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City of Palo Alto (ID # 6955)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 6/13/2016
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Summary Title: Law Enforcement Services to Levi’s Stadium
Title: Authorize the City Manager or his Designee to Execute the Amended
Indemnity Agreement With Santa Clara Stadium Authority to Allow Provision
of Requested Law Enforcement Services to Levi’s Stadium
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Police
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Council authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the
attached amended agreement which allows the Palo Alto Police Department to provide law
enforcement services to the new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara through June 30, 2019, joining
other Santa Clara agencies whose assistance is needed given the staffing demand.
Executive Summary
Since 2014, the San Francisco Forty-Niners have hosted their regular season football games at
Levi’s Stadium. The Stadium was completed in 2014 and is maintained by the City of Santa Clara
and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority. The Santa Clara Police Department has requested
support from local law enforcement agencies and has worked with staff from the City of Palo
Alto and other Bay Area municipalities to develop a police services staffing plan. The plan
allows Santa Clara to supplement its police department’s staff with experienced peace officers
from the region.
In March 2014, the City of Palo Alto entered into an agreement which allowed Palo Alto police
officers to work for the City of Santa Clara for the sole purpose of providing police services for
the Santa Clara Stadium Authority.
Existing Agreement
In March 2014, the City of Palo Alto entered into an agreement which allowed Palo Alto police
officers to work as “Per Diem Police Officers” for the City of Santa Clara for the sole purpose of
providing police services for the Santa Clara Stadium Authority. Under that agreement,
participating officers must meet certain certification requirements, and are subject to a
background check. They work in a per diem capacity at the stadium and are off-duty from their
employment with the Palo Alto Police Department. The officers are “double-badged” and are
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classified as reserve police officers for Santa Clara, wearing Santa Clara police uniforms and
insignias. The officers are trained and supervised by the Santa Clara Police Department for
stadium events. Officers utilize their personal protective equipment issued by the City of Palo
Alto in order to ensure familiarity and proficiency by the officer.
The hours worked in Santa Clara do not contribute to hours worked for the City of Palo Alto for
the purposes of calculating overtime or other City-provided benefits. The officers are paid
directly by Santa Clara. Palo Alto does not pay salary or overtime for this work. Since June 2014,
at least ten officers from the Palo Alto Police Department have worked at Levi’s Stadium as
reserve officers pursuant to the agreement without incident.
Revised Agreement
The revised agreement extends the term of the agreement to June 30, 2019.
Resource Impact
The agreement will result in no resource impact. If an Officer is injured during the course of the
performance of his or her job duties under this agreement, the City of Palo Alto will not be
responsible for worker’s compensation related to that injury; rather worker’s compensation will
be paid by Santa Clara in accordance with state law.
Policy Impact
The agreement is consistent with existing City policies.
Attachments:
ATTACHMENT A-Levi's Stadium Indemnity Agreement May 2016 (PDF)