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Home My WebLink About0475.095• TO: A1TENTION: FROM: (') (J City of Palo Alto City Manager's Report HONORABLE CITY COlJNC[L FINANCE COMMITTEE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: POLICE AGENDA DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 1995 CMR:47S:9S SUBJECT: POLICE DEP.<\RTML"a SECUR11Y L\iPROVEMElI,"fS • BUDGET AMENDMENT ORDINANCE REQIJEST A significanl safety concern has arisen in the Police Department as I result of a facility !hat has become deficient in meeting the escalating demands of employee safely. Staff proposes facility improvemenrs at I cost of m.ooo. This project woold involve design anel remodel 10 secure areas in the Police Depamnent that are easily accessible 10 the general public. Staff reqnest> apptoval of. Budge! Amendment Ordirumce to cover the cosrs. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that Council approve the attached Budge! Amendment Ordinance in the IIIlIOUDt of m.ooo from the Budget Slabilizatloo ~e for design and eonstru<:tion 10 secure open spaces at the police records section". public wanter and to install • security card access sysIi:m 10 all Police Department perimeter doors and interior doors, leading 10 the investigative and administrative arc ... and the A level entrance 10 the Depar1ment poLICY IMPLICATIONS There are no changes 10 existing poI.tcies associated with this project EXECliTIVE SUMMARY P,,1ice departmenrs built Iwenty years ago have become inadequate in meeting the escalating demands of empl~ safety. fust as offic= have observed an inm ... in the violent behavior of <:riminaIs on the sueet,. support staff have almost daily encountered more aggressive. boshle indMduals at public counters. Recent tragic events at olller agencies serve as evidence 10 this trend. Police departments """" !he coontIy have experienced an increase in the number of incidents wilhin their facilities Illat have resulted in injury and/or dealll of employees . .... 1 III' ; '>-,. ..-;;.0 WIIllin the last six 10 eight moDIhs, incidents have occurred It the Palo Alto Police Department public COtIIlter invOOing VC%)' .i'III; Ihn:aIening people. While, fortunately, DO one was injured, the ~jdenls have unclcrscored the immediate need 10 increase the physical security of the facility, IIld in particular, the are. in and around the public counter staffed mlirely by civilian employ .... AItboush prohibited, unaud>orized access to the adminislralive, investigative, records. and other sections of the Department by the public has rais.-d concerns over the safety and sec>mty of police equipment &cd confidcntia! information. Firearms, while locked in persooallocken wh... nol in use. provide minimum security 10 someone inlenl on stealing them. ~ equipment (meluding radios. lmifonns. and Mace) and keys 10 sensitive areas are easily attainable from police persoonel offices. Federal, state and county regulations gove", security and &e<:eSS 10 computers IlutI can query criminal histo<y infOfIIlation and Department of MotOl' Vehicle reeords. Police bull.eiins, notices. investigations, crime rC]lOrts. and other sensitive information are also available in file cabinets, on desks, and posted on walls. Therefore, it is imperative that the security of the Police Department is increased 10 meet the legal mandafes and address the ever in=asing risks 10 employees. The remodel would consist of iDsIl!lIjng W1IIIs at the front counter area. Service to the public would be conducted through large windows similar to those in most police departments built within the last five years. Additionally, • card access security system would be installed on all exterior doors and the illl<:ricrdoors onA level (outside of the Ccmmunicatiolls Center) and at the administrative and investigative wings of the Department The security system would also control. the exterior doon on the Forest Avenue side and the Council Chambers. These doors, however, would mnain open during nonnal business hours. Because of the incidents lbat have occurred recently, staff believes these modifications should be clone is soon as possible, thus reason for not waiting to include this request through the upcoming CIP pcocess. FISCAL IMPACT Desiga Elements: $ 9,700 Construction: $74.280 Sem!rity S~cm: $ 1I,Q20 Total C<>St: $95,000 Source of Funding, Budget Stabilization Reserve. • , · ,.'. -- ..... -. ENl'lRONMENIAL ASSfSSM!.NT 11tis is II<)( • project un4u !he California Environmeg!al Quality Act and,. therefore, no eavirOllJDell1al impacIassessment is n«eSsll)'_ , ORDINANCE NO. ORDDlANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AML"IDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1995-96 TO CREATE AND FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 19622. 'POLICE DEPARTMENT SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS' WHEREAS~ purs~ant to the prov~s~ons of Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto. tbe Council on June 19. B9S did "dopt .a budget for fiscal.yea>: 1995-96; and. WHEREAS, security needs and req~irements have changed since construction of the iolice Department~s space at the Civic Center; ar.d ~, improving security controls and access to the Police Department's interior offices is necessary and will promote tbe safety of department employees and the public~ NOW.. THEREFORE, the Council of t.be City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SEClIQN 1. Capital rmproveroent Project £CIPJ 19622 .. ·Police Department Security ImprovemeDts~ is hereby created. SECTION 2~ The sum of Ninety Five 'i'bousa.."'1d Dollars ($95.0'0,01 is hereby appropriated to CIP i9622, and the &~dget Stabilization Reserve is corres.pondingly reduced. - SECTION 3. This transaction vill redu-ce t.he Budget Stabilization Reserve from $12.160.(07 to $12.06~.407. ~. As specified in Section 2.28.0aO(al of the Palo Alto Municipal Code.. a two-thirds vote of tbe City Cou.."iCil is required to adopt this ordinance. SEcrION S. The Council of tne City of Palo Alto "hereby finds t.hat t.he enactment of this ordinance is not a project u,nder the California Environmental Quality Act and. therefore.. no environmental impact assessment is necessary. SEC1ION 6. }fu·nicipal Code, adopcion. As provided in Section 2.04.350 of ehe Palo Alto this ordinance shall become effective upon AYES: NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSEN'!': A T'I'ES'I' : City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Senior Asst. City Attorney APPROVED: Mayor City Manager Deputy City Manager~ Administrative Services Police Chief· , . - ,