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Home My WebLink About1999-06-01; City Council; 15227; MOU With School District For Resource Officer4 5- rb2 Cl1 Y OF CARLSBAD -AGENDA BILL p AB# mc?~ TITLE: MTG. 6/l/99 RATIFICATION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE DEPT. POL OFFICER PROGRAM RECOMMENDED ACTION: Resolution No. 9 9-/9/ approving the Memorandum of Understanding Cost Sharing Agreement between the City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Unified School District for the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program for the school year of 199811999. ITEM EXPLANATION: The City has agreed to provide Carlsbad Unified School District with the SRO Program for the school year 1998-99. The school district has agreed to pay for one-half the cost of the program. The total cost for one officer for the nine-month period is $45,648; Carlsbad Unified School District’s share is $22,824. FISCAL IMPACT: The cost-sharing payment of $22,824 will be placed into the General Fund Expense Account and used to offset the cost of the SRO Program to the City. EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 741-/9/ 2. C.U.S.D. Memorandum of Understanding RESOLUTION NO. 99-191 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RATIFIYING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE SRO PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 6 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, finds that it would be mutually beneficial for the City and the Carisbad Unified School District to share costs of the 7 School Resource Officer Program; and 8 9 WHEREAS, the Cost Sharing Agreement has been acted upon by the parties although not previously approved by the City Council; 10 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does hereby resolve as 11 follows: 12 1. That the Memorandum of Understanding for the SRO Program, attached hereto as 13 14 15 16 Exhibit 2, between the City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Unified School District is hereby retroactively approved. 17 18 2. That the Mayor of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized and directed to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Carlsbad, California on the I c+ day of June , 1998, by the following vote to wit: I9 AYES: c ouncil Members Lewis, Hall, Finnila, Nygaard, Kulchin 20 NOES: None 21 ABSENT: None 22 23 24 25 II ATTEST: ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk J (SEAL) - P o- Ul54P MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHQOL DISTRICT AND -- CITY OF CARLSBAD MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of the Carlsbad Police Department in concert with the Carlsbad Unified School District to provide a safe, secure, peaceful teaching and learning environment for all students and staff within the City of Carlsbad by protecting life and property. Ensuring the safety of students and staff on school campuses in Carlsbad is a priority to the school administration and the police department. Campus security will be increased by the presence of police officers who will interact with the students in .both a positive and proactive manner. Police officers on campus will help improve relations between the police department and the youth of the community. Therefore, the Carlsbad Unified School District and the City of Carlsbad have the following expectations and agree to 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 involvement; and 4. To cooperate with and support in a proactive manner the City of Carlsbad Police Department to ensure the success of programs involving students, school personnel, parents and the community. B. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER’S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY 1. To provide prevention/ intervention by: l To provide high visibility of uniform police offker presence on the campus of the Carlsbad High School located in the City of Carlsbad. l Developing classroom and faculty presentations relating to the youth and the law; l Attending parent conferences/meetings; * I - Memorandum of Understanding Page 2 2. 3. 4. Attending S.A.R.B. (Student Attendance Review Board) and l l meetings; Scheduling Be the first security activities as needed; response in all law enforcement related matters as they occur during regular school hours; l To attend various sporting events and school activities as needed for proactive enforcement and interaction; and l To document all incidents of crime as per department regulations. To continue to work with: 0 Community agencies; and l Parent/teacher groups as needed throughout the school. To assist investigative personnel of the Carlsbad Police Department, San Diego County Sheriffs Department and other law enforcement agencies who are assigned to any ongoing investigation and/or preliminary investigation of criminal activity within the school. To work with school staff and district personnel in the matter of mutual concern such as: l Alcohol and drug use on campus; l Safety of’students and staff on campus; l Gang-related violence and crime; l Campus intrusion; and l Loss and/or damage to property. C. TIME FRAME This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in effect for the 1998- 1999 public school fiscal year, and may be extended for such length of time as both parties mutually agree to continue this Memorandum of Understanding. Howevei, either party shall have the right to cancel this , - Memorandum of Understanding Page 3 Memorandum of Understanding upon 90 days advance written notice during the term of this agreement. D., SPAN OF CONTROL/JURISDICTION __ One full-time police officer will be assigned to provide the School Resource Program to Carlsbad High School. Prevention/education/training/proactive activities will take place at Carlsbad High School and at public meeting places within the community as it relates to the Carlsbad Unified School District activities. The officer will remain under the direction and control of the Carlsbad Police Department. Requests for work assignments will be issued from the superintendent/principal’s office to the training sergeant of the Carlsbad Police Department, who will thereafter direct the school resource officer to respond appropriately to the request. E. RESOURCE : Resource and local management will be coordinated at: Carlsbad Unified School District, 801 Pine Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008,(760) 729-9291. City of Carlsbad Police Department, 2560 Orion Way, Carlsbad, Carlsbad, 92008 (760)931-2178. F. COST Cost sharing will be based upon the services of one full-time police officer for nine months of the school year. The portion funded by the District will be prorated based upon the school year (nine months) at a rate of one half of total compensation of one full-time sworn police officer. Total compensation includes salary, estimated overtime and benefits. See Exhibit A. This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective July 1, 1998, and the Carlsbad Unified School District will pay annually, upon execution of this Memorandum, to the Finance Director of the City of Carlsbad the agreed amount as outlined in Exhibit A. If the agreement is canceled as herein permitted, City shall forthwith return to the District the portion of such payment allocable to the period of the term subsequent to the effective date of cancellation. Memorandum of Understanding Page 4 G. NO INDEPENDENT BASIS FOR LIABILITY Nothing herein shall create, by this or other understariding between the parties, an independent basis for liability of the City to either the District or to a third party for failing to respond or for responding to a call for police services in a dilatory or negligent manner. The City% liability, if any, shall be determined by law without regard to the existence of this Agreement. Carlsb d nified S By: fl&E# hperindndent Date: Approved as to form: Date:ae 2. lggg Attest: &Z& Aletba Rautenkranz, City Clerk Approved as to form: RRB, City Attorney EXHIBITA Carl&bad Police Department SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM -- . . 1998/99 Cost-~ Breakdown Costs are for one mid-step police officer for one year and include only personnel costs; equipment and maintenance costs are not included. SalS.Iy 1 $42,2631 Overtime Disability & Unemploym ent Retirement Health & Life Mhkare Uniform Allowance 3,170 . 1,065 i .-. 7,607 . 5,565 ..613 '575 1 TOTAL PERSONNEL COSTS f $60,8581 Annual Personnel Costs Monthlv Personnel Cost 1 $60.858 I 5.072 Nine-Month Cost 45,648 EMLFSEURECOSTTOSCaOOL $22,824 City June 14,1999 Carlsbad Unified School District 801 Pine Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 MEM&ANDUM OFUUNDERSTANDING AN5 C&T SHARE ‘. AGREEMENT FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER- (1 . Enclosed for your reference are copies of Carlsbad City Council Agenda Bill No. 15,227, and Resolution No. 99-191. These documents went before the City Council on June 1, 1999, where the Resolution was adopted, approving the agreement referenced above. If you have questions concerning the MOU, please contact Police Chief Robert Vales, Police Department, at (760) 931-2131. Kathleen D. Shkp Sr. Office Specialist Please Note: the agreement is an attachment to the enclosed resolution. 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive * Carlsbad, CA 92008-1989 - (760) 434-2808 a9