CITY COUNCIL MEETING
June 4, 2024
Chief Joe Hoffman
Redondo Beach Police Department
FY 24-25 Budget Presentation
ORGANIZATION CHART
PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN
PATROL BUREAU
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF (2)
COMMAND STAFF (5)
PATROL OFFICERS (57)
K9s (4)
ACADEMY (7)
SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAU
COMMAND STAFF (1)
OFFICER (1)
SPECIAL OPERATIONS BUREAU
SWORN PERSONNEL 99/99 CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 53/59
COMMAND STAFF (4)
INVESTIGATIONS / SIU (10)
SPECIAL OPERATIONS (12)
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF (3)
SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAU
SPECIAL OPERATIONS BUREAU
PERSONNEL AND TRAINING (1)
RECORDS (11)
COMMUNICATIONS (11)
JAIL (9)
COURT LIAISON (1)
PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE (1)
INVESTIGATIONS (3)
SPECIAL OPERATIONS (13)
FULL TIME
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
➢ Patrol Hours in the Community (103,000)
➢ Arrests/Jail Processing (2,300)
➢ Investigation Hours (23,400)
➢ 911 Calls Answered in 10 Seconds (20,000)
➢ Traffic Citations Issued (3,100)
➢ Police Reports Processed (7,700)
PERSONNEL & PERFORMANCE MEASURES
SWORN PERSONNEL 99/99
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 53/59
PART TIME PERSONNEL (42)
VOLUNTEERS (40)
CROSSING GUARDS (23)
PARKING ENFORCEMENT (11)
OTHER (8)
RESERVE OFFICERS (9)
VOLUNTEERS IN POLICING (16)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES (15)
FY24-25 BUDGET OVERVIEW
POLICE DEPARTMENT DECISION PACKAGES
DECISION PACKAGES THAT ARE NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH MANDATES
OR FUND UNAVOIDABLE COSTS FOR CURRENT BASIC SERVICES
DP #11 – Interoperability Network South Bay (INSB) Annual Assessment DP #4 – Police Department Master Fee Update
A Proposed 10% increase to PD fees to adjust for inflationary costs and increased operational expenses.
One-time Emergency Communications Fund appropriation to cover the INSB annual assessment, to include operation, maintenance, and future replacement costs of emergency communications infrastructure.
DP #12 – Police Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Annual License and Replacement Fund
Recommendation that the cost of BWC equipment and software licenses be incorporated into the core operating budget with the creation of a specific equipment replacement account under the Information Technology Department DP #52 – Police Department Technologies
One-time General Fund appropriation and an ongoing Emergency Communications Fund appropriation for technology platforms and software to gather, process and distribute information to both maximize staff efficiency and provide the best level of service to the community.
DECISION PACKAGES THAT IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL
EFFICIENCY OR EFFECTIVENESS
DP #53 – Final Phase of the Parking Meter Replacement
Project
One-time General Fund appropriation to complete the final phase of the parking meter replacement project.
DECISION PACKAGES THAT HELP PROTECT THE HEALTH,
SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE TO THE PUBLIC
DP #44 – Crossing Guard Services
One-time General Fund appropriation to maintain the 22 intersections routinely covered in FY 2023-24.
DP #13 – Parking Meter Credit Card Service Fees
One-time General Fund appropriation to cover the expected increases for credit card service and transaction fees charged by banking institutions.
DP #14 – Police Department Background Investigations Contract Services
One-time General Fund appropriation to cover the increasing service cost of the professionals required to complete a proper and thorough background investigation. ie- Polygraph examination, Psychological evaluation, etc.
DECISION PACKAGES THAT SUSTAIN OR IMPROVE REVENUE
TO THE CITY
DP #15 – Police SLESF and Asset Forfeiture Annual Appropriation Recommendation for a one-time SLESF appropriation and one-time Narcotic and Seizure Asset Forfeiture Fund appropriation for planned Police Department program and equipment expenses.
DP #16 – Domestic Violence Advocacy Program
One-time General Fund appropriation to pay the part-time salary of the Program Coordinator for one year to maintain the program while the Department seeks other grant opportunities.
DP #45 – Code Enforcement Part-Time Staffing
One-time General Fund appropriation to address the high volume of calls for service and maintain the level of service desired by the community.
BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS – PD
BRR #9
BRR #43
BRR #29
BRR #28
BRR #27
BRR #25
BRR #15
What are the options to adjust the fee charged for
the City’s annual Parking Meter Permit?
