HomeMy WebLinkAbout29- Police CITY OF SAN BERM 701NO REQUEST FPN COUNCIL ACTION
From: Wayne Harp , Chief of Police Subject: Urgency Ordinance Amendment
Allowing Norton Security to
Dept: Police Department Enforce Municipal Code
Date: October 9 , 1995
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
None
Recommended motion:
Adopt ordinance.
Whature
Contact person: Sgt. D. Williams Phone: 382-7583
Supporting data attached: Staff Report Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: 0 . 00
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Finance:
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CITY OF SAN BERN[ IDINO - REQUEST P I COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
PROBLEM:
The scheduled opening of the "SB World Trade Center& international airport" (formerly Norton
AFT)to through-traffic at the completion of the road project (scheduled for October 19, 1995)
will allow public access to the facility. The Resource Protection Force (RPF) currently has no
authority to enforce Municipal Code infractions such as loitering, drinking in public, begging and
any other applicable sections. Without enforcement powers, the security of the facility from theft,
trespass and associated crimes will be greatly threatened, thus impacting the marketability in the
area.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Through a Council Resolution, authorize the RPF to enforce Municipal Code infractions as the
security force for Carousel Mall currently is authorized.
I FINDINGS:
At the completion of the road project currently in progress on the former Norton Air Force Base,
public access to the property obtained through the retosession process will occur. With that
access, problems related to theft and loitering will also occur. We have enjoyed the security of a
closed base thus far, but all that will change.
The ability of the RPF to combat these problems and protect the marketability of this property is
limited at this time without the authority to enforce infractions of the Municipal Code.
URGENCY:
Immediate enforcement authority is required for the protection of property as well as the public
since the primary road (Tippecanoe) into the former Norton Air Force Base property has been
opened to the public thereby allowing access to areas still under construction or environmental
remediation, to vacant buildings, and to hazardous utilities. Delay will prevent enforcement of the
City's codes and allow vandalism, transient occupancy, loitering, and other such crimes to go
unchecked.
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