HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 04 Amend. No. 2 Agreement County of Riverside Sheriff's Dept. Law Enforcement
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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Shannon Buckley, Assistant City Manager
Date:June 13, 2023
Subject:Amendment No. 2 - Agreement With County of Riverside Sheriff's
Department for Law Enforcement Services
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 with the County of Riverside Sheriff's Department to perform law
enforcement services, per the fee and terms noted in the attached agreement, and authorize the
Mayor to execute the agreement in substantially the form attached and in such final form as
approved by the City Attorney.
Background
The County of Riverside Sheriff's Department has provided the City of Lake Elsinore with law
enforcement services for many years. The existing five-year contract is from July 1, 2020, to June
30, 2025.
Since 2010, the City's overall daily patrol service hours for law enforcement have remained the
same due to budget constraints and rising service costs. However, in recent years, the City has
experienced an increase in quality of life concerns due to legislative changes that have limited
law enforcement's ability to hold people in jail resulting in a growing homeless population
throughout California.
In October 2017, the City Council authorized an Amendment to the City's law enforcement
agreement with the County of Riverside to expand our levels of services to include an additional
Deputy Sheriff Community Patrol Officer to address a variety of issues related to improving safety
and the overall quality of life in Lake Elsinore.
Lake Elsinore voters approved Measure Z in November 2020 and became effective on April 1,
2021. Hiring additional law enforcement officers in the City is the direct result of Measure Z and
our City's commitment to preserving the highest levels of public safety.
Amendment No. 2
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Amendment No. 1 shows the City currently employs 44 sworn police officers. Positions include;
1 Motorcycle Sergeant, 2 Special Enforcement Team Officers, 4 Motorcycle Officers, 1 Lake
Patrol Officer, 2 Traffic Accident Investigation Officers, 1 Special Enforcement Officer Parks, 2
Community Patrol Officers, 6 Community Service Officer IIs, and 25 Patrol Officers (at 132 hours
per day).
Discussion
Like many jurisdictions throughout the state, the City has had to find ways to address an increase
in homeless activity that has subsequently led to increased citizen complaints and calls for code
enforcement and law enforcement services. These calls for service include complaints regarding
public feedings, panhandling/solicitation, thefts, assaults, trespassing, and debris located at
homeless encampments.
Measure Z funds will allow the City to hire one additional officer for the Robbery, Burglary, and
Suppression Team (RBST) and one additional Community Services Officer II to provide more
community support to the community.
The overall annual increase for FY2023-24 is $709,650 million from the prior-year amount of
$17,942,570 and covers the cost of salaries, equipment, uniforms, and training. Addressing law
enforcement needs is the first phase of appropriating Measure Z funding for this Fiscal Year. The
County has provided the City with a schedule of contract staffing costs (Exhibit "A") to the Law
Enforcement Agreement for City Council approval.
Fiscal Impact
The fiscal impact is approximately $18.65 million and will be reflected in the City's Annual
Operating Budget during the agreement term. Any necessary changes for the fiscal year will be
made as part of the mid-year review process.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - Amendment No. 2 Agreement
Attachment 2 - Amendment No. 1 Agreement
Attachment 3 - Original Agreement
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SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
AND THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED that the Agreement for Law Enforcement Services between
the County of Riverside, a political subdivision of the State of California, on behalf of the Riverside
County Sheriff’s Department, and the City of Lake Elsinore, a General Law City, approved by the
Board of Supervisors on August 4, 2020 in Minute Order 3.47 for services effective July 1, 2020
through June 30, 2025, as amended in that certain First Amendment on July 20, 2021 (Minute
Order 3.31) (collectively, the “Agreement”) is hereby amended in the following respects, and all
other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect:
1. Attachment A-1 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
Attachment A-2, attached hereto to this Second Amendment and incorporated
herein by this reference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Lake Elsinore, by minute order or resolution duly
adopted by its City Council, has caused this Second Amendment to the Agreement to be signed by
its Mayor and attested and sealed by its Clerk, and the County of Riverside, by order of its Board
of Supervisors, has caused this Second Amendment to be signed by the Chair of said Board and
sealed and attested by the Clerk of said Board, all on the dates indicated below.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
Dated:________________ By:___________________________
Natasha Johnson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Name
Title
By:_____________________
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Dated:__________________ By:___________________________
Kevin Jefferies
Chair of the Board of Supervisors
Riverside County Board of Supervisors
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kimberly A. Rector Minh C. Tran
Clerk of the Board County Counsel
By:____________________ By:_________________
Deputy Amrit P. Dhillon
Deputy County Counsel
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ATTACHMENT A-2
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
LEVEL OF SERVICE
Average Patrol Services
132 supported hours per day.
Non-Dedicated Positions
One (1) Deputy Sheriff (unsupported) – Lake Patrol
Dedicated Positions
One (1) Sheriff’s Sergeant position
Three (3) Deputy Sheriff (fully supported) positions – Special Enforcement Team
Four (4) Deputy Sheriff (fully supported) positions – Traffic/Motorcycle Team
Two (2) Deputy Sheriff (fully supported) positions – Traffic AI
One (1) Deputy Sheriff (fully supported) position – Special Enforcement Team - Parks
Two (2) Deputy Sheriff (unsupported) – Community Patrol Officer
Seven (7) Community Service Officer II positions