HomeMy WebLinkAboutres2015-042WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. � 2015_295
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Date Received in Council Office
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Originator:
Browne
9/30/2015
9/29/2015
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10/13/2015
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Dept. Head:
10/27/2015
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Executive:
TITLE OF DOCUMENT.
Res requesting spreadsheet of various Jail Facility Use Agreement proposals
ATTACHMENTS:
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( ) NO
Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( ) Yes ( ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO
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Resolution requesting the County Executive to develop spreadsheet models to make it easier for the Whatcom County Council, the City of Bellingham
and other interested parties to understand the impact of the various proposals related to a new longe term Jail Facillity Use Agreement (JFUA)
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9/29/2015: Introduced 7 -0
10/13/2015: Pulled from agenda
0/27/2015: Approved 4 -2 with Brenner and Kremen
opposed, Sidhu absent, Res. 2015 -042
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Number: Res. 2015 -042
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PROPOSED BY: BROW NE
INTRODUCTION DATE: September 29. 2015
RESOLUTION NO. ` � °1'' ^°42
REQUESTING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO DEVELOP SPREADSHEET MODELS
TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF
BELLINGHAM AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO UNDERSTAND THE
IMPACT OF THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS RELATED TO
A NEW LONG TERM JAIL FACILITY USE AGREEMENT (JFUA)
WHEREAS, Whatcom County, the City of Bellingham and other interested
parties (the "Parties ") have been working to negotiate a new long term Jail Facility
use Agreement.
WHEREAS, The City of Bellingham and Whatcom County have submitted
several proposals to each other over the last several months.
WHEREAS, The Whatcom County Council wishes to fully evaluate the City
of Bellingham's proposal but feels it does not currently have the necessary models
to identify the fiscal impact to the County.
WHEREAS, The Whatcom County Council wishes to give due consideration
to the various stakeholders in the community so as to objectively establish what
the size and nature of the first phase of the new jail should be.
WHEREAS, It is common within the private sector for parties involved in
large complex negotiations to jointly develop modelling tools such as spreadsheets
which the parties use to collaboratively reach consensus on the critical key
assumptions and the impact of various proposals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Whatcom County Council
requests the County Executive to work with County staff and ideally also the City
of Bellingham to develop the following;
1. Current Jail Utilization Model, This model should include all available factors
necessary to determine what Whatcom County's and each of the cities'
current utilization of the jail has been over the last 12 months. The goal of
the model will be achieved if each law enforcement department can confirm
to their respective Councils that they agree with the way the current jail
utilization numbers are being allocated between the jurisdictions.
2. Jail Financing Model. This model should individually identify all of the County's
current and proposed financial needs for jail construction and operating costs
over the next 30 years. The model should identify current and expected
future sources of funding for the next 30 years. The proposed contributions
from each of the cities should be identified individually and ideally should
correlate with their expected future utilization rates. The goal of the model
will be achieved if a user can alter the allocation of various revenue and costs
between the parties and see the cumulative effect on the County and
individual cities.
3. Proposed New Jail Size Model. This model should incorporate the data and
assumptions of pages 7 thru 12 of the DLR Group's Pre - Design report
(attached) that were used to arrive at the current recommended phase one size
of 521 beds. The purpose is to use objective calculations rather than subjective
assumptions to establish consensus about what the right size for phase one of
the new jail should be. The goal of the model will be achieved if (a) individual
users can enable or disable various factors and see the impact reflected in the
size of the jail recommended by the model, and (b) the various stakeholders are
able to use to the model to reach an objective agreement as to what the size of
the jail should be. Specifically the model should allow a user to experiment with
the impact of various "what if scenarios" such as:
i. the factors identified on the "Unknown Influences on Jail Bed Need" page
of the DLR Group's report.
ii. the full retention, partial retention and elimination of the existing
minimum security facility at Irongate.
iii. the possible future conversion of various frequent offences currently
punishable by imprisonment to non - imprisonment offences, such as
failure to appear, driving while license suspended in the first degree etc.
iv. the expanded use of alternatives to incarceration such as ankle bracelets,
drug courts etc.
V. plus allows for 10 additional user defined variables to be incorporated.
APPRO.V1 [i thisday of October
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Dana Brown -Daum, C erk,bf the Council
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Carl Weimer, Council Chair