RESOLUTION NO. _____________________(N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER IN TO A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH KYSMET SECURITY & PATROL, INC. FOR SECURITY SERVICES AT CLOSTER PARK WHEREAS, staff seeks to improve the safety of Closter Park; and WHEREAS, on April 14, 2023, the City entered in to an Agreement with Kysmet Security & Patrol Inc. to provide security services at Closter Park as part of a pilot program; and WHEREAS, the pilot program was extended for two months as staff reviewed crime statistics and the security log to determine effectiveness of providing security at the park incurring additional costs which brought the total value of the pilot program to $31,136, of which $1,136 is above the threshold and requires Council action; WHEREAS, staff has determined the pilot program to be successful in deterring negative activity at the park and wishes to continue to provide security services at Closter Park until the park renovation begins in or around August, 2024; and WHEREAS, Kysmet Security & Patrol, Inc. agrees to provide security services at an hourly rate of Twenty-Eight Dollars ($28) per hour; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL that the City Manager is authorized to enter in to an agreement with Kysmet Security & Patrol, Inc. for security services at Closter Park at a not to exceed amount of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000) and authorizes the additional $1,136.00 appropriation for the initial pilot program and associated extensions.
PASSED AND APPROVEDs this 26th day of September, 2023 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk