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Recommendation:
PALM DESERT POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Served by the Riverside County Sheriffs Department
Bob Doyle, Sheriff''- Coroner
Bob Doyle, Sheriff- Coroner
Staff Report - Request for approval of the First Amendment for Law
Enforcement Services between the County of Riverside and the City of
Palm Desert.
August 24, 2005
1) First Amendment for Law Enforcement Services between the County
of Riverside and the City of Palm Desert.
2) Staff report from June 7, 2005 City Council Budget Session as
approved with Adopted City Budget at the June 23, 2005 City Council
Meeting
Lieutenant Steve Thetford, ACOP Palm Desert Police Department
By Minute Motion, concur with the recommendation of the Police Department for approval of
the Mayors signature for the First Amendment for Law Enforcement Services between the
County of Riverside and the City of Palm Desert to increase their General Law Enforcement
Hours by 30 hours per day.
Background:
The City of Palm Desert approved the request to increase their General Law Enforcement Hours
by 30 hours per day for FY 05/06 budget as requested by the Palm Desert Police Department,
served by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department at the June 23, 2005 City Council meeting.
The original staff report that was presented at the June 7, 2005 budget session and was
subsequently attached as part of the approved overall FY 05/06 budget is attached to this staff
report for your review.
In Brief, these additional hours will allow our Police Department to establish an additional beat
in the north end of the city to address the current and future residential and commercial growth in
this area. These additional hours will allow us to provide one full time deputy to specifically
work this beat for each of our three 10 hour shifts daily. This additional beat deputy will provide
proactive routine patrols and respond to the projected increase in calls for service that will occur
as a result of the Desert Gateway Project and the expanding north end residential areas.
The First Amendment to the existing five year contract (July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2008) is
presented to the City Council for final approval and signature by the Mayor.
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Cost Analysis:
The total budget request for FY 05/06 with additional increase of service is $12,385,597. The
rollover budget request for FY 05/06 for our current level of service is approximately $894,960
more that the projected FY 04/05 budget. However, the overall increase with the reauested
increased level of service is $1,206,800 which is an additional $311,840 over the current level of
service projection. (See attached staff report for further Financial Detail).
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES BETWEEN COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND
CITY OF PALM DESERT
IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED that the Agreement for Law Enforcement Services between the
County of Riverside and the City of Palm Desert, approved by the Board of Supervisors on
November 25, 2003, for services effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2008, is hereby amended in
the following respects only:
1. Attachment A is amended to read as follows:
ATTACHMENT A
CITY OF PALM DESERT
LEVEL OF SERVICE
Averave Patrol Services
176.4 supported hours per day. (Approximate equivalent of thirty-six (36) Deputy
Sheriff positions @ 1,780 annual productive hours per position)
Nondedicated Positions
Eight (8) Deputy Sheriff positions (supported) -Traffic
Four (4) Deputy Sheriff positions (supported) -Special Enforcement/Target Team
One (1) Deputy Sheriff position (supported) -Career Criminal Apprehension Team
One (1) Deputy Sheriff position (supported)- Community Oriented Policing Officer
Dedicated Positions
One (1) Sheriffs Lieutenant position
Three (3) Sheriffs Sergeant positions
One (1) Sheriff's Sergeant position -Motorcycle
Four (4) Deputy Sheriff positions (supported) -Motorcycle Team
Two (2) Deputy Sheriff positions (unsupported)- School Resource Officers
Six (6) Community Service Officer II positions
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Two (2) Community Service Officer I positions
Two (2) Sheriff's Service Officer II positions
5241 of a Crime Analyst position
5241 of an Office Assistant II position
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Palm Desert, by resolution or minute order duly
adopted by its City Council, has caused this Agreement to be signed by its Mayor and attested and
sealed by its Clerk, and the County of Riverside, by order of its Boaa•d of Supervisors, has caused
this Agreement to be signed by the Chairman of said Board and attested and sealed by the Clerk of
said Board, all on the dates indicated below.
