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April 8. 1997 <br /> <br />Financial Impact: <br /> <br />· Will provide expanded building site, which will translate into increased revenues <br /> in real estate and business license taxes. <br /> <br />· No estimate of taxable investment is available at this time. <br /> <br /> Motion.by Mr. Clemons, and seconded by Mr. Martin~ to adopt the following <br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br /> "ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING A PORTION OF A TEN FOOT <br />ALLEY LYING SOUTH OF HARTFORD STREET BETWEEN PACIFIC AND <br />CAMBRIDGE AVENUES." <br /> <br />Ayes: Berm, Clemons, Griffin, Martin. Pitts, Robinett, Holley <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />97 - 112 - Adoption of a motion to transfer $200,000 from the General Fund <br /> Contingency to pay for Juvenile Group Home and Detention Home <br /> expenses; <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Adoption of a motion to transfer $200,000 from the General Fund Contingency <br />(Emergency) to pay for juvenile group home and detention home expenses. <br /> <br />Purpose and Need: <br /> <br />Due to higher than anticipated use of the group home system and the Juvenile <br />Detention Home by the Court and the Juvenile Probation Department, additional <br />funding is needed to pay for these services. <br /> <br />· Group Home "Child Days" (Tidewater Regional Group Home) for FY 95 totaled <br /> 2,065 compared to 1,677 days in FY 96 and 3,668 days in FY 97 for the first five <br /> months. <br /> <br />· Secured detention days (Tidewater Detention Home) for FY 95 totaled 6,188 <br /> compared to 5,274 days in FY 96 and 5,716 days in FY 97 for the first five <br /> months. <br /> <br />There has been a reduction in juvenile offenses from FY 96 to FY 97 to date. <br />This reduction could be partly the result of increased utilization of the Tidewater <br />Detention Home and the Tidewater RegiOnal Group Home Services by the Courts <br />and Court Services. <br /> <br />COURT SERVICE UNIT INTAKES RECEIVED <br /> <br />Juvenile offenses <br /> <br />FY 96 FY 97 <br /> <br />JULY 122 144 <br />AUGUST 187 · 153 <br />SEPTEMBER 199 181 <br />OCTOBER 251 201 <br />NOVEMBER 220 158 <br />DECEMBER 164 135 <br />JAN UARY 206 136 <br />FEBRUARY 148 142 <br /> <br />1,497 <br /> <br />1,250 <br /> <br /> <br />