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Nov. 19, 2019
Mayor and City Council
Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Cindy Anderson, Senior Management Analyst
cindy.anderson@carlsbadca.gov or 760-931-2170
CA Review \}YU
Subject: Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Carlsbad and
Carlsbad Unified School District
Recommended Action
Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad
Unified School District for the School Resource Officer Program for the 2019-20 school year.
Executive Summary
The City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Unified School District {CUSD) have an ongoing partnership to
ensure the safety of students and staff on CUSD school campuses. For the 2019-20 school year,
the Police Department will provide CUSD with three school resource officers {SRO) during the
school year. One SRO will be assigned to Carlsbad High School for 12 months, one SRO will be
assigned to Sage Creek High School for 10 months, and one SRO will be assigned to three
middle schools within CUSD for 10 months. Per the agreement, CUSD will pay for one-half the
cost of three full-time police officers during the months the SR Os are assigned to the schools.
CUSD's share is $206,391 which will be used to reimburse the General Fund. The MOU is
effective from Aug. 28, 2019, to Aug. 28, 2020.
Pursuant to Chapter 3.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, the City Council shall be the awarding
authority for procurement of services and professional service for which the cost to the city is
more than $100,000 per agreement year.
Discussion
The City of Carlsbad and CUSD have an ongoing partnership to ensure the safety of students
and staff on CUSD school campuses. Campus security is enhanced by the presence of police
officers who will interact with the students in a positive and proactive manner. Toward that
end, the Police Department provided CUSD with at least one SRO every school year since at
least 1995. In 2018, CUSD requested a second dedicated SRO for Sage Creek High School, which
was approved by City Council, and in 2019, a third SRO was approved for three middle schools
within CUSD. The Police Department also has two additional "floater" SRO officers who provide
services at other campuses throughout the city but are not specifically assigned to any schools.
These two SRO's are fully funded by the City of Carlsbad without any reimbursement from any
school district.
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SRO duties include: Responding to all law enforcement related matters as they occur during
regular school hours while the officer is on or near the above-mentioned facilities, documenting
all incidents and crimes and providing follow-up investigations as needed, attending sporting
events and school activities, and attending parent conferences and meetings as needed. SROs
will also conduct criminal investigations as assigned by the supervisor of the Family Services
Unit in ongoing criminal investigations that are related to the school campus, work with school
staff in the matters of mutual concerns on and off campus, and act as a liaison in the following
areas: School Attendance Review Board, point of contact for CPS visits, truancy sweeps, home
visitations, district-wide critical response plan training, school safety plans, and training of
school campus supervisors and noon duty personnel.
For the 2019-20 school year, the Police Department will agree to provide CUSD with three
dedicated school SR Os during the year, to include the summer program months at Carlsbad
High School. One SRO will be assigned to Carlsbad High School for 12 months, one SRO will be
assigned to Sage Creek High School for 10 months, and one SRO will be assigned to three
middle schools within CUSD for 10 months. CUSD will pay for one-half the cost of the three full
time officers for the months they are assigned to the schools. The annual cost for one officer is
$154,793 which includes salaries and benefits and does not include equipment and
maintenance. Carlsbad Unified School District's share for 2019-20 is $206,391. The MOU is
effective for the 2019-20 school year, beginning on Aug. 28, 2019, and ending on Aug. 28, 2020.
CUSD will pay annually to the City of Carlsbad through a reimbursement check at the end of the
school year.
Fiscal Analysis
The Police Department budget includes $1,028,069 for the cost of the entire SRO Program.