Date:
ATTEST:
Namc:
Title:
By
Date:
Al"F ST:
Clerk of the Board
By:
Deputy
CITY OF PALM DESERT
Mayor
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
By:
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
FORM APPROVED COUNTY COUNSE
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Bob Doyle, Sheriff - Coroner
PALM DESERT POLICE DEPARTMENT
Served by the Riverside County Sheriffs Department - Palm Desert Station
Palm Desert Police Budget
FY 2005 / 2006
Increase in General Law Enforcement Hours
City of Palm Desert
May 23, 2005
Contract No. C220
Riverside County Sheriffs Department
PALM DESERT POLICE
Memorandum
Bob Doyle,
Sheriff -Coroner
Date: May 23, 2005
TO: Carlos Ortega, City Manager
FROM: Captain Craig Kilday
(prepared by Lieutenant Steve Thetford)
RE: positional paper — Requesting Increase is General Law Enforcement
Hours Expanding North End Beat
Recommendation,
The Palm Desert Police Department, served by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department,
recommends that the City of Palm Desert approve the request to increase their General Law
Enforcement Hours by 30 hours per day for FY 05/06 budget. The total budget request for FY
05/06 with additional increase of service is $12,385,597. The rollover budget request for FY
05/06 for our current level of service is approximately $894,960 more that the projected FY
04/05 budget. However, the overall increase with the reauested increased level of service. is
$1,206,800 which is an additional $311,840 over the current level of service projection.
These additional hours will allow our Police Department to establish an additional beat in the
north end of the city to address the current and future residential and commercial growth in this
area. These additional hours will allow us to provide one full time deputy to specifically work
this beat for each of our three 10 hour shifts daily. This additional beat deputy will provide
proactive routine patrols and respond to the projected increase in calls for service that will occur
as a result of the Desert Gateway Project and the expanding north end residential areas.
Background
The Palm Desert Police Department currently operates at a General Law Enforcement staffing of
146.6 hours per day. This is an approximate equivalent of (30) deputy sheriff positions that
provide general patrol services to our three patrol shins (10 hours per shift). Our city is currently
divided into four distinct patrol beats (see attachment A — current beat map w/additional beat
projection). The South Palm Desert Beat (32 beat) covers the southern portion of the city south
of the El Paseo Business District. The Business Beat (30 beat) covers the Highway I I I corridor
business district to include El Paseo, Palms to Pines, Westfield Shoppingtown, Best Buy Center,
Mervyns Center, Desert Crossing Shopping Center, and the Painters Path Business District. The
Northwest Palm Desert Beat (36 beat) includes all of the city north of the Hwy I 1 I business
district, the western boundary of our city limits, to the northern city boundary, and primarily west
of Cook Street. The Northeast Palm Desert Beat (34 beat) includes the entire city north of Fred
Waring Drive, East of Cook Street, to the Northern and Eastern boundaries of the city limits.
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Current Beats and Call Volume,
Current configuration of the Northwest Palm Desert Beat (36 beat) from the north end to the
south end is approximately 5.3 miles. From the west end of the beat to the east end is up to
approximately 3 miles at its widest point_ During most of the business hours throughout the day,
the approximate length of time it takes a vehicle to safely xtravel
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minutee. The amount of vehicular traffic during these hours would directly effect response
times for the day shift and swing shift deputies (approximately 11 hours of each day from
approximately 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, typical work hours including travel time).
The Northwest Palm Desert Beat (36 beat) and The Northeast Palm Desert Beat (34 beat) beat
are "demographically similar" while the 30 beat (Business Corridor) and 32 beat (Southern City)
are in their own "demographic area." The deputies in the 36 beat and 34 beat demographic areas
generally assist each other due to the volume and types of priority of calls received in their
respective beats and the distances needed to travel to cover their beats. With the growth of
residential homes, commercial buildings, and the heavy increase in vehicular traffic, the north
end of our city has become a "demographic area" of its own due to increased response times and
a certain future increase in calls for service.
The Palm Desert Police Department responded to approximately 39,871 calls for service in 2004.
The approximate number of calls generated in the 36 beat last year was 10,407, and the average
number of calls generated in the 34 beat was approximately 5,2724. These calls represent
everything from emergency calls (medical aids, armed robberies, etc.) to non criminal public
assistance calls (stalled vehicles, lost property, etc.). The proposed future beats and some current
beat statistics are as follows:
` Based upon REASCO population projection.
