Meeting Date: January 8, 2013
Prepared by: Michael Calhoun
City Council
Agenda Item Summary
Name: Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the cities of Seaside, Pacific Grove, Monterey, Sand City, Marina, the California Highway Patrol, California State University-Monterey Bay, and the Monterey County District Attorney to form and deploy the Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics Team Task Force (PRVNT).
Description: The Peninsula law enforcement and state agencies, including the California Highway Patrol within Monterey County, have established a Peninsula Regional Violence Narcotics Team (PRVNT) Task Force with the primary purpose to enforce Federal, State, and local controlled substances laws and to prevent/control violent crime on the Monterey Peninsula. The PRVNT will enhance information sharing related to illegal production, distribution, transportation, and use of narcotics and controlled substances and will provide additional resources to assist with investigations related to street level drug dealers and violent crime activity.
Each of the participating agencies will dedicate resources to support the Task Force's objectives and the Carmel Police Department has agreed to provide one Police Officer on a half-time, as-needed basis, based on availability.
Overall Cost: An initial $1 ,500 start-up cost will be funded through Carmel Police Contractual Services Account #01-74053. Any overtime compensation will be funded from Carmel Police Overtime Budget Account #01-74011 .
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution entering into an agreement to form the Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics Team (PRVNT) Task Force and authorize the City Administrator to sign the PRVNT Memorandum of Understanding and related documents on behalf of the City, subject to final review and approval by the City Attorney.
Important Considerations: The PRVNTF will provide a well staffed team of trained officers to respond and investigate narcotics and violent crime activity in Carmel and surrounding Monterey Peninsula jurisdictions.
Decision Record: Resolution 2009-100 (December 1, 2009) Council approved the City's participation in the Monterey Peninsula Special Response Unit (SRU); Resolution 2011-15 (April 5, 2011 ), Council approved the City's participation in a similar, Countywide task force that never came to fruition due to budget restraints.
Reviewed by:
Jason Stilwell, City Administrator Date
TO: MAYOR BURNETT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
THROUGH: JASON STILWELL, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: MICHAEL CALHOUN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
DATE: JANUARY 8, 2013
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITIES OF SEASIDE, PACIFIC GROVE, MONTEREY, SAND CITY, MARINA, THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY-MONTEREY BAY, AND THE MONTEREY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE FORMATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE PENINSULA REGIONAL VIOLENCE AND NARCOTICS TEAM TASK FORCE (PRVNT)
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the Resolution to enter into an agreement with state and local participating agencies to form the Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics Team (PRVNT) Task Force.
2. Authorize the City Administrator to sign the PRVNT Memorandum of Understanding and all related documents on behalf of the City, subject to final review and approval by the City Attorney.
BACKGROUND:
Peninsula law enforcement and state agencies, including the California Highway Patrol in Monterey County, have joined to establish the Peninsula Regional Violence Narcotics Team (PRVNT) Task Force. The primary purpose of the Task Force is to enforce federal, state, and local controlled substances laws and to prevent and control violent crime on the Monterey Peninsula. PRVNT also will seek to diminish the availability and use of illegal drugs among the boundaries of the participating local agencies and to apprehend the responsible offenders, thereby increasing public safety.
The formation of PRVNT will enhance information sharing among the various agencies about the illegal production, distribution, transportation, and use of narcotics and controlled substances. PRVNT also will provide the Peninsula agencies with additional resources to assist in investigations involving street level drug dealers and violent crime activity.
Each of the participating agencies has agreed to dedicate resources to support the Task Force’s objectives. The Carmel Police Department will provide (based on availability) one Police Officer on a half-time, as-needed basis, to work with the Task Force in conducting its operations.
STAFF REVIEW
Each participating agency recognizes that illegal production, transportation, distribution, and use of narcotics and other controlled substances are serious crossjurisdictional law enforcement problems in Monterey County. Violent crime is associated with illegal drug use and both have increased dramatically within the past
few years. The Monterey Peninsula police chiefs recognize the importance of collaborating with the area agencies to reduce crime and diminish the availability of illegal drugs.
In December 2009, by Resolution 2009-100, the Carmel City Council authorized the Carmel Police Department to participate in the Monterey Peninsula Regional Special Response Unit (MPRSRU). PRVNT is another step for the participating agencies to collaborate and share resources to fight violent crime and illegal drugs.
