TO: RULES AND OPEN FROM: Lee Wilcox
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: CITY OF SAN JOSE AND COUNTY DATE: August 11, 2022
OF SANTA CLARA JOINT
COMMITTEE MEETING
Approved Date
08/12/22
RECOMMENDATION
Set a Joint Meeting between the City of San José Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee and the County of Santa Clara Public Safety and Justice Committee regarding coordination between the City and County on mental health crisis response and pretrial release of arrestees on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. and approve the draft special meeting agenda.
BACKGROUND
At the April 27, 2022 Rules and Open Government Committee meeting, Mayor Liccardo, Councilmember Carrasco, and Councilmember Mahan brought forward a memorandum entitled “Addressing Rising Crime & Exploring Treatment for Arrestees in San José.” This memorandum proposed directing the City Manager to participate with the Mayor and key stakeholders from other agencies to address the public safety challenges posed by high rates of recidivism and methamphetamine addiction among arrestees that are released pre-trial in Santa Clara County. In response, the Rules Committee directed staff to work with the County to organize a joint meeting between the City’s Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee and the County’s Public Safety and Justice Committee for the purpose of discussing the issues raised in the memorandum from Liccardo, Carrasco and Mahan. With this memorandum, staff is proposing to set a joint meeting with the County that will satisfy the Rules Committee’s direction.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this meeting is to facilitate a discussion regarding coordination between the City and the County on public safety and criminal justice matters of mutual interest and concern. The meeting will start with a brief overview of the roles of the City and County in the criminal justice RULES COMMITTEE: 8/17/2022
ITEM: B(4)
RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
August 11, 2022
Subject: City of San José and County of Santa Clara Joint Committee Meeting
system, and then will proceed to detailed discussion of two topics. First, the committees will receive a report on mental health crisis response, with an eye to identifying ways that the City and County can continue to improve the coordination on this topic. Second, the staff will provide a report on the pretrial release process in Santa Clara County, with a focus on clearly identifying the roles of various agencies in this process and identifying opportunities to pursue process or policy improvements. Finally, the committees will have an opportunity at the end of the meeting to discuss next steps and identify opportunities for future collaboration on the topics discussed.
LEE WILCOX
Assistant City Manager
For questions, please contact Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager, at (408) 535-8100.
CITY OF SAN JOSE PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE
AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE
AND
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA PUBLIC SAFETY
AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
September 8, 2022
10:00 A.M.
Virtual Meeting:
tbd
PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
RAUL PERALEZ, CHAIR
SERGIO JIMENEZ, VICE CHAIR
MATT MAHAN, MEMBER
CHAPPIE JONES, MEMBER
SYLVIA ARENAS, MEMBER
Joint Meeting Agenda Agenda September 8, 2022
5, 2021
City of San José Page 2
* COVID-19 NOTICE *
Consistent with AB 361, Joint Committee Members may be teleconferencing from remote locations.
How to submit written Public Comment:
1) Written public comments may be submitted by email to [email protected]. Written comments will be distributed to the Joint Committee as quickly as possible, however, please note that documents may take up to 24 hours to be posted to the agenda outline.
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Joint Meeting Agenda Agenda September 8, 2022
5, 2021
City of San José Page 3
1. Roll Call
2. Coordination between the City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara on mental health crisis response and pretrial release of arrestees. a. Receive a report regarding an overview of City and County roles in the criminal justice system.
b. Receive a report regarding mental health crisis response teams and resources. c. Receive a report regarding the pretrial release process. d. Discussion of next steps and opportunities to improve coordination between the City and County.
3. Public Comment