CUSD's cost-sharing payment of $206,391 will be used to reimburse the General Fund and
reduce the impact of the SRO Program to the city. The breakdown of the costs and cost sharing
is below:
ANNUAL POLICE OFFICER PERSONNEL EXPENSES COST PER OFFICER
Salary $ 93,238
Education 3,952
. Overtime 6,993
Holiday Pay 5,917
Disability & Unemployment 583
Retirement 22,259
Life Insurance 71
Medicare 1,596
Health Care 19,284
Uniform Allowance 900
TOTAL PERSONNEL COSTS $ 154,793
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CARLSBAD HIGH
Annual Personnel Costs $ 154,793
Monthly Personnel Cost 1,2,899.41
School Year Cost 154,793
HALF SHARE COST TO SCHOOL $ 77,396
*Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar
Next Steps
SAGE CREEK
$ 154,793
12,899.41
128,994
$ 64,497
MIDDLE TOTAL
$ 154,793 $ 464,379
12,899.41 38,698
128,994 412,781
$ 64,497 $ 206,391
The Police Department will agree to provide three dedicated SRO officers for CUSD and CUSD
will be billed $206,391 for the 2019-20 school year.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 2106~, this action does not constitute a "project"
within the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change
in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment,
and therefore, does not require environmental review.
Public Notification
The item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public
viewing at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1. City Council Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 2019-241
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM FOR THE 2019-20
SCHOOL YEAR.
WH~REAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that it is in the
public's interest to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Carlsbad Unified School
District; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad Police Department and the Carlsbad Unified School District (CUSD)
have an ongoing partnership to ensure the safety of students and staff on CUSD school campuses; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has provided the CUSD with a school resource officer (SRO)
every school year since at least 1995; and
WHEREAS, for the 2019-20 school year, one SRO will be assigned to Carlsbad High School for 12
months, one SRO will be assigned to Sage Creek High School for 10 months, and one SRO will be assigned
to the three middle schools within CUSD for 10 months; and
WHEREAS, CUSD agrees to pay for one-half the cost of three full-time police officers during the
months they are assigned to the schools.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the mayor of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized and directed to execute the
MOU for the School Resource Officer Program between the City of Carlsbad and CUSD for
the 2019-20 school year attached hereto as Attachment A.
3. CUSD's cost-sharing payment of $206,391 will be used to reimburse the General Fund and
reduce the impact of the SRO Program to the city.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad
on the 19th day of November 2019, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND
CITY OF CARLSBAD
The City of Carlsbad Police Department and the Carlsbad Unified School District desire to
provide a safe and secure, 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 enhanced by the
presence of police officers that 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 enforcement/prevention/intervention by:
• Providing a uniformed police officer presence at Carlsbad High School, Sage
Creek High School, the middle and elementary schools, Carlsbad Village
Academy, and district offices located in the City of Carlsbad;
• Responding to all law enforcement related matters as they occur during regular
school hours while the officer is on or near the above facilities and able to do so;
• Documenting all incidents of crime that occur at the above facilities as per
department regulations, performing the necessary follow-up investigations as
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Memorandum of Understanding
2019-2020 School Year
Page 2
needed to identify perpetrators of crime, and performing any follow-up on cases
as deemed necessary;
• Attending various sporting events and school activities as needed for proactive
enforcement and interaction;
• Attending parent conferences/meetings as needed.
2. To conduct criminal investigations as assigned by the supervisor of the Family
Services Unit and to assist other law enforcement officers who are engaged in
ongoing criminal investigations that bring them onto the school campus.
3. To work with school staff in the matters of mutual concern such as: alcohol and drug
use on can:ipus; safety of students and staff on and off campus; gang-related
violence and crime; campus intrusion; and loss and/or damage to property.
4. To provide liaison in the following areas: School Attendance Review Board; point of
contact for CPS visits; truancy sweeps; home visitations; district-wide critical
response plan training; school safety plans; and training of school campus
supervisors and noon duty personnel.
C. TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Understanding will remain in effect for the 2019-2020 public school
fiscal year. Either party will have the right to cancel this 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 at
Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad Village Academy, and district offices located in the City of
Carlsbad.
One full-time police officer will be assigned to provide the School Resource Program at
Sage Creek High School and district offices located in the City of Carlsbad.
One full-time police officer will be assigned to provide the School Resource Program at
Valley Middle School, Calavera Hills Middle School, and Aviara Oaks Middle School, as part
of the vaping grant authorized under the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention
Tobacco Tax Act of 2016.
