REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Eric Parra, Chief of Police
PREPARED BY: Lt. Thoby Archer and Exec. Asst. Ingrid Ono
Subject:
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Approve and authorize execution of agreement with the City of Costa Mesa for Public Safety Helicopter Services
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Statement of Issue:
Approval of a three-year contract agreement with City of Costa Mesa for Public Safety Helicopter Services.
Financial Impact:
The proposed contract generates up to $300,000 per year in General Fund revenue for the City of Huntington Beach in exchange for Public Safety Helicopter Services for the City of Costa Mesa.
Costa Mesa is requesting the contract be modified from calls for service and proactive patrol, to calls for service only. This would mean our helicopter would only respond for calls for service when requested by Costa Mesa, potentially resulting in less income than previous years.
The rate was increased from $800 an hour to $840 an hour last year, as allowed by the contract. This year the contract will bill at $850 an hour.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the "Services Agreement for Public Safety Helicopter Support Between the City of Huntington Beach and the City of Costa Mesa.”
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
On June 30, 2011, the Airborne Law Enforcement Services (ABLE), a Joint Powers Authority, was dissolved and the City of Costa Mesa was left without public safety helicopter support services. Since then, the City of Costa Mesa has contracted with the City of Huntington Beach for Public Safety Helicopter Services. The current contract with the City of Costa Mesa for Public Safety Helicopter Services expired on June 30th, 2024.
The City of Costa Mesa requests a new three-year agreement for Public Safety Helicopter Services. The new contract would allow Huntington Beach to respond and provide Public Safety Helicopter Services to the City of Costa Mesa at an hourly rate of $850.
Environmental Status:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 8 - Public Safety, Strategy A - Community-wide comprehensive risk reduction program to optimize public safety's emergency response and reduce the number of calls.
Attachment(s):
1. Service Agreement for Public Safety Helicopter Support Between the City of Huntington Beach and the City of Costa Mesa.
2. Previous Service Agreement that expired June 30th, 2024.
3. Certificate of Self Insurance - City of Costa Mesa