The meeting was called to order by the chairman at 1:05 PM
A motion was carried by Ken Titus to approve the minutes from the previous meeting; James Ellis seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

Gudrun Parmer presented the program update.

CJPP has approved the requested budget amendments, the funds will be used for buying computers, refrigerator and microwave for clients, a refrigerator for urine screen storage, television and VCR for GED room with wall mount. We also requested the partnership to pay for part of our relocation expenses that exceed $30,000, that request has also been approved in the amount of $10,000. Intermediate officers have been assigned and will be moving in shortly. During the past two months, new programs for clients added to the schedule included Anger Management through Family Counseling; Parenting provided by the N.C. Cooperative Extensions, and the DOC sponsored Cognitive Behavior Intervention Group. Utilization of the State Information Management System is mandatory effective July 1 or we will risk being penalized by CJPP. We need to look at the way we record our data to ease the pressure on the DRC case managers who currently have to report everything in two systems.

"Just Us" completed its first year report to Governor’s Crime Commission, and submitted the budget for next year. Our grant manager assured us that due to the category of the program, leftover funds can be rolled over into the next year, at this time we estimate the rollover amount to be approximately $35,000.

We are working on developing a contract for Drug Treatment Court to provide substance abuse treatment to DTC clients. The contract will pay for a Substance Abuse Counselor position and some administrative cost, we are also discussing who will collect the required fees.

Another work in progress is an evaluation and recidivsm study of the program, data has being collected and recorded on an Access database.

After five months, there are some concerns with mold and moisture in the basement of the building. We have talked with General Services regarding the complaints, and possibly creating a larger group room by knocking out a wall.

A Graduation and Achievement Ceremony was held on May 10, 1999 with 10 graduates from the program.

Gudrun Parmer presented the program statistics for March and April 1999, highlighting 120 active cases, 18 terminations, and 3 completions at the end of April. There were a total of 8 DRC admissions, 13 Second Chance, and 2 Just Us for the month of April. Ellen Reckhow wanted to know our goal for completions. It was noted that we are looking forward to a 10 – 15 % increase. Judge Brown noted that statistically we now have real numbers in our program, and our completion rate is rising. After the program evaluation is completed, the board will have something to compare present statistics with, and set a reasonable goal.

Judge Brown presented a motion to the board, regarding a Juvenile Day Reporting Center. He noted, since this board had the experience, it could offer much assistance in planning for a Juvenile Day Reporting Center in Durham County. However, this board could not be the only group involved in this process. It would be an incentive for our community to establish the program in a timely manner, since discretionary funds were available from the Governor Crime Commission for the planning and implementation of Juvenile DRCs. A Juvenile DRC could be an alternative to sending a juvenile to training school. The County could keep the money that would have been used for training school placement by sending a juvenile to a community program like Juvenile DRC. Judge Brown presented the motion that the Criminal Justice Partnership Advisory Board support the concept of a Juvenile Day Reporting Center and offer its assistance in any way. Ken Titus seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

Gudrun Parmer stated that a religious group has requested program access for volunteers/mentors. The group proposes a mentoring program for adult clients through church volunteers; participation would be voluntary for individual clients. Judge Brown expressed the need to be consistent and have the Center open to other religious affiliates. The Board asked staff to develop a policy for granting program access to any religious groups.