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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2g: Resolution 6713 Participation in Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task ForceDATE: March 2, 2010 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council Police Department FROM: Robert P. Sanderson, Chief of Police )' By: Nancy Chik, Senior Management Analyst -' SUBJECT: Resolution No. 6713 Providing for the Participation of the City of Arcadia in the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (L.A. IMPACT) Recommendation: Adopt SUMMARY The Arcadia Police Department has participated in the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (L.A. IMPACT) since its inception in 1991. However, in 2005, the Arcadia Police Department withdrew its officer from the task force due to a staffing shortage. Now that the Department has a stable patrol staffing level, it is recommended that an officer be assigned back to L.A. IMPACT. The task force has requested all member agencies to ratify the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of L.A. IMPACT by legislative action. Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 6713 to ensure the City's total participation in L.A. IMPACT. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION L.A. IMPACT is a countywide, multi jurisdictional major crime task force. It became operational in 1991, with local, state, and federal support. By pooling personnel resources, the task force gives smaller agencies a much greater ability to combat narcotic traffickers and the multitude of crimes associated with the pervasive gang movement in and around Los Angeles County. The task force has been extremely successful in investigating and prosecuting criminal activities related to drug trafficking and drug use, and it has become a model of interagency cooperation. By participating in the task force operation, intelligence information is readily shared. As such, many potential crimes are suppressed before they have a chance to materialize in our own community. The Department also has the ability to call on the task force to assist with special investigations that exceed our local manpower capabilities. Additionally, Asset Seizure Forfeiture funds can be used to pay for the salary and benefits of a new officer hired to replace the individual assigned to the task force without affecting the General Fund. By participating in L.A. IMPACT, the City will also benefit by receiving equitable sharing funds from seized assets. Staff recommends the approval of the MOU, and the City Attorney has reviewed and approved as to form Resolution No. 6713. FISCAL IMPACT None. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 6713 providing for the participation of the City of Arcadia in the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (L.A. IMPACT). Approved: Donald Penman, City Manager RESOLUTION NO. 6713 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, PROVIDING FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY IN THE LOS ANGELES INTERAGENCY METROPOLITAN POLICE APPREHENSION CRIME TASK FORCE (L.A. IMPACT) WHEREAS, the cities and selected agencies throughout Los Angeles County desire to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding ( "MOU ") for the purpose of coordinated law enforcement efforts and encouraging maximum cooperation between all law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies: and WHEREAS, such task force shall be known as the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force ( "L.A. IMPACT ") and shall be governed by the terms conditions set forth in the MOU; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arcadia, California, has heretofore determined that the public interest and necessity require participation in the Task Force, NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council agrees to participate in L.A. IMPACT and authorizes the Mayor to execute the MOU on behalf of the City of Arcadia. SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes the Chief of Police of the City to act as an exclusive agent and representative of the City in the Task Force and further authorizes the Chief to allocate personnel and financial resources in accordance with the MOU and the applicable provisions of law governing asset seizures and forfeitures. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. 1 ATTEST: City Clerk Passed, approved and adopted this day of , 2010. APPRVED AS TO FORM: Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney 2 Mayor of the City of Arcadia