HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 18-95RESOLUTION HO. I $ ' 9 $
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO FILE ANAPPLICATION FOR A
FEDERAL GRANT, C.O.P.S. AHEAD
"ACCELERATED HIRING, EDUCATION AND
DEPLOYMENT" PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield desires to undertake a
certain program designated as "Accelerated Hiring, Education and
Deployment" Program, to be funded in part from funds made available
through provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 administered by the Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services, U. S. Department of Justice.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfield as follows:
1. The City Manager is hereby authorized, on behalf of
the City of Bakersfield, to submit and execute the attached
Application for Federal Assistance to the Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice, including
any extension or amendments thereof and any subsequent contract
with the Federal government in relation thereto on behalf of the
City Council for the City of Bakersfield.
2. Grant funds received under the attached Application
for Federal Assistance shall not be used to supplant expenditures
controlled by the Bakersfield City Council.
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ORIGINAL
APPLICATION FOR
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
AD~IicatioA Pm~oplication
[-1 Const,ucl~on (-I Cofistructio~
City of Bakersfield, California
City of Bakersfield
1501 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93301
~m~ Public Safety and Community
Policing Grants
City of Bakersfield
6
Organizational Unit:
Bakersfield Police Department
Steve Brum~aer, Chief of Police
(805)-326-3821 Office
(805)-326-3070 FA~
E. County
D. Township
Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services, U.S. Department of Justice
Accelerated Hiring Education and Deployment
of six new police officers for community
oriented policing.
2/13/95 2/12/98
b. &opllcant
U.S. 20th & 21st Districts
ib. Project
U.S. 20th & 21st Districts
.00
450,000
589,752 .oo
a. YE~. 11-{IS PREAPPUCAT1ON/APPLICATION WAS MADE AVAIl/kaLE TO THE
STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372 PROCES~ FOR REVIEW ON:
DATE
.00
.00
.00
b NO. [] PROGRAM IS NOT COVERED EY EO. 12372
[] OR PRO~RAM HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED BY STATE FOR REVIE~V
[] Yes H 'Yes,' altach an explanahon [] NO
TOTAL $ 1 ,039,752 .oo
(805)-326-3751
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t)y/OMS/C~'~I~' A- ~
ASSURANCES
Several provisions of federal law and policy apply to all grant programs. We (the Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services) need to secure your assurance that you (the applicant)
will comply with these provisions. If you would like further information about any of the
matters on which we seek your assurance, please contact us.
By your authorized representative's signature, you assure us and certify to us that, if the grant is
awarded, you will comply with all legal and administrative requirements that govern the
acceptance and use of federal grant funds. In particular, you assure us that:
1. You have been legally and officially authorized by the
appropriate governing body (fur example, mayor or city coun-
cil) to apply for this grant and that the persons signing the
application and these assurances on your behalf are autho-
rized to do so and to act on your behalf with respect ~(o any
issues that may arise during processing of this application.
2. You will comply with the provisions of federal law which
limit certain politicat activities of your employees whose prin-
cipal employment is in connection with an activity financed
in whole or in part with this grant. These restrictions are set
forth in 5 U.S.C. § 1501, et se~.
3. You will comply with the minimum wage and maximum
hours provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, if
they apply to you.
4. You will establish safeguards, if you have not done so
already, to prohibit employees from using their positions for
a purpose that is, or gives the appearance of being, moti-
vated by a desire for private gain for themselves or others,
particularly those with whom they have family, business, or
other ties.
5. You will give the Department of Justice or the Comptrol-
ler General access to and the right to examine records and
documents related to the grant.
6. You will comply with all requirements imposed by the
Department of Justice as a condition or administrative re-
quirement of the grant, with the program guidelines, with
the requirements of OMB Circulars A-87 (governing cost cal-
culations) and A-128 (governing audits), with the applicable
provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968, as amended, with 28 CFR Part 66 (Uniform
Administrative Requirements), with the provisions of the
current edition of the Office of Justice Programs Financial
and Administrative Guide for Grants, and with all other ap-
pticable laws, orders, regulations, or circulars.
8. You will not, on the ground of race, color, religion, na-
tional odgin, gender, disability or age, unlawfully exclude
any person from participation in, deny the benefits of or em-
ployment to any person, or subject any person to discrimi-
nation in connection with any programs or activities funded
in whole or in part with federal funds. These civil tights re-
quirements are found in the nondiscrimination provisions of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,
as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3789(d)); Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C~ § 2000d); the Indian
Civil Rights Act (25 U.S.C. §§ 1301-1303); Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §
794); Title [I, Subtitle A of the Amedcens with Disabilities
ACt (ADA) (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et se~.); the Age Discrimina-
tion Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. § 6101, et se~.); and Depart-
ment of Justice Non-Discrimination Regulations contained
in Title 28, Parts 35 and 42 (subparts C, D, E and G) of the
Code of Federal Regulations.