At its April 5, 2011 meeting, City Council passed Resolution 2011-15 to participate in the Narcotics and Violent Crime Task Force (NVCTF) which included the Salinas Police Department, California Highway Patrol, the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement (BNE), Monterey County Sheriff's Department, and local Peninsula law enforcement agencies.
Due to State budget cuts, however, the Bureau of Narcotics and Monterey County Sheriff's Department were unable to provide personnel. Furthermore, the Peninsula police chiefs felt that developing a Peninsula team would better serve the communities and citizens of our area to address violent crimes, gangs, and narcotics. Thus, PRVNT was established with a concept similar to NVCTF, but more centralized in addressing and combating violent crime and illegal narcotic use on the Monterey Peninsula.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Each agency, with the exception of the CHP, will contribute $1,500 annually toward the operating budget of PRVNT. It is proposed to pay this initial start-up cost funded through the Carmel Police Contractual Services Account #01-74053. There will be direct impact to the City’s General Fund except overtime compensation, to be funded out of the Carmel Police Overtime Budget Account #01-74011.
SUMMARY:
The Peninsula police chiefs recognize that taking a regional approach to provide a well staffed, trained, and equipped local narcotic and violent crime task force is the most practical, realistic strategy to help safeguard the Peninsula communities.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
RESOLUTION 2013-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY THE-SEAAUTHORIZING THE CITYTO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITIES OF SEASIDE, PACIFIC GROVE, MONTEREY, SAND CITY, MARINA, THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MONTEREY BAY, AND THE MONTEREY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO FORM AND DEPLOYTHE PENINSULA REGIONAL VIOLENT AND NARCOTICS TEAM TASK FORCE(PRVNT)
WHEREAS, the Monterey Peninsula law enforcement agencies recognize that the illegal production, transportation, distribution and use of narcotics and other controlled substances are serious cross-jurisdictional law enforcement problems in Monterey County, and violent crime is associated with the use of illegal drugs; and
WHEREAS, the Monterey Peninsula agencies and the California Highway Patrol have joined to establish a Peninsula Regional Violent Task Force (PRVNT) which will operate within Monterey County and within the boundaries of each of the participating local agencies to enforce Federal, State, and local controlled substances laws, and to prevent and control violent crime throughout Monterey County and the participating local agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Carmel Police Department and the other state and local participating agencies have agreed to dedicate staff and other resources to support the efforts of the PRVNT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE SEA DOES:
1. Approve the Agreement between the City of Carmel and other local participating agencies to establish the PRVNT to operate within Monterey County and within the boundaries of each of the participating agencies, and;
2. Authorize the City Administrator to execute the Agreement and all related documents on behalf of the City, subject to final review and approval by the City Attorney.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA on this 8th day of January 2013 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
SIGNED:
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JASON BURNETT, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Heidi Burch, City Clerk
PENINSULA REGIONAL VIOLENCE NARCOTICS TEAM
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
November 1, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
PURPOSE OF MEMORANDUM……................................................................................... 3
PURPOSE AND MISSION OF TASK FORCE ……………………………………………………………………. 3
TERM ………………............................................................................................................... 4
MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION.................................................................................. 4
MEDIA RELATIONS........................................................................................................... 5
COMPENSATION ……………………………................................................................................ 5
TRAINING: PERFORMANCE............................................................................................... 6
ANNUAL REPORT............................................................................................................... 6
PARTICIPATING AGENCY RESOURCES............................................................................... 6
EQUIPMENT …………………................................................................................................. 7
FACILITIES ........................................................................................................................ 8
FINANCIAL OBLIGATION................................................................................................... 9
JURISDICTION FOR PROSECUTION................................................................................... 9
ASSET FORFEITURE .......................................................................................................... 9
ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT ……………........................................................................... 11
COMPLAINTS – INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS……………………………………………………………….. 12
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING – IN CUSTODY DEATH………………………………………….……. 12
INSURANCE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES………………………………………………………………………………….... 12
NONDISCRIMINATION…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
NOTICES………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
AUTHORITY……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…. 15
ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION OF DUTIES………………………………………………………………… 15
COUNTERPARTS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15
This Memorandum of Understanding (Memorandum) is entered into by and among the following Participating Agencies and their individual law enforcement departments in order to establish the Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics Team (PRVNT): California Highway Patrol
County of Monterey—Office of the District Attorney
City of Carmel
City of Marina
City of Monterey
City of Pacific Grove
City of Sand City
City of Seaside
California State University Monterey Bay
The agencies listed above shall be considered the “Participating Agencies.” A Participating Agency is a
state, federal, or local law enforcement agency that has made a commitment of resources and/or
personnel.
