Agmt08 Redwood City School District

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REPORT December 10, 2007 SUBJECT Agreement for school resource services between the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City School District. RECOMMENDATION By motion, authorize the City Manager or his I her designee to execute a contract with the Redwood City School District (RCSD) to provide a School Resource Officer for 8 hours a week at Kennedy Middle School and 8 hours a week at Hoover Elementary School for a total of 30 weeks of the school year for the next five (5) years. The police department will re-deploy existing resources. The contract is to be retroactive and effective as of September 13, 2007. BACKGROUND The California Department of Education has awarded a five (5) year grant to Kennedy Middle School and Hoover Elementary School in the amount of $500,000. This is known as the School Community Violence Prevention (SCVP) Program and addresses school safety and violence prevention measures that have been identified by a broad collaborative group that includes school staff, law enforcement, students, parents, and the community. A portion of this grant program provides funding for school resource officers at each school site to provide for school safety and to work with truant students. ALTERNATIVES Council could decline to enter the contract, and a regularly scheduled patrol officer would attend to all calls for service associated with both schools. FISCAL IMPACT The Redwood City School District agrees to compensate the City $36,000 each year for five years. Funds will be allocated to the General Fund. The Redwood City Police Department will request a budget adjustment to cover all anticipated costs of the school resource officers, in the amount of $36,000 per year. ~. lj~ f Br;:;';G. W~iS~ rl'f'OUiSA. ;'uvi:0Peter Ingram Patrol Sergeant Police Ch-ief Interim City Manager ATTACHMENTS The Agreement for Service between the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City School District.