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Home My WebLink About6100 ,- RESOLUTION NO, -teee &,""'0 ARESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AU1HORIZING THE ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO USE FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM THE CITIZENS' OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY-SUPPLE- MENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND (COPS- SLESF) FOR THE PURPOSE OF "FRONT LINE POLICE SERVICES," WHEREAS, Citizens' Option for Public Safety-Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (COPS-SLESF) allocates funds from the State to the City of Arcadia for front line police services and requires the Chief of Police of the local jurisdiction to submit a plan for using the funds; and WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has submitted a written request (attached Exhibit A) to the City Council specifYing front line law enforcement programs that are necessary to meet the needs of Arcadia, with information as to the personnel, equipment, and programs that are necessary to meet those needs, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1. A duly noticed public hearing was conducted on February 16, 1999, to consider the Police Chief s request for needed front line law enforcement services, SECTION 2, Having conducted a public hearing, the City Council authorizes the expenditure of funds allocated from COPS-SLESF to continue funding the existing Crime Analyst and Court Liaison positions, replace the Department's aging canine with a new police dog, and to establish a fully redundant backup communication system. b!{)O -1- SECTION 3, The City Council determines and finds that the requests as set forth in Section 2 above comply with the requirements of Sections 30061 et. seq. of the Government Code, SECTION 4, That the City Clerk shall certifY to the adoption of this Resolution, Passed, approved and adopted this 16th day of Februarv , 1999, M ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM fr)~J ~ M~ Michael H, Miller City Attorney 6100 -2- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifY that the Uoo foregoing Resolution No..ggoo was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the ]6th day of February, ]999 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: A YES: Councilmember Chandler, Harbicht, Marshall, Roncelli and Kovacic NOES: None ABSENT: None J -3- fRIO(} STAFF REPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT DATE: February 16, 1999 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Ronnie D. Garner, Assistant City Manager/Chief of pOliced/"'o.' / {7 by Captain David Hinig and Nancy Chik, Management AnalysLGV.....&:> c.~",l> SUBJECT: Report and Recommendation to Approve Resolution No. Teee to Authorize the Arcadia Police Department to Use Funds Allocated from Citizens' Option for Public Safety-Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (COPS-SLESF) for the Purpose of "Front Line Police Services: Summarv This staff report explains the Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) program and requests approval of Resolution 7000. ' Backoround Each year, the State Legislature considers supplemental funding for local police departments under the Citizens' Option for Public Safety (COPS) program. The, annual deciSion to fund the COPS program is based upon budget priorities and available funds. Although the program has been funded the past three years, the COPS program funding continues on a year-to-year basis, The intent of the COPS program is to enable local P9lice agencies to enhance public safety by purchasing equipment and/or services otherwise unavailable to them through their respective budgets. ' The COPS program funnels State funds to local cities on a per capita basis. Our allocation is usually around $120,000. Recipient cities are required to deposit the State funds in a local Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (SLESF) to be expended only for equipment and services requested by the chief of police and approved by the City CounciL EXHIBIT "A" Each year, the police chief submits a list of the items andlor services to be purchased with COPS funds. The City Council reviews and approves the purchases, The State has placed the following limitations on the funds: 1. They must be used for front line police services in accordance with a plan submitted by the Chief of Police; 2, Their use must not supplant what has been or should be general fund expenditures, and; 3. The spending plan must be submitted to the State for audit purposes, Discussion This year, we received $118,284 in COPS funds. We also have $30,400 remaining in the SLESF (Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund) as the result of cost 'savings and interest from the previous two years. Our current available total in the SLESF is $148,684. We propose to spend those funds for the following equipment and se,:vices: 1. Continue the existing Crime Analyst position................................. $ 45,000 2. Continue the existing Court Liaison position...............;.................. $ 15,000 3. Replace our aging canine "Marco" with a new police dog ............. $ 9,500 4. Complete the City's backup communications center.................,.... $ 79,184 Total....... ......'.......... ........... ..... ........................... ........................... $148,684 Crime Analyst Position. The Department created a Crime Analysis Unit with COPS- SLESF funds with Council approval in 1997. Since that time, the position has proven itself to be highly effective in evaluating crime patterns and trends as well as tracking criminal activities of known offenders and recidivists. The Department proposes to continue funding the Crime Analyst position from the COPS-SLESF fund. Court Uaison Position. The Court Liaison Officer was also authorized by Council in the 1997 COPS funding. The position is staffed by a police cadet who is responsible for coordinating the filing of criminal cases with the District Attorney's Office, monitoring the, status of cases and ensuring that dispositions of cases are properly recorded for reporting to the Department of Justice. The liaison p,?sition is critical because it frees police detectives to dedicate their time to case investigation and follow-up. Without a Court Liaison Officer, detectives would have to spend valuable hours filing cases and tracking dispositions and the overall effectiveness of the Investigations Bureau would be diminished. Replace Canine "Marco." The Department's current canine, Marco, has been in service for eight years and must be retired due to age. We must budget for both the new dog and the required canine training. New Communications Center. The Department is in the process of establishing a fully redundant backup communications center. Redundancy is an important requirement of our emergency preparedness plan. In a crisis, this backup communications center would be fully capable of taking over for our primary dispatch center. In 1998, the Council approved $102,000 from COPS funds to purchase hardware and software for the backup center. This additional $79,184 will enable us to: . purchase essential communications support equipment; . contract the installation and debugging of the hardware and software for our Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System, our Mobile Data Computers (MDCs) and integrate them successfully with our Records Management System (RMS); ,. remodel an area of the existing police facility and install the communications center. Fiscal Impact None. These expenditures have no impact upon the City's General Fund, Recommendation h/CU) It is recommended that the City Council move to adopt Resolution No. 7999 to use funds allocated from Citizens' Option for Public Safety-Supplemental Law Enforcement Fund (COPS-SLESF) for the purpose of "front line police services." Attachment: Resolution No. 'fflOO~/eo Approved: m~ William R. Kelly, City Manager