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Police Department <br />www.santa-ana.org/police <br />Item # 39 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 6, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Law Enforcement Helicopter Services <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve Agreement with the County of Orange for Law Enforcement Helicopter <br />Services in the Amount of $1,785,092 (General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year agreement with the County of <br />Orange, Sheriff-Coroner Department, for helicopter services for the period of July 1, <br />2023 through June 30, 2026, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the <br />City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute subsequent amendments in year two (July 1, <br />2024 - June 30, 2025) and year three (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026) for the contract <br />amount of the first year of this agreement, $539,303, plus up to ten percent, for a <br />three-year not-to-exceed amount of $1,785,092. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In October 1994, the City of Santa Ana began participating in the Airborne Law <br />Enforcement Services (ABLE) program. ABLE was a regional helicopter program that <br />combined resources from the City of Costa Mesa, the City of Newport Beach, and the <br />City of Santa Ana. In 2011, ABLE was discontinued, and the City transitioned over to a <br />similar program administered by the County of Orange for this service. <br />Airborne Law Enforcement Services allow the Santa Ana Police Department to provide <br />a rapid enhanced response to incidents posing the greatest risk to the public, including <br />robberies, burglaries, assaults, and fleeing felons. Additionally, the helicopter is utilized <br />to assist in locating missing persons, coordinating fire department response, and <br />locating individuals in need of rescue. This contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s <br />Department will provide helicopter services for the City of Santa Ana from July 1, 2023 <br />through June 30, 2026. The County will provide 365 hours of helicopter service per year <br />under this agreement. The Santa Ana Police Department will also provide one full-time <br />sworn pilot/observer to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for this program.