REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 29, 2025
FROM
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
DON DAY, Director, Project and Facilities Management Department
SUBJECT
Title
Capital Improvement Program Project for the West Valley Detention Center Upper Tier Enclosures
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Capital Improvement Program Project No. 25-195, in the amount of $1,023,586, for the West Valley Detention Center Upper Tier Enclosures, located at 9500 Etiwanda Avenue, in Rancho Cucamonga.
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to post the necessary budget adjustments for Capital Improvement Program Project No. 25-195, as detailed in the Financial Impact section (Four votes required).
(Presenter: Carolina Mendoza, Chief Deputy Director, 387-0640)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health, and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Sheriff) requests to use the West Valley Detention Center American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements General Fund Reserve in the amount of $1,023,586 (WBSE 10.10.1845) to fund the West Valley Detention Center (WVDC) Upper Tier Enclosures Project (Project).
Approval of the following budget adjustments are necessary to establish the Project’s budget and will allow the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to post the following adjustments to the Capital Improvement Program 2024-25 budget:
|
Fund Center |
Commitment Item/GL Account |
Description |
Action |
Amount |
WBSE |
|
1000 |
37008490 |
Fund Balance Committed - Jail Upgrade West Valley Detention Center ADA Reserve |
Decrease |
$1,023,586 |
- |
|
1161161000 |
55305030 |
Operating Transfers Out |
Increase |
$1,023,586 |
- |
|
7700003100 |
54304030 |
Structures and Improvements to Structures |
Increase |
$1,023,586 |
10.10.1845 |
|
7700003100 |
40909975 |
Operating Transfers In |
Increase |
$1,023,586 |
10.10.1845 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Penal Code section 4000 designates the Sheriff to manage the County’s detention facilities. The Sheriff has four Type I and four Type II detention facilities; Type I is used for detention of persons for not more than 96 hours after booking, while Type II is used for detention of persons awaiting arraignment, during trial, and upon sentence of commitment. WVDC, the largest Type II facility, houses all the inmates classified as “Seriously Mentally Ill” and “Seriously Mentally Ill Lockdown” from the entire Corrections Bureau, which is approximately 8% of the daily inmate population. WVDC lacks essential anti-ligature barriers on second-floor tiers in two of the sections where these vulnerable inmates are housed. The requested Project will add the anti-ligature barriers to reduce suicide risks and mitigate potential liabilities.
The recommended actions will approve Capital Improvement Program Project No. 25-195 and allow the Project and Facilities Management Department to oversee and manage the Project.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Grace B. Parsons, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on March 19, 2025; Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector (Charlene Huang, Auditor-Controller Manager, 382-7022) on March 28, 2025; Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Carolina Mendoza, Chief Deputy Director, 387-3648) on March 19, 2025; Project and Facilities Management (Don Day, Director, 387-5000) on April 3, 2025; Finance (Erika Rodarte, Administrative Analyst, 387-4919, and Yael Verduzco, Principal Administrative Analyst, 387-5285) on April 9, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Paloma Hernandez-Barker, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on April 14, 2025.