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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />JULY 5, 2005 <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT <br />HELICOPTER SERVICES <br /> <br />{ <br /> <br />aU;tZ <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the city Attorney to prepare and authorize the city Manager and the <br />Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the Airborne Law <br />Enforcement Services Joint Powers Authority for law enforcement helicopter <br />services in an annual amount not to exceed $204,875. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />In October 1994, the City of Santa Ana began participating in the Airborne <br />Law Enforcement Services (ABLE) program. ABLE is a regional helicopter <br />program, which combines the airborne resources of the City of Costa Mesa <br />and the city of Newport Beach to provide enhanced law enforcement services <br />to participating agencies. The intent of the program is to make <br />helicopters more available and affordable to law enforcement agencies <br />throughout the region. <br /> <br />Law enforcement helicopters allow the Police Department to continue to <br />provide a rapid and enhanced response to incidents posing the greatest <br />risk to the public, including robberies, burglaries, assaults, and fleeing <br />felons. The agreement provides for services from July 2005 through June <br />2006. In addition, the Santa Ana Police Department will provide one full- <br />time sworn police pilot/observer to the ABLE program and, in exchange, <br />receive a credit of $130,298 to reduce the cost to $204,875. <br /> <br />25C-1 <br />