1. Purposes of this Memorandum. A purpose of this Memorandum is to establish and to set forth
the responsibilities of the Participating Agencies as they relate to the Peninsula Regional Violence and
Narcotics Team (“Task Force”) and its activities throughout the Monterey Peninsula. A further purpose
of this Memorandum is to set forth the policies and the governance of the Task Force.
2. Purpose and Mission of the Task Force. The Participating Agencies recognize that the illegal
production, transportation, distribution, and use of narcotics and other controlled substances are a
serious cross-jurisdictional law enforcement problem on the Monterey Peninsula. Working in
collaboration with each other, the Participating Agencies will endeavor to enforce the controlled
substances laws of the State of California relating to the trafficking of controlled substances and to
prevent and to control violent crime.
The primary purpose of the Task Force shall be the enforcement of state controlled substances laws and
to prevent and to control violent crime on the Monterey Peninsula. A further purpose of the Task Force
will be to diminish the occurrence of violent crime, to diminish the availability and the use of illegal
drugs within and across the boundaries of the Participating Agencies, and to apprehend the responsible
offenders, thereby increasing public safety. The Participating Agencies have determined that it is
necessary to commit additional law enforcement personnel to the detection, investigation, and
apprehension of those persons engaged in violent crimes and the illegal production, distribution, and
transportation of controlled substances and will target their investigations and suppression activities
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toward the apprehension of all levels of violators. Use of this task force concept is intended to ensure
the well-coordinated, regional enforcement of violent and narcotics-related crimes and to increase the
flow of related intelligence information among the Participating Agencies.
In carrying out its mission and its purposes, the Task Force will work to identify, investigate, and
apprehend those persons suspected of violating state narcotic and controlled substance laws on the
Monterey Peninsula; will assist federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of
narcotic and controlled substances laws within the County of Monterey; will share information
pertaining to the illegal production, distribution, transportation, and use of narcotics and controlled
substances with the Participating Agencies; will provide training to personnel employed by Participating
Agencies in the investigation and enforcement of state narcotics and controlled substances laws; will
increase the level of supervision and surveillance of persons on probation or parole who are known to
be involved in narcotics, gangs, and/or violent crimes; will initiate investigations involving street level
drug dealers and gang activity with the overall objective of identifying and apprehending street level
drug traffickers; and will conduct investigations into inter-jurisdictional criminal activity occurring on the
Monterey Peninsula which arises out of state controlled substances laws.
3. Term. The Effective Date of this Memorandum is November 1, 2012, and it shall continue in full
force and effect for an indefinite period of time unless terminated by action of the Task Force Council
(defined below) or as otherwise specifically set forth herein. Any Participating Agency may withdraw at
any time from participation in the Task Force and from this Memorandum by providing written notice to
the other Participating Agencies. Such withdrawal shall be effective ninety (90) days after such
notification. If any changes occur (e.g., withdrawal of a Participating Agency and/or addition of a new
Participating Agency) an addendum to this Memorandum must be signed by all the remaining
Participating Agencies within sixty (60) calendar days of the change. Even if the remaining Participating
Agencies do not sign an addendum within sixty (60) calendar days, the withdrawing entity’s withdrawal
is effective after ninety (90) days.
4. Management and Supervision.
a. Task Force Council. A Task Force Council (“Council”) comprised of one director from
each of the Participating Agencies shall act as a board of directors and shall provide the policy-making
and ultimate decision-making authority for the Task Force. Such authority shall be subject to each
Participating Agency’s policies and procedures with respect to law enforcement activities and protocol.
A member of the Council may appoint a designee to act on his or her behalf should the member be
unavailable to attend a meeting.
The Council may meet monthly at such places and at such times as established by the Council and as
otherwise directed by the Council Chairman for the purpose of reviewing the activities of the Task Force
and setting appropriate policy as needed. In addition, the Council may hold special meetings as it deems
necessary. The Council shall periodically review and evaluate Task Force operations, goals, objectives,
policies, and procedures.
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A quorum shall be required to conduct business. If, at any meeting of the Council, less than a quorum is
present, then the majority of those present may adjourn the meeting. All decisions of the Council shall
be made by a majority vote of the quorum present.
