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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCal Cops (SLESF) Grant Award - 2005 Holiday Theft Suppression PgrmCITY OF PALM DESERT Community Services Division Staff Report REQUEST: REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF CAL COPS (SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUNDINGISLESF) GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 SUBMITTED BY: Patricia Scully, CFEE, Senior Management Analyst DATE: October 13, 2005 CONTENTS: 1. Memorandum from Palm Desert Police Department Lt. Steve Thetford 2. Minutes of Public: Safety Commission Meeting of September 14, 2005 RECOMMENDATION: By Minute Motion, accept the Cal COPS (Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funding/SLESF) Grant Award of $100,000 to be used to cover the proposed staffing cost for the 2005 Holiday Theft Suppression Program and the acquisition of necessary equipment to support front line law enforcement services. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City of Palm Desert is eligible to receive $100,000 in Cal COPS (Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund/SLESF) Grant funding for Fiscal Year 2005/06. Approval of this request will allow staff to move forward in securing these funds. As required by law, a public hearing was scheduled for consideration of this item (Notice of Public Hearing and copy of Government Code Section 30061(c) (2) arE� attached). BACKGROUND: Per the attached memorandum from Palm Desert Police Department Lt. Steve Thetford, the Department would like to implement the Holiday Theft Suppression Program during the 2005 holiday season. The purpose of this program will be to conduct high visibility patrol in retail and commercial areas of the City, including the Highway 111 business Corridor, El Paseo business district, Westfield Palm Desert, and any other appropriate business complexes. This program will include high visibility patrol in adjoining residential areas of the locations listed above, CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT OCTOBER 13, 2005 RE: REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF CAL COPS (SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUNDING/SLESF) GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 proactive citizen contacts, and the issuance of moving and parking citations as well as verbal warnings. Deputies assigned to the program will handle radio calls for routine reports and arrests, particular calls involving theft and other business related crimes in the focus areas and will enforce on -site violations of any nature. It is expected that this program will cost approximately $35,000 for approximately 315) hours of extra patrol services, which would be totally funded by the requested grant monies. Since the City of Palm Desert is eligible for $100,000 in grant funding, the remaining $65,000 would be dedicated to necessary equipment purchases to assist the Police Department in its efforts to prevent and combat crime (i.e., computers, technology, and support equipment for patrol, traffic, and special teams' staff as approved by the City). At its meeting of September 14, 2005 (Minutes of which are attached), the Palm Desert Public Safety Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council accept the Cal COPS Grant award in the amount of $100,000 to be used to cover the proposed staffing cost for the 2005 Holiday Theft Suppression Program and the acquisition of necessary equipment to support the front line law enforcement services. The Holiday Theft Suppression Program has proved most beneficial to residents, visitors, and businesses in the City of Palm Desert in past years. Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council approve the recommendation of thE! Palm Desert Public Safety Commission and accept the Cal COPS Grant award of $100,000. PATRICIA SCULLY, CFEE SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, ACM/COMMUNITY SERVICES PS:mpg PAUL S. G I BSON FINANCE DIRECTOR/CITY TREASURER CARLOS L. ORTEGA CITY MANAGER PALM DESERT POLICE �P\ DEPARTMENTS Served by the Rivervide County Sheriffs Department Bob Doyle, Sheriff - Coroner Bob Doyle, Sheriff - Coroner REQUEST: Recommendation to City Council to Accept Cal COPS funding for 2006 DATE: August 18, 2005 CONTENTS: Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund report 2005-2006 SUBMITTED BY: Lieutenant Steve Thetforc, ACOP Palm Desert Police Department Recommendation: By Minute Motion, concur with the Police Department's proposal and recommend to the City Council that they accept the Cal COPS (Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funding - SLESF) Grant Award of $100,000 to be used to cover the proposed staffing cost for the 2005 Holiday Theft Suppression Program and the acquisition of necessary equipment to support our front line law enforcement services. Executive Summarv: The City of Palm Desert is eligible to receive $100,000 in Cal COPS (Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund) Grant funding for FY 2005/2006. The purpose of the Cal COPS (Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funding) Grant funding is to provide funds to units of local government to underwrite projects to reduce crime and improve public safety. The State of California (AB 1913) via the Riverside County SLESF Oversight Committee administers the program. This funding may be used to support front line law enforcement by supporting programs and acquiring necessary equipment. In order for the City of Palm Desert to accept the available funding we must first present an Expenditure Plan for the proposed use of these funds for the Palm Desert Police Department to the Riverside County SLESF Oversight Committee. The Palm Desert Police Department would like to propose that the funding be used to cover the staffing cost for the 2005 Holiday Theft Suppression Program and the acquisition of necessary equipment to support our front line law enforcement services. Holidav 'Theft Suppression Proiram The Palm Desert Police Department would like to implement the Holiday Theft Suppression Program during the holiday season starting on Friday, November 25, 2005 and concluding on Monday, January 2, 2006. The program will be staffed with overtime deputies working weekly schedules of Wednesday through Sundays, between the hours of 1:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. There will be two deputies on bicycles and one deputy in a patrol car per overtime shift. This program will increase the number of deputies ir. the field and will focus on high visibility patrol and theft suppression during peak shopping hours and days. The purpose of the program will be to conduct high visibility patrol in the retail and commercial areas of the City of Palm Desert. This includes the Highway 111 business corridor, El Paseo business district, Westfield Shoppingtown Palm Desert and any other business complexes in the immediate area. The program will include high visibility patrol in the adjoining residential areas of the locations listed above, pro -active citizen contacts, issuing moving and parking citations as well as verbal warnings. The deputies assigned to the program will handle radio calls for routine reports and arrests, particularly calls involving theft and other business related crime in the focus area and will enforce on -sight violations of any nature. The program will also include one patrol vehicle to provide extra patrol in the CostCo and Home Depot complexes (This additional patrol cost will be split 50/50 with the City of Rancho Mirage). It is expected that this program will cost approximately $35,000 for approximately 315 hours of extra patrol services to be funded completely out of the SLESF grant. Equipment Proposal The Palm Desert Police Department would like to commit the remaining $65,000 to necessary equipment purchases such as computers, technology, and support equipment for our patrol, traffic and special team's staff as approved by the City. 1Fundine Source: The Cal COPS (SLESF) Grant, will allow the Palm Desert Police Department to conduct the Holiday Theft Suppression Program, on overtime and allow us to purchase needed equipment to support our field staff. City of Palm Desert Beginning Fund Balance Current Year Allocation Sala,ies and Benefits Services and Supplies Equi.oment Administrative Overhead Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund Expenditire Plan 2005-2006 —S5,153.60 $100,000 $35,000 $65,000 Total Planned Expenditures $100,000 Date approved by the City Council: The City Manager hereby certifies that the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Pian was submitted to the City Council and approved as listed. City Manager Carlos L. Ortega Date Please provide the name of a contact person if there are any questions: 760-836=1662 Name Telephone Lt. Steve Thetford Riverside County SLESF Ove3ight Committee Septemner 12, 2005 City 2006 expenditure plan.xis PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 Vice Chairman Lebei stated that he had core through a similar experience with other communities trying to get apartment building ow,neTs to participate in these types of events. A task force was established -v ith Police, Fire, Code, and Health Departments, "vhich gridded the comirnurtity, ideniifed -where apartment units were iocated, and event point to point on the grid doing inspections or the complexes. Se much interest was generated by those inspections, ark many violations vuere noted. No action was necessary or taken cn this item by the Commission. H. Request for Acceptance oft Cal COPS (Supplemental Law Er, orcement Services Funding - SLESF; Gran: Award in the Amount of $100,000 !. Kfirs. Gilligan noted that this Kern. had arisen after posting of the Agenda; however, it was critical in nature and required Public Safety Ccrnmissior, action prior to being taken forward to City Council. Comrrissioner Butzbach moved to