FINAL REPORT A Report for the Citizens of Yolo County, California Arcade Arroz Beatrice Brooks Browns Corner Cadenasso Capay 2018-19 Yolo County Central Citrona Kiesel Clarksburg Kings Farms Grand Jury Conaway Knights Landing Coniston Lovdal Daisie Lund Davis Madison Tancred Dufour Merritt Tyndall Landing Dunnigan Monument Hills University of California Davis El Macero Norton Valdez El Rio Villa Peethill Vin Esparto Plainfield Webster Fremont Riverview West Sacramento Green Rumsey Willow Point Greendale Saxon Winters Guinda Sorroca Woodland June 28, 2019 Hershey Sugarfield Yolo Jacobs Corner Swingle Zamora Woodland, California 2018-2019 YOLO COUNTY GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT A Report for the Citizens of Yolo County, California June 28, 2019 Woodland, California i Acknowledgements Thanks to jurors Brian Scaccia, Leslie Field, Erik Shank, Jerry Jones, and Enid Williams for their extra effort in bringing the final report to completion. Thanks to all of the other jurors who gathered information all year and contributed to writing the various specific reports. Cover art by Judy Wohlfrom, 2017-18 Foreperson of the Yolo County Grand Jury. ii Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... ii Honorable David W. Reed ................................................................................................... vii The 2018-2019 Yolo County Grand Jury ............................................................................ viii ABOUT THE GRAND JURY ............................................................................................... x INVESTIGATIONS .............................................................................................................. 1 Flood Management in the Urban Environment – Yolo LAFCo and the Role of Reclamation Districts 537 and 900 within the City of West Sacramento .......................... 1 SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................... 2 APPROACH ...................................................................................................................... 4 DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................... 4 Reclamation Districts (RDs) 537, 900, and Maintenance Area 4 (MA 4) ........................... 4 RD 537, RD 900 and the City of West Sacramento (City) .................................................. 6 Two important questions .................................................................................................... 6 Potential Conflict – Recreation versus flood management .................................................. 7 How WSAFCA fits into the equation ................................................................................. 7 Yolo Local Agency Formation Commission (YLAFCo) and the role it plays ..................... 8 Opposing viewpoints ....................................................................................................... 11 YLAFCo’s role in Yolo County is an important one ........................................................ 13 FINDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 14 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................. 15 REQUIRED RESPONSES .............................................................................................. 15 INVITED RESPONSES .................................................................................................. 16 ENDNOTES .................................................................................................................... 16 Missed Funding Opportunities: West Sacramento Flood Control Projects................... 21 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 21 GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS .................................................................................... 22 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................. 23 APPROACH .................................................................................................................... 24 DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................. 24 FINDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 27 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................. 28 REQUIRED RESPONSES .............................................................................................. 28 ENDNOTES .................................................................................................................... 28 APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................... 29 iii Health & Human Services: The Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System – A Watershed Moment ........................................................................................................... 31 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 31 GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS .................................................................................... 32 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................. 32 APPROACH .................................................................................................................... 33 DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................. 33 Fundamental Changes ...................................................................................................... 34 Services and Access ......................................................................................................... 37 Managed Care .................................................................................................................. 38 Implementation is “A Heavy Burden” .............................................................................. 39 FINDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 40 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................. 41 COMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................... 41 REQUIRED RESPONSES .............................................................................................. 41 INVITED RESPONSES .................................................................................................. 42 ENDNOTES .................................................................................................................... 42 APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................... 43 Sci-Tech Academy: A Model For The Future? ................................................................ 44 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 44 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................. 44 APPROACH .................................................................................................................... 45 DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................. 46 FINDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 49 COMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................... 50 REQUIRED RESPONSES .............................................................................................. 50 INVITED RESPONSES .................................................................................................. 50 ENDNOTES .................................................................................................................... 50 APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................... 51 Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Report: ORR Places Youth In Yolo County Detention – What Can Be Improved?.............................................................................. 52 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 52 GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS .................................................................................... 54 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................. 54 APPROACH .................................................................................................................... 56 DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................