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Children’s Justice Center seeks one-year lease for North County services, expects to serve 350 clients
Summary
Children’s Justice Center representatives asked for a one-year lease for a North County site to provide services and estimated initial capacity for about 350 additional clients; funding would come from the CJC friends and potential CDBG and state appropriations, with a plan to pursue purchases later.
Rebecca Marto, representing the Children's Justice Center and its friends board, described a request to lease space in North County for one year to expand services for victims. Marto said the friends board has committed $12,000 toward the effort and that the organization plans to apply for Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG) and seek state appropriations to support the center and future property purchases. She estimated the lease would enable service to roughly 350 additional clients initially and noted the friends board might continue to cover lease costs if state funds do not materialize.
Commissioners discussed staffing-cost responsibilities and county-accounting implications for lease terms. County staff reminded commissioners about GASB 87 accounting rules that can trigger disclosures even for operating leases if extensions make the lease appear long-term; commissioners balanced accounting complexity against the programmatic benefit and agreed a one-year initial term with month-to-month thereafter could be workable while the friends pursue grants.
No formal county commitment to pay lease costs beyond staffing support was made at the work session; staff said they would work out lease provisions such as early-termination language and accounting disclosure implications prior to a regular-agenda approval.