` According to die U.S. DOJ Uniform Crime Report for 2003
3 This estimate was based on test drives conducted on Wednesday, 020905. from approx. 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM on
Monterey Ave between San Gorgonio and Dinah Shore Dr.
' These and the following figures are estimates taken from our county Data Warehouse. These estimates were from
lantian- 1. 2004. to December 31. 2004.
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* The southern portion of the 36 beat would include the area from Country Club Drive to just
north of the 30 beat business district and from Monterey Avenue to Cook Street. The average
number of calls for service in this area alone last year was 9,170. The average time for an
emergency response (priority 1 calls) in this area was approximately 4.82 minutes. The deputy
assigned to the 36 beat responded to only approximately 38% of these priority 1 emergency calls.
The average time for response to a priority 2 call (residential and commercial alarms, suspicious
persons, etc.) was 7.18 minutes. The deputy assigned to the 36 beat responded to an estimated
43% of these calls.
* In comparison, the north portion of the current 36 beat (Monterey Avenue to Cook Street and
Country Club Drive to Interstate 10 (these figures do not include the recent annex of Palm Desert
Greens and Suncrest) had an estimated 1,237 calls for service last year. The average time for an
emergency response in this sector was approximately 5.7 minutes. The deputy assigned to 36
beat responded to approximately 55% of these emergency calls The average time for response to
priority 2 calls in this sector was approximately 10A minutes with the 36 beat deputy responding
to an estimated 41% of these calls.
* The southern portion of the 34 beat would include the area from roughly Interstate 10 to Fred
Waring Drive and Cook Street to Washington Street (see attachment D). The average number of
calls for service in this area last year was 4,301. The average time for an emergency response
(priority 1 calls) in this area was approximately 5.18 minutes. The 34 beat deputy responded to
approximately 66% of these priority 1 emergency calls. The average time for response to a
priority 2 call was 8.81 minutes. The 34 beat deputy responded to an estimated 64% of these
calls.
* In comparison, the north portion of the current 34 beat (Interstate 10 to Country Club Drive
and Cook Street to Washington Street, see attachment E) had an estimated 971 calls last year
The average time for an emergency response in this area was approximately 6.6 minutes. Tile 34
beat deputy responded to approximately 72% of these emergency calls. The average time for
response to priority 2 calls was approximately 1 l minutes with the 34 beat deputy responding to
an estimated 49% of these calls.
In the previous comparisons deputies from other beats, including the roving 70 beat deputy;
supervisors, and even other jurisdictions, all responded to these calls when the assigned beat
deputies for their designated areas were busy on other calls. Although the Palm Desert Police
Department has a high level of teamwork and cooperation in answering calls and maintaining
quality service, it is apparent by the above statistics that any further growth would dictate the
immediate need for an additional full time deputy. The addition of the 38 beat deputy will help
keep the deputies assigned to their specific beats in their designated areas so we can maintain the
appropriate level of public safety and service as our city grows.
The proposed 38 beat will combine the northern portion of 36 beat and most of the northern
portion of 34 beat (Monterey Avenue to Tamarisk Row and Country Club Drive to Interstate 10,
see attachment A). This area will establish a full time deputy to respond to the existing call
volume, actively patrol this area, and perform business checks to the new construction sites,
existing businesses, residential areas, college campus and proposed schools. This 38 beat deputy
will also handle the growing number of calls in this area and allow the other deputies in the
remaining beats to actively patrol and handle the calls in those areas.
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With the overall combined efforts of the deputies patrolling these beats, we should be able to
keep our emergency calls for service within the five minute range, conduct preliminary
investigations in a timely manner, and maintain the high standard of service and public relations
to the residents, workers, and visitors of Palm Desert.
