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Martie Solomon, a consultant with Crossroads Consulting, said the calendar is a living document and highlighted a schedule of committee reports and planned briefings. The next meetings were set to include a quarterly progress report from the county executive's office, an update from the jail owner's representative, and stakeholder briefings on the Anne Deacon Center's utilization. Committee chairs were asked to present detailed updates in June.

Data work and VillageReach: Tasha Thompson, co-chair of the JPOP (performance) committee, said the group is drilling into metrics for the implementation plan and will meet in person on April 17 at 2 p.m. Dean White, special projects manager for Health and Community Services, provided public comment clarifying the scope of the VillageReach contract. He said the deliverable is a performance-measurement and evaluation plan that identifies measures and the data elements required to compute them; it is intended as a road map toward reporting, not an already populated dashboard. \"The products from the VillageReach contract are to be a plan for performance measurement and evaluation,\" White said.

Trueblood funding update: A county staff member reported that the county applied for Phase 5 Trueblood funds to build housing for eligible individuals but the award is paused pending a partner organization's receipt of a separate state commerce grant; the county was advised to reapply when the partner's financial position is settled.

Other committee reports: Steering, behavioral health, legal-and-justice and JPOP committee chairs summarized recent site visits (King County LINC, Davidson County BCC) and local program launches such as mobile medical clinics and Division Street services. Committee leaders noted overlapping workstreams and urged coordination on data collection, service operations and funding.

No formal votes were taken on the calendar updates; members were asked to monitor evolving agendas and provide committee-level information for the county's quarterly implementation summaries.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","IPRTF - Incarceration Prevention & Reduction Task Force - Mar. 31, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Consultants updated the IPRTF calendar, committees reviewed priorities and the VillageReach contract was clarified: it delivers a performance measurement plan and a roadmap to reporting, not an immediately populated public dashboard.","taxTitle","Whatcom County, Washington","taxId",2976,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6097738,"Bellingham police report fewer out-of-county bookings to SCORE after county lifted restrictions",943,1885890,2829510,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2827278-1a7fd9d7e381e1b0b6657370ae172ba6&start=1885&end=2829","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2827278-1a7fd9d7e381e1b0b6657370ae172ba6/thumbnail_1885890.jpg","/articles/6097738/Whatcom-County/Washington/Bellingham-police-report-fewer-out-of-county-bookings-to-SCORE-after-county-lifted-restrictions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6097738-8d724888c5d9414fc2f317a0a94db554/orig.mp4?Expires=1770905955&Signature=ZnzsA5g56yH6GdE366u2FTcp7~P7SYdFQ4sVi7gR3q8hEnMMwx3g~Orre0fw-5XIp~z1cgIc~JEDm3WNAtAU5NWd74mAPXuxTmQhxeZI6yoyF0fPrm5TYOblu1AYYRIumen9pkPXUOodeB6MseQ9FJxeWJSy8Zotc~a0OvkfxrvI6YS~3ARzV7T-DjVCZIPPi3KPiH2aVjJFe8OfF1YgrmoS0h9lmNUy6dIH61I~gBky4aTuNJtQq-BVST2OztWfIt3Zs-r~Q2Tn7CoxZiOUCUFvYUCs8VJlsxjcIJX1-d8l~HCb16waI9L-cRi1U~gRwbvbtGXy~7pPvk4vmKqCag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Deputy Chief Jay Hart of the Bellingham Police Department reported to the task force that use of SCORE — an owner-city consolidated correctional facility in Des Moines — has dropped since Whatcom County lifted strict jail booking restrictions earlier this year. Hart said the department averaged about three to four SCORE bookings per month last year; after Whatcom County released booking restrictions around Jan. 30–Feb. 1, the department booked only one person into SCORE during February and March.

Hart described operational and fiscal trade-offs for using SCORE: the facility is roughly a 2.5-hour drive one way, creating a five-hour officer turnaround when two officers are required for transport. Municipalities also pay higher daily charges at SCORE when medical or behavioral-health acute beds are needed. Hart said a mental-health residential bed at SCORE adds about $170 per day; a more acute medical or mental-health bed can add about $300 per day.

Hart also described a recent trend in which SCORE notifies Bellingham when another agency books a person who has an outstanding Bellingham warrant; Hart said confirming those warrants can help municipal prosecutors resolve long-outstanding cases but can also increase out-of-county billing for incarceration days.