A Council Chairperson shall be selected from among the representatives from the Participating Agencies
on a rotating basis who will serve in that capacity for a one (1) year maximum term. One representative
from among the Participating Agencies shall be selected as the Chairperson at the initial meeting of the
Council, which initial meeting shall be called by the Task Force Commander after this agreement is
signed by all parties. No person shall hold the position of Council Chairperson for more than one term
unless and until a representative from each Participating Agency has had the opportunity to serve as
Chairperson. The Chairperson shall preside over all Council meetings and shall be responsible for
preparing the agenda, posting the agenda, and the minutes for each meeting and for taking whatever
other action may be necessary for the operation of the Council. The Task Force Commander shall serve
as the Custodian of Record for all Task Force documents, including but not limited to all approved
minutes and action items resulting from Council meetings. Meetings of the Council shall be subject to
and shall be conducted in accordance with the open and public meeting requirements of the Ralph M.
Brown Act (California Government Code 54950 et seq.).
b. Task Force Commander. A mid-management to management level police officer shall
be appointed by the Council as the Task Force Commander. The management and supervision of the
Task Force will be the responsibility of the Task Force Commander. The Task Force Commander shall,
subject to the provisions of this Memorandum and the policies and procedures of each Participating
Agency, retain supervisory control of the personnel assigned to the Task Force. The Task Force
Commander will provide monthly and annual reports to the Council of the activities of the Task Force.
The Task Force Commander shall maintain such documents. To ensure effective supervision, it will be
necessary for the Task Force Commander to work hours in excess of his/her normal shift, i.e., overtime.
5. Media Relations. It shall be the policy of the Task Force to develop a positive image with the
residents within the jurisdictions that are served by the Task Force. In this regard, every effort shall be
made to establish positive relations with the various media sources within the Task Force project area.
Media releases regarding Task Force operations shall be coordinated through the Task Force
Commander. In the event the Task Force Commander is unable, he/she may coordinate with the
Council Chairperson or his/her designee to coordinate and provide media releases, news statements
and interviews if necessary. Nothing in this policy is meant to restrict elected officials or agency heads
from discussing related matters with the media.
6. Compensation. Each Participating Agency shall remain the employer of all personnel assigned
by the Participating Agency to the Task Force and each is responsible for compensating its personnel
assigned to the Task Force according to its policies, procedures, and applicable contractual obligations.
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7. Training; Performance. Training of personnel assigned to the Task Force is the responsibility of
each Participating Agency according to their individual budgets and at the discretion of each
Participating Agency. Personnel assigned to the Task Force shall be subject to the performance
standards and the operating policies and procedures of their respective departments, and subject to the
terms of this Memorandum and the authority of the Task Force Commander, as set forth hereunder, as
well as their respective chain of command.
The Task Force Commander shall annually review the training records of all task force personnel
to determine Task Force training needs. The Task Force Commander shall submit training
recommendations and its cost to the Council for consideration. Training not approved to be funded by
the Task Force budget shall be at the discretion of each Participating Agency. .
8. Annual Report. The Task Force Commander will provide the Council with an annual report of
activity no later than March 15 of each year. This report will summarize the preceding calendar year’s
operation and shall include a section for statistical data. The report shall contain sufficient information
regarding the Task Force’s goals, objectives, and accomplishments for assessment by the Council.
9. Participating Agency Resources. The Participating Agencies understand that the changing
criminal activities, as well as each Participating Agency’s fiscal resources, will require collaboration and
cooperation among the Participating Agencies as well as flexibility in both the tasks and the structure of
the Task Force. Therefore, participation in and responsibility for personnel resources and equipment
will be determined by each individual Participating Agency, in conjunction with the policy direction
provided by the Council. Subject to the limitations set forth in this section, the Participating Agencies
agree, at a minimum, to provide the following personnel resources to the Task Force:
a. City of Monterey. The City of Monterey agrees to assign two (2) Police Officers to work
with the Task Force in conducting its operations. The City of Monterey will provide a supervisor to work
with the Task Force in conducting its operations.
b. City of Seaside. The City of Seaside agrees to assign two (2) Police Officers and one (1)
mid-manager police officer to work with the Task Force in conducting its operations.
c. City of Marina. The City of Marina agrees to assign one (1) Police Officer to work with
the Task Force in conducting its operations.
d. Department of California Highway Patrol. The Department of California Highway Patrol
agrees to designate one (1) Highway Patrol Officer to work with the Task Force in conducting its
operations.
e. City of Pacific Grove. The City of Pacific Grove agrees to provide one (1) Police Officer,
to work with the Task Force in conducting its operations.