A. In the event that any court or administrative
agency makes a finding of discrimination on grounds of race,
color, religion, national odgin, gender, disability or age against
you after a due process hearing, you agree to for~vard a
copy of the finding to the Office of General Counsel, COPS,
P.O. Box 14440, Washington, DC 20044.
B. If you are applying for a grant of $500,000 or
more and Department regulations (28 CFR 42.301 et se~.)
require you to submit an Equal Opportunity Employment
Plan, you wil~ do so at the time of this application, if you
have not done so in the past.
9. You will insure that the facilities under your ownership,
lease or supervision which shall be utilized in the accom-
plishment of the project are not listed on the Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) list of Violating Facilities and that
you will notify us if you are advised by the EPA indicating
that a facility to be used in this grant is under consideration
for listing by EPA.
7. You will, to the extent practicable and consistent with
applicable law, seek, recruit, and hire members of racial and
ethnic minority groups and women in order to further effec-
tive law enforcement by mcraesing their ranks within the
sworn positions in your agency.
10. if your state has established a review and comment
procedure under Executive Order 12372 and has selected
this program for review, you have made this application avail-
able for review by the State Single Point of Contact.
I hereby certt~v compliance with the abo~,~ assurances that govern the application and use of Federal fund&
Appendix B- Legal Assurances j
~ Department of J~tice
O~ce of Community Oriented Policing Services
CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING LOBBYING; DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION
AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS; DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
REQUIREMENTS; COORDINATION WITH AFFECTED AGENCIES; AND
NON-SUPPLANTING
Although the Department of Justice has made every effort to simplify the application process, other provisions
of fedaral law require us to seek your certification regarding certain matters. Applicants should read the
regulations cited below end the instructions for certification included in the regulations to understand the
requirements end whether they apply to a particutar applicant. Signature of this form provides for complienca
with certification requirements under 28 CFR Part 69, "New ResU'ictions on Lobbying" end 28 CFR Part 67,
"Government-wide Debarment end Suspension (Nonprocurement) end Government-wide Requirements for
Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)," end the coordination and non-supplenting requirements of the Public Safety
Parmership end Community Policing Act of 1994. The certifications shall be treated as a material representa-
tion of fact upon which relienca will be placed when the Department of Justica determines to award the
covered grant.
1. 'LOBBYING
As required by Section 1352, Title 31 of the U.S. Code, and
implemented at 28 CFR Part 69, for persons entedng into a
grant or cooperative agreement over $100,000, as defined
at 28 CFR Part 69, the applicant certifies that:
(a) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congrass, an officer or em-
ployee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Con-
gress in connection with the making of any Federal grant,
the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the ex-
tension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification
of any Federal grant or cooperative agreement;
lb) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have
been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or
attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency,
a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,
or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection
with this Federal grant or cooperative agreement, the un-
dersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form -- LLL,
"Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its
instructions;
(c) The undersigned shalt require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all
subawards at all tiers (including subgrants, contracts under
grants and cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) and
that all sub-recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
2. DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER RESPON-
SIBILITY MA'I'rERS (DIRECT RECIPIENT)
As required by Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Sus-
pension, and implemented at 28 CFR Part 67, for prospec-
tive participants in primary covered transactions, as defined
at 28 CFR Part 67, Section 67.510 -- -
A. The applicant certifies that it and its principals:
cluded from covered transactions by any Federal depart-
ment or agency;
(ii) Have not within a three-year pedod preceding this appli-
cation been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered
against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense
in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or per-
forming public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or con-
tract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State
antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft,
forgery, bdbery, falsification or destruction of records, mak-
ing false statements, or receiving stolen property;
(iii) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or
local) with comniission of any of the offenses enumerated
in parsgraph (A)(ii) of this cartiflcation; and
(iv) Have not within a three-year period preceding this ap-
plication had one or more public transactions (Federal, State,
or local) terminated for cause or default; and
B. Where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the
statements in this certification, he or she shall attach an
explanation to this application.
3. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTEES OTHER
THAN INDIVIDUALS)
As required by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and
implemented at 28 CFR Part 67, Subpart F, for grantees, as
defined at 28 CFR Part 67 Sections 67.615 and
67.620 --
A. The applicant certifies that it will or will continue to pro-
vide a drug-free workplace by:
(i) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the un-
lawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or
use of a controlled substac;e is prohibited in the grantee's
workplace and specifying the achons that will be taken
against employees for violation of such prohibition;
(i) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible, sentenced to a denial of Fed-
eral benefits by a State or Federal court, or voluntarily ex-
(ii) Establishing an on-going drug-free awareness program
to inform employees about --
(a) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
Appendix C - Legal Certifications
(b) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free work-
place;
(c) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and em-
ployee assistance programs; and
(d) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for
drug abuse violations ocountng in the workplace;
Off) Making it a requirement that each employee to be en-
gaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of
the statement required by paragraph (i);
(iv) Notifying the employee in the statement required by
paragraph (i) that, as a condition of employment under the
grant, the employee will --
(a) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
(b) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for
a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the work-
place no later than five calendar days after such conviction;
(v) Notifying the agency, in writing, within 10 calendar days
after receiving notice under subparagraph (iv)(b) from an
employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such con-
vichon. Employers of convicted employees must provide
notice, including position title, to: COPS Program, P.O. Box
14440, Washington, D.C. 20044. Notice shall include the
identification numcer(s) of each affected grant;
(vi) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar
days of receiving notice under subparagraph (iv)(b), with
respect to any employee who is so convicted --
(a) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an
employee, up to and including termination, consistent with
the requirements.of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended; or
(b) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in
a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved
for such burposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law
enforcement or other appropriate agency;
(vii) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a
drug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi).
B. The grantee may insert in the space provided below the
site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with
the specific grant:
Place of Performanca (Streetaddress, city, county, stata,
zip code)
Bakersfield Police Department
1601Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93301
Check D iftherearewon~placeeonfilethatarenotidenti-
fled here.
Section 67,630 of the regulations provides that a grantee
that is a State may elect to make one certification in each
Federal fiscal year, a copy of which should be included with
each application fur Department of Justice funding. States
and State agencies may elect to use OJP Form 4061/7.
Chec~ D if the State has elected to complete OJP
Form 4061/7
4. COORDINATION
The Public Safety Partnemhip and Community Policing Act
of 1994 requires applicants to certify that there has been
appropriate coordination with all agencies that may be af-
fected by the applicant's grant proposal if approved. Af-
feoted agencies may include, among others, the Office of
the United States Afromay, state or local prosecutors, or
corTectional agencies. The applicant certifies that there has
been appropriate coordination with all affected agencies.
NON-SUPPLANTING
The applicant hereby certifies that Federal funds will not be
used to replace.or supplant State or local funds, or funds
suppiled by the Bureau of Indian Aftaim, that would, in the
absence of federal aid, be made available to or for law
forcement purposes.
The applicant further certifies that funds required to pay the
non-federal or "cash match" portion of the grant program
shall be in addition to funds that would otherwise be made .
available to or for law enforcement purposes.
/Is the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I hereby certt~ that the
applicant will comply with the above certifications.
City of Bakersfield, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93301
Grantee Nlme and Addrel$
Application Number and/or Project Name
·,.dN ~a ~ ~nal~11, e~o~ndv ~C i t~orlzed R e~/re~, ~e
95-6000672
Date
Appendix C - Legal CemficaUon$
DisCLOSURE OF LOBBYING AC'IIVITIES
Complete this form to disclose lobbying activities pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1352
(See reverse for public burden disclosure.)
I. Type of Federal Action: 2.
~'~ a. contract
b. grant
c. cooperative agreement .
d. loan
e. loan guarantee
f. loan insurance
4. Name and Address of Reporting Entity:
I'-I Prime [~ Subawardee
Status ol Federal Action:
[~ ~i bid/offer/application
Initial award '
c. post-award
Tier I .ifknown:
Bakersfield Police Department
1601Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93301
Congressional Oistria, if&nown: U.S. 20th & 21st
6. Federal DepartmenUAgen~: 7.
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services
8. FederalAction Number, ifknown: 9.
10. a. Name and Address of Lobbying Entity
(if individual, last name, first name. MI):
NONE
3. Report Type:
F~a. initiat filing
b. material change
For Material Change Only:
year quarter __
date of last report
If Reporting Entity in No. 4 is Subawardee, Enter
Name and Address of Prime:
City of Bakersfield
1501 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93301
Congressional District, if known:U.S. 20th & 21s:
Federal Program Name/Description:COPS AHEAD
Accelerated Hiring Education and
Deployment of Police Officers
CFOA Humber. if app(icable:
Award Amount, if known:
$ 450,000.