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Memorandum of Understanding
2019-2020 School Year
Page 3
Enforcement/prevention/education/training/proactive activities will take place at these
facilities and at public meeting places within the community as they relate to the activities
at these facilities.
The officer will remain under the direction and control of the City of Carlsbad Police
Department. Requests for work assignments from these facilities will be given to the
Family Services sergeant of the Carlsbad Police Department, who will thereafter assess
the request and direct the school resource officer to respond appropriately.
E. RESOURCE
Resource and local management will be coordinated at:
Carlsbad Unified School District, 6225 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, California, 92009, (760)
331-5000.
City of Carlsbad Police Department, 2560 Orion Way, Carlsbad, California, 92010, (760)
931-2100.
F. COST
Cost sharing will be based upon the services of one-half of one full-time police officer for
twelve months of the school year for Carlsbad High School, one-half of one full-time
police officer for ten months of the school year for Sage Creek High School, and one half
of one full time police officer for ten months of the school year for Valley Middle School,
Calavera Hills Middle School, and Aviara Oaks Middle School. The portion funded by the
District will be prorated based upon the school year at a rate of one half of the total salary
of three full-time sworn police officers for a total cost of $206,391. See Exhibit A for
details.
This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective August 28, 2019 and the Carlsbad
Unified School District will pay annually to the Finance Director of the City of Carlsbad the
agreed amount as outlined above. If the agreement is canceled as herein permitted, the
city shall return to the district the portion of such payment allocable to the period of the
term subsequent to the effective date of cancellation.
G. SICK/INJURY /EMERGENCY ABSENCES
The City of Carlsbad Police Department will provide general law enforcement services to
Carlsbad High School, the middle and elementary schools, Carlsbad Village Academy, and
the district offices via the patrol division whenever the regularly assigned school resource
officer is temporarily unable to provide said services due to illness, injury or emergency
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2019-2020 School Year
Page 4
leave, or when called away to perform other duties that preclude the officer's presence at
the school. In the event of such occurrence, calls for service will be handled based on
need in relation to other demands for police services.
H. CITY EMPLOYEES
City employees who perform duties under this agreement are not, for any purposes
whatsoever, employees of the School District.
I. NO RIGHTS IN THIRD PARTIES
This Memorandum is not intended to benefit any third parties, create rights in favor of
any third parties, or create a special relationship between any City of Carlsbad employee
and any other person.
J. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 895.4 of the Government Code, the City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad
Unified School District agree that each will assume the full liability imposed upon it for any
of its officers, agents, or employees for injury caused by a negligent or wrongful act or
omission occurring in the performance of this agreement, and each party agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the other party for any loss, cost, or expense that may be
imposed upon such other party by the virtue of Sections 895.2 and 895.6 of the
Government Code.
Carlsbad Unified School District
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Approved as to form:
Celia A. Brewer
City Attorney
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2019-2020 School Year
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EXHIBIT A
Carlsbad Police Department
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM
2019-2020 Cost-Sharing Breakdown
Costs are for one mid-step police officer (Step C) for one year and include only personnel costs;
equipment and maintenance costs are not included.
ANNUAL POLICE OFFICER PERSONNEL EXPENSES COST PER OFFICER
Salary 93,238
Education 3,952
Overtime (@7.5% of Salary) 6,993
Holiday Pay (132 hours) 5,917
Disability & Unemployment (0.565%) 583
Retirement (21.401%) 22,259
Life Insurance (0.072%) 71
Medicare (1.45%) 1,596
Health Care 19,284
Uniform Allowance 900
TOTAL PERSONNEL COSTS 154,793
CARLSBAD SAGE CREEK MIDDLE TOTAL SRO COST ALLOCATION HIGH HIGH SCHOOLS
Annual Personnel Costs 154,793 154,793 154,793 464,379
Monthly Personnel Cost 12,899.41 12,899.41 12,899.41 38,698
School Year Cost 154,793 128,994 128,994 412,781
HALF SHARE COST TO SCHOOL 77,396 64,497 64,497 206,391
*amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar
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