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f. City of Carmel. The City of Carmel agrees to provide one (1) Police Officer, on a halftime
basis, to work with the Task Force in conducting its operations.
g. City of Sand City. The City of Sand City agrees to provide one (1) Police Officer, on a half
time basis, to work with the Task Force in conducting its operations.
h. California State University Monterey Bay. The California State University Monterey Bay
agrees to provide one (1) Police Officer, on a “seasonal” basis, to work with the Task Force in conducting
its operations.
i. County of Monterey– Office of the District Attorney.
Equipment. i. County of Monterey– Office of the District Attorney. The Monterey County
District Attorney’s Office shall provide an appropriate number of Deputy District Attorneys
for the necessary legal support to the Task Force. For matters involving gang cases, the
District Attorney’s Office will make available 24/7, an experienced Deputy District Attorney
or Managing Deputy District Attorney who will provide legal advice during investigations
and search warrant support. For drug related cases, the District Attorney’s Office shall
provide during business hours Deputy District Attorneys or a Managing Deputy District
Attorney who will provide legal advice and search warrant support. After regular business
hours for drug related cases, the District Attorney’s Office will provide the regular on-call
Deputy District Attorney who will provide legal advice and search warrant support. All
Deputy District Attorneys who are assigned to on-call duty are experienced Deputy District
Attorneys. Criminal cases developed by the Task Force will be prosecuted in the most
expeditious and professional manner possible. Deputy District Attorneys will be housed in
the District Attorney’s Office and remain under the control of the District Attorney. The
appropriate unit within the District Attorney’s Office will handle all asset forfeiture cases
referred by the Task Force. Experienced Deputy District Attorneys will handle the most
serious cases generated by the Task Force and as many additional cases as are consistent
with quality vertical prosecution.
10.
a. Participating Agency Equipment or Supplies. Equipment or supplies owned by
individual agencies and supplied for use by the Task Force shall remain the property of the supplying
Participating Agency. At the termination of this Memorandum and whereupon no new agreement is
reached, all said property shall be returned to the supplying Participating Agency.
All personal protection equipment, firearms, other weapons, and vehicles shall be issued to
each Task Force agent by his/her employing agency. Said equipment shall remain the property of the
issuing agency.
b. Task Force Equipment or Supplies. Any equipment or supplies purchased with Task
Force funds (whether through a Task Force budget or through seized assets) shall belong equally to all
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Participating Agencies. In the event this Memorandum is terminated or otherwise ends, or in the event
the Task Force is disbanded, such equipment or supplies shall be distributed as equally as possible based
on the personnel and the financial contributions of each Participating Agency during the term of this
Memorandum, as directed by the Council. However, if during the term of this Memorandum a
Participating Agency chooses to terminate its participation in the Task Force and the Task Force
continues to operate as a multi-agency task force, all equipment and supplies purchased by the Task
Force will remain the property of the Task Force.
On or about March 15 of each year during the Term of this Memorandum, the Task Force
Commander shall prepare and shall submit to the Council a written inventory which sets forth the
following information pertaining to all property which is in the possession of the personnel of the Task
Force or which the Task Force is entitled to possess at the end of the fiscal year:
1. Description of the property, including serial number or other identifying characteristics if
applicable;
2. The year in which the property was acquired by activity of the Task Force; and
3. The cost of the property at the time it was purchased or, if acquired through asset
forfeiture, the estimated value of the property at the time of acquisition.
4. The location of the property.
Once finalized by the Council, the inventory shall be maintained by the Task Force Commander...
c. Use of Equipment or Supplies. Personnel assigned to the Task Force shall be able to
utilize all Task Force equipment regardless of legal ownership, markings, or ultimate and final ownership
until the Task Force disbands, provided the personnel utilizing the equipment is properly trained and
authorized by his or her Participating Agency to use such equipment. The provisions of this
Memorandum pertaining to the Participating Agencies’ respective responsibilities shall cover personnel
utilizing Task Force equipment. Any equipment which is damaged, broken, misplaced, lost, or stolen,
through negligence, wrongful act, or omission of an officer or agent assigned to the Task Force, shall be
repaired or replaced by the Participating Agency of the responsible employee at the determination of
the Task Force Commander and the Council.
