HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-08-20; City Council; Resolution 2024-205RESOLUTION NO. 2024-205
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 THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM FOR THE 2024-
25 SCHOOL YEAR
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad Police Department and the Carlsbad Unified School District have
an ongoing partnership to ensure the safety of students and staff on Carlsbad Unified School District
campuses; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has provided the Carlsbad Unified School District with a
school resource officer every school year for over two decades; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that it is in the
public's best interest to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Carlsbad Unified School
District for the School Resource Officer Program for the 2024-25 school year; and
WHEREAS, for the 2024-25 school year, one school resource officer will be assigned to Carlsbad
High School, one school resource officer will be assigned to Sage Creek High School, and one school
resource officer will be assigned to the three middle schools and nine elementary schools within the
Carlsbad Unified School District during the ten months when students are on campus; and
WHEREAS, Carlsbad Unified School District agrees to pay for one-half the costs of three full
time police officers during the months they are assigned to the schools; and
WHEREAS, the City Planner has determined this action does not require environmental review
because it does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act
under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct
physical change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
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 City Manager or designee is authorized and directed to execute the
Memorandum of Understanding for the School Resource Officer Program between the
City of Carlsbad and the Carlsbad Unified School District for the 2024-25 school year
attached hereto as Attachment A.
3.That the City Manager or designee is authorized to execute amendments to the
Memorandum of Understanding for the School Resource Officer Program as needed to
ensure continued compliance with state or local public health orders, or other federal,
state, or local laws.
4.Carlsbad Unified School District's cost-sharir:ig payment of $228,158 will be used to
reimburse the city's General Fund.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 20th day of August, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, LUNA.
NONE.
NONE.
NONE.
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
Attachment A
Docusign Envelope ID: C29738FE-5999-4002-978C-O3EAD66946A7
Memorandum of Understanding
2024-2025 School Year
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
By:
Title:
Date:
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Eric Dill, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services
Aug 8, 2024
Approved as to form
Cindie McMahon
City Attorney
By:
Assistant City Attorney
By:
Date:
Attest:
Sherry Freisinger, City Clerk