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Resolution No. 80922 3 4 5 6 V1 8 9 10 i 11 11FA 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 j 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 8092 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITIZENS OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) PROGRAM WHEREAS, Assembly bill 1913 (AB 1913)(Cardenas) was chaptered into law on September 7, 2000 for supplemental local law enforcement funding pursuant to the bill; and WHEREAS, AB 1913 provides $100,000,000 statewide for the Citizens for Public Safety (COPS) Program; and WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles has established a Supplemental Law Enforcement Service Fund (SLESF) in accordance with Section 30061 of the Government Code to receive AB 1913 funds which have been allocated for use in Los Angeles County; and WHEREAS, the City of Vernon participates in the COPS Program and receives its share of any funds available for the purpose of ensuring public safety; and WHEREAS, the City has established its own Supplemental Law. Enforcement Service Fund (SLESF) in accordance with Section 30061 of the Government Code; and WHEREAS, by minute order on September 5, 2001, the City Council of the City of Vernon authorized the Police Department to procure equipment to deter juvenile crime utilizing the COPS grant funds in order to improve frontline municipal police services and enhance the effectiveness of its officers; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 823 (AB 823)(Poochigian) was chaptered into law on April 8, 2002 amending Sections 30061 and 30063 of the Government Code relating to law enforcement funding; and 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ME WHEREAS, AB 823 provides that funds received be expended no later than June 30 of the following fiscal year; and WHEREAS, by letter dated October 1, 2002, Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Administrator/City Clerk, recommended that the Police Department be authorized to proceed with the acquisition of a Command Vehicle, Tactical Response Equipment and Wireless Video Equipment utilizing the COPS grant funds; and WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing to consider funding requests from the Chief of Police to use COPS grant funds by June 30, 2003 to improve frontline municipal police services and shall determine each submitted request as required by AB 823 in order to enhance the effectiveness of its officers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby directs that the City maintain its own Supplemental Law Enforcement Service Fund (SLESF) as required by AB 823 and State law pursuant to Government Code Sections 30061 and 30063. SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon finds that all persons have had the opportunity to be heard or to file written comments to the expenditure of COPS grant funds provided by AB 823, and after due consideration of any and all evidence submitted at the public hearing determines that there are compelling reasons to justify the expenditure of COPS grant funds for the equipment requested by the Chief of Police. - 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby requests that the City's share of the funding be allocated to SLESF for purposes of front line law enforcement services. SECTION 5: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby directs the City Clerk, or his designee, to send a copy of this Resolution to: Ms. Yolanda Reyes SLESF Oversight Committee 500 West Temple Street, Room 740 Los Angeles, CA 90012 SECTION 6: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of October, 2002. (ATTEST: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk EONIS C. MALB G, May r I -- - 3 - 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) 2 ) ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) 3 4 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do 5 hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 6 8092, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at an 7 adjourned regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Wednesday, 8 October 23, 2002, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the 9 City of Vernon. 10 11 BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk 12 13 (SEAL) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CITY COUNCIL LEONIS C. MALBURG Mayor THOMAS A. YBARRA Mayor Pro—Tem a� e WM. "BILL" DAVIS Councilman AA H. "LARRY" GONZALES Councilman W. MICHAEL MCCORMICK Councilman BRUCE V. MALKENHORST City Administrator/City Clerk FAX (323) 826-1438 City Council City of Vernon 14, CITY HALL 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 TELEPHONE (323) 583-8811 Honorable Members: f `dam" OLIVO tatty Attorney FAX: (562) 869-1883 r' KEVIN WILSON Director of Community Services & Water FAX: (323) 826-1435 October 1, 2002 KENNETH J. DeDARIO Director of Utilities FAX: (323) 826-1425 STEVEN E. PARKER Fire Chief FAX: (323) 826-1407 BRUCE W. OLSON Police Chief FAX: (323) 826-1481 In October 2001, the City received $100,000.00 through State Citizen's Options for Public Safety (COPS) funds as part of Assembly Bill 823 that must be spent before June 30, 2003. The intent of legislature allocating these funds is to provide, among other things, frontline law enforcement services and the implementation of a comprehensive multi -agency juvenile justice plan. The Police Department has allocated certain amounts from this grant for the acquisition of the following: • $45,000.00 