SR-05-13-2014-3I- 701-001/304-003dam Report
City of City Council
Santa Monica
City Council Meeting: May 13, 2014
Agenda Item:
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Jacqueline A. Seabrooks, Chief of Police
Subject: Supplemental Law Enforcement Services
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a two year contract with the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, in an
amount not to exceed $260,000 for any one year of supplemental law enforcement
services for special events occurring in Santa Monica with future year funding
contingent on Council budget approval.
Executive Summary
This Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Agreement with the County of Los
Angeles Sheriff's Department would enable the Santa Monica Police Department to
utilize law enforcement services from the Sheriff's Department during large events in the
city of Santa Monica. The level of services provided by the Sheriff's Department will be
agreed upon in advance of the event. The total costs of these services will not exceed
$260,000 during any one -year period.
The growing success and popularity of the Pier Corporation's Twilight Concert Series
(TCS) necessitates the need for these supplemental law enforcement services to meet
the increased public safety needs during these large events. Access to these additional
public safety resources available from the Sheriff's Department would help to ensure an
ongoing high level of police services throughout Santa Monica during the large events.
Background
The Twilight Concert Series is an annual ten -week concert series at the Santa Monica
Pier. As of 2014, the TCS is in its 30th year and has drawn larger crowds each year. In
2013, crowds sometimes approached thirty thousand.
In 2013, the ten concerts were staged over 10 weeks (July 11 — September 12).
Performances were telecast on a jumbotron directed towards the beach south of the
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be expected to draw. Each operations plan will be attached as an Amendment to this
Agreement. The hours of duty performed by the County will be established and agreed
upon in accordance with the requested services. The cost for public safety resources
would be funded with City resources, and would be scalable, ranging from
approximately $13,000 to $26,000 per event which would include the Sheriff's full
mobile field force if needed.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
The contract to be awarded to the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department is for an
amount not to exceed $260,000. Staff will incorporate these increases in the proposed
exception based budget for FY 2014 -15 that will be presented to Council on May 27,
2014.
Prepared by: Nicole Dibling- Moore, Senior Administrative Analyst
Approved:
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Forwarded to Council:
Rod Gould
City Manager
Reference:
Contract No. 9903
(CCS)