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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 20, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR LAW <br />ENFORCEMENT HELICOPTER <br />SERVICES <br />J <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with the <br />orange County Sheriff's Department for helicopter services, subject to non-substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney in the annual amount not to exceed $345,633. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In October 1994, the City of Santa Ana began participating in the Airborne Law Enforcement Services <br />(ABLE) program. ABLE was a regional helicopter program, which combined resources from the City <br />of Costa Mesa, the City of Newport Beach and the City of Santa Ana. On July 1, 2011, the ABLE <br />program will cease to exist. <br />Law enforcement helicopters allow the Police Department to provide a rapid enhanced response to <br />incidents posing the greatest risk to the public, including: robberies, burglaries, assaults, and fleeing <br />felons. Therefore, to continue this service the Police Department solicited proposals from various <br />neighboring agencies. Four proposals were submitted, but one was withdrawn. After a review of the <br />proposals, the Orange County Sheriff's Department's proposal was selected to enter into a contract <br />for service. The helicopter operated by the Sheriff's Department contained more advanced <br />equipment than the other agencies. Additionally, they were the only submittal that would include a <br />City of Santa Ana Police Department staff member as part of the flight crew. <br />The purpose of the contract with the Orange County Sheriff's Department is to provide helicopter <br />services for the City of Santa Ana from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. This program is being <br />funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and will comply with program <br />regulations. In addition, the Santa Ana Police Department will provide one full-time sworn <br />pilot/observer to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, which will partially be funded by CDBG for <br />a total CDBG funding amount of $485,000. <br />25F-1