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Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND State Assembly Bill 3229, signed by the Govemor on July 12, 1996 added section 30061 of the Government Code establishing the $100,000,000 Citizen's Option for Public Safety (COPS) Program to supplement otherwise available funding for local public safety services. As required by the bill, the County has established a Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund, and has established a Supplemental Law Enforcement Oversight Committee. They are required to annually review expenditures of these funds by local law enforcement officials. The funds are to be allocated from the County fund to the County sheriff, district attomey; the county, cities, and certain special districts based on population. The City of Pleasanton's share is approximately $143,000. The Chief of Police must submit to the Council a proposal for the expenditure of the funds. The Council must hold a public hearing in each year the appropriation is made by the State Legislature and approve a resolution to act upon the proposal within 60 days. The council shall consider these written requests separate and apart from the process applicable to proposed allocations of the general fund. The funds cannot be used to supplant existing funding for services. They cannot be intermingled with other funds, but must be deposited in a special fund. The City Finance Director must provide a monthly report on expenditures of this appropriation to the County Supplemental Law Enforcement Oversight Committee, the Council and the Chief of Police. The appropriated funds are exclusively the Front Line Municipal Police Services. These funds are to be deposited into a City Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund. Once the Council has adopted a resolution, the City Finance Director may disperse the funds. Through the use of these funds we will take this opportunity to complete the number of Mobile Data Computers (MDC). Each patrol vehicle and the Investigation Division staff will have access to MDC's. As we progress further into this program, we find it advisable to limit the removal and replacement of units by leaving them in vehicles and make the units available to more of our staff. The automated vehicle location equipment was funded from last year's appropriation. However, advances in the system and enhancements by manufacturers were accompanied by an increase in the cost of purchase and installation. Mapping software will enhance the effectiveness of officers who, through the mobile data computers, will be able to obtain maps of calls for service. This will improve responses using the City's GIS mapping for strategic placement of perimeters and will eventually be integrated into the automated vehicle location equipment making that available to field officers. We continually review the potential for unique situations in which specialized equipment and training are needed by field officers. We will obtain and train officers in the use of field rifles. ~R-qq- ~q7