Task force members questioned the history of out-of-county placements. Scott Kortheis recalled that Yakima had been used in earlier years because of its large capacity and that transportation and medical transfer costs to higher-level care were expensive. Roger Funk, chief of the Blaine Police Department, said he expected billing to increase as more people are booked now that the county restrictions are lifted but said he had not yet seen the bills.

Ownership and contract: A task force participant located the SCORE contract in the meeting packet and said SCORE is formed by owner cities as a governmental administrative agency to operate and maintain a consolidated correctional facility in Des Moines that serves owner cities.

No formal action was taken by the task force on SCORE or booking restrictions at this meeting; members asked that the sheriff's office and jail planners provide a fuller update at a future meeting.","Deputy Chief Jay Hart said use of SCORE fell sharply after Whatcom County relaxed jail booking restrictions; SCORE remains an out-of-county option that carries extra travel time and per-diem charges.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6097745,"Whatcom County task force forms work group to study behavioral care center model",441,1388920,1830640,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2827278-1a7fd9d7e381e1b0b6657370ae172ba6&start=1388&end=1830","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2827278-1a7fd9d7e381e1b0b6657370ae172ba6/thumbnail_1388920.jpg","/articles/6097745/Whatcom-County/Washington/Whatcom-County-task-force-forms-work-group-to-study-behavioral-care-center-model","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6097745-8a1b509b3c49c1444d10c2f5ae14c7fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770905955&Signature=JmcQiEUx6XbjXS7eeuhd6NLd2M9XcD8Bpzr0PY5dExflA-nhQn7mCSHN9SneTqRa9r56om6xbmnvm63rkgtrRVM~SWqaSYfk8oyMLgjMOYNU4z3M-urruhBXpmrLx5fhniveSEK~3cgZssF~YrDgxltFVTsuJ6kykqSRDLaFT9PvgEKmB-IL95TxMtrIESM5aICR-uBaYUQVBcXZB0ZFIrm9Q77mvrjBdC~CqJwb0gztgtKRssrwZjNfua33K9mVpWZ6WQY5a3jgVaWCBCXi0he8xqHtGbFa5RNTfyje-4AWyzi2dHild9CHJj-CF5EAliVeIaUT83D2-1rlmNGYhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force approved forming a behavioral care center work group to research and adapt a Nashville-style co-located model that pairs behavioral health treatment with criminal-justice diversion. The motion, read by Task Force co-chair Peter Frazier, asked the group to \"conduct detailed research, engage local stakeholders, and make recommendations aligning with best practices in mental health care and criminal justice reform.\" Birdie Safford moved the measure and Dan Hamill seconded it; no members raised opposition or abstained before the chair declared the motion passed.

Why it matters: Task force members said the model could provide an alternative to jail for people with mental-health and substance-use disorders and help coordinate services among courts, the public defender, the prosecutor and the health department. Frazier said the concept was brought back after a 2023 visit to the Davidson County (Nashville) model and that the group already has a packet of background material, including a five-year outcome update.

What the motion covers: The work group will scope research and stakeholder engagement; Frazier said potential participants include the prosecutor's office, the public defender, the courts and health department staff. Members discussed overlaps with other diversion efforts, including a King County prosecutorial diversion program known locally as LINC, and noted the need to coordinate city and county funding, the behavioral health committee, and ongoing Division Street work.

Questions and missing details: Raylene King asked about outcomes cited in the Nashville materials, saying, \"I saw that there was a 7 percent recidivism rate,\" and asked how many participants that figure represented. Frazier said he had seen a five-year update and offered to circulate it; he did not state the participant count during the meeting. Dan Hamill pressed for clearer scoping of the work group's remit, particularly how it will coordinate with the city of Bellingham's behavioral health funding, the behavioral health committee, and an existing subcommittee working on Division Street.

Next steps: Frazier said the task force will convene the work group and provide updates. The task force recorded no formal vote counts in the minutes beyond noting that there were no objections or abstentions when members were asked to register opposition.","The Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force voted to create a work group to research a co-located behavioral care center model based on a Davidson County (Nashville) program and to assemble local stakeholders for recommendations.","actionData","errors"]

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