acid this item to the Agenda for consideration and action. Motion was seconded by Vice Chairman Label and carried by a 3-0 vote, with l Commissioners Kirkwood and Nethery ABSI✓l AT. Lt. Thetford reviewed the staff report, noting that he had prepared- are expenditure plan for the proposed use of the funds for the Palm Desert =olica Department to cover time staffing cost for the 2005 Holiday Theft Suppression Program as well as acquisition of necessari equipment to support froni line law enforcement services. Commissioner Butzbach moved to, by Minute Motion, concur with the Palm Desert Police Department's proposal and recommend to the City Council that it accept the Cal COPS 1Suppiemental Law Enforcement 'Services Funding - SLESF} Grant aware of $10 ,000 to be used to cover the proposed staffing cost for the 2005 Holiday Tijeft Suppression Program a.nd the acquisition ofnecessary equipment to support the from line law enforcement ser.rices. Motion was seconded by Vice Chairman Label and carried by a 3 0 vote, with Commissioners Kirkwood and Netheny ABSENT. VIL COW o iNUEC BUSINESS No-e ` ill. OLD BUSINESS Prone 0 CITY OF PALM DESERT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CAL COPS (SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND - SLESF) GRANIr AWARD Notice is hereby given by the CITY OF PALM DESERT that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held before the PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2005, at the Palm Desert Civic Center Council Chamber, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California, to consider the following item: SUBJECT: A Public Hearing to consider acceptance of the Cal COPS (Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funding - SLESF) Grant Award of $100,000 to be used to cover the proposed staffing cost for the Palm Desert Police Department 2005 Holiday Theft Suppression Program and the acquisition of necessary equipment to support front line law enforcement services. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Any interested person may be present and comment at the public meeting or may submit written comments concerning this matter. Any comments or inquiries should be directed to the attention of Rachelle Klassen, City Clerk, City of Palm Desert, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260-2578; (760) 346-0611. Written comments must be submitted no later than October 13, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA Publish: Desert Sun 09/30/05 Hi Rachelle, I'm pasting in the Government Code Section 30061(c)(2) that -requires the public hearing. The section addressing cities refers back to the section addressing counties, which is where you'll find the public hearing requirement. Hope this will help. (c) Subject to subdivision (d), for each fiscal year in which the county, each city, the Broadmoor Police Protection District, the Bear Valley Community Services District, the Stallion Springs Community Services District, the Lake Shastina Community Services District, and the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District receive moneys pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), the county, each city, and each district specified in this subdivision shall appropriate those moneys in accordance with the following procedures: (1) In the case of the county, the councy board of supervisors shall appropriate existing and anticipated moneys exclusively to provide frontline law enforcement services, other than those services specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b), in the unincorporated areas of the county, in response to written requests submitted to the board by the county sheri'_f and the district attorney. Any request submitted pursuant i.o this paragraph shall specify the frontline law enforcement need:3 of the requesting entity, and those personnel, equipment, and programs that are necessary to meet those needs. The board shall, at a public hearing held at a time determined by the board in each year i.hat the Legislature appropriates funds for purposes of this chapter, or within 30 days after a request by a recipient agency for a hearing if the funds have been received by the county from the state prior to that request, consider and determine each submitted request within 60 days of receipt, pursuant to the decision of a majority of a quorum present. The board shall consider these written requests separate and apart from the process applicable to proposed allocations of the county general fund. (2) In the case of a city, the city council shall appropriate existing and anticipated moneys exclusively to fund frontline municipal police services, in accordance with written requests submitted by the chief of police of that city or the chief administrator of the law enforcement agency that provides police services for that city. These written requests shall be acted upon by the city council in the same manner as specified in paragraph (1) for county appropriations.