To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Robert Plummer, Police Chief
Prepared By: Gary Pitkin, Police Lieutenant
TITLE:
Title
School Resource Officers Provided to the Napa Valley Unified School District
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Authorize the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City an agreement for up to $313,156 to provide three School Resource Officers to the Napa Valley Unified School District for 2020-21 school year.
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DISCUSSION:
The City of Napa has worked in collaboration with the Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) by placing School Resource Officers (SROs) on NVUSD campuses. The City has historically provided SROs through agreements which require NVUSD to reimburse the City for a portion of its cost of providing SROs during each school year. Currently, the City provides three SRO’s who will serve Napa High School, Vintage High School, New Tech High School, Valley Oak Continuation School, Redwood Middle School, Silverado Middle School and Harvest Middle School.
The primary mission of the Napa Police Department School Resource Officer is to improve the quality of life for students, parents, school employees and community members directly affected by the program. Specific desired outcomes include:
• The reduction of criminal activity and fear on campus and fostering a positive relationship with the school community.
• Respond to calls for service at the designated campuses.
• Identify school-related enforcement issues and develop coordinated solutions in a problem-solving manner.
• Foster a positive relationship with NVUSD Staff based on collaboration.
• Provide increased police visibility in the residential and commercial neighborhoods adjacent to school campuses.
• Increased interaction between Napa Police Department Staff and our Napa youth.
Accordingly, the City’s obligation to assign and/or deploy SROs will be excused for the
duration of this COVID-19 Closure Period and NVUSD’s obligation to pay will be
excused on a pro-rata basis for the duration of this COVID-19 Closure Period, without
limitation to other Closure Periods during the 2020/21 academic school
year. Therefore, without limitation, the first quarterly invoice from the City will be
reduced by the length of this initial COVID-19 Closure Period plus any other Closure
Period.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
The adopted Police Department’s budget includes the reimbursement of $313,000 for fiscal year 2020-2021. Under the terms of the agreement, NVUSD shall pay up to $313,156 to the City of Napa for SRO services in FY 2020/21. The City does not expect to collect the full agreement amount in FY 2020/21 as the school district will start the school year in distance learning mode, and it is currently unclear when the schools will re-open and the SRO’s will return to campuses.
CEQA:
The Chief of Police has determined that the Recommended Action described in this agenda report is not subject to CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c).
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
ATCH 1 - Agreement
NOTIFICATION:
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