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Home My WebLink About15-Police . ~ CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Garrett W. Zimmon, Chief of Police ORIGINAL Subject: An ordinance of the City of San Bernardino amending Municipal Chapter 8.81 to include Section 8.81.045 establishing a requirement that alarm businesses notify the police department of each alarm installation and that allows the City of San Bernardino to invoice alarm businesses for installation and monitoring service transfer fee. Dept: Police Department Date: January- 8,2004 Synopsis of Previous Council Action October 5, 1999 July 12, 1999 Resolution #99-246 amended #99-173 Resolution #99-173 adopted Recommended Motion: That said ordinance be laid over for final adoption. ~ -WCHAEL BILLDT, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE Contact person: Captain Robert Curtis Phone: 384-5606 Supporting data attached: Yes Ward: All FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: None Source: Council Notes: Finance Agem -#/s-' 2J!I/OLj CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Staff Report SUBJECT An ordinance of the City of San Bernardino amending Municipal Chapter 8.81 to include Section 8.81.045 establishing a requirement that alarm businesses notify the police department of each alarm installation and that allows the City of San Bernardino to invoice alarm businesses for installation and monitoring service transfer fees. BACKGROUND Currently, the San Bernardino Municipal Code does not require alarm businesses to notify the police department of each new system installed or require any installation or alarm monitoring service transfer fees. The City currently holds approximately 7,700 valid alarm permits for both residential and commercial alarms installed in the city. Payment of a $25.00 installation fee on these alarms would have generated revenues of $192,500 over a period of five years. The Alarm Compliance Unit is notified of an average of 1,200 new alarm systems installed in the city per year. It is estimated that there could be as many as 1,500 new alarm systems installed in the city per year. Charging alarm businesses a one-time fee of $25.00 for each new alarm system installed in the city will generate additional annual revenues of approximately $35,000. We estimate that there are as many as 300 transfers annually of existing alarm system monitoring services from one business to another. Charging a one-time fee of $10.00 for each alarm system monitoring transfer within city limits will generate additional annual revenues of approximately $3,000. The total additional annual revenues are estimated to be $38,000. These fees will partially offset the staff time required to update the alarm files. Requiring alarm businesses to notify the police department of each installation will help better track alarm systems in the city and allow the department to bring those alarm owners not aware of the alarm ordinance into compliance. FINANCIAL IMPACT Requiring notification from the alarm businesses would enable the police department to generate both installation charges and permit fees for these new alarm systems. Estimated annual revenue from installation and transfer fees is $38,000. Additional permit fees are also expected to be generated. RECOMMENDATIONS That said ordinance be laid over for final adoption. 8.81.040 Alarm business registration. It is unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation or firm to own, manage, conduct or carry on an alarm business within the City of San Bernardino without first having registered with the Police Department. Registration is not required for any business which only sells or leases alarm systems from a fixed location unless the business services, installs, monitors or responds to alarm systems at the protected premises. Registration shall be accomplished by furnishing such information as may be required by the Police Department, including but not limited to, the full name of the business and a copy of its State issued license. The Police Department shall notify the alarm business at the time of such registration that a City business license is required. (Ord. MC-773, 3-11- 91; Ord. MC-236, 12-20-82; Ord. MC-125, 1-4-82.) (City Attorney Opinion No. 91-37) 8.81.045 Alarm businesses installation and transfer fees. Alarm businesses shall notify the Police Department of each new alarm system installed or assuming an existing monitoring seIVice in the City. A. Alarm businesses shall pay a one-time fee for each new alarm system, residential or commercial, installed in the City. B. Alarm businesses shall pay a one-time fee for each alarm monitoring seIVice transfer, residential or commercial, with the City. c. Fees will be charged at a rate set by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council. 