AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 10/17/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Riverside County Probation Department and Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team (PACT) for Public Safety Realignment.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Riverside County Probation Department and Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team (PACT) for Public Safety Realignment.
2. Authorize the Chief of Police to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Riverside County Probation Department and Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team (PACT) for Public Safety Realignment.
3. Authorize a revenue realignment of $9,957.66, in the General Fund, for funding to be received from the Riverside County Probation Department, rather than the State allocated funding.
4. Authorize the Chief of Police to negotiate and execute any amendments to this MOU which are either non-substantive or otherwise in compliance with the City Council’s actions hereunder.
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ANALYSIS:
As a result of the Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 (AB109) implementation, convicted felons and parolees who were previously monitored by the State of California Department of Corrections, shifted to local county probation departments. In January 2012 the Board of the State and Community Corrections (BSCC) provided funding for the local impacts created by AB109.
Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Teams (PACT) were formed. The primary mission of PACT is for municipal police departments to immediately focus on “high-risk” and “at-large” Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) offenders who pose the most risk to public safety. PACT is dedicated to identifying and investigating “non-compliant” PRCS offenders, locating and apprehending “at-large” and “high-risk” PRCS offenders, and performing compliance sweeps.
In May 2013, the City Council authorized two corporal positions from the Corona Police Department (CPD) to participate in one county-wide multi-jurisdictional Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team.
Since 2013, the Riverside County Probation Department (Riverside Probation) funded $178,250 and the State direct funded $178,250. The City of Corona Police Department has been the fiscal agent for the State direct funded portion since 2015.
In FY 2016-17, the funding being received from the State related to these activities has been discontinued. The cities who shared in the State direct funding continue to use the remaining fund balance. It is expected to be exhausted by June 30, 2019. Each of the five agencies using the State money (City of Corona, City of Desert Hot Springs, City of Indio, City of Lake Elsinore and City of Murrieta) are to be equally allocated an estimated $168,292.34 for Fiscal Year 2018-19. Since the remaining balance was short $9,957.66 for the five agencies, the Riverside County Probation funding is providing the difference to maintain the $178,250 allocation.
This attached MOU is similar to the ones signed in the past, just updated for name, titles, agency participation, and the increase compensation as shown in Exhibit C.
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved to the form as originally submitted in 2013.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Not applicable.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This item supports the City Strategic Plan goal to Promote Public Safety: Protect our Residents and Businesses (a). Ensure adequate funding for police and fire services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City of Corona will receive $178,250, plus an additional $9,957.66 from the Riverside County Probation Department. The $9,957.66 is the difference needed, to maintain the second $178,250 allocation, after using the $168,292.34 of remaining State funding. Both positions are budgeted in the Police Department’s FY 2018-19 annual budget. The revenue budget realignment will not impact the General Fund.
It is anticipated that the continuation of the position and related operations needs would continue to be reviewed during the next fiscal year and/or addressed during the budget process. This review will include other regional agencies also impacted this FY 2016-17 elimination of funding.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
No environmental review is required because the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act.
PREPARED BY: BARBARA THIERJUNG, PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: JERRY RODRIGUEZ, POLICE CAPTAIN
REVIEWED BY: GEORGE JOHNSTONE, CHIEF OF POLICE
REVIEWED BY: KERRY D. EDEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: MICHELE NISSEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
SUBMITTED BY: DARRELL TALBERT, CITY MANAGER
Attachment:
Riverside County Probation Department and Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team for Public Safety Realignment Memorandum of Understanding.