PREPARED BY: CELESTE TAYLOR DATE OF MEETING: 04/19/21
SUBJECT:
TITLE
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ADOPTING AN UPDATED POLICE DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN TRAINING CENTER SERVICES AND FACILITY RENTALS
Label
CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
BODY
COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2021-23 Council Priority Workplan
Diversify Revenue Stream and Create a Sustainable Economic Ecosystem are adopted policy items under the adopted FY 2019-21 Council Priority Workplan, as amended March 15, 2021.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This creation of a funding mechanism is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
Since the mid-2000's, SPPD has relied on outside entities or antiquated facilities to deliver training. This included utilizing 2600 Moraga Road as the primary training site. The Moraga Road site was not ideal to deliver consistent training as classroom and defensive tactics space was limited and required reductions in class size to accommodate.
SPPD continues to rely upon paying fees between $75-$125 per hour for firearm range training both in and out of county locations. The scheduling of mandatory training is bound by the availability of these locations, and is often limited. Currently there are no law enforcement ranges in the West Contra Costa region available for use by the San Pablo Police Department.
In 2019, the San Pablo Police Training Facility opened offering over 4,000 hours of courses in Defensive Tactics, Active Shooter, Workplace Violence Prevention, and Harassment Prevention. This facility is much larger and can accommodate larger classroom trainings, and multi-disciplinary trainings like de-escalation tactics and mental health crisis intervention.
San Pablo Facility Rental
By offering the rental of the matt area and classrooms at the San Pablo Training Facility, the San Pablo Police Department will continue to promote quality and progressive training in the region and foster trust an...
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