b. Individuals Performing Services
(including address if different from No. lOa)
(last name, first name, MI):
NONE
11. Amount of Payment (check all that apply):
S -0- [] actual r'l planned
32. Form of Payment (check all that apply):
C) a. cash
i-1 b. in*kind: specify: nature
value
13. Type of Payment (check all that apply):
I-I a. retainer
[] b. one-time fee
[] c. commission
[] d. contingent fee
[] e. deferred
[] f. other: specify: lq0b1~
14. Brief Description of Services Performed or to be Performed and Date(s) of Service, including officer(s),
employee(s), or Members(s) contacted, for Payment Indicated in item 11:
NONE
15. Continuation Sheet(s) SF-LLL-A attached: [] Yes
P('fialIv o' nol 'ess ,"an S10000 and .o1 .... than s,oo,~, ...... h telephone No. (805)--326--3751 Date
APPLICATION SUMMARY
The City of Bakersfield, California, proposes to hire six law enforcement
officers under COPS AHEAD. The geographic location of this department is 1601
Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, 93301. The current size of the
department is 252 sworn officers with a five position overhire provision and it
provides the following services:
The response to and investigation of criminal acts
- The arrest and prosecution of law v~olators
- The investigation of traffic accidents
- Maintaining public peace
- Crime prevention and public education programs
The total federal funds requested under this proposal are $450,000 for three
years. These officers will be hired no Later than the first available training session
after January 1, 1995, which is currently scheduled for February 13, 1995. Actual
deployment of these officers is scheduled for July 3, 1995, as a result of the
contemporaneous transfer of experienced officers to the Community Policing
Program.
The Bakersfield Police Department's Five Year Community Policing Plan
includes increased police interaction with community residents and business owners
through foot patrols, business/residential association meetings, crime prevention
programs, a proactive and innovative Community Oriented Policing and Problem
Solving Program, a commitment to a Police Acitivites League which targets at-risk
youth and the restoration of communication with, and trust of, the police department
in the minority community. The firm belief that crime and its control is a community
issue which requires the input of all community members, other government agencies
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Application Summary
and non-profit organizations to assist the police department in seeking long term
resolutions to on-going problems. These new officers, and/or others assigned to
community policing will contribute to this plan by engaging in the following
activities:
- Deployment to high.crime areas as footbeat officers
- The staffing of storefront police substations
- Actively participate as police/community liaisons
- Develop and present a wide variety crime prevention programs
- Collaborate with neighborhood and business associations with the
specific goal of problem resolution.
This plan was developed in consultation with the Housing Authority County
of Kern, the Association of OldTown Kern, the Downtown Business and Property
Owners Association and the Valley Plaza Center. The major public safety needs that
will be addressed through the hiring of these new officers are:
- The reduction of violent crime through increased police presence
- An increase in the wiJlingness of certain groups to cooperate with
critical investigations
- The ability to permanently resolve problems which have historically
p/aced burdensome service demands on the police department
Intervention measures which target at risk youth
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BUDGET SUIVIMARY
The City of Bakersfield, California, proposes to expend federal funds totalling
$450,000 as a result of hiring six new officers through a COPS AHEAD Grant. These
expenditures would take place during the first two years of the three year grant
period, with the City of Bakersfield absorbing the entire cost of the six officers
during the third year of the grant.
The proposed amount of non-federal expenditures during the three year grant
is projected to be $589,752. This figure includes salary, fringe benefits, and an
anticipated annual 3 percent cost of living allowance. The City of Bakersfield
proposes to pay for its share of the grant with general fund revenues.
Revenue for the city's general fund is generated by property tax, sales tax,
transient lodging tax, charges for service (user fees), license and permit revenue
and motor vehicle in-lieu revenue.
During the first year of the grant the City of Bakersfield proposes to expend
$248,715 in federal funds. This is $41,452.50 per officer or 75 percent of each
officers first year salary and fringe benefit package. During the second year of the
grant the city will expend $33,547.50 in federal funds on each of the six officers for
a total of $201,285; this represents the balance of the $450,000 in federal funds
requested and does not exceed the grant funding provisions. The City of
Bakersfield will completely absorb the costs of all six officers during the third and
final year of the grant.
The salaries, fringe benefits and expected cost of living allowances for the six
officers are contained on the chart on page 2.
COMMUNITY POLICING STRATEGY
1.)
Describe your agency's long term community poHeing strategy and its
implementst:ion plan.
The Bakersfield Police Department believes that crime and its control is an
issue that effects each and every community member; therefore, the Bakersfield
Police Department believes that the community should have input into the
development of policies and programs which directly impact the quality of
neighborhood life. The department believes in encouraging citizen participation in
crime prevention efforts, thereby increasing awareness of police operations so that
the community has a better understanding of the department's function.
The Bakersfield Police Department's community oriented policing strategy has
two basic tenets:
1. The department will actively develop police/community
partnerships which help deliver more efficient and effective
service.
