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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8214 - Assessment Treatment Services Center10 • RESOLUTION NO. 8214 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ENDORSING THE SERVICES OF THE ASSESSMENT TREATMENT SERVICES CENTER AND ENCOURAGING THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDING WHEREAS, the local Assessment Treatment Services Center (ATSC) was developed as an alternative to the Juvenile Justice System to provide guidance and treatment to emotionally and behaviorally disturbed juveniles, without formal processing by the courts; and WHEREAS, in the approximate two years of its operation, the ATSC has demonstrated a high degree of success in effectively assisting young people with problems and maintaining an excellent working relationship with the Police Department; and WHEREAS, the ATSC is currently funded by a demonstration grant from the California Council on Criminal Justice and Orange County Probation Department, which funding program is scheduled to expire on December 31, 1974; and WHEREAS, the County of Orange is considering discontinuing funding the program after the federal grant lapses; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby encourages the County of Orange to continue the funding for the Assessment Treatment Services Center beyond the December 31, 1974 funding expiration date; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the other cities in Orange County, urging their participation and cooperation in encouraging the County to continue the Assessment Treatment Services Center; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Representative to the Intergovernmental Coordinating Council of Orange County request the ICC to institute studies regarding the feasibility of continued operation of the Assessment Treatment Services Center. ADOPTED this 25th day of March, 1974. ATTEST: dg City Clerk TIFIED AS H RIGINAL _..._ ----- ------- . ....... .... ........... ........... _._ CITY CLERK OF T CITY O WPMT BEACH DON : mh MAR 2 8 194 3/26/74 DATE*