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April 8, 1981 <br /> <br />AREA CODE 415 846-3202 -:- 200 BERNAL AVENUE <br />P. O, BOX 520 -:- PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA 94566 <br /> <br />Supervisor Don Excell <br />Board of Supervisors <br />County Administration Building <br />1221 Oak Street <br />Oakland, CA 94612 <br /> <br />Dear Don: <br /> <br />Your March 17, 1981, letter to me asked that Pleasanton comment <br />on the Jail Alternatives and Financing Report dated January 14, <br />1981. <br /> <br />The Pleasanton City Council has taken action on several occasions <br />objecting to any project that would increase the number of inmates <br />at the Santa Rita location. The Council feels that the existing <br />Federal and County jail facilities located at Santa Rita are <br />already cause for concern. <br /> <br />The construction of a new pre-trial detention facility or an <br />expansion of the present facilities at Santa Rita would obviously <br />increase the inmate population near Pleasanton. The Pleasanton <br />City Council continues to feel very strongly that a new pre- <br />trial detention facility should not be built at Santa Rita, but <br />that these types of facilities should be located near the courts <br />and urban centers. The Council has previously taken this same <br />position as indicated in the attached November 21, 1979, letter. <br /> <br />For the reasons outlined above, the Pleasanton City Council <br />requests that the Board of Supervisors adopt a policy decision <br />to continue the planning process for the ultimate construction <br />of a pre-trial detention facility in Hayward. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Kenneth R. Mercer <br />Mayor <br /> <br />KRM/gt <br />Attachment <br /> <br /> <br />