surge in COVID-19 cases. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 4:18 p.m. Minutes of PSCC Meeting Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Page 4 of 4 Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________ Samantha Pepper, BOCC Administrative Assistant