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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12132005 - HA1 All HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FROM: Rudy Tamayo, Acting Executive Director DATE: December 13, 2005 SUBJECT: APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF PITTSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY POLICING SERVICES AT THE EL PUEBLO PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN CITY OF PITTSBURG SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and Authorize the Acting Executive Director to execute a contract with the City of Pittsburg not to exceed $115,580 for the period of April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 that provides a dedicated police officer at the their substation located at the El Pueblo Public Housing development. 11. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds for this contract are included in the Authority's fiscal year 2005-2006 budget as approved by your commission on April 5, 2005, Resolution 5061. Ill. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: For the past 12 years the Pittsburg Police Department has provided one full-time police officer to provide community-policing duties at the El Pueblo Housing Development. This police officer provides staffing for the police sub-station located within the El Pueblo development. A highly visible law enforcement presence for the residents of the El Pueblo development enhances the security of the community, deters loitering, and, increases enforcement opportunity of criminal and illegal drug activities. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: The residents of the El Pueblo development would have an unmanned police sub-station and be without a law enforcement presence for community policing activities during times of heightened criminal and gang related activities in the development and surrounding area. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: -YES SIGNAT RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON 3l� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED V OT ER VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A V"UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED 3/'o C JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY DEPUTY H:\JudyHayes\MSOFFICE\WINWORD\BOARD\BO-Pittsburg PD Contract.doc