9.B.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 10/04/2016
- From:
- Irene Hunkler, Support Services Supervisor
Information
TITLE:
Consideration and Approval of Agreement:
Consideration of Ratifying Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement: Approval of the Cooperative Law Enforcement agreement between the City of Flagstaff and the United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, for Dispatch Services.
Consideration of Ratifying Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement: Approval of the Cooperative Law Enforcement agreement between the City of Flagstaff and the United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, for Dispatch Services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the ratification of the five year Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement and the CY 16 Annual Operating and Financial Plan (Exhibit A) between the City of Flagstaff and the U.S. Forest Service for dispatching services in the amount of $5,000.00.
Executive Summary:
Approval of this agreement will continue to enhance interagency collaboration; information sharing and interoperability between the City of Flagstaff and the U.S. Forest Service in order to promote public safety on lands in close proximity to the City that are under the law enforcement jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. By maintaining radio contact with the Flagstaff Communications & 911 Center, U.S. Forest Service officers can more easily advise Flagstaff Police Officers and Coconino County Sheriff's Deputies of issues or concerns that may affect public safety within the City of Flagstaff and the surrounding areas of Coconino County.
Financial Impact:
Approval of this Intergovernmental Agreement will provide payment to the City of Flagstaff in the amount of $5,000.00 annually for the dispatch services provided.
Connection to Council Goal and/or Regional Plan:
COUNCIL GOALS:
4) Develop and implement guiding principles that address public safety service levels through appropriate staff levels
Public Safety: This U.S. Forest Service group provides federal law enforcement in the National Forests surrounding the City of Flagstaff and in cooperation with the City if Flagstaff and the Coconino County Sheriff's Department. Continuing the agreement ensures direct and interoperable communication among law enforcement agencies who work together on a regular basis.
4) Develop and implement guiding principles that address public safety service levels through appropriate staff levels
Public Safety: This U.S. Forest Service group provides federal law enforcement in the National Forests surrounding the City of Flagstaff and in cooperation with the City if Flagstaff and the Coconino County Sheriff's Department. Continuing the agreement ensures direct and interoperable communication among law enforcement agencies who work together on a regular basis.
Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:
Yes, these agreements have been approved annually since 2005.
Options and Alternatives:
Approve the ratification of the agreement allows continued communication/dispatch interoperability with the U.S. Forest Service law enforcement groups.
Disapproval will eliminate the Agreement.
Disapproval will eliminate the Agreement.
Background/History:
The Flagstaff Police Department through the Flagstaff Communications & 911 Center has provided limited dispatch services for the U.S. Forest Service-Coconino & Kaibab National Forest Law Enforcement group for several years. A formal Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement between the U.S. Forest Service and the City of Flagstaff was initially entered into in December of 2005 and renewed in January of 2011 through 2016.
The U.S. Forest Service budgeting procedure to enter into a new Financial and Operating Plan for each year will continue. Attached is the five year Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement and the CY 16 Financial and Operating Plan (Exhibit A). Approval of this request will allow the Financial and Operating Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 to be completed.
The U.S. Forest Service budgeting procedure to enter into a new Financial and Operating Plan for each year will continue. Attached is the five year Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement and the CY 16 Financial and Operating Plan (Exhibit A). Approval of this request will allow the Financial and Operating Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 to be completed.
Key Considerations:
The approval of this Agreement provides for continued dispatch services as outlined and for the payment of $5000.00 annually by the U.S. Forest Service for those services.
Community Benefits and Considerations:
The U.S. Forest Service group provides law enforcement efforts in and around the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County. Approval of this agreement ensures continued interoperable communication among law enforcement agencies in Flagstaff and Coconino County.
Community Involvement:
Inform the Council and the general public of the ratification and acceptance of the agreement and the intended use of the funds.
Expanded Options and Alternatives:
1. Approve and accept the ratification of Intergovernmental Agreement.
2. Reject the ratification of the Intergovernmental Agreement.
2. Reject the ratification of the Intergovernmental Agreement.