for a Command Vehicle • $35,000.00 for Tactical Response Equipment • $35,000.00 for Wireless Video Equipment This has been reviewed by the City Attorney and it is hereby recommended that the Police Department be authorized to proceed with the acquisition of the requested equipment utilizing the COPS Grant Funds. Very truly yours, Ole Bruce V. Malkenhorst City Administrator/City Clerk BVM/gm NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Vernon will conduct a Public Hearing that you may attend. WHERE: VERNON CITY HALL CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 DATE & Wednesday, October 23, 2002 TIME: 5 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard) PURPOSE: To consider the expenditure of Citizens Options for the Public Safety (COPS) funds provided by Senate Bill 832 (Poochigian). Specifically, the moneys are allocated for, among other things, frontline law enforcement services and the implementation of a comprehensive multi -agency juvenile justice plan. Specifically, the funds will be used to obtain equipment to improve the effectiveness and safety of the City of Vernon's Police Officers. Bruce V. Malkenhorst f City Clerk Date: October 1, 2002 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) CITY OF VERNON ) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ss I, Martha Valenzuela, Finance Office Manager, of the City of Vernon do hereby certify that I did, on the -3(A of 2002, posted one (3) copies of: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - To consider the expenditure of Citizens Options for the Public Safety (COPS) funds provided by Senate Bill 832 (Poochigian). On each of the following places, to wit: on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of the City of Vernon located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue; at the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; the northeast corner of Leonis Blvd., and Pacific Blvd., all in said City, there being no newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Vernon. Date: f0 ,� a� 144mq) LQQ�, Martha Valenzuela State of California ) ) ss County of Los Angeles) On /0 LxI / � before me, Pdau-e6o 61rm Personally appeared Martha Valenzuela Personally known to me (or known to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity, and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal MANUELA GIRON Commission * 1328374 Notary Public - California Loa Angeles County MY Comm. Expires Nov 4, 20M VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT. 4305 S. SaNTA FE AVENUE VERNON, CALIFORA 90058 NI • PHONE: (323) 587-5171 FAX: 323 826-1482 BRUCE OLSON FAX COVER SHEET CHIEF OF POLICE Date: p s-el Number of pages (including cover): y Time: D30 SENT TO: Name:ew,��ed oc.�© c•�',�: Company: c.ri ,grry syr-s —.cE' Phone Number: FAX Number:s`z) SENT BY: Name: Phone Number: < 3Z31 $777 -.S -7,1 x //G !DESCRIPTION: SB Z c<r�2�ovr' Fu�vbs - �ieoPosE' �c�-ivl��zclle..�y��✓�' 'e'r--Ilrew A-,--b -46 Vw� 2 /1,s- SvLi<x G,tf�)cri`. 7,ilit711//C Ye�Ji%. The following facsimile transmission is of confidential and priviledged nature and for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity(s) on this cover sheet. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or employee/agent responsible for delivering said transmission to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmission in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the Vernon Police Department immediately by telephone and return the entire original transmission to the above address via the U.S. postal service. - To: Gloria Orosco From: Lt. Towles CC: Chief Olson Date: September 24, 2002 Re: SB 823 — Regarding type of hearing required for disbursement of funds. The attached Notice of Public Hearing can be used regarding the City Council's consideration of Senate Bill 823 expenditures. Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call me. 0 Page 1 Vernon. Department m Me o To: Edward Olivo, City Attorney From: Lt. Towles CC: Chief Olson Date: September 5, 2002 Re: SB823 Grant Funds am sending you this memo regarding the proposed use of funds provided by S13823. The City of Vernon through the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services "Fund has already received these funds ($100,000.00). They must be spent before June 30, 2003. Before spending the funds,a public hearing is `required. According to information received from the Supplemental Law Enforcement Oversite Committee, a public hearing, for the purposes of this grant, can mean a staff report to the City Council outlining what the funding will be spent on and then put on the Council agenda under Public Hearings. It can go as a consent item and then if no one pulls it off the agenda, we have complied with the legislative intent. I would Like to have the public hearing held as soon as practical. Please review the attached memo and let me know if any further information wilt.be required. Thank you for your assistance. 