City Council
MEETING DATE: 3/28/2018
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Police Department Application for Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Donation
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FROM:
Travis Walker, 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 fund community programs, mobile data terminal upgrades, and officer safety medical equipment.
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BACKGROUND:
Ms. Betty Callies, Executive Director of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, invited the Cathedral City Police Department to submit for a $25,000 charitable donation. This donation is meant for specific department needs not otherwise covered by the police department budget. The police department submitted the donation request application on January 23, 2018, and it was approved by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians on March 6, 2018.
DISCUSSION:
The Cathedral City Police Department has operated a Citizens on Patrol (COP) program for over 25 years. The COP members are a diverse group with varying backgrounds and rich histories. Many are military veterans, former business owners, grandparents, and great grandparents. Some have immigrated to the United States from countries around the world. One thing this group values and holds dear is their civic duty and civic pride.
Cathedral City COP currently has 17 active members that participate and contribute in significant ways. COP members assist the department in staffing community and governmental events. They conduct vacation checks on residences and business checks in commercial districts, they assist at crime scenes, traffic collision scenes, and have assisted with weather related emergencies and language translation. They perform weekly neighborhood patrols and notify officers of crime and traffic issues. Their crime-prevention value, through their daily patrols, is immeasurable. What can be measured is their contribution of time. The Cat...
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