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51' 8UD8ET 95-96 {3 ! -f City of Palo Alto .9f,!".,,,. City Manager's Report
TO: HONORABLE CITY COtJNClL
A'ITENTlON: FINANCE COMMITTEE
FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: POLICE
AGENDA DATE< May 30, 1995 CMR:214:95
SUBJECT: FUNDING OF TWO TRAFFIC OFFICER POSITIONS AND
OTHER TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUE RECOMMENDATIONS
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This report provides information regarding staff's plan 10 fund the two officer positions.1aff
lias recommended as an addition 10 the Traffx: Team. This recomrnenda6on was one of
several that bave ~B proposed loJ Council in re sponse 10 the concerns about traffic safety
issues (CMR:I92:95). No Council action is required.
JlEC()MMENDATIONS
Thil is an information report and no Ccuncil actlon is require<!.
EXFCITI'IVE SUMM4RY
b March 1994, the City Cooneil expressed concerns 'WJ! the perceived delerioration of
traffic safety IhcouglJout the City and requested that staff return with recommendations I<>
address thooe issue.. One of !he proposed recommendations is for Council to approve the
coocept of increasing the size of the Traffic Team by two officer positions.
At the lime of the Police Department', budget hearing of May 16, 1995. staff had not yet
comptefed the analysis that was in. process to reprioriti.le services i D order £0 accommodate
the additional costs I.SSOCialed with the f\>'O positions. The Finance Committee lentalively
approYed!he recommendation 10 increase !he size of the T,",,"fic Team with the understanding
that slaff ,"'QUid relura with. dell!l1ed plan foe funding me two po>itions.
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Tolal current annua! solary and benefit cost, for one officer position are approximately
$12,500. Staff proposes 10 accommodate the costs of salary and benefits associated wiUt
those positions in the following mann< r:
I. lIt-linn,! tbe Cnrrent .lANFT.Office..rnP.ositiru!
For apprOJumate!y the past IS years, an officer position has been vtllized for Polo
Alto'. representative 10 the County.o..;& Allied Agencies NarcO!ic Enforcement
Team (AANET). The learn was formed for the purpose of addressing drug sales
illite stneet level using ,lite pooled resources of indiYiduol municipalities, the Santa
Ciara Coonty Sheriff's Office, and Ill. State Bureau of NarcO!ics Enforcement.
WhlIe Palo Alto has derived some benefits ITom this regional approach 10 narcO!ic
enforcement over lite years, based upon the ebanging needs 0[ this community, staff
conclOOeJ tIlat tl-.e position would be better ,.tilized and the residents of Polo Aho
",ould be better served by withdrawing from AANET and reassigning tIlat position
10 address soroe of tile><: needs. Other agencies "'00 had berelofore participated in
AANET have also withdrawn.
Staff originany intended on utilizing that position 10 enhance currenl community
policing and educatiooalefforts. After additional review, staff believes thaI this
position .boold ins\ead be ~",d as one of the two additions 10 the T nffic T earn.
This reprioritization woold no! result in any reduction 10 community policing
cffol1s.
2. Usc 01 Fllnds AI!oca!edb)L~ger
In the proposed 1995·96 City budget, the City M.nager has included an allocation
of $100,000 10 be used 10 assist in the funding of those traffic safely
recommeooations Illa! are approved by Council. NOll-solarylbenefit <-osts associated
willt !he proposed recommendations lOla! approximately $49,000. The brealcdowD
of costs is reflecle:l in Appendix A. AI !he PoflC)' and Se ,v;ces Committe<: mceting
of May 24, 1995. !he staff recommendations forwarded 10 Il::.i Committe<: were
approved. Staff proposes 10 use the remaining S5 1 ,000 10 partiany fund the second
officer position for !he next year. The additionol $21,500 tIlat would be necded for
completing lite second position funding can be absorbed in Ihe Police Department's
buclgeL
FlSCU IMPACT
By reassigning I currently authori~ed police offICer position 10 the TraffIC Team and by
using the $100.000 anocated by the City Manager Illat is included in Ihe p<oposed 1995-96
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budget. 00 additional funds woold be needed for all. second position, oc 10 fund the noo
pe1'SOnneI recommendations contllined in LIJe traffic report.
PREPARED BY:
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW:
CITY MANAGER. APPROVAL:
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Attachments: Appendix A
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APP£NDlXA
N01l-SaIarylJkn<1lt COWl Associ~ted
With Traffic Safely 1st""
Rt'CfHIlmendatjon , Us<: $..&rrui
1-Establishment of Radar Replacernern "hpee& $19~
Enforceable Speed limits limit signs and pavement
legends
2. PoIi.:e M<>I<lrcycles Start-up costs »><><-"i.led $17,(lD
with purclta:;.o. "'luipmenl
a.nd training for five
molo<cyde.
4. Roadside Hashing Ughts i'lJr"ha$<! and ins!.nati<:>n $ !2,(l))
of two na,;Mrtg ligl1ts
S_ Ncigblxlrbood Speedw.tc" Radar battery pack! and $ 400
J>rogrun miscenaneoos supprleS