City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/27/2016
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Police Department Application for Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Donation
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FROM:
George Crum, Chief of Police
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve accepting a $25,000 donation from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to assist in the funding of a new vehicle to be used by the Citizen's on Patrol (COP) and to supplement the Homeless Liaison Officer with funds to address homelessness.
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BACKGROUND:
The Police Department was contacted by Betty Callies, who is the Executive Director for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The Police Department was invited to submit a $25,000 charitable donation request for specific needs that might not otherwise be funded in the police budget. The Police Department submitted the donation request application (for the above detailed items) on 1-7-16. The donation request was approved by the Agua Caliente Band on 1-19-16.
DISCUSSION:
The first of the two programs is the Citizens on Patrol (COP) program. Cathedral City COP currently has 13 active members that participate and contribute in significant ways, which include responding to assist officers at traffic collisions, crime scenes, natural-weather emergencies and most importantly, conducting residential and commercial area patrols. The Cathedral City COP members average over 280 hours of volunteer time a month. In 2015, they volunteered over 3400 hours of service to Cathedral City. Unfortunately, the natural gas vehicle being driven by COP is inoperable, with prohibitive repair costs. This donation will partially fund the purchase of a 2016 Ford Escape, purchased through Palm Springs Motors.
The second program that will be assisted by the remainder of the donation is the Department's newly created Homeless Liaison Officer. The Cathedral City Police Department, like many other municipal police departments, has ...
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