2. To reduce crime and on-going community problems through
communication, interaction, intervention and prevention.
Presently, the Bakersfield police Department has four officers and a
community service specialist committed to our Community Oriented Policing and
Problem Solving Program. Two of these officers work directly with the Housing
Authority of the County of Kern. They provide residents of Oro Vista Public
Housing with crime prevention education and a means of direct communication with
the police department. They have developed a PoLice Activities League which
Community Policing Strategy
encourages at-risk youth to participate in sports as an alternative to violence, gangs
and drugs. Two additional officers and a community service specialist are assigned
to the Lakeview community, an economically depressed area of Bakersfield. It is a
minority neighborhood stigmatized by violent crime, alcohol and drug abuse, and
on-going drug sales committed by individuals with no vested interest in the
neighborhood. This segment of the program was funded through a Community
Development Block Grant and enables the officers to operate out of a police satellite
office within the Lakeview Community. The officers are developing a rapport with
neighborhood residents through close interaction, crime prevention education and
youth athletic programs.
The department has received very positive feedback, from the community,
regarding each of these programs. Contract renewal is in progress with the Housing
Authority of the County of Kern and would extend the Oro Vista program until March
1996. Application for additional Community Development Block Grant funds has been
made and when approved will carry the Lakeview Community program through July
1996. The city council and city manager support the program and it is anticipated
that support at this level wili continue.
The department's future plans for expansion include; the placement of officers
in each of the city's major business districts to help business owners develop crime
prevention plans designed to make their businesses and patrons safer, the
deployment of officers to high density neighborhoods to assist apartment
owners/managers develop tenant's associations to deal with problems associated with
multi-family residences, increasing individual officer responsibility for their
assigned beat through various methods of geographic deployment and information
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The amounts of the specific budget items contained in the chart were
calculated through salary and fringe benefit schedules as negotiated and specified
in a memorandum of understanding between the City of Bakersfield and the
Association of Bakersfield Police Officers dated April 1992.
During the three year life of the grant the City of Bakersfield will contribute
25 percent ($82,905) of the total costs the first year, 42 percent ($145,041) the
second year and 100 percent ($361,806) the third year. The proposed cost to the
City of Bakersfield for the grant is $589,752 or 56 percent of the required
$1,039,752. The City of Bakersfield's fiscal year starts July 1.
'gEAR 1 ~ Y'EAR 2 YEAR 3
STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 TOTAL
Salary 39,364 : 41,$t2 43,363
E?I~..~ Ei.~p~!!fS 14,297 14,728 15,182
(includes health care, PERS
retirement, sick leave, workers
compensation)
Subtotal 53, 661 .56, 0.40 58, 5,45
Projected 3% cost of living 1,609 1,681 1,756
allowances
~!a.I..pe.r..~f!!~er ?sts. i 55,2~0 57,72!!
Tolal for 6 officers 331,,520 346,326: 35t,806 1,039,752
Federal share 248, 715 201,285 0 450,000
City of Bakersfield share 82,905 145,041 361,806 : 589,752
Total lot 6 oif~cers 331,620 g46,326 361,806 1,039,752
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Community Policing Strategy
sharing, and the establishment of problem solving officers assigned to specific areas
as police/community liaisons. Current fiscal strain and increased service demands
prevent the police department from committing more resources to its current
program. Future department restructuring nmy allow the Community Oriented
Policing and Problem Solving program to absorb additional personnel for the
proposed expansion. The narrow focus of resources on programs such as this
requires supplemental funding.
The police department has met with the Downtown Business and Property
Owners Association, Association of OldTown Kern, Valley Plaza Merchants
Association, Oleander Homeowners Association and Housing Authority County of
Kern to solicit their input on the types of programs that would benefit their future
needs and if officers hired under a COPS AHEAD Gr~nt would fit into these future
plans. Letters in support of the department's proposals are attached.
The Association of Bakersfield Police Officers, who acts as the department's
rank and file bargaining unit, has been informed of the department's long term
community policing strategy and they have been advised of this grant application.
No formal input, positive or negative, has been received from them.
The department has a Career Criminal Apprehension Team which is partially
funded with Byrne Memorial Grant funds. The effectiveness of the CCAT program
relies on the ability to gather reliable information and the monitor repeat offenders.
The six officers hired under COPS AHEAD willassist CCAT and other programs with
the monitoring of the small minority of individuals who account for the majority of all
crimes. They will communicate closely with community residents and the intelligence
they gather wili be passed along to the appropriate program. The will act as
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department liaisons for the purpose of receiving and dissentinating information to and
from other governmental agencies such as the probation department, district
attorney, health department and state-parole.
