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AGENDA STATEMENT
•Meeting Date: October 11 , 1982
SUBJECT : Lost Patrol Time
EXHIBITS ATTACHED : Memorandum from Chief Shores dated August 18, 1982
RECOMMENDATION • 1) Authorize lease of Suite 217
2) Authorize budget transfer from Contingent Reserve to Building
c Management Account in the amount of $2,550
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Additional office rental cost of $2,550 for fiscal year 1982-83.
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DESCRIPTION : Chief Shores has brought to Staff's attention the problem of lost
patrol time for which the City is presently now paying. Chief
Shores indicates in his memorandum that the City is paying approx-
• imately $500 per week or $26,000 per year for patrol service dead
time. This dead time results from officers reporting for duty at
Santa Rita and then waiting for the offgoing shift officer to arrive
with the vehicle. This dead time could be substantially reduced by
locating a locker area and the evidence room at the same location
as the City offices, and having police personnel report directly to
the City offices.
Chief Shores has identified additional space within the present
building which could be obtained at a cost of $300 per month rent
and could be made relatively secure from burglars.
It is Staff's recommendation that the City Council authorize Staff
to enter into a lease agreement for Suite 217 in the City offices,
and further authorize a budget transfer from the Contingent Reserve
to the Building Management Account. If approved, approximately
1500 hours of additional patrol time would actually be provided.
COPIES TO: Chief Shores
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ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
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Fnmc Lt, Tom Shores Date: -- .48. —
I,o. Rich. Ambrose, City Manager _
Keith. Boyer, Captain
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Subject: LOST PATROL TIME
PROBLEM
Police Services is losing about 30 min. of service time from each officer per
shift. This equates to:
12 off. X 5 wkly shifts = 60 work shifts X 2 hr = 30 Ilrs lost per week.
4 sgt. X 5 wkly shifts = 20 work shifts X 1 hr = 10 hr's lost per week.
Sgts. 10 X $14.56 = $145.60; Off. 30 X $12.56 =$376.80 TOTAL COST $ 522.40 per week.
REASON
When Police Services moved to Dublin, officer lockers, vehicles and evidence
storage was left at Santa Rita for lack of room in the new facility. This causes
our patrol officers to report to Santa Rita for their oncoming shift and wait
until the off going shift arrives with their vehicle. This mostly is dead time
because all records have been moved to Dublin as has the report writing room and
equipment. The trip from Dublin to Santa Rita takes about 10 minutes each way
so their is a builtin loss of 20 minutes if the off going and oncoming officers
make a perfect connection. This 'connection' is often influenced by the unpredictable
time service calls may take, therefore the off going officer often is late in
arriving at Santa Rita for shift change.
SOLUTION
Rent more space at the Dublin address. This space would be used for an officer
;r. locker area and evidence storage. If this were to occur, officers would report to
Dublin for duty and any delays waiting for a vehicle could become productive as
records and report writing facilities are here, plus do away with the 20 minute
turn around time from Dublin to Santa Rita. DSRSD has offered to allow us to
store the unused patrol vehicles in their fenced lot. By not having any vehicles
at Santa Rita and providing an evidence storage area on site, there would be no
reason for Dublin officers to go to Santa Rita at all unless they had a prisoner
in custody.
PROPOSAL .
City to rent space in the 6500 Dublin Blvd` building for Police Services usage
as an officers locker room and evidence holding area.
Suite 217 (double rooms) is available and would meet the needed requirments.
Rental for 217 is approx. $300.00 per month.