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City Council / Board of Directors
Written Communications
Meeting of: May 21, 2024
Submitted By:
Keith C. Metzler, City Manager
Subject:
Law Enforcement Contract #94-909-A-53, Memorandum of Understanding with the Victor Valley Union High School District and Victor Elementary School District to Fund School Resource Officers and Agreement Between the City of Victorville and Macerich Victor Valley, LP
Recommendation:
That the Honorable City Council:
(1) Approve the Fifty-Third Amendment to Law Enforcement Contract #94-909-A-53 for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to process all documents required for this agreement; (2) Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by and between the City of Victorville and the Victor Valley Union High School District and the Victor Elementary School District for the same period to fund School Resource Officers and authorize the City Manager or his designee to process all documents required for the agreement; and (3) Approve the agreement by and between the City of Victorville and Macerich Victor Valley, LP (Macerich) for one Deputy and authorize the City Manager or his designee to process all documents required for the agreement.
Fiscal Impact:
This Amendment to the Law Enforcement Contract totals $38,000,369, an increase of $1,360,542 from the prior amendment. Sufficient funds will be budgeted in the FY 2024- 2025 budget (1002001-52300) to cover the contract amount expense along with a reimbursable from the Victor Valley Union High School District (VVUHSD) and the Victor Elementary School District (VESD) for their respective shares of costs for the School Resource Officers (SROs) and Macerich for one Deputy. Additionally, the cost for dispatch services for Code Compliance and Animal Control totals $31,470 and will be funded from the following accounts:
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Account Code Amount
1004030-52300-50011 (Code Compliance Contract Services SBCSD) $7,867.50 1005020-52300-50011 (Animal Control Contract Services SBCSD) $7,867.50 1054030-52300-50011(MP Code Compliance Contract Services SBCSD) $7,867.50 1055020-52300-50011 (MP Animal Control Contract Services SBCSD) $7,867.50
Strategic Plan Goal:
This item aligns with Goal B, Public Safety, implementing public safety strategies to support a thriving and growing community.
Background:
Since 1963, Victorville has contracted with the San Bernardino County Sheriff for law enforcement services. On April 25, 2024, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus held an annual meeting with contracting agencies and their respective City Manager’s to discuss the upcoming contract changes and cost projections as outlined in the Schedule A for FY 2024-2025.
Discussion:
The Fifty-Third Amendment to Law Enforcement Contract #94-909-A-53 replaces the Schedule A, providing law enforcement services to the City of Victorville for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
This Schedule A Amendment includes an increase from the previous contract in the amount of $1,360,542 or 3.7%. The increase is partially related to the addition of one (1) SRO that was shifted from the Patrol Division in January 2024 to satisfy the request of the VESD. On December 19, 2023, the City Council approved an MOU with VESD to add one additional SRO to the District. This additional position brings the total SROs assigned to the District to four. Furthermore, the Sheriff’s Employees’ Benefit Association (SEBA) will be in the fifth year of a five-year agreement beginning in FY 2024-2025 and will increase by 4%.
Accordingly, police staffing includes the following:
Sworn Officers 107.00
General Support Staff 43.93
Total 150.93
Following the addition of personnel in previous years, the administrative side has increased its workload supporting operations. The new Fiscal Specialist is a new position to this year’s Schedule A, but the salary is less than the Supervisor Office Specialist, which was removed this year and replaced with this new position. The Fiscal Specialist will assist other administrative staff in supporting operations and enhancing the efficiency related to the budget.
These staffing levels also include four (4) SROs assigned to VESD and four (4) SROs assigned to the VVUHSD. The attached MOU with the respective Districts represents those officers working in and around the schools to provide a safer learning environment. 3 6
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The MOU serves as the mechanism to gain reimbursement for the use of said services and effectively offsets the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Contract.
The MOU with VESD will pay 75% of the cost of two (2) deputies, 100% of the cost of two (2) deputies, and include fuel and maintenance of three and one half (3.5) marked police vehicles, which amount to $1,110,198.81. The MOU with VVUHSD will pay 75% of the cost of two (2) deputies, 100% of the cost of two deputies including one K-9 SRO, and include fuel and maintenance of three and one half (3.5) marked police vehicles, which amounts to $1,134,448.74.
The Deputy assigned to the Mall of Victor Valley was added in May 2022 at the request of Macerich. The Deputy is assigned to the Mall full-time and is responsible for the enforcement of all criminal law violations on and in proximity to the Mall and all traffic laws on and in proximity to the Mall. This additional Deputy supplements the security services currently offered by Macerich and does not have any reduction in said services.
The attached agreement with Macerich represents the officer working in and around the Mall to provide a safer community environment. The agreement serves as the mechanism to gain reimbursement for the use of said services and effectively offsets the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Contract. The agreement with Macerich will pay 100% of the cost to provide one (1) San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy and the cost of one (1) Marked Unit in the amount of $317,152 for the next fiscal year.
Staff recommends that the Honorable City Council approve the Fifty-Third Amendment to Law Enforcement Contract #94-909-A-53, authorize the Mayor or her designee to process all documents required for this agreement, approve the MOU’s as listed above, and authorize the City Manager or his designee to process all documents required for the agreement with Macerich Victor Valley, LP. Staff remains available for any questions or comments you may have.
Attachments: A. Fifty-Third Amendment to Law Enforcement Contract #94-909-A- 53 B. Memorandum of Understanding with the Victor Valley Union High School District
C. Memorandum of Understanding with the Victor Elementary School District
D. Agreement Between Victorville and Macerich Victor Valley, LP