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CITY OF PALM DESERT
Office of the Assistant City Manager
Community Services Division
Staff Report
REQUEST: 2005 Annual Public Safety Commission Report
SUBMITTED BY: Sheila R. Gilligan, ACM/Community Services
DATE: March 9, 2006
Recommendation:
By Minute Motion, receive and file the 2005 Annual Public Safety Commission Report
dated February 8, 2006.
Discussion:
At its meeting of February 8, 2006, the Public Safety Commission reviewed the subject
report and directed staff to provide a copy to the City Council for its information.
Staff will be available at the City Council meeting to answer any questions.
ACM/Community Servit s
Approval:
CARLOS L. ORTEGA
City Manager
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Memorandum
City of Palm Desert
Office of the Assistant City Manager
Community Services Division
To: Public Safety Commission
From: Sheila R. Gilligan, Assistant City Manager for Community Services
Subject: 2005 Annual Public Safety Commission Report
Date: February S, 2006
The Public Safety Commission, at its meeting of January 11, 2006, asked staff to prepare
an annual report to recap actions taken by the Commission during 2005, as follows:
January 12, 2005
• Recommended to the City Council that the Palm Desert Police Department
be allowed to provide the San Jacinto Police Department with use of its
Sokkia Total Station.
March 9, 2005
• Approved the ALARM (Adult Life And Residency Monitoring) Program and
its related initial cost as outlined by Deputy Bishop and Lt. Thetford.
April 13, 2005
• Recommended to the City Council approval of the budget request as set
forth in the March 7, 2005, report from Captain Craig Kilday with the
increased level of service as indicated in the report.
• Concurred with the City Manager's recommendation to prioritize relocation
of Fire Station #71 to provide protection for the City's North Sphere.
• Supported the proposal from the Fire Department for a new Computer Aided
Dispatch System (CAD) in the amount of $70,000.
Memorandum to Public Safety Commission
2005 Annual Report February 8, 2006
• Supported the recommendation from the Fire and Police Departments and
recommended to the City Council adoption of the "Safely Surrendered Baby"
Program.
• Ratified the City of Palm Desert Public Safety Goals for Fiscal Year 2005/06
as submitted by the Police Chief and authorized staff to send a letter to
CVAG advising of the Commission's ratification.
• Supported in concept AB1127 relative to establishment of conference call
courts, with concerns relative to funding and cost of implementation as well
as its impact on the City and local police agency.
• Recommended that the Palm Desert City Council concur with the Police
Department's proposal to expend approximately $11,728.59 in Cal COPS
(Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funding — SLESF) Grant funding
to purchase computer equipment.
May 11, 2005
• Approved staffs recommendation to recommend to the City Council that it
start the process of assuming jurisdiction of Highways 111 and 74 within the
City of Palm Desert.
• Approved the City -provided fire inspection services via the cooperative
agreement with the County of Riverside, retaining the 52% of the Battalion
Chief services and adding Fire Safety Specialist and Fire Inspectors to the
contract for the total cost of $302,125, with a recommendation that the City
explore relocation of the Fire Safety Specialist position to the Building
Department.
• Recommended adoption of the fire services budget.
• Recommended adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
the County of Riverside as amended (Section IIIA to read: "Membershiu:
The Commission shall consist of a membership of two elected officials from
each city or their alternates, also elected officials. Each member PA of the
Commission shall have two votes on the Commission, and each vote shall
be vested in and be exercised by an elected official or his or her alternate..."
September 14, 2005
• Recommended that the Palm Desert City Council concur with the Fire
Department request to declare two ambulances as surplus equipment, with
suggestion that consideration be given to donating the ambulances to Palm
Deserts sister city or the gulf coast.
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Memorandum to Public Safety Commission
2005 Annual Report February 8, 2006
Recommended that the Palm Desert City Council concur with the
recommendation of the Palm Desert Police Department and the City Attorney
to adopt an ordinance pertaining to prohibition of the establishment of
medical marijuana dispensaries in the City of Palm Desert.
• Concurred with the Palm Desert Police Departments proposal and
recommended to the City Council that it 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
the front line law enforcement services.
October 12, 2005
• 1) Recommended that the Palm Desert City Council concur with the Fire
Departments proposal to expend approximately $47,000 in Indian Gaming
Grant funding and General Fund monies to purchase and install mobile
computer equipment on all front line City fire equipment; 2) recommended
that the Palm Desert City Council approve additional funding in the amount
of $8,000 to equip two fire engines and vehicles for the Fire Marshal and
Chief with the same mobile computer equipment.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.
SHEILA R. GIL111GAN
COMMUNITY SERVICE-9 DIVISION
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