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AGREEMENT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
This Agreement for Supplemental Law Enforcement Services (hereinafter “Agreement’) is made on this 4th day of August 2026, between the City of Santa Maria, California, a municipal corporation in Santa Barbara County (hereinafter “City”), and the Santa Maria Public Airport District, a public airport district organized and operating under the laws of the State of California (hereinafter “District”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City ha d previously provided law enforcement services at the Santa Maria Public Airport (Airport) from June 2, 2003, until August 31, 2017; and
WHEREAS, both the City and the District desire to re-establish this partnership as it relates to supplemental law enforcement services, and have agreed in principle as to the cost for services and the scope of work; and
WHEREAS, both the City and the District desire to enter into this Agreement to establish their rights and duties with respect to provision supplemental law enforcement services at the Santa Maria Public Airport;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. TERM
The term of this Agreement shall be for three (3) years commencing on August 4, 2026, and shall expire on June 30, 2029. After the initial three (3) year term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for an additional two (2) year period unless amended by mutual agreement of the parties or as provided in Section 5 below.
2. COSTS AND SCOPE OF WORK
2.1 The cost to the District for services rendered by the City as set forth in this agreement will be $265,500.00 for the first year and each subsequent year will have a 5% increase to offset increased personnel, administrative and operating expenses. The District can elect to pay the full amount by July 1 st of every year or elect to pay half the amount by July 1 st and the second half by January 1 st annually.
2.2 If such payment is not delivered to the City which is described in section within sixty (60) days, the City is entitled to recover interest thereon.
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2.3 The cost to the District outlined in this agreement does not include police or law enforcement contracted services associated with special events conducted at the Airport that are outside the scope of normal police services and require additional personnel, including but not limited to air shows, mass casualty exercises, training events, or similar activities. Such services shall be separately requested and compensated as mutually agreed upon by the parties.
3. CITY RESPONSIBILITIES
City shall:
3.1 Cooperate with the District and coordinate with each air carrier regarding scheduled air carrier departure operations.
3.2 Provide the required number of law enforcement officers, unless it notifies the District and the air carrier at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled departure, that it will be unable to do so.
3.3 Renegotiate the Costs and Scope of Work paragraph of this Agreement if the air carrier departure schedule changes or increases, so that more officers or expanded hours are required.
3.4 Provide the number of sworn, armed, trained and uniformed law enforcement officers at the Airport’s passenger screening checkpoints as required by the TSA at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the scheduled departure time of each air carrier operation, except as provided in Section 3.2, above.
3.5 Provide general law enforcement services at the Airport when not needed at passenger screening checkpoints. This includes patrolling the property of the District including airport, airport terminal, public parking areas, secured airport areas and outlying properties.
3.6 As the primary law enforcement agency, respond to crimes and calls for service within the District's jurisdictional boundaries.
3.7 Prepare written reports of crimes and events occurring on District grounds and provide crime statistics and copies of reports related to the Airport grounds upon request within a reasonable amount of time.
3.8 Ensure that law enforcement officers assigned to the Airport ’s passenger screening checkpoints shall not respond off the Airport except in the case of extreme, life-threatening emergency.
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3.9 Ensure the City’s sworn law e nforcement o fficers assigned to passenger screening checkpoints at the District meet the minimum training requirements as established by the TSA.
4. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES
District shall:
4.1 Fund any necessary training mandated by FAA and/or TSA, in order to maintain certification for those officers assigned to the Airport for supplemental law enforcement services. This shall include personnel costs, tuition, travel, meals, lodging and mileage. Training shall occur in California.
4.2 Fund the operations and maintenance costs associated with District owned marked police vehicles exclusively assigned to the Airport. All operational and maintenance costs associated with City -owned vehicles used in providing law enforcement services under this Agreement are included in the annual compensation set forth in Section 2.1. No additional reimbursement for vehicle related expenses shall be required unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties.
4.3 Be responsible for any changes to laws, regulations or other requirements that affect the cost of providing supplemental law enforcement services from the City.
4.4 Upon receipt of notice from the City that a police officer is unable to respond to conduct passenger screening notify any commercial air carrier intending to depart from the Airport of that fact.
4.5 Pay for the services provided under the terms of this Service Agreement.
4.6 Acknowledge that the officer on patrol may not be able to cover the first flight out if an emergency occurs in the City near the scheduled departure time. All parties acknowledge that without a law enforcement officer present, flights will need to be rescheduled until such time as a law enforcement officer is available.
5. DEFAULT, TERMINATION, AND NOTICE
5.1 Either party may terminate this Agreement, without cause, upon thirty (30) days advance written notice to the other party. Either party Attachment B
may terminate this Agreement at any time for cause if the other party is in default of its obligations under this Agreement and fails to cure said default after given notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default.
