AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 4/9/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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Discussion and possible action to approve reimbursable letter of agreement with the City of Indio to provide officer assistance at the Coachella Music Festival and Stagecoach Festival occurring in Indio on three weekends in April.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager or Police Chief to sign the Indio Police Department Reimbursable Letter of Agreement for services and equipment to be provided by Corona during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival.
2. Authorize an appropriation to the Police Department's operating budget and revenue increase of up to $110,849.97, dependent on actual costs, of one-time money from the unappropriated General Fund Balance to be reimbursed from the City of Indio, Indio Police Department.
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ANALYSIS:
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an annual festival held over two weekends in Indio. Weekend one is held April 12 through April 14, 2019, and weekend two is held April 19 through 21, 2019. The Stagecoach Festival is an annual festival held in Indio the following weekend April 26 through April 28, 2019. The Indio Police Department is tasked with providing public safety for these events that can draw 200,000 attendees over the three weekends. Indio Police Department seeks assistance from local and state law enforcement agencies throughout the region to assist in providing public safety services.
On April 3, 2019, Indio Police Department requested the assistance of Corona Police Department to provide law enforcement services for the three weekends of concerts. Lieutenant Jason Hapner provided an Indio Police Department Reimbursable Letter of Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding Between California Department of Motor Vehicles Investigation Division and City of Indio-I...
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