Page 7 - laco20200427budget

The Honorable Board of Supervisors
April 28, 2020
Page 7

Community

 Parks After Dark―Provides $4.3 million of one-time funding for summer
programming related to the County’s Gang Violence Reduction Initiative and early
intervention strategies that promote health, safety, family cohesion, community
well-being and equity in the underserved communities at 33 parks countywide.

 Community Impact Grants Program—Allocates year two funding of $750,000
to provide arts services to County residents.

 Parks and Cultural Facilities―Includes $123.8 million to maintain, construct, and
refurbish various parks and cultural facilities following voter-approval of the Safe,
Clean Neighborhood Parks and Beaches Protection and Water Conservation
Measure (Measure A) on November 8, 2016.

Public Safety

 Probation Oversight Commission (POC)―Adds $2.4 million and 5 positions,
fully offset with funding previously set aside in the PFU budget unit, to the newly
created POC. This represents the initial implementation stage and includes
1 Executive Director and 4 prioritized staff positions and associated funding for
startup operations. The POC will advise the Board and Chief Probation Officer as
well as oversee and monitor Probation to address matters that affect the well-being
of youth and adults under the Department's supervision.

 Office of Inspector General (OIG)―Adds $1.7 million and 5 prioritized staff
positions, partially offset with funding previously set aside in the PFU budget unit,
to support the newly established POC. OIG will serve as the investigative arm of
the new POC and provide independent and comprehensive oversight, monitoring,
and reporting of the Probation Department’s operations and conditions in detention
facilities.

 Human Sex Trafficking―Adds $648,000 and 2 positions to the Sex Crimes
Division of the District Attorney’s Office. These positions will prosecute the most
difficult and complex human sex trafficking cases and participate in outreach
programs to educate communities on the prevention of human sex trafficking.