5.2 Notices. Any notice to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given and received:
A. When delivered in person to the authorized representative of the party to whom the notice is addressed; or
B. On the date received as indicated on the return receipt when sent prepaid certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the party to be notified at the address indicated below:
CITY DISTRICT
City of Santa Maria Santa Maria Public Airport
Attn: Chief of Police Attn: General Manager
1111 W. Betteravia Rd. 3217 Terminal Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93455 Santa Maria, CA 93455
Either party may change its address by giving notice in the manner described above.
6. INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 The District shall obtain and maintain for the entire term of this Agreement and any renewal terms, Airport liability insurance. Each policy of insurance shall have at least a combined single limit of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for each occurrence for bodily injury and property damage. Each policy of insurance shall include personal injury liability coverage. The District's airport liability policy shall include automobile liability coverage for District owned vehicles while performing services pursuant to this Agreement on Airport property. The District shall supply the City with a copy of said insurance policy or policies.
A. In addition to the above conditions, the District's airport liability insurance policy shall contain language or an endorsement clearly providing:
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1) The City, its officers, agency and employees, are named as additional insureds under the policy;
2) Contractual liability coverage sufficiently broad so as to include the liability assumed by the parties in the indemnity agreement included in this Agreement;
3) A provision that coverage will not be cancelled or subject to material reduction until at least thirty (30) days written notice has been given to the City.
B. A certificate of insurance shall be submitted to the City within ten (10) days of execution of this Agreement. If the insurance policy expires or is cancelled, the District shall submi t to the City, prior to such expiration or cancellation, a certificate of insurance for the superseding policy.
6.2 The District shall indemnify save, protect, defend, and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all loss, liability, expense, claims, costs, suits, and damages, including attorney’s fees, arising out of or connected with the City’s performance of Supplemental Law Enforcement services under this Agreement, to the extent covered by the airport liab ility policy; provided that the District shall have no obligation to defend, indemnify or hold harmless the City from and against any and all loss, liability, expense, claims, costs, suits and damages, including attorney fees sustained by the City's employees in performance of this Agreement or in connection with the use of the Airport Fire Station. The City waives any and all subrogation and/or lien rights, including but not limited to those arising under California Labor Code section 3850 et seq. or succeeding statutes, to recover any workers compensation, disability, disability retirement or death benefits paid by the City to its employees, or to their heirs, representatives, executives or administrators.
7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
7.1 The parties hereto agree that any increase in the concentration of flights or increase in index at the Airport could cause a financial and/or operational strain for the City. Such impacts that cause additional financial burden to the City will need to be negotiated by the parties and adequately resolved, and failure to reach agreement after good faith negotiations shall serve as cause for early termination of this Agreement.
7.2 The City acknowledges that the FAA and the TSA are involved with the operation and adm inistrative aspects of the services to be Attachment B
provided by this Agreement. The City shall cooperate with representatives of the FAA and the TSA in the exercise of their duties. However, the District shall administer the Agreement, and the City shall look to the District for direction regarding satisfactory compliance with the Agreement, except as to the actual performance of law enforcement duties . Full and complete records of the City’s services and records between District and City shall be kept, maintained and retained by the City in accordance with the City's record retention policies and procedures. The District, FAA, TSA and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any other duly authorized representative shall have access to the City’s records upon written request. The City shall provide access to such records within a reasonable time following receipt of a written request.
7.3 There will be no payment by the District for extra services rendered by the City unless the services are expressly authorized in writing by the District’s General Manager before the services are performed.
Any extra services in excess of $10,000 requires the prior written approval of the District's Board of Directors.
7.4 The City’s Chief of Police or his designee shall be directly involved in the performance and supervision of the services to be performed and shall be the authorized representative of the City for issues relating to performance of the services under this Agreement.
7.5 This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the consent of the other party.
8. Entire Agreement
8.1 This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the parties which supersedes all previous agreements, written or oral, and all communications between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. All changes or amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and mutually executed by authorized personnel on behalf of the District and the City.
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Executed at Santa Maria, California, on the day and year first above mentioned.
Date: DISTRICT:
Approved as to content for SANTA MARIA PUBLIC AIRPORT District:
____________________________ By ___________________________ General Manager Steve Brown, President
Approved as to form for District:
____________________________ By ___________________________ District Counsel Tony Guy, Secretary
Dated: CITY:
ATTEST: CITY OF SANTA MARIA
____________________________ By ___________________________ Donna G. Schwartz David W. Rowlands
Chief Deputy City Clerk City Manager
Approved as to form:
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Thomas Watson, City Attorney
Approved as to content:
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Christopher Wiliams, Chief of Police