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, � 38X Gar Yazalina, San'Mateo County Probation Department, who has worked wit Mr. Schenck and Thomas Delfs, Delinquency Prevention,Consultant, on the Program, described the Program, advising that about 40% of the referrals are expected to be from Redwood City and that qualitative and quantitive evaluations of the Program will be made. , Lengthy discussion followed and Mr Yazalina and Mr. Fales cortonented and replied to quest�ons concerning the kind of counseling antici- pated; whether self-referrals will be possible; the means of pub- licizing the Program; whether taxpayers could afford not to share in the cost of a program of the type descr�bed; the proced�res with regard to �uvenile arrests, the desirability of coordinating any �uvenile program w�th the school district, how Program p,articipants will be selected and_their knowledge of the alternatives if they do not cooperate in the Program; and the funding of the Program after the three-year federal grant expires. - in response to question, Mr. Yazalina adv�sed that Chief Probation Officer Loren Buckley has committed funds from his budget to the Program in the expectation of not needing the funds in other areas, if the Program is successful, when the federal funds expire. _ Councilman Barrett,'representative on the Crim�nal Justice Council� advised that the Program is of a type that will probably become State mandated soon as part of an attempt to keep �uveniles out of the �ail system and divert them from crime. , MOTION: Councilman,Norris moved, seconded by Councilman Bury, that $5,330 be approved for the Police Department Budget for 1976-77 for the South San Mateo County Delinquency Diversion and Prevention � Program. � Aurora Ramirez, 1620 Alameda, stated she wished to describe,certain problems encountered w�th the Police Department. Mayor Leipzig noted that Miss Ramirez' remarks were not addressed to the motion before Council and invited her to speak later at the appropriate time. , � - In response to question, Mr. Vazalina advised that a periodic evalu- ation of the Program would be provided on a quarterly and annual . basts. - , �. • , The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. ,� (MINUTE ORDER'N0. 76-133) In response to questions regarding the possibility of using a public service off�cer system to lower the costs of mainta9ning th`e Police Department, Mr. Fales advised that jurisdictions using such officers had var,ying degrees of success, noting that a sworn officer must re- spond to calls in order to determine what �s necessary, but that the public service officer might handle the paperwork. Mr. Fales advised that use of such officers is often recortonended in the belief, that increased visibility,of the police would make a`difference in the ' crime rate, but valid and reliable tests indicate�visibility made no difference in the crime rate. � � Police Chief Bold observed that a scientific study made in Kansas City confirms the�statement of Mr. Fales that simple visibility of police is not a'deterrent to crime, but that saturation patrol of ; ., _ , , � � Budget Study , , � 5/15/76 � ��