The City of Bakersfield intends to hire the six officers funded under the COPS
AHEAD Grant on or prior to February 13, 1995; the date of the first available
training academy. The training will consist of eighteen weeks in an approved
California Peace Officer Standards and Training academy and two weeks of in-house
training at the Bakersfield Police Department. Upon completion of their training July
3, 1995, these officers will be deployed to a sixteen week field training program and
six experienced officers will immediately transfer to the community policing program.
The short term community policing activities of officers from this department
will be aggressive zero-tolerance enforcement and the use of directed patrol
techniques aimed at problem eradication - both of which will focus on the common goal
of long term problem resolution..
The department plans to educate and train each of its officers in the methods
and philosophy of community oriented policing. This training will provide the
foundation to empower and reorient each officer to the process of recognizing and
resolving problems rather than merely responding to them. They will be trained in
the methods of problem scanning, analysis, response and assessment. They will be
encouraged to make greater use of crime analysis techniques and investigations
personnel and to be more focused on root causes of crime and community problems.
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2. ) Describe how hiring new officera will ee~e a local level public safety need.
The City of Bakersfield, California is located at the southern end of the San
Joaquin Valley. It is well known for its agriculture and has been one of the fastest
growing communities in the state. Budget constraints have prevented the police
department from keeping pace with this growth, consequently our ratio of officers
per 1000 population has steadily declined. This growth has created an increase in
service demands which in turn causes a delay in the police department's ability to
respond, in a timely manner, to the public's need. This growth has also inhibited
the department's ability to fully investigate criminal activity and provide service
beyond normal baseline enforcement.
Bakersfield is surrounded by vast areas of agriculture and unimproved land,
and is a major north]south transportation corridor making it an attractive area for
drug manufacturing and distribution. Local agriculture lures itinerate farm laborers
who speak little or no English making it difficult for them to communicate or
cooperate with criminal investigations. This is compounded by their cultural
background which often makes them fearful of law enforcement. Tiffs influx of non-
English speaking law abiding people bring with it a non-English speaking criminal
element that preys upon the law abiding individual's fear of the police. The city's
close proximity to Los Angeles makes the city accessible to various gangs from the
Southern California area. The city has experienced several robberies where the
suspects attempted to flee to the Southern California area but were caught. Their
victims were shops located in the larger business districts.
Bakersfield has experienced an increase in violent crimes such as homicides,
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aggravated assaults, auto thefts have increased dramatically and incidents of gang
related activity such as graffiti and drive-by shootings have increased. The
department has noted an increase in crimes which, by either the victim's or suspect's
statements, were gang motivated.
The hiring of these new officers will increase the number of officers available
to respond to calls for service and will also increase the amount of available time each
officer contributes to enforcement and prevention duties. These six new positions
will make it possible for the department to devote more officers to problem solving
thus decreasing the amount of time all officers spend on repetitious complaints.
The officers will act as a catalyst to bring various groups together in the form of
organized or informal associations and to build a bond that will facilitate
communication and trust.
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3. ) Bxp{sin why your department has been unable to address the public safety
need, desCl-Jbed in 2 above, without federal assistance.
The police department has been unable to address its particular public safety
need for several reasons. The most significant being the department's inability to
maintain its ratio of officers per 1000 population. In July 1992, the department's
authorized sworn strength was 251 officers. It dropped to 238 actual sworn in July
1993 and to 230 actual sworn in July 1994. In 1993 California experienced a budget
shortfall which was passed along to local governments. The City of Bakersfield
implemented a hiring freeze in 1993, due to Ca]~fornia's budget crisis, that prevented
the police department from replacing its personnel until January 1995, when the
police department returned to its then authorized sworn strength of 252 officers;
which is only one more additional sworn officer than was authorized in 1992. The
population of the City of Bakersfield has steadily increased from 188,250 residents
in 1992, to 211,000 residents at the end of 1994. This growth has further impacted
staffing levels by creating an increase in calls for service. In 1992, the department
handled 148,000 calls for service as compared to 156,000 ca]is for service in 1994.
Budget constraints coupled with continuing growth and increasing calls for
service caused the department's ratio of sworn officers per 1000 population to
deteriorate from 1.32 officers per 1000 population in 1992, to 1.21 officers per 1000
population in 1994. The police department's budget and service demands do not
permit it to commit a sufficient portion of its resources to the community in the form
of problem solving and crime prevention programs.
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4.)
