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Home My WebLink About1999-01-12; City Council; Resolution 99-177 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RESOLUTION NO. 99-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE SRO PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND SAN DlEGUlTO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby re: follows: 1. That the Memorandum of Understanding for the SRO Program, attached he 8 Exhibit 2, between the City of Carlsbad and San Dieguito Union High Schoo is hereby approved. 9 10 2. That the Mayor of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized and directed to I 11 12 said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Carlsbad, California on the 2 day of January , 199 9, by the following vote to wit: 13 14 AYES: Council Members Lewis , Hall , FInnila, Nygaard & Kulchin 15 I I NoES: None 16 ABSENT: None 17 18 19 I1 ATTEST: 20 21 22 23 KAREN R. KUNDTZ, Assistant City Cler 24 25 26 27 28 0 e MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN SAN DIEGUITO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CITY OF CARLSBAD MISSION STATEMENT It is the mission of the Carlsbad Police Department i~ concert with the San Dieguito Union High School District to provide a safe secure, peaceful teaching and learning environment for all students and std within the City of Carlsbad by protecting life and property. Ensuring the safety of students and staff on school campuses in Carlsbad is priority to the school administration and the police department. Campu security will be increased by the presence of police officers who will interac with the students in .both a positive and proactive manner. Police officers 0: campus will help improve relations between the police department and th youth of the community. Therefore, the San Dieguito Union High Schoc: District and the City of Carlsbad have the, following expectations and agree t undertake the listed responsibilities to achieve these mutual objectives: A. SCHOOL DISTRICT’S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY 1. To ensure student welfare portal to portal; 2. To develop procedures to handle campus safety issues; 3. To establish and follow procedures for referring police involvemen and 4. To cooperate with and support in a proactive manner the City ( Carlsbad Police Department to ensure the success of program involving students, school personnel, parents and the community. B. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER’S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY 1. To provide prevention/intervention by: To provide high visibility of uniform police officer presence on tl- campus of the La Costa Canyon High School located in the City t Carlsbad. Developing classroom and faculty presentations relating to the youth and the law; Attending parent conferences/meetings; 0 Memorandum of Understanding 0 Page 2 0 Attending S.A.R.B. (Student Attendance Review Board) and meetings; 0 Scheduling security activities as needed; Be the first response in all law enforcement related matters as the: occur during regular school hours; To attend various sporting events and school activities as needed for proactive enforcement and interaction; and To document all incidents of crime as per department regulations. 2. To continue to work with: Community agencies; and Parent/teacher groups as needed throughout the school. 3. To assist investigative personnel of the Carlsbad Police Departmen San Diego County Sheriff's Department and other law enforceme] agencies who are assigned to any ongoing investigation and/( preliminary investigation of criminal activity within the school. 4. To work with school staff and district personnel in the matter 1 mutual concern such as: Alcohol and drug use on campus; Safety of students and staff on campus; Gang-related violence and crime; Campus intrusion; and Loss and/or damage to property. C. TIME FRAME This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in effect for the 199 1999 public school fiscal year, and may be extended for such length time as both parties mutually agree to continue this Memorandum Understanding. However, either party shall have the right to cancel tk e Memorandum of Understanding 0 Page 3 Memorandum of Understanding upon 90 days advance written noticc during the term of this agreement. D. SPAN OF CONTROL/JURISDICTION One full-time police officer will be assigned to provide the School Resourc' Program to La Costa Canyon High School. Prevention/education/training/proactive activities will take place at L Costa Canyon High School and at public meeting places within th community as it relates to the San Dieguito Union High School Distric activities. The officer will remain under the direction and control of the Carlsba Police Department. Requests for work assignments will be issued from th superintendent/principal's office to the training sergeant of the Carlsba Police Department? who will thereafter direct the school resource officer t respond appropriately to the request. E. RESOURCE Resource and local management will be coordinated at: San Dieguito Union High School District, 710 Encinitas Blvd., Encinita California? 92024, (760) 753-649 1 City of Carlsbad Police Department, 2560 Orion Way, Carlsbad, Carlsbac 92008 (760) 93 1-2 178. F. COST Cost sharing will be based upon the services of one full-time police officl for nine months of the school year. The portion funded by the District w be prorated based upon the school year (nine months) at a rate of one hr of total compensation of one full-time sworn police officer. Tot compensation includes salary, estimated overtime and benefits. St Exhibit A for details. This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective July 1, 1998, and tl San Dieguito Union High School District will pay annually, upon executic of this Memorandum, to the Finance Director of the City of Carlsbad tl agreed amount as outlined in Exhibit A. If the agreement is .canceled i herein permitted, City shall forthwith return to the District the portion 0 Memorandum of Understanding e Page 4 such payrnent allocable to the period of the term subsequent to tht effective date of cancellation. G. NO INDEPENDENT BASIS FOR LIABILITY Nothing herein shall create, by this or other understanding between thc parties, an independent basis for liability of the City to either the Distric or to a third party for failing to respond or for responding to a call fo police services in a dilatory or negligent manner. The City’s liability, j any, shall be determined by law without regard to the existence of thi Agreement. San Dieguito Union High School ci*lls.3./ District /;7 ,- /A /7n I‘ /‘. A By: 44% Assistant Supt./&siness yfl/ qq I DaIe: \\--\\“ qd Date: 1 -\H# ”? Amrmx! by the Governing Bow m.-”l ’ \-(3 5 -9%. Aletha Rautenkranz, City Clerk ‘i Approved as to form: Approved as to form: RRB, Ci Attorne 0 EXHIBIT A e Carlsbad Police Department SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM 1998/99 Cost-Sharing Breakdown Costs are for one mid-step police officer for one year and include only personnel costs; equipment and maintenance costs are not included. c Salary $42,263 Overtime Disability & Unemployment 3,170 575 Uniform Allowance 613 Medieare 5,565 Health & Life 7,607 Retirement 1,065 ~~~~ ~~~~ TOT& PERSONNEL COSTS $60,858 - - - - - - - - Annual Personnel Costs 45,648 Nine-Month Cost 5,072 Monthly Personnel Cost $60,858. HALF SHARE COST TO SCHOOL $22,824