11. Facilities. The Task Force will operate from a facility located within the City of Monterey. The
Monterey branch of the Task Force will operate from office space dedicated to operations and located
at the Monterey Police Department. The City of Monterey has agreed to be responsible for the initial
set up and ongoing maintenance costs. However, since the cost of these services are not yet known, the
City of Monterey reserves the right to propose equitable cost sharing among the Participating Agencies
to cover installation and ongoing costs. As more specifically set forth in this section, the Participating
Agencies shall be responsible for the following items:
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a. Use of office space: Costs and expenses of office space shall be the responsibility of the
City of Monterey, through its dedication of space for Task Force operations;
b. Installation of telephone lines and monthly, local, CALNET, and long distance charges:
The installation of telephone lines at the Task Force Monterey office shall initially be the responsibility of
the City of Monterey. Ongoing costs are subject to equitable cost sharing.
c. Telephone equipment: The installation of telephone equipment at the Monterey Task
Force Office shall initially be the responsibility of the City of Monterey. Ongoing costs are subject to
equitable cost sharing.
d. Utilities: Utility expenses for the space provided by the City of Monterey in the
Monterey Police Department shall be the responsibility of the City of Monterey;
e. Alarm equipment, including maintenance and monitoring, for the space provided by the
City of Monterey in the Monterey Police Department shall be the responsibility of the City of Monterey.
f. Evidence storage and alarm security: Evidence will be stored at the venue or closest
agency to where the evidence was seized. The securing city shall be responsible for alarm security.
g. CLETS machine on single or county line: A CLETS machine shall be appropriately
provided to meet the requirements of this Memorandum.
h. Janitorial expenses for the space provided by the City of Monterey in the Monterey
Police Department shall be the responsibility of the City of Monterey;
i. Landscape services for the space provided by the City of Monterey at the Monterey
Police Department shall be the responsibility of the City of Monterey;
j. Purchase and installation of computers. The Bay Area High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Area (HIDTA) will provide computers for the Task Force’s use.
12. Financial Obligation. The Task Force will only be responsible for financial obligations incurred
by the Task Force Participating Agencies during the term of this Memorandum.
13. Jurisdiction for Prosecution. Task Force investigations will generally be prosecuted under state
law by the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. The Task Force Council, in consultation with
federal authorities, will determine whether to relinquish prosecution of any case to federal jurisdiction.
14. Asset Forfeiture. It shall be the responsibility of the Task Force to investigate asset seizures
initiated by the Task Force pursuant to California law.
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a. Official Use of Conveyances and Equipment and Liquidation of Assets. Forfeiture and
disposition proceedings shall comply with California Health and Safety Code sections 11488.5 and
11488.6, as the same may amended or renumbered from time to time.
b. Distribution of Proceeds. Forfeiture proceeds shall be maintained in separate accounts
subject to appropriate accounting controls and annual financial audits of all deposits and expenditures.
The Task Force Council will establish necessary accounts for forfeited funds, including an interest
bearing pre-adjudication account, a post-adjudication account, and an operations account and will
otherwise determine the specific administration of forfeited funds in accordance with state law.
In the case of joint investigations involving both Task Force and non-Task Force resources from
other law enforcement agencies that result in the seizure of assets, the involved agencies, including the
Task Force, will negotiate an equitable share of the asset forfeiture proceeds to reflect the
proportionate contribution of resources from each agency dedicated to the investigation.
Court forfeiture proceedings and liquidation of assets will establish a balance of proceeds to be
distributed and transferred as follows:
First, expenditures for sale and repairs, storage and transportation of property incurred after
seizure and publication costs will be awarded to the Task Force. This section does not authorize
reimbursement to law enforcement for costs associated with investigations, clean-up or to prosecutors
for costs associated with conducting forfeiture proceedings. Second, the residual of the proceeds is
then to be distributed according to the following formula pursuant to California Health and Safety Code
section 11489, as the same may be amended or renumbered from time to time and currently reads as
follows:
1. The sixty-five percent (65%) law enforcement share of the residual will be divided as
follows:
a. Fifteen percent of the funds distributed pursuant to this
sub-paragraph shall be deposited in a special fund maintained by the Task Force, or
county, city, or city and county of any agency making the seizure or seeking an order for
forfeiture. This fund shall be used for the sole purpose of funding programs designed to
combat drug abuse and divert gang activity, which shall wherever possible involve
educators, parents, community-based organizations and local businesses, and
uniformed law enforcement officers. Those programs that have been evaluated as
successful shall be given priority. These funds shall not be used to supplant any state or
local funds that would, in the absence of this clause, otherwise be made available to the
programs.
It is the intent of the Legislature to cause the development and continuation of positive
intervention programs for high-risk elementary and secondary school-age students.
