To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Sheriff’s Office
Staff Name and Phone Number: Jody Like, 565-2175
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): All
Title:
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Agreement with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Provide Law Enforcement Services at Lake Sonoma
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
Approve the delegation of authority to the Sheriff and the execution of the Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by the Sheriff in the amount of $182,473 to provide law enforcement services at Lake Sonoma for the term May 15, 2020 through September 20, 2020 and authorize the Sheriff to make revisions to the documents that do not substantially change the content, with approval of County Counsel.
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Executive Summary:
The Sheriff’s Office is requesting the Board’s approval to execute an annual Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, allowing the Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit to be reimbursed up to $182,473 for providing law enforcement services on Lake Sonoma during the busiest boating days of the year. The Agreement helps to ensure greater public safety during the busy summer season at Lake Sonoma.
Discussion:
Since Lake Sonoma opened in 1985, the Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit has provided a baseline level of service for the Warm Springs Dam area. Of all the County waterways, it is the busiest, with the most calls for service, the most accidents, and the most law enforcement contacts.
Also since 1985, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has contracted with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and provided reimbursement for a portion of the law enforcement services provided on Lake Sonoma during the busy summer months. In addition to the reimbursement provided in the Agreement, Army Corps also provides the Marine Unit with an office at Lake Sonoma to use as a substation, a storage container, and docking spaces on the Lake for the Unit’s vessels and personal water crafts.
The Sheriff’s Office received the finalized Agreement from Army Corps for the period of May 15, 2020 through September 20, 2020 in mid-May, leaving insufficient time to seek Board approval prior to the effective date.
The amount available this season for reimbursement to the County for the provision of law enforcement services on Lake Sonoma is $182,473. The Agreement allows the County to request reimbursement for 0.6 FTE Deputy Sheriff II salary and benefit costs, some overtime, holiday time, and Sergeant support. Additional reimbursable expenses include the daily cost of two patrol vehicles, mileage, County-wide and Sheriff’s Office overhead. Reimbursement revenue and corresponding expenditures are included in the Sheriff’s Office adopted FY 19-20 and recommended FY 20-21 budgets.
If the Agreement is not approved, the County will forego funding reimbursement up to $182,473 for the provisions of law enforcement services at Warm Springs Dam Lake Sonoma.
Prior Board Actions:
Law enforcement agreements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been approved annually since 1985, most recently on June 4, 2019.
Fiscal Summary
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Expenditures |
FY 19-20 Adopted |
FY20-21 Projected |
FY 21-22 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
$63,784 |
$118,689 |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
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Total Expenditures |
$63,784 |
$118,689 |
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General Fund/WA GF |
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State/Federal |
$63,784 |
$118,689 |
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Fees/Other |
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Contingencies |
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Total Sources |
$63,784 |
$118,689 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
The Agreement will reimburse actual expenditures up to $182,473. An estimated $63,784 will be expended in FY 19-20. The remaining $118,689 in revenue and expenditures is included in the Sheriff’s Office FY 20-21 Recommended Budget.
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Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
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Attachments:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Agreement #W912P720P0011
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
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