0 Page 1 PoliceVernon Department Me a r To: Chief Olson From: Lt. Towles Date: August 27, 2002 Re: Use of COPS Grant Funds In October 2001, the City of Vernon received $100,000.00 through the State's Citizen's Options for Public Safety fund, provided by Senate Bill 823. The intent of the legislature ° in allocating these funds was to provide for among other things, frontline law enforcement services and the implementation of a comprehensive multiagency juvenile justice plan. These funds must be expended by June 30, 2003. The Police Department would like to use these funds for the following purchases: New Command Vehicle (estimated cost $45,000) The Police Department currently has one vehicle outfitted as a command vehicle. The command vehicle, a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, is usually driven by a field supervisor on patrol and is designed to deliver a wide variety of tactical equipment to a'location. Over the past couple of years, the list of equipment has grown considerably and space is not available. Additionally, while it is efficient in terms of delivering a large amount of gear, it is less desirable as a patrol type vehicle which may be required to engage in a pursuit or other high speed type driving. After receiving input from supervisors, it has been determined that it would be more effective to have a second command vehicle outfitted with the more essential items that could also be used for routine patrol duties. The Tahoe would remain available to respond with other, less essential but still needed equipment that would be used during large scale investigations or command post operations In the event one of these vehicles is out of service, the second vehicle would still be available for use. It is the intent of the Police Department to purchase a pursuit rated vehicle such as a Ford Police Interceptor and have it outfitted as a command vehicle, with additional racks, storage boxes, radios and other equipment crucial to a tactical response. Tactical Response Equipment (estimated cost $25,000) Over the past several years and even more recently, police officers and other emergency response personnel are being called to respond to increasingly violent situations. These types of situations can occur in the workplace, such as the shooting death of the USDA inspector. These types of events have also occurred at schools, such as at Columbine and Santee High Schools. Even during routine patrol activities, personnel can be unexpectedly_ confronted by a suspect armed with assault type weapons. 0 Page 1 1 , Each year, it seems, we read about this type of situation occurring locally, frequently with tragic consequences. Even within our own City, we have seen an increase in the use of weapons to carry out criminal acts. Additionally, the events of 9/11 have caused our own agency, as well as many other law enforcement agencies to reevaluate the resources that are available to them for a responselerronst acts or other threats to homeland security.; The Police Department is working to get the frontline personnel, including supervisors, officers and detectives the training necessary to give them every tactical advantage possible when confronted with to these types of events. _ We are currently looking into the most up to date tactics and equipment available and it is the intent of the Police Department to use these funds for the purchase of tactical equipment to be deployed in these types of situations. Wireless Video Equipment (estimated cost $35 000) The Police Department has recently been looking into the viability of implementing a wireless streaming video system. The introduction of this type of technology into a law enforcement application is relatively new and there are many factors to be considered. We are currently meeting with representatives of IBM to discuss the implementation of such a system, however no specific target date has been set. In it's infancy, it is expected that this system will provide real time digital video images from police vehicles and officers equipped .with uniform mounted cameras. 'Images from these cameras will be transmitted via a CDPD connection to selected locations on the network, including our communications center, select desktop computers and PDAs. Dispatchers and supervisors will be able to see much of what is occurring with officers in the field. Supervisors will be able to observe activity in the field, making timely assessments and decisions regarding the use of personnel and the deployment of other resources. Having this information available to them would significantly enhance the -safety of responding frontline police personnel. Administrators using laptops from remote locations will also be able to have this information available to them. The potential for this type of technology to be used in partnership with the community is significant. It is foreseeable that locations such as banks, liquor stores and other companies, such as those containing hazardous materials, could have cameras located inside that could be remotely viewed and controlled by police via a mobile unitorpersonal digital assistant (PDA). Officers or other safety personnel responding to a hazmat spill, armed robbery in progress or other critical event such as an attack on �• homeland security, may able to view the area prior to their arrival, enhancing their own safety and improving the efficiency of the response of other emergency personnel. It is the intent of the Police Department to use 'these funds to support the acquisition and implementation of this type of equipment. • Page 2 To: City Council, City of Vernon Fronx Lt. Towles Dab — October 3, 2002 Re: Use of COPS Grant Funds In October 2001, the City of Vernon received $100,000.00 through the State's Citizen's Options for Public Safety fund, provided by Senate Bill 823. The intent of the legislature in allocating these funds was to provide for among other things, frontline law enforcement services and the implementation of a comprehensive multiagency juvenile justice plan. These funds must