Identify related governmental and commllllity initiatives which will complement
or be coordinated with the
The police department has been proactive in its approach to crime prevention
and control. The department has a Career Criminal Apprehension Team which
targets parole and probation violators, a Metro Team which conducts street level
narcotics investigations and profiles, a Directed Patrol Team which acts as a zero-
tolerance enforcement and problem solving unit, the Drug Abuse Resistance
Education Program which educates local students about drugs and a Crime
Prevention Section which offers a wide variety of education, crime control safety
awareness programs to the public such as Neighborhood Watch Combat Auto Theft
and Senior Safety.
Additional crime control and prevention programs which exist in the community
are Secret Witness which solicits information from crime witnesses wishing to remain
anonymous, the Victim/Witness Auxiliary which assists crime victim~ and witnesses,
the Alliance Against Family Violence which provides safe havens to victims of spousal
abuse as well as a 24-hour rape hotline and sexual assault counselling service, the
Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic which assists victims of child abuse
and molest, and the Black Liaison Committee which addresses problems affecting the
Black community.
The six new officers acquired through the grant will act as police/community
liaisons and will work directly with members of each of these programs. They will
refer individual community members to the various programs and in-turn form
partnerships with program staff to support and promote the individual programs and
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their particular intervention, prevention or public assistance services. These
officers wil! form a base of communication that links each of these individual
programs together. They will be better informed to handle and solve problems
through the constant exchange of information and ideas.
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5.) Describe the initial and anticipated levels of community support, inclug{rig
flnnuoi~i and other tangible contadbutions to community polioi~g efforts.
The police department has received program and financial support from
several sources. Financial support has been received from the Housing Authority
of the County of Kern in the form of funds provided through a Public Housing Drug
Elimination (PHPEP) Grant as well as funds acquired through a Community
Development Block Grant. These funds account for the majority of financial support
given to the department's Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving
Program. The Housing Authority of the County of Kern and the City of Bakersfield
Department of Parks and Recreation have donated office space to be used as police
satellite offices so that officers currently committed to the community oriented
policing program can maintain daily contact with the community residents they serve.
It is anticipated that as the police department's program matures and its
advantages become more evident, the community will become more supportive. The
department has received offers of donated storefronts for police satellite offices from
local business associations and recently an out-of-state resident offered to donate
a 4000 square foot building to the police department for use as a youth center. The
department believes that individual volunteerism will increase, and from this
individual participation organized community groups and partnerships will develop.
The police department has not actively sought funding for its program from
private sources. However, through word of mouth and positive media coverage the
department has received several thousand doliars in cash and equipment for its
Police Activities League.
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6.)
Describe how you plan to retsi~ the new c~ficers following the end of Fedex21
Grant Support.
The City of Bakersfield plans to assume a progressively larger share of the
six hired officers salaries through the use of General Fund revenues. A mandate
from the city manager and one of the goals of the city council for 1994, was to
support the police department's Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving
Program.
The police department is optimistic that as state and local budget problems
improve, the sworn strength of the department will grow. Retirements and other
forms of attrition will allow the department to retain the officers hired under the
COPS AHEAD Grant without diminishing the strength of the Community Policing
Program. As police/community partnerships evolve and problem solving becomes an
integral part of the departments's day-to-day operation the need for officers trained
and experienced in the community policing philosophy will grow. The positive
recognition from the community, that we have already experienced, will create the
demand for these officers. At the end of the grant these six officers will be a
valuable asset to the department; their training and experience will be useful for
many years beyond the life of the grant. They will be well versed in community
policing concepts; therefore, their knowledge and expertise will enhance their skills
and abilities to become future training officers.
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7.)
Describe the impact that increasing the number of officers in our department
will have on othe~ c~m~,,~ justice agencies in ~h~_ jurisdiction.
In the short term there will likely be an increase in overall arrests due to
increased staffing levels. This will probably have llttie or no effect on other local
law enforcement agencies. Once this increase plateaus and the full effects of
community oriented policing take over, there is likely to be a decrease in the
workloads of these other agencies. The officers will be better trained and equipped
to permanently resolve problems and be less apt to burden another agency with a
situation or individual for which that agency is ill trained to resolve or handle.
It is believed that through prevention and intervention programs the police
department wili reduce the number of individuais that enter the local cr~minai justice
system. In the long run, this will enable other law enforcement entities to
concentrate and focus their energies on issues within their purview
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8. ) Descr~ibe any additional factol's for consideration.
There are no additional factors for consideration at this time.
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GALVIN M, DOOLEY
VALLEY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
APPROVED FOR OFFICER HIRING
FO~ !}Sh~E~DIATE RELEASE
Monday, Dec. 18, 1994
Contac=t JiM Proulx
(202) 225-3341
Congressman Col Dooley (D-20th District, Hanford) announced
today that the cities of Fresnor Clovis and Bakersfield, and the
County of Fresno can s~art hiring law enforcement officers whose
ealari$s, benefits and training costs will largely be funded
through the Cope Ahead program instituted under the recently
p&ssed Crime Bill.
