REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Robert Handy, Chief of Police
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Approve and authorize execution of a six month Agreement with the City of Costa Mesa for Public Safety Helicopter Services.
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Statement of Issue:
The City of Costa Mesa is requesting an amendment for the contractual agreement with the City of Huntington Beach for Public Safety Helicopter Services. The current three-year contract for Public Safety Helicopter Services expired on June 30, 2018. The City of Costa Mesa is requesting that the agreement be extended to December 31, 2018.
Financial Impact:
The proposed amendment generates up to $150,000 in General Fund revenue for the City of Huntington Beach in exchange for Public Safety Helicopter Services for the City of Costa Mesa. During the proposed three-year contract, revenues will be deposited into Business Unit 10000100, Object Code 46865.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment Number One to 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. 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 30, 2018.
The City of Costa Mesa requests a six-month extension on that contract. The extension of the contract would require up to 200 hours of exclusive Public Safety Helicopter Services to the City of Costa Mesa at an hourly rate of $73...
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