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Local law enforcement should work in partnership with state and local agencies and the
private sector in administering these programs.
The distribution of these funds is to be determined by a panel consisting of the
Monterey County Sheriff, a police chief selected by the other chiefs in Monterey County,
the Monterey County District Attorney, and the Monterey County Chief Probation
Officer.
b. The remainder will be allocated to the Task Force to be used for general operation
and investigation costs until the Task Force Council determines otherwise.
c. Once the Task Force Council determines that the investigation account described
herein above is sufficiently funded, it is anticipated that future additional revenues
will be divided proportionally to each law enforcement agency that is a member of
the Task Force calculated by the number of personnel contributed to the Task
Force by each member agency without regard to participation in an individual
seizure once the following dispensations are made;
1. Ten percent (10%) of the residual to the Monterey County District Attorney’s
Office which processed the forfeiture.
2. Twenty-four percent (24%) of the residual to the State of California’s general
fund to be used for school safety and security.
3. One percent (1%) of the residual to the California District Attorneys Association
to be used to provide a statewide system of education and training for
prosecutors and law enforcement officers in ethics and the proper use of asset
forfeiture laws.
If the Task Force ceases operation, all existing Task Force assets will be divided equitably as
determined by the Task Force Council.
15. Administration, Audit, and Records. Any and all records pertaining to the Task Force
expenditures shall be maintained by the Task Force Commander at the Task Force office location in
Monterey and shall be readily available for examination and audit by any Participating Agency. Subject
to each Participating Agency’s obligation to respond to requests for records or for information, the Task
Force Commander shall be the Custodian of Records for purposes of Public Records Act requests and for
responding to subpoenas and other requests for records of information made to the Task Force.
All agendas, action items, and meeting minutes that arise from the Council shall be maintained
by the Task Force Commander. These files shall be maintained a minimum of ten (10) years (§34090
G.C.) Prior to the destruction of these records, the sitting Council Chairperson shall request destruction
through his/her entity’s Attorney following established records retention protocols. The Task Force
Commander shall maintain all records associated with Task Force-related training, including annual
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training plans, as required by this Agreement. These records shall be maintained as long as the Task
Force member is employed by the participating agency plus ten (10) years (§34090 G.C.).
At each regular meeting of the Council, the Task Force Commander shall prepare and shall submit to
each Participating Agency a written financial report which describes the financial activity of the Task
Force for the prior month. The financial report shall, at a minimum, include the amount of money
received during the prior month, the amount of money expended during the prior month, and the
balance on account at the end of the prior month.
At the discretion of the Council, the Council may order an independent audit, performed in accordance
with generally accepted accounting standards, be conducted by a Certified Public Accountant selected
by the Council for such purpose. Copies of the auditor’s report shall be filed with the Council and with
each Participating Agency within twelve (12) months of the completion of the audit. The cost of the
audit, if any, shall be the responsibility of the Task Force and not the responsibility of each or any of the
Participating Agencies and shall be charged against unencumbered Task Force funds.
16. Internal Investigations In its sole discretion and pursuant to its own policy, each Participating
Agency is responsible for conducting its own internal affairs investigation pertaining to its own officers.
In cases that involve officers from different Participating Agencies, the investigation may be conducted
by an independent law enforcement agency or consultant selected by the Board and with approval from
the Participating Agencies whose officers are subjects of the investigation. The cost of any joint
investigation will be shared equally by the Participating Agencies involved in the investigation.
17. Officer Involved Shooting—In Custody Death. In the event of an officer involved shooting or in
custody death, the Task Force shall follow established Monterey County Chief Law Enforcement Officers
Association Protocol, or any version subsequently adopted.
18. Insurance. Seaside, Monterey, Carmel, Marina, Pacific Grove, and California State University
Monterey Bay are each political subdivisions of the State of California. The CHP is a department of the
State of California. Each Participating Agency self-insures and purchases insurance for legal liability.
Each has and maintains, at its sole cost and expense, Worker’s Compensation and general liability
insurance. Accordingly, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, each party shall be responsible,
to the extent provided by applicable law, for its own acts and/or omissions and for the acts and
omissions of its employees and/or-representatives; and no party shall be responsible for the acts and/or
omissions of the other or its employees and/or representatives.
