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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
JULY 5, 2005
APPROVED
TITLE:
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 1st Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HELICOPTER SERVICES
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CITY MANAGER
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Direct the city Attorney to prepare and authorize the city Manager and the
Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the Airborne Law
Enforcement Services Joint Powers Authority for law enforcement helicopter
services in an annual amount not to exceed $204,875.
DISCUSSION
In October 1994, the City of Santa Ana began participating in the Airborne
Law Enforcement Services (ABLE) program. ABLE is a regional helicopter
program, which combines the airborne resources of the City of Costa Mesa
and the city of Newport Beach to provide enhanced law enforcement services
to participating agencies. The intent of the program is to make
helicopters more available and affordable to law enforcement agencies
throughout the region.
Law enforcement helicopters allow the Police Department to continue to
provide a rapid and enhanced response to incidents posing the greatest
risk to the public, including robberies, burglaries, assaults, and fleeing
felons. The agreement provides for services from July 2005 through June
2006. In addition, the Santa Ana Police Department will provide one full-
time sworn police pilot/observer to the ABLE program and, in exchange,
receive a credit of $130,298 to reduce the cost to $204,875.
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Helicopter Services Agreement
July 5, 2005
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FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the FY 2005-06 Community Development Block Grant,
Capital Project Account (account no. 135-149-6931).
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Paul M. Walters
Chief of Police
Police Department
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Francisco Gutierrez
Executive Director
Finance & Mgmt. Services Agency
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