8.81.050 Alarm agent registration required. It is unlawful for any person, including the owners of an alarm business, to engage directly in the selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing of an alarm system in or on any building, place or premises within the City without first having registered his or her name and filed with the Police Chief a copy of the alarm agent registration card issued by the State. Nothing in this section shall require a person to so register in order to install, service, repair, alter, replace or move an alarm system on the premises owned or occupied by that person. Nothing in this section shall require a person to register who is merely a salesman for any business not required to obtain an alarm business permit under the provisions of Section 8.81.040, if the salesman does not engage in any other activities related to alarm systems apart from selling. No fee shall be charged, nor shall any application form be required by the City. The alarm agent shall be notified at the time of filing his or her State issued identification card with the Police Department that a City business license is required. (Ord. MC-236,12-20-82; Ord. MC-125,1-4-82.) v e e o~~~1 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING MUNICIPAL CHAPTER 8.81 TO INCLUDE SECTION 8.81.045 ESTABLISHING A REQUIREMENT THA T ALARM BUSINESSES NOTIFY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF EACH ALARM INSTALLATION AND THAT ALLOWS THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO INVOICE ALARM BUSINESSES FOR INST ALLA TION AND MONITORING SERVICE TRANSFER FEES. 3 4 5 6 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 7 8 SECTION 1. San Bernardino Municipal Code Section 8.81.045 is added as follows: 9 "8.81.045 Alarm Businesses Installation and Transfer Fees 10 II Alarm businesses shall notify the Police Dept. of each new alarm system installed, or when assuming monitoring services in the City. A. Alarm businesses shall pay a one-time fee for each new alarm system, residential or commercial, installed in the City. B. Alarm businesses shall pay a one-time fee for each alarm monitoring service transfer, residential or commercial, within the City. C. Fees will be charged at a rate set by resolution of the Mayor and Common 12 13 14 15 16 Council." 17 18 /I/i/ 19 1//// 20 /1/// 21 ///1/ 22 J'iil /..;1 23 /1/1/ 24 /i/i/ e 25 II/II -1- ere [) . 3~ r/ VJ //)-1 9 ESTRADA 10 LONGVILLE 11 MCGINNIS 12 DERRY e 13 SUAREZ 14 ANDERSON 15 MCCAMMACK 16 17 e e 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING MUNICIPAL CHAPTER 8.81 TO INCLUDE SECTION 8.81.045 ESTABLISHING A REQUIREMENT THAT ALARM BUSINESSES NOTIFY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF EACH ALARM INSTALLATION AND THAT ALLOWS THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO INVOICE ALARM BUSINESSES FOR INST ALLA TION AND MONITORING SERVICE TRANSFER FEES. 3 4 5 I HERBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and 6 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held 7 on the _ day of , 2004, by the following vote, to wit: 8 Council Members: ABSENT AYES NAYS ABSTAIN CITY CLERK The forgoing Ordinance is hereby approved this _ day of ,2004. 18 19 20 Judith Valles, Mayor 21 City of San Bernardino 22 Approved as to form and legal content: 23 24 JAMES F. PENMAN, City Attorney 25 )__ /J . . {?z_____ -2- .~:. ,. * *"QR OFFICE USE ONLY _ NOT,A PUBLIC, DOCUMnrr*~1C A ''$ '." ..,~~:;5.~~<>~>.<:i;:;r;;,:7!:: . ::'~1~::,~' .~r;~~~~_>.." ?"-'~?'f-:,F~;:,;~:- '<:.~~'~\f;J.W~~?-t:~~~~~:,;~:~;:.~~'-" , .. ,';;:,",~.' . "CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO:: CITv ClERK;SOFF(CE '.::~"N"r~.~~.:'" ',c.. " "'" . RECORDS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AGENDA ITEM TRACKING FORM Meeting Date/Date Adopted: '1YI~ f. 2 t7 0 Y Resolution/Ordinance No. Me: /16 (; . L/-I- 01/ /-7 .H- Date Sent to Mayor: 3 /2-/ C5 Y ///./ Date of Mayor's Signature: 3 2- 0 i ate Su to Attorney: / :i/2-/{) l/ / / r- Date Published: 3 '{. 0 Item No. IS;- G' /fA, Effective Date: Ordinance Urgency: Yes Tennination/Sunset Date: Abstain; Nays: Absent: .GL -c9- Vote: Ayes: Date Returned from Mayor: Date of Clerk's Signature: Date Summary Returned from Attorney: Meeting ype: Continued Frorn/T Date Seal Impressed: 3/2/0'/ I I Exhibits Complete & Attached to Resolution/Ordinance: Reminder Letter Sent: Reminder Letter Sent: Reminder Letter Sent: Request for Council Action & Staff Report Attach Notes: v/ Date Sent for Signatur . Expiration Date: Copies Distribut ~ Yes No }~ Ready to File: 1, I~O Date: ~/j/ Of DOCUMENT lOCAllON: FODISI,.,., ....T~Fomt.CCFomlNIL 111.UIt~ 1211M11'"