Under Cops Ahead, the Fresno County Sheriff's Depar~t~t
will be ~w&rded $525,000 over three years, enough to begin hiring
and training seven new officers. The Bakersfield Police
Department will be awarded $450,000 for six officers, the Clovis
Police Departmen~ $i50,000 for two and the Fresno Police
Department $?~,~0 for one officer.
The coml~unitiss funde~ under Cops Ahead can receive grants
of up to ~5 p,r=ent of the to:el cost of salary and benefits for
each officer for three years, to a maxim%%~ cf $75,000 per
officsr. The Cops Ahead Program is only one of the law
enforcement officer-hiring programs authorized by =he Crime Bill.
"I'm very plea~ed that F~esno, Bakersfield, Clovis and
Fremno Counties have been awarded ~hese grants to fight crime in
their co~ununitiee," Dooley said, "and I'm pleased ~hat the Crime
Bill made these funds available. There ie no greater tool to
combat crime than the officer on the beat."
COPS AHEAD AWARD
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
Grant #: 95CCWX0016
ORI #: CA01502A
Vendor #: 956000672
Applicant Organization's Legal Name: City of Bakersfield
Law Enforcement Executive Name: Chief Steve Brnmmer
Address: P.O. Box 59
City, State and Zip Code: Bakersfield CA 93302
Phone Number: (805) 326-3821 Fax Number: (805) 324-1850
Government Executive Name:
Address:
City, State and Zip Code:
Phone Number: (805) 326-3751
Mr. Alan Tandy
1501 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Fax Number: (805) 324-1850
Award start date:
Award Amount:
Jo~ph/E. Brann
DeCor
April 1, 1995
Date
$450,000.00
Award end date: March 31, 1998
Number of Officers: 6
By signing this award, the signatory official is
agreeing to abide by the Conditions of Grant Award
found on~r ~verse side of this document:
Signa~e o~O ,cial w~rity to accept this
grant award
R. 0. Price, Mayor
Typed Name and Title of Official
June 7, 1995
Date
CONDITIONS OF GRANT AWARD
I. The funding under this project is for the payment of SALARIES AND APPROVED FRINGE
BENEFITS for three years for sworn entry level officers, lateral transfers, or rehired officers. Overtime,
training, weapons, communication equipment and vehicles cannot be paid for with this funding.
2. Prior to withdrawing funds under this award, the recipient must provide the Control Desk, Office of
the Comptroller, with the recipient organizations's fiscal year and the name of the recipient organization's
cognizant Federal agency.
3. COPS AHEAD grant funds must be used to hire one or more new, additional career law enforcement
officers, beyond the number of officers that would be hired or employed by the grantee in the absence of
the grant. Unless authorized in writing by the COPS Office, grant funds may not be applied to the salary
or benefits of an officer hired by a grantee prior to October 1, 1994.
4. Your agency is expected to make a good faith effort to retain the positions funded by COPS AHEAD
grant funds at the conclusion of the grant, in accordance with the retention plan contained in your grant
application.
5. For grants of $500,000 or more, the grantee acknowledges that failure to submit an acceptable Equal
Employment Opportunity Plan (if grantee is required to submit one under 28 CFR 42.302) that is
approved by the Office of Justice Programs, Office for Civil Rights, is a violation of its Assurances and
may result in the suspension of the drawdown of funds. For grants under $500,000, the grantee must
submit a completed EEOP Certification form and return it to the Office of Justice Programs, Office for
Civil Rights within 120 days of the grant award.
6. In order to assist the COPS Office in the monitoring of the award, your agency will be responsible for
submitting semi-annual progress reports and quarterly financial reports. As those reports become due,
your Grant Advisor will provide you with outlines to assist you with these reports.
7. Requests for extensions, without additional funding, of the grant award period should be submitted in
writing no sooner than two years after the official start date of the award to your Grant Advisor.
8. Officers funded under this grant may only be involved in activities or perform services that
exclusively benefit your agency and the population that it serves. If your agency provides these officers
to another agency through a contractual arrangement, your agency is responsible for ensuring that this
arrangement is in compliance with the conditions of your grant.
9. The COPS Office may conduct a national evaluation of the Community Oriented Policing Services
(COPS) program. The grantee agrees to cooperate with the evaluators.
10. The Grantee agrees to abide by the terms, conditions and regulations as f ~.a~. in-tlF ~ AHEAD
Grant Manual.