Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: MAY 21, 2024
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: JONATHAN RADUS, CHIEF OF POLICE
PREPARED BY: LAUREN PARKHOUSE, SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST SUBJECT: AGREEMENT WITH CITIES OF ANAHEIM, BREA, BUENA PARK, CYPRESS, LA HABRA, LA PALMA, ORANGE, PLACENTIA, STANTON AND YORBA LINDA FOR NORTH ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY COLLABORATIVE OPERATIONS
SUMMARY
Staff requests City Council approve an Operational Agreement with the North Orange County Public Safety Collaborative (NOCPSC or Collaborative) comprised of eleven Orange County cities. The Collaborative will collectively receive $8,000,000 in state funding during the September 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 performance period.
PROPOSED MOTION
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to enter into and administer an Operational Agreement with the NOCPSC, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Appropriate receipt and use of $239,000 NOCPSC funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 in Grants Fund (Fund 32).
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Do not approve Operational Agreement, thereby removing Fullerton from the North Orange County Public Safety Collaborative and the services it provides Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
Concur with Chief’s recommendation.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statements:
Public Safety
Fiscal and Organizational Stability.
FISCAL IMPACT
Public safety services provided using NOCPSC funds would positively impact City finances through a reduced need for police calls for service and funding officer, overtime and other resources dedicated to reducing homelessness. The City, through the Police Department, would receive $239,000 in NOCPSC funding to support FY 2024-25 homeless outreach and gang violence prevention efforts.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The State Budget Act of 2022 designates the Collaborative to receive $8,000,000 from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) 2022-23 Corrections Planning and Grant Programs to use for a regional collaborative effort “for the purpose of violence prevention, intervention, and suppression activities in the following areas: 1) programs to address youth violence prevention and intervention in K-12 schools; 2) promote and enhance the successful reentry of offenders into the community; and 3) address homeless outreach and intervention efforts.” The Cities of Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Orange, Placentia, Stanton and Yorba Linda participate in the North Orange County Public Safety Collaborative. $4,320,000 (60%) of the funding must go towards Community Based Organizations (CBO) operating in the eleven Collaborative cities. and $3,200,000 (40%) earmarked for law enforcement agencies of the Collaborative cities, minus administrative and other costs.
The City of Fullerton would receive $239,000 to use in Fiscal Year 2024-25 for a dedicated full-time Homeless Liaison Officer salary and benefits to supplement gang and homeless liaison officer efforts.
A North Orange County Public Safety Coordinating and Advisory Council, which consists of Collaborative city representatives, would coordinate the public safety services provided through the NOCPSC. The City of Brea would administer programmatic and fiscal oversight of both law enforcement and CBO activities, and expenses funded by the Collaborative, reporting directly to the Coordinating and Advisory Council.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – NOCPSC Operational Agreement
cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
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