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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution NO. 72 - .gf7
support of police activities.
ITEM EX P LA N AT1 0 N :
The City of Carlsbad receives forfeited funds and assets periodically as a result of the Police Departmen
narcotics enforcement efforts. These funds are restricted by statute for use by the Police Department (
and cannot be used to supplant existing police budgets.
The recommended action will appropriate $35,000 of the fund making it available to the Police Departm
for expenditures. Once appropriated, these funds will be controlled by the same rules which apply to o
Fund. The appropriation of $35,000 will leave a balance of $1,183,582.66. Proposed expenditures fc
these funds include the following:
1. MICRO-COMPUTER NETWORK UPGRADE: The Safety Services Micro-Computer Network is over
years old and is getting slower with the additions that have been made. This upgrade would speed up
processing time, allow for future expansion and provide dial-up modem capabilities. Estimated cost is
$20,000. No additional maintenance and operation would be necessary.
2. AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM: The Police Department plans to develop a program that wou
enable officers to prepare reports while in the field using portable (lap top) computers. In the first phast
this project, three patrol officers would be issued portable computers. This would be a test phase desi
to determine if the program would be cost effective and save report preparation time. If this phase is
successful, the Police Department would provide a report of the cosVbenefits and would possibly
recommend expanding the program to allow all field reporting to be conducted with computers. If the
program does not prove feasible, the computers would be integrated into the existing Micro-Computer
Network without any loss to the department or existing programs. Estimated cost is $15,000. No addit
maintenance and operations would be necessary.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Appropriation of $35,000 would leave balance of $1,183,582.66 in Police Asset Forfeiture Fund.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No.
appropriating funds from the Police Forfeiture Fund for the
City funds. The City currently has an unappropriated balance of $1,218,58266 in the Police Forfeiture
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RESOLLmONNO. 92-359
A RESOLUTION OF THE GIN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAC),
CALIFORNIA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE POLICE ASSET
FORFFFUNDHF SUPPORT OF POLICF ACTIVITIES.
WHEREAS, from time to time, the City of Carlsbad Police Department receives funds
assets resulting from the Police Department's drug enforcement activities; and
WHEREAS, said funds should be utilized for law enforcement purposes and support
police activities; and
WHEREAS, the appropriation of said funds is necessary before any expenditure of ft
can take place; and
WHEREAS, the Police Forfeiture Asset Fund has an available fund balance of
$1,218,582.66.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
California, that the amount of the $35,000 be hereby appropriated from the available fund ba
of the Police Asset Forfeiture Fund to support Police Department activities which will include
upgrading the Micro-Computer Network and developing the Automated Reporting System.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
Council held on the 15th day of December ,1992, by the folbwing
vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Stanton, Kulchin, Nygaard and F:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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ALETHA L. RAUTENK
(SEAL)
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