19. Respective Responsibilities. Each Participating Agency shall be responsible, to the extent
provided by applicable law, for the acts and omissions of its personnel assigned to the Task Force and no
Participating Agency shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of the personnel of any other
Participating Agency. Each Participating Agency therefore agrees to hold harmless, indemnify and
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defend the other Participating Agencies against any and all claims, demands, suits, judgments, expenses,
and costs of every kind, insofar as it may legally do so, on account of the injury to or death of persons or
loss of property arising in any manner out of that agency, its officers, agents, employees, and
representatives’ participation in the Task Force and the Task Force’s activities.
In the event of a civil claim by a third party (“the Underlying Claim”) against one or more Participating
Agency or its officers based on the Task Force’s activities, all Participating Agencies agree to defer any
claims against another Participating Agency, its officer(s) or employees until the Underlying Claim is
settled or otherwise determined. Thereafter, any claims between or among Participating Agencies shall
be resolved in accordance with law.
20. Nondiscrimination. All Participating Agencies will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and all requirements imposed or pursuant to the regulations of the United States Department of
Justice (CFR, Part 42, Subparts C and D) issued pursuant to Title VI relating to discrimination on the
grounds of race, color, creed, sex, age, or national original and equal employment opportunities.
21. No Third Party Rights. The Participating Agencies do not intend the benefits of this
Memorandum to inure to any third person not a signatory hereto. Therefore, this Memorandum shall
not be construed or deemed in any way to be for the benefit of any third party or parties, and no third
party or parties shall have any right of action hereunder, or for any cause whatsoever. Any service
performed or any expenditure made in connection with the furnishing of law enforcement services
under the terms and provisions of this Memorandum by the Participating Agencies shall be conclusively
deemed to be for the direct protection and mutual benefit of the Participating Agencies.
22. Notices. Any notices under this Memorandum shall be sent to the Participating Agencies by
personal delivery, by facsimile, or by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the persons at the addresses set
forth below. Notice shall be deemed effective upon delivery or transmission if delivered or sent by
facsimile on the third (3rd) day after mailing. The Participating Agencies designate the following persons
as recipients of notices:
District Attorney of Monterey County
P.O. Box 1131
Salinas, CA 93902
Chief of Police
Seaside Police Department
City of Seaside
440 Harcourt Avenue
Seaside, California 93955
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Chief of Police
Marina Police Department
City of Marina
211 Hillcrest Avenue
Marina, California 93933
Chief of Police
Monterey Police Department
City of Monterey
351 Madison Street
Monterey, California 93940-2698
Chief of Police
Carmel Police Department
City of Carmel
P.O. Box 600
Carmel by the Sea, California 93921
Chief of Police
Pacific Grove Police Department
City of Pacific Grove
580 Pine Avenue
Pacific Grove, California 93950-3335
Chief of Police
Sand City Police Department
Sand City
1 Sylvan Park
Sand City, California 93955
Commander, Monterey Area
Department of California Highway Patrol
Monterey CHP
960 East Blanco Road
Salinas, California 93901
Chief of Police
California State University Monterey Bay Police Department
California State University Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center, Bldg. 82 F
Seaside, CA 93955
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23. Authority. Each individual executing this Memorandum hereby represents and warrants that
he/she has full legal authority to do so for and on the behalf of the Participating Agency named herein.
Proof of such authority, e.g. a resolution, shall be attached to this Memorandum. The Task Force
Commander shall be responsible for attaching the authorizing documents to this Memorandum and
providing a fully executed copy to each Participating Agency.
24. Assignment and Delegation of Duties. No rights under this Memorandum may be assigned and
no duties under this Memorandum may be delegated by any party without the prior written consent of
the parties. Any attempted assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void and of no
effect.
25. Counterparts. This Memorandum may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which so executed shall be deemed to be an original. The counterparts shall together constitute one and
the same Memorandum.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, as authorized representatives of the Participating
Agencies, have entered into this Memorandum of Understanding.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
______________________________________ _________________
William Perlstein, Commander Date
California Highway Patrol, Monterey Area
COUNTY OF MONTEREY
______________________________________ _________________
Dean Flippo, District Attorney Date
CITY OF CARMEL
______________________________________ _________________
City Administrator Date
CITY OF MARINA
______________________________________ _________________
Douglas A. Yount, Interim City Manager Date
CITY OF MONTEREY
______________________________________ _________________
Fred Meurer, City Manager Date
CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE
______________________________________ _________________
Thomas Frutchey, City Manager Date
CITY OF SAND CITY
______________________________________ __________________
Steve Matarazzo, City Administrator Date
CITY OF SEASIDE
______________________________________ _________________
John Dunn, Interim City Manager Date
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