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Home My WebLink About5/15/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (28) DATE: May 15, 2002 TO: City Council FROM: C. Lee Weigel, Chief of Police APPROVAL OF FOUR OVER HIRE POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS TO TEMPORARILY PROVIDE UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY FOR THE PASSENGER SCREENING CHECKPOINT AT THE PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve four temporary over hire police officer positions to provide uniformed law enforcement security for the passenger screening checkpoint at the Palm Springs International Airport. SUMMARY This request is to fulfill a proposed contractual obligation with the United States Transportation Security Administration. The effective dates of the proposal are from May 1, 2002 and shall continue until December 1, 2003. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may terminate the contract early or extend the agreement for an additional 90 days. The police officers will be tasked with safeguarding the existing airport screening checkpoint at the Palm Springs International Airport. The Federal Government will reimburse all costs associated with supplying a law enforcement officer. BACKGROUND Since the events of September 111h, the United States Transportation Security Administration has increased the level of security at our nation's airports. The TSA intends to place federal law enforcement officers at each airport screening checkpoint. Presently, the TSA does not have a sufficient number of sworn or trained personnel to meet this objective. The Federal Government is negotiating with the police department to provide such security until the TSA is capable of assuming the responsibility. The Federal Government will reimburse all costs to the City associated with providing Palm Springs police officers. The TSA anticipates it will take until December 1, 2003 before they are competent enough to meet the security demands at the Palm Springs International Airport. Under this agreement, the Federal Government may terminate the contract early or extend it for 90 days. At this point, the police department does not have the available officers to assign at the airport on a full time basis. Under the current situation, the police department proposes to pay officers on overtime to work at the checkpoint. This will likely create a hardship on the police department's work force. Due to our current staffing shortages, officers are already working extended hours to cover shift shortages. The TSA proposal would require the police department to provide a state certified sworn police officer at the airport checkpoint for a minimum 18 hours per day for at least 20 months. This would create an additional strain on an already weary work force. a1A Law Enforcement Security at Palm Springs International Airport May 15, 2002 - Page 2 At the conclusion of the contractual obligation, based on the police department's history, it is likely the four over hire positions will be used tofill vacancies or absorbed into patrol by attrition. There is no cost for this proposal. The United States Transportation Security Administration will reimburse the costs to the City. C. LEVWEIGEL Chie of Police City Manager 7 Attachments: 1. Resolution 2. Attachment A - Certification for TSA Supplemental Work Group 3. Attachment B - Deployment and Management Plan 27r4 Attachment A - Certification for TSA Supplemental Work Group The following named officers meet the following TSA standards for the SWG: • A citizen of the United States(includes naturalized citizens). • Employed with a state or local law enforcement agency. • Successfully completed the basic law enforcement paining program approved by their employer. • Has not been convicted of a crime of domestic violence as defined in Title 18 U.S.C., Section 922(g)(9)Lautenberg Amendment • Has qualified with the primary authorized firearm(of their agency)within the past year. • Agrees to comply with the deadly force policy(that will be provided)of the Department of Justice. List Names of SWG Officers: COMMANDERS OFFICERS (CONTINUED) Heazlett, James Carrillo, Cary Jeandron, Gary Castillo, Troy McCabe, Michael Chassie, Merrit McCracken, Michael Chavez,Robert Rodriguez, Joe Clary,Daniel Combs, Walter SERGEANTS Costello, David Anderson, Bryan Dallas,Barry Booth, John Demers, David Crager, Donald Desmarais,Melissa Fallon,Donald Donovan, Michael Franz,Albert Dougherty, Donald Graham, Dennis Douglas, Steve Hall, Michael Fieux, Kelly Rose, Daniel Figueroa,Nelson Seablom, James Galvan, Arnold Spike, Mitch Garcia, Jose Starts, Ron Goodwin, Michael Williams, Patrick Goya, Eric Zingg, Joe Guarino, Frank Harley, William OFFICERS Harrison,Anthony Abshire, Paul Harvey, Mark Adan1s, Steve Henderson, James Araiza, Gus Hilton, Czersale (CJ) Barnes, Bryan Holtz-Borders, Karen Beard,Matthew Hutchinson, William Beckett, Thomas Jackson, Gregory Benstead, Donald Jess, Scott Blolm7, William Judd, William Browning,Ftaatk Kovaleff, Michael Bucklin, Gerald Larson,Eric Cabrera, Jon Long, Rhonda Calamari, Robert Lotz,Raymond Cann,Nancy Melanson, Marc ....OFFICERS (Cotrtinued)....ww�..........�...a..WW...�_........._..�.�..........m�.._.�. ._.�....,�... _�_ _.__..��..... Melton, Lai-tee Stogner, Jolui Miller, Andrew Studer,Michael Min, Simon Thomas, Timothy Palomares, George Tokier, Abraham Parker, J. Philip Vega, J. Gilbert Pendleton,Brett Villegas, Mike Reyes, Bryan Way, Donald Rode, Peter Williams, Steven Stafford, Mark Woodward, Stephen Steepleton,RSarnuel ............. Attachment — Cost Estimate Ceiling salary costs for law enforcement officer= $603,884.00. Breakdown: One uniformed California State certified law enforcement officer on overtime for 18 hours per day. Top step sergeant hourly wage: $37.68 Overtime premium: $18.80 Not to exceed per hour: $56.48 181ns X 594 days = 10,692 total hours $56.48 X 10,692 li s = $603,884.16 Ceiling administrative labor costs = $150,971.00 Breakdown: 25% of $603,884 = $150,971.00 I certify that the above information is true and accurate. e. tez, !� _ Name of Chief Law Enforcement Executive or Designee a1h 1 Attachment B - Deployment and Management Plan Checkpoints Average Total number of Officers # of (CHKPT) # of Lanes hours CHKPT in Required Supervisors in operation operation each 24- This this CHKPT hour day Checkpoint Per 24 hours CHKPT 1 2 18 2 0 CHKPT 2 CHKPT 3 CHKPT 4 CHKPT 5 a17A ��' RESOLUTION NO. OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENT#5 TO THE ALLOCATED POSITIONS AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001:2002, ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 20086. WHEREAS an Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan was adopted effective June 20, 2001, for the 2001-2002 Fiscal Year by Resolution No. 20086; and WHEREAS The City Council desires to amend said Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan for fiscal year 2001-2002. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, that the Allocated Positions and Compensation Plan for positions in the City Service for fiscal year 2001-2002 is hereby amended as follows: Section 1. Overfill Positions Police Officer—temporary overfill of flour positions—Palm Springs International Airport . Section 2. All provisions of this Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption. ADOPTED THIS day of 2002 AYES: NO: ABSENT: ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA By City Clerk City Manager REVIEWED &APPROVED AS TO FORM