be expended by June 30, 2003. The Police Department would like to use these funds for the following purchases: _New Command Vehicle (estimated cost $45„000) The Police Department currently has one vehicle outfitted as a command vehicle. The command vehicle, a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, is usually driven by a field supervisor on patrol and is designed to deliver a wide variety of tactical equipment to a location. Over the past couple of years, the list of equipment has grown considerably and space is not available. Additionally, while it is efficient in terms of delivering a large amount of gear, it is less desirable as a patrol type vehicle which may be required to engage in a pursuit or other high speed type driving. After receiving input from supervisors, it has been determined that it would be more effective to have a second command vehicle outfitted with the more essential items that could also be used for routine patrol duties. The Tahoe would remain available to respond with other, less essential but still needed equipment that would be used during large scale investigations or command post operations . In the event one of these vehicles is out of service, the second vehicle would still be available for use. It is the intent of the Police Department to purchase a pursuit rated vehicle such as a Ford Police Interceptor and have it outfitted as a command vehicle, with additional racks, storage boxes, radios and other equipment crucial to a tactical response. Tactical Response Equipment (estimated cost $25,000) Over the past several years and even more recently, police officers and other emergency response personnel are being called to respond to increasingly violent situations. These types of situations can occur in the workplace, such as the shooting death of the USDA inspector. These types of events have also occurred at schools, such as at Columbine and Santee High Schools. Even during routine patrol activities, personnel can be unexpectedly confronted by a suspect armed with assault type weapons. • Page 1 L Each year, it seems, we read about this type of situation occurring locally, frequently with tragic consequences. Even within our own City, we have seen an increase in the use of weapons to carry out criminal acts. Additionally, the events of 9/11 have caused our own agency, as well as many other law enforcement agencies to reevaluate the resources that are available to them for a response terrorist acts or other threats to homeland security. The Police Department is working to get the frontline personnel, including supervisors, officers and detectives the training necessary to give them every tactical advantage possible when confronted with to these types of events. We are currently looking into the most up to date tactics and equipment available and it is the intent of the Police Department to use these funds for the purchase of tactical equipment to be deployed in these types of situations. Wireless Video Equipment (estimated cost $35,000) The Police Department has recently been looking into the viability of implementing a wireless streaming video system. The introduction of this type of technology into a law enforcement application is relatively new and there are many factors to be considered. We are currently meeting with representatives of IBM to discuss the implementation of such a system, however no specific target date has been set. In it's infancy, it is expected that this system will provide real time digital video images from police vehicles and officers equipped with uniform mounted cameras. Images from these cameras will be transmitted via a CDPD connection to selected locations on the network, including our communications center, select desktop computers and PDAs. Dispatchers and supervisors will be able to see much of what is occurring with officers in the field. Supervisors will be able to observe activity in the field, making timely assessments and decisions regarding the use of personnel and the deployment of other resources. Having this information available to them would significantly enhance the safety of responding frontline police personnel. Administrators using laptops from remote locations will also be able to have this information available to them. The potential for this type of technology to be used in partnership with the community is significant It is foreseeable that locations such as banks, liquor stores and other companies, such as those containing hazardous materials, could have cameras located inside that could be remotely viewed and controlled by police via a motile unit or personal digital assistant (PDA). Officers or other safety personnel responding to a hazmat spill, armed robbery in progress or other critical event such as an attack on homeland security, may be able to view the area prior to their arrival, enhancing their own safety and improving the efficiency of the response of other emergency personnel It is ,the intent of the Police Department to use these funds to support the acquisition and impiernentation of this type of equipment. 0 Page 2 From: Towles, Steven Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 9:06 AM To: Giron, Nelly Subject: COPS / SLESF Funds Nelly, I need to get a copy of the City Council's signed order to allocate the funds as decided at the Council's public hearing on October 23. IF you need to talk to me about this, I can be reached by cellphone at (213) 216-9921 or by message at my training hotel, (800) 676-6567. � �outi �j