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FROM: Supervisor Nancy Fanden Contra
Costa
January 27, 19 8 7, County
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SUBJECT: ONE TIME DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR POLICE SERVICES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
REQUEST:
That consideration be given to recommending a ONE TIME
DEVELOPERS FEE to offset the gap between demand for services
and revenue from taxes.
That the County Administrator' s office work with the
Sheriff ' s Department, Community Development and County
Counsel on a fee structure that would adequately cover the
funding of police services by developers of residential,
commercial and industrial property.
BACKGROUND:
The question is not "Do we have a crisis in Contra Costa
County for police services" but rather, "How can we provide
extra police protection for the residents in Contra Costa
County, in a reasonable and responsible way, that will not
only address our immediate needs but also develop a formula
or criteria for future policing needs.
The need for Police Services begins when the first shovel of
dirt is turned over and lumber and materials. are delivered
to a construction site. Vandalism and thefts occur long
before residents move in and generate the tax dollars needed
to pay for police services.
To offset this need during the first year or so of
construction, Chief Jim Franks of Brentwood proposed at a
recent Contra Costa County Police Chiefs ' Association
meeting, that a fee be added to developer costs to offset
the costs of policing the construction sites. This
suggestion is one that needs to be explored.
Attached are some suggestions for IMMEDIATE (SHORT TERM)
FUNDING OF POLICE SERVICES, AND LONG TERM PLANNING &
FUNDING.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON February 3, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X
REFERRED to the Finance Committee for review.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: 4 ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Finance Committee ATTESTED '-�"
County Administrator Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
Mae2/7-ee BY DEPUTY
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IMMEDIATE & LONG TERM NEEDS
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NEED TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA:
The Sheriff ' s Department needs to develop a BASE LINE OF
POLICE SERVICES FORMULA that can be used in determining the
costs associated with both the immediate and long term
planning and implementation of police services generated by
new construction..
Crime statistics presented to the Board of Supervisors are
based on the previous year' s stats. Therefore, we' re always
one or two years behind in providing adequate police
services in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County.
IMMEDIATE FUNDING BASED ON NEED:
E.I .R. ' s establish the NEED for police services when
approved. Doesn' t it seen fair that since the police
services are provided for immediately that they should be
paid for immediately? A one or two year waiting period for
the development to generate tax dollars doesn' t seemA to be
fiscally responsible or practical.
LONG TERM NEEDS AND FUNDING:
As our communities continue to grow and prosper the need to
reevaluate our police services becomes more evident and
urgent.
In 1970 County Service Area P-4 was established for the
purpose of EXTENDED POLICE PROTECTION SERVICES in the
unincorporated area of Orinda. Residents became more
involved in taking responsibility for their communities
police services.
Discovery Bay is very interested in forming an ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT.
The recent shooting in Crockett has prompted many West
County residents to express interest in creating an
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR SPECIAL POLICE SERVICES.
Our constituents are looking at the WHOLE GEOGRAPHIC
COMMUNITY when addressing the issue of EXTENDED POLICE
SERVICES - can we do any less?
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