What is the status of staffing in the Traffic
Enforcement Unit?
What is the process to evaluate, and what are the
estimated costs, to install new street striping to
improve traffic flow around Redondo Union High
School?
What is the status of Sworn Police Officer staffing in
the Redondo Beach Police Department?
What is the status of Civilian staffing in the Redondo
Beach Police Department?
What is the City doing to enhance traffic
enforcement and safety on residential streets?
What is the status of the parking meter permit
program, parking meter replacement project, the
loss of revenue for waiving parking meter fees
during the holidays, and the fiscal analysis to add
additional parking meters on Herondo Street?
INTEROPERABILITY NETWORK SOUTH BAY
(INSB)
INSB is a Joint Powers Authority
(JPA) which establishes and
maintains a local interoperable
emergency communications system,
comprised of 7 South Bay
jurisdictions.
➢ The INSB assessment for each
individual City is evaluated
annually, and the percentage is
based on volume of calls for the
jurisdiction.
➢ Formation of the network was
possible through individual City
funding, and a $1Million
Homeland Security Grant to
build a prime site in Torrance.
➢ For FY24-25, the amount for
Redondo Beach is as follows:
TOTAL ASSESSMENT FOR FY24-25 IS $189,366. $71,366 IS AVAILABLE IN CORE OPERATING BUDGET. DP #11 REQUESTS THE ADDITIONAL $118,000 FOR FY24-25.
MANHATTAN
BEACH
REDONDO
BEACH
HERMOSA
BEACH
EL
SEGUNDO
TORRANCE
HAWTHORNE
GARDENA
• Member Assessment
• Reserve Assessment
• Special Assessment for
Homeland Security Grant
Opportunity
POLICE TECHNOLOGIES
The Police Department utilizes
technology platforms to
gather, process and distribute
information to both maximize
staff efficiency and provide the
best level of service to our
community to enhance
The Department currently utilizes the following
technologies:
PROPOSED COSTS CORE BUDGET ADDITIONAL
Aerodome or vendor
identified in RFI process $75,000 $30K-$175K Annually
SPIDR Tech $20,451 $3,000 Annually
Motorola Vigilant $19,656 $3,000 Annually
Motorola Wave $5,616 Annually
Flock Safety ALPR $11,000 Annually
LeadsOnline $8,854 Two more years
Veritone $9,800 Annually
Peregrine $40,950 $55,550 $96,500 annually;
discontinue ZenCity
TOTALS $164,911 $133,000
Based on capabilities and service the following
programs are proposed for adoption in DP #52:
CROSSING GUARDS
Crossing guards offer a valuable community service by ensuring safety for students and other pedestrians who walk to and from various school locations in Redondo Beach each day.
District 5 – 3 Intersections (Lincoln and Madison schools)
LINCOLN
1. Robinson & Vail
2. Rindge & Plant
MADISON
3. Mackay & Nelson
District 4 – 3 Intersections (Birney School)
BIRNEY
4. Grant & Green
5. Aviation & Grant
ADAMS/WASHINGTON
6. Felton & Grant
District 3 – 10 Intersections (Adams/Washington, Jefferson, and Beryl Heights schools)
ADAMS/WASHINGTON
7. Felton & Ripley
8. Lilienthal & Ripley
9. 182nd & Inglewood
10. Lilienthal & Ralston
11. Inglewood & Ralston
JEFFERSON
15. Harkness & Morgan
16. Harkness & Carlson
17. Flagler & Morgan
18. Flagler & Havemeyer
BERYL HEIGHTS
20. Beryl & Prospect
To date - 27 locations
have been identified.
For FY24-25, the core budget of $212,600 in part-time personnel will fund crossing guards for 12 intersections.
CROSSING GUARDS
District 2 – 3 Intersections (Birney and Parras schools) District 1 – 8 Intersections (Alta Vista, Tulita, and St. Lawrence schools) TULITA
12. Palos Verdes & Prospect
13. Palos Verdes & Helberta
14. Helberta & Prospect
BERYL HEIGHTS
19. Beryl & Maria
ALTA VISTA
21. Camino Real & Prospect
22. Knob Hill & Julia
23. Julia & Serpentine
24. Knob Hill & Prospect
ST LAWRENCE MARTYR
27. Prospect & Ave G
PARRAS
25. Emerald & Lucia
26. Vincent & Lucia
THE FOLLOWING
FIVE (5)
INTERSECTIONS
HAVE BEEN
ADDED MOST
RECENTLY:
Lilienthal & Ralston
(D3)
Inglewood & Ralston
(D3)
Aviation & Grant
(D4)
Beryl & Prospect
(D2)
Prospect & Avenue G
(D1)
Core Budget
12 Intersections
DP#44
($205,000 one-time)
22 Intersections
Add $135,000 to DP #44
($340,000 one-time)
27 Intersections
Total Cost $212,600 $417,600 $552,600
BODY-WORN CAMERAS (BWC)
Limited bodyworn camera
pilot program
utilizing six (6)
TASER Axon
cameras.
City Council
approved the
purchase of 30
additional Axon
body-worn
cameras funded
from the
Supplemental
Law Enforcement
Services Fund the
Department’s
Asset Forfeiture
funds.
City Council approved the
purchase of an additional 12
Axon cameras, increasing the
total count to 42 body-worn
cameras. The expansion was
funded with a combination of
Asset Forfeiture and
Supplemental Law
Enforcement funds. Axon also
upgraded the original six (6)
pilot program cameras to
second generation models
increasing the total number of
body-worn cameras to 48.
AXON created the
National Field Trial
Agreement (NFTA), which
would provide a bodyworn camera to every
officer of an agency for
one year, at no cost.
City Council approved our
participation in the NFTA
program and the Police
Department received an
additional 40 NFTA cameras
along with supporting
equipment and accessories.
This brought the total number
of body-worn cameras to 88,
which allowed the Police
Department to equip most
front-line uniformed
personnel with a body-worn
camera, eliminating the
need to share equipment.
The Department began to test and evaluate
various body-worn camera vendor
equipment in anticipation of a Request for
Proposals (RFP). All manufacturers were
considered prior to the selection of Axon
Enterprise, Inc. (Axon) as being best suited
to meet the needs of the Police Department.
The Police Department requested and
obtained approval from the City Council
for an agreement with Axon for eightyeight (88) body-worn cameras, thirty-one (31) automatic light-bar triggers,
EVIDENCE.com digital evidence
management, full warranty, related
equipment, and implementation services.
The agreement was for a five-year period
from April 15, 2020 to April 14, 2025 and
was funded by an award from the U.S.
Department of Justice Body Worn Camera
Policy and Implementation Grant, Asset
Forfeiture funds, and general funds in the
Police Department budget.
T I M E L I N E OF E V E N T S
BODY-WORN CAMERAS (BWC)
Based on the ubiquity of this equipment in modern law enforcement agencies, along with the disjointed funding history and the proximate expiration of the current service agreement, it is recommended that the BWC program be incorporated into the City’s core budget with the establishment of a BWC Equipment Replacement Fund administered by the Information Technology Department.
The anticipated replacement cost per year for both licensing and equipment for all Sworn Officers, MSOs, Jailers and Code Enforcement is $101,000 ongoing, and has been requested in DP #12.
In 2016, operating with a total of 48 cameras, personnel recorded a total of 3,795 videos.
By 2018, now operating with a total of 88 cameras, personnel recorded 8,567 videos.
CURRENT CRIME TRENDS
Rising Staffing Levels Has Resulted In A 324.3% Increase In RBMC Citations Since 2021
MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
FY 21-22
FY 22-23
FY 23-24
MUNICIPAL CODE CITATIONS
MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
0 20
40 60
80 100
120
OPEN ALCOHOL
CONTAINER
BIKE AND SKATEBOARD
ON PIER
SMOKING IN PUBLIC
PLACES
DOGS ON PIER/WHARF
MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT COMPARISON BY FISCAL YEAR
FY 22-23 FY 23-24
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY
PIER SERGEANT + PIER OFFICERS (2) + MSOs
CITATIONS ISSUED AT THE PIER 2024
PIER ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
Parking Citations projected
Revenue of $1.3 M Yearly – 30%
of all PD Revenue
PARKING ENFORCEMENT CITATIONS
PARKING ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
Citations Issued to Date
26,535
Recruit and Retain Police Department Personnel (all areas) Community Engagement and Outreach
Quality of Life Response and Enforcement
Infrastructure Upgrades to Police Facilities
Implement Emerging Technology to Improve Efficiencies Update or Replace Outdated Operational Equipment
Continued Succession Planning and Career Development
PUBLIC SAFETY PRIORITIES FY 24/25
“We are the CommunityLeading the Way in Law Enforcement.”
T R U S T AND S A F E T Y