REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Response to the 2017-2018 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled, "Police and the Mentally Ill: Improving Outcomes"
Report
BACKGROUND
On May 9, 2018, the 2017-2018 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury published a report entitled, "Police and Mentally Ill: Improving Outcomes" (see Attachment 1)
California Penal Code ? 933(c) requires that a governing body of the particular public
agency or department which has been the subject of a Grand Jury final report shall respond within 90 days to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the governing body.
California Penal Code ? 933.05 contains guidelines for responses to Grand Jury findings and recommendations and is attached to this letter.
As stated in Penal Code ? 933.05(a) public agencies are required to "Agree" or "Disagree" with each applicable finding. Further, as stated in Penal Code ? 933.05(b), the City of Santa Clara is required to respond to each applicable recommendation with one of four possible actions:
1. The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary regarding the implemented action;
2. The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a timeframe for implementation;
3. The recommendation requires further analysis, with an explanation and the scope and parameters of an analysis or study, and a timeframe for the matter to be prepared for discussion by the officer or head of the agency or department being investigated or reviewed, including the governing body of the public agency when applicable. This timeframe shall not exceed six months from the date of publication of the grand jury report; or,
4. The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation therefor.
The City's responses to the Civil Grand Jury's findings are due to the office of the Honorable Patricia Luca...
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