La Quinta Walmart Impact upon police services
The recent "Super Wal-Mart" in the City of La Quinta opened in March, 2004. Shortly after
their opening, the area along Iiwy 111 near Super Wal-Mart saw rapid growth with numerous
additional new buildings and businesses which created an immediate increase in calls for service
with the La Quinta Police Department. In March/April of 2003, their city had an estimated 3544
calls for service. Comparatively, in March/April of 2004, their city had an estimated 4363 calls
for service, an increase of 819 calls5. Although these figures can not be directly attributed to the
Super Wal-Mart complex itself, the majority of these increased calls directly correlate to the
increased number of people who visit their city and these businesses.
Another search for typical calls at this Super Wal-Mart revealed calls for police service ranging
from Missing Children, Robberies, Domestic Violence, Frauds, Stolen Vehicles, Burglaries, Hit
and Runs, Shoplifters, Alarms, etc. At this Wal-Mart, the average time needed to fully
investigate a Shoplifting call for the La Quinta Deputies was one hour and ten minutes per
incident. A Wal-Mart official stated that they conducted a recent study of that showed the
average estimate of customers who visit their establishment was close to 9,000 people on a daily
basis, with a significant increase on weekends.
With the new Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and numerous other proposed businesses on Dinah Shore
Drive, along with the an easy freeway access, we can expect to see a large increase of daily
visitors to this area along with increased crime statistics similar to those of the La Quinta Wal-
Mart Shopping Center.
Conclusions
The proposed 38 beat will combine the northern portion of 36 beat and most of the northern
portion of 34 beat (Monterey Avenue to Tamarisk Row and Country Club Drive to Interstate 10,
see attachment A). This area will establish a full time deputy to respond to the existing call
volume, actively patrol this area, and perform business checks to the new construction sites,
existing businesses, residential areas, college campus and proposed schools. This 38 beat deputy
will also handle the growing number of calls in this area and allow the other deputies in the
remaining beats to actively patrol and handle the calls in those areas. With the overall combined
efforts of the deputies patrolling these beats, we should be able to keep our emergency calls for
service within the five minute range; conduct preliminary investigations in a timely manner, and
maintain the high standard of service and public relations to the residents, workers, and visitors
of Palm Desert.
These figures are estimates taken from our county Data Warehouse dated from March 13, 2004. to December 31.
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Cost Analivsis
If this proposal is approved In June 2005 the Riverside County Sheriff's Department would
begin the process of hiring deputies to fill this requested to increase the service hours for the
Palm Desert Police Contract. This hiring process includes identifying qualified applicants,
academy training and field training before the deputies would be available for service. This
process could take approximately 8 months; therefore, the cost estimate that will be provided
will be based on only the last '/< of the year (Approximately 91.25 days). The following is the
cost analysis for the increased service for the last quarter of FY 05,06 and an estimated cost for
the full year for FY 06/07. :
FY 05/06
increased level of service (N/ Beat)
30 additional hrs per day x 91.25 x $109.10
$298,661
Additional Patrol Unit Miles
(174 miles per day x 91 25 days) 15,877.5 x $ 83 per mite
$13,178
For addition to FY05/06 for last quarter of
the fiscal year
I Cost increase FY 05/06
$311,9"
For a total budget for FY 05/06
$12,385,598
FY 06/07
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Increased level of service (N/ Beat)
30 additional hrs per day x 365 x $114.59 (6% increase fm
05/06), _
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$1,266,368
Additional Patrol Unit Miles
174 miles per day x 365 days x $ 87 per mite
$55,254
For addition to FY06/07 for full year
Fuji cost of rollover for FY 06/07
$1,321,261
On the December 21, 2004 "Revised City of Palm Desert Five -Year Forecast of General Fund
Revenue and Expenses" report prepared by REASCO it projected that a Public Safety, Police
Budget of $12,843,500 for FY 05/06 fell within their projection of"Realistic Cost Control". The
REASCO report also made this projection with the increased staffing level of 81 sworn by FY
05/06 (we are currently at 70 sworn and this proposal would increase our sworn staffing to 76-78
sworn). The Palm Desert Police budget request for FY 05/06, with this increase in service, is
estimated at $12,385,598 (this is approximately $457,902 less than what was projected in the
REASCO report). It should be noted that the above request is only budgeting the increased cost
of one -quarter of the year. if this proposal is granted the estimated cost increase for the first full
year to maintain this staffing level (for FY 06/07) will be approximately $1,321,261.
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