Laserfiche WebLink
REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 1, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH ANAHEIM <br />REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOR <br />SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE <br />COLLECTION <br />CITY NAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1 s` Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl 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 a three -year agreement, <br />ending June 30, 2017, with Anaheim Regional Medical Center to provide acute sexual assault <br />exams and evidence collection in the amount of $120,000, subject to changes approved by the <br />City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Police Department uses the services of the Anaheim Regional Medical Center to conduct <br />sexual assault examinations and evidence collection for adult victims and suspects. Results from <br />these tests and evidence collection are necessary for the prosecution of criminal cases. <br />Anaheim Regional Medical Center is the only facility in the county performing rape and sexual <br />assault examinations of adults for prosecution purposes. The Police Department has utilized <br />Anaheim Regional Medical Center for these purposes since 1995. <br />The costs for services are $750 per victim exam, and $350 per day of court room testimony. The <br />agreement amount will include $40,000 per year for a total not to exceed amount of $120,000 for <br />the three year term. The procedures used by this facility are consistent with those expected by <br />the District Attorney's office to ensure best evidence practices are followed and that privacy <br />concerns of victims are adequately safeguarded. <br />2513-1 <br />