Good afternoon, everyone.

Um, it is 1205.

We're gonna go ahead and get started.

We do know we have one more member that is uh coming.

So that's awesome.

Ms.

Rena to vote.

We'll be here shortly.

Um so let us uh start off by going around and um uh just saying who's here good afternoon, Madam Chair Scott Carr, uh Indianapolis City County Council appointment.

Page Vova Circuit Court appointment, Marion Superior Court, Sandra Harding, Marion County probation, Colonel James Martin, uh proxy for sheriff Kerry Forrestal, Bailey Remshi, Board Counsel, Carlette Duffy, um, Office of Public Health and Safety.

Jeffrey Marshall, Judge Mary in Superior Court.

Jim Snyder Judge, Marion Superior Court, Dan Chickeney, Marion County Prosecutor's Office.

Awesome.

So hopefully everyone has received, we do have our warm currently.

Okay, good.

To go ahead and vote.

So we will um be voting now on consideration for approval for the minutes for August 21st and September 18th.

Um, does anyone have anything they want to discuss about those minutes?

I think we have August.

We only have the 10 vote done for sent August previously.

We were sent the August 18th ones.

Okay.

So they would have been in the the meeting notice for our last meeting, which we unfortunately did not have a quorum.

It's okay.

Judges was out perfectly why.

Um, so is everyone then therefore comfortable with voting for August 20th?

Okay, the August 21st and the 18th uh meeting, September 18th.

I'll move to approve both.

Okay.

Having a motion uh to approve both minutes.

Um are there any questions on the motion?

Seeing none, um all those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed and the motion passes.

Madam Chair, I wasn't present in September, so I if you could note an abstention from that.

Not a problem.

Thank you.

So we have one extension for the September meeting only, correct?

Correct.

Okay.

Awesome.

Um next on our agenda is consideration for approval Indianapolis Veterans Court IDLC grant funding transfer request.

Um this presentation was done last uh last month, excuse me, our last month meeting, and it basically is a transfer, just as a reminder, a transfer of uh funds from the I want to say character three, but it's technically not character three, but from drug testing to go towards salaries.

Um so we should all have received these, not only in our last meeting minutes, but it's our in the last meeting.

Um, but then you should also have it this month as well.

We told the young lady she did not have to come back.

So if everyone is are there any questions on the request?

My only and I wasn't here, so it was probably covered.

Uh is there been a reduced need for drug testing services, or is there a decline in demand?

Um I do not recommend it was based on the number of clients that were in the program to testing as much as they have higher members in the program.

Gotcha.

Okay.

So they budgeted for more than they actually had to test.

Okay.

So any additional questions?

Perfect.

Thank you, Miss Paige.

Um, so can we get a motion to pass?

Have it a first and second.

Any other questions on the motion?

Um, all those in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed?

Excellent.

Now we will hear from the Marion County Community Corrections uh CFO, Mr.

Justin Garcia, and program manager D.

Kentrail regarding contracts.

Good afternoon.

Uh today I am presenting um pace, uh, which is for public advocacy for community re-entry.

Um, so this is the contract that we had extended for a couple of months to expire in December.

So we're we're making really good time, so I'm glad I'm here to get this done ahead of time.

So we're I'm looking for approval for pace for $9,000 for one year term.

I also brought with me just to kind of run over it with you, um the uh kind of like the the percentage uh rate.

So in from January to September of 2025, 304 residents at DRC participated in the PACE program, and 228 of them completed it so far, and this is not even the end of the year.

So 75% of the residents have passed through pace.

Yes, sir.

Could you bring subspute on exactly what a little bit about what the PACE program is?

Yes.

Um in fact, we uh invited the pay uh pace here today.

Uh but I I guess they couldn't make it.

So PACE is a re-entry program that um whereas they have a facilitator go to DRC DVAL, um, and they on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, they do um mock interviews.

Uh she teaches them um hard skills and soft skills, um, and also give them like some wellness and uh health uh information um for re-entry, you know, to get back into the public.

So that's what they do on Thursdays, such as today.

Um she facilitates at DRC and then they leave and go actually to PACE headquarters on Meridian, where she has them type out their resumes in their computer lab.

So it's really nice.

Excellent.

And this is a contract that they've had.

Yes, we've had a contract with PACE since 2017.

The question that 75% pass rate.

Does that translate to employment?

Uh like what is the success?

What is that metric?

Um that means well, not employment, but that they had they went through the PACE program and uh completed it.

Is there any are there statistics on employment post completion?

Uh no, but I can get that for you.

Thank you.

So what was the uh the not to exceed for this year's contract?

Uh for lack for 2025.

Um I can't remember how much it was.

