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Home My WebLink About1999-275 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 , Resolution No. 1999-275 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL TO OBLIGATE AND EXPEND THE AWARDED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK. GRANT (LLEBG) MONIES FOR . LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT EXPENDITURES'I BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Mayor of the City of San Bernardino is hereby authorized to obligate and expend the awarded Local Law Enforcement Block Grant monies in the amount of $865,531 from the U.S. Department of Justice and Bureau of Justice Assistance for law enforcement support expenditures contained in the proposed expenditure plan. IIII IIII IIII IIII IIII IIII September 22, 1999 , 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1999-275 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL TO OBLIGATE AND EXPEND THE AWARDED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT (LLEBG) MONIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT EXPENDITURES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a joint regular meeting thereof, held on the ~ day of November , 1999, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members: Ayes ESTRADA x LIEN x McGINNIS x SCI-INETZ x 14 VACANT - 5th Ward ANDERSON x MILLER x Nays Abstain Absent ~dJ.. ~ City Clerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this . -? -</' November ,1999. Approved as to form and Legal content; James . Penman, City Attorney BY: September 22, 1999 day of .t. (l! - - Judith Valles, Mayor City of San Bernardino 2 , 1999-275 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT EXPENDITURE PLAN NARRATIVE FOR FY 1999 - 2000 FUNDING FOR MIS PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMMER and OPERATOR In FY 1998/99, the Police Department provided grant funding to hire one Public Safety Programmer and one operator assigned to MIS. The Police Department and MIS have been working closely together to complete the implementation of a new Tiburon Records Management 1 Computer Aided Dispatch (RMS/CAD) System, a network upgrade project, and a Mobile Data Computer (MDC) upgrade project to replace the aging Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) voiceless field communications system. These collaborative efforts must continue throughout FY 1999/00 to complete implementation of these projects and resolve problems and concerns that arise. Our policing future as described in "A Bridge to the Future" publication is dependent upon our ability to make data-driven decisions. We have provided training to all of our line-level personnel in community policing. This training emphasizes our reliance on data-driven decision making. The inability to obtain timely and accurate data will impact department effectiveness and hamper our community policing endeavors. STAFFING CONTINGENCIES Our general fund overtime allocation is, by practice, substantially under what we spend. To a large extent, salary savings are used to make up the difference. An additional offset will be achieved by earmarking funding for staffing contingencies in Patrol and Dispatch, to include extraordinary overtime, part-time salaries, and contractual services. This funding will be allocated as following. . $85,001 for extraordinary overtime. . $15,000 for part-time Police call takers and dispatchers. . $10,000 for contractual service desk employees. PROPERTY and EVIDENCE FACILITY SUPERVISOR The need for this position was clearly identified in the Property Room audit conducted in August 1998. Since receipt of that audit, an 10 Tech II has been temporarily assigned to the position of property room supervisor. This position needs to become permanent and the 10 Tech II position returned to the 10 Bureau. We have been in this configuration for almost one year and have made good strides toward eliminating the various issues that negatively impacted the unit's efficiency and reliability. We need to maintain the current level of supervision to provide a balance between staffing and workload and avoid falling back into harms way. t.~..* p~ /II, /99 #2.-Jk .. 1999-275 ADDITIONAL POLICE DISPATCHERS In FY 1997/98, the Police Department eliminated three police dispatcher positions and replaced them with contractual employees assigned to staff the Dispatch "Service Desk". This was part of the Police Department's budget reduction package and was implemented on a trial basis. This experiment has proven to be ineffective and inefficient. Contract personnel have not exhibited the skill level necessary to perform assigned duties quickly, accurately, and efficiently. Their limited capabilities have led to higher overtime and part-time costs. Grant funding will be utilized to cover the cost of salary and benefits for three additional police dispatcher positions for 12 months. Funding for the contractual positions has already been eliminated from the department's adopted FY 1999/00 budget. CLERICAL SUPPORT FOR CRIME FREE RENTAL HOUSING Currently the Crime Free Rental Housing Program is funded by the Economic Development Agency. This program is a key component in the Police Department's Cooperative Problem Solving Initiative and is critical to the department and City's efforts in reducing crime associated with multi-family dwellings. The adopted budget for the program in FY 1999/00 includes $55,600 in salary and fringe benefits of the program coordinator and $21,300 for ancillary costs associated with this operation. Due to budget constraints in the Economic Development Agency, funding for part-time clerical support for the program has been cut. Clerical support is essential in maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the program and freeing the coordinator to concentrate on program development and delivery. $10,000 in grant funding has been earmarked to restore this clerical support. POLICE MDC PROJECT In FY 1998/99, the Police Department committed grant funding to implement Phase I of the Police Mobile Data Computer (MDC) project. MDC's are designed to replace the aging and obsolete Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) currently in use in most police vehicles to provide voiceless communication between Dispatch and field units. Phase I funding provided equipment, mounting hardware, software, and airtime for vehicles assigned to the Patrol Division. Phase II will complete the transition and will provide equipment, software, and airtime for investigative and support units. .. 1999-275 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Proposed Expenditure Plan For FY 1999/2000 Account No, Description Amount 5011 thru Salary and benefits for two existing MIS employees: one $ 94,600 5029 Public Safety programmer and one operator for 12 mos. 5011 thru Salary and benefits for one additional Identification $ 44,200 5029 Technician III position to supervise the Property and Evidence Facility for 12 mos. 5011 thru Salary and benefits for three additional Police Dispatcher $101,300 5029 positions for 12 mos. 5011/5014/ Funding for staffing contingencies in Patrol and Dispatch, $110,001 5505 to include extraordinary overtime, part-time police call taker and dispatcher salaries and contractual service desk services. 5014 Salary for part-time clerical support for Crime Free Rental $ 11,600 Housing 5702 Phase II of Police MDC project: purchase of remaining $600.000 MDC and portable Forte units, mounting hardware and software AGGREGATE TOTAL $961,701