Um I'm sorry.

I do know it did increase.

Uh and that was just because the services that pace is offering increased.

We also um this one came up basically the the contract expired.

We had too many uh amendments to it.

Um so we did do an RF call for this one, uh, and there were several candidates that were kind of in the running pace was the one we settled on.

There was an increase though.

I want to say it was close to like 15, 20,000.

Yes based on the previous services.

Excellent.

That was gonna be my next question because I noticed that it was a new contract.

Yeah, excellent.

Right.

Any additional questions?

Awesome.

Um can I get a motion to approve the contract agreement?

So move having a person second.

Um other comments or questions on the motion.

All those in favor?

Any opposed and the amendment passes or the motion passes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the board.

Um not a lot to report this month.

Uh it's gonna be a very Duvall-centric um update.

Um as we speak, uh, we are having our peer review by our fellow IACAC directors, three directors that are coming out and doing a review of Duvall, uh, just the annual what what we used to call an audit, but now it's just a review uh and update.

So uh we expect to get um to do well on that, but uh it is they were scoring as I left.

Um so we'll uh we will await those results, and I'll be able to provide that at our next meeting.

But um, we did have um three different directors from around the state that are coming in and reviewing you know the facility and our documentation and policies and procedures along with um a couple of visitors from Fayette County who just wanted to see how we operate and as they are trying to update some things in their facility.

So that went that was going well as we uh as I left today.

Um we are in the process uh for those of you that are can kind of picture Duvall the uh the green hut metal hut that we have kind of behind the building there.

We are in the process of emptying that uh with from about 15 years worth of junk.

Um I think we are up to five dumpsters that have already been uh rolled off uh thanks to our partners uh with DPW, but we are uh getting rid of uh everything in that building and then working with a company to take that building down and recycle all the metal and do all of that.

So um it is um it's moving a little bit slower than we expected.

I think we underestimated the amount of stuff that was in there, uh so that's taking a little bit longer, but um, we do expect to have that building down before the end of this year, so that is ongoing.

Um we also I need to more thoroughly read this because I just received it last night.

Um, but we did have a facility assessment done.

Um the city council and well, really the controller asked for funding to have that site reviewed for the condition of the building.

Uh I need to more thoroughly review the report.

I will say that it my first review of that.

I don't entirely agree with some of the findings and certainly not some of the dollar amounts.

Um I know one thing they I believe they underestimate the um or they overestimate the condition of our roof, uh, how good it is, and the cost of repairs that they gave is missing a zero according to the quotes that we've received.

So um, but I will more thoroughly review that and then give that update to this board.

But um, like I said, at first glance, it does not appear to be a real accurate reflection of that building.

Um might be of that building if we were treating it strictly as a warehouse and and just storing things or building widgets, um, but um as a place for people to reside in.

I don't think that it's uh an accurate reflection.

Um, and then the last thing I have is um and and unfortunately he cannot be here because we are down to only one captain of security, but uh Captain Jeffrey Sutt, uh who is at this point um over all of our custody officers out of Duvall.

Um very proud of him.

He graduated from the emerging leaders program with the Indiana Department of Corrections yesterday.

Uh he received his certificate.

That's a it's a year-long program.

I think they meet a total of four or six times during the year for multiple days.

Uh he has to go to Newcastle and stay at the facility there for multiple trainings throughout the year.

But he uh completed that program, very proud of him for that.

And um uh he's uh he is I believe the second graduate we've had now of that program.

So uh and with that I will take any questions.

Excellent.

Any questions?

That was very awesome.

Excellent.

So um for our next meeting, it is set for Thursday, November 13th.

Um right here in this room, and I will be back from my vacation.

So um we are adjourned.

Thank you.

Actually, I'm sorry, before we adjourn.

If we could go around again and just um make sure that we're acknowledging everyone who's here for the purposes of um attendance, and then we can close out.

So starting with Scott again.

Okay, Scott Carr, uh Indianapolis City County Council appointment.

Natrina Debo, um, community advocate, also uh council appointment.

Paige Bova, Mary County Superior Court Circuit Court appointment representing the juvenile detention center.

Sandra Harding, Marion County Probation.

Colonel James Martin, Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Bailey Renchie Board Counsel, Carlette, um Chief Financial Officer for the Office of Public Health Safety.

Carla Duffy, Chief Financial Officer for the Office of Public Health Safety.

Jeffrey Marshall, Judge Marion Superior Court.

Jim Snyder, Judge, Marion Superior Court.

Dan Shakini, Marion County Prosecutor's Office.

Chevrolet Coleman Miller, uh community representative and mental health advocate.

Anita Hall, community liaison.

Thank you.

We are adjourned.