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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
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Agenda Item:
DATE: May 13, 2003
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA CLARTTA CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE SANTA CLARTTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT TO UTILIZE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH
DEPUTY SHERIFF DUTIES
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt a resolution expanding the duties of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department's
Volunteers on Patrol Program and provide staff with direction to allow the Sheriffs Department to
expand the duties of the Volunteers on Patrol (VOP) to include the enforcement of all City Municipal
Parking Codes (Section 12) and all parking codes in Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code.
BACKGROUND
The Sheriffs Department has requested to expand the scope of the Volunteers on Patrol (VOP)
Program. The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department developed the VOP Program in 1992. At that
time the duties were limited to conducting vacation checks for the citizens of Santa Clarita and
assisting Deputy personnel directing traffic at collision scenes.
In 1995, the VOP Program was expanded to include the enforcement of disabled parking laws as
specified in the California Vehicle Code (per section 22507.9 CVC). Since its inception, the VOPs
have issued more than 800 parking citations for vehicles in violation of these laws. The VOP Program
has also been expanded to include park and school checks and acting as an additional set of eyes and
ears for the Sheriffs Department. Currently, the VOP Program has 32 members.
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The proposed options include expanding the duties of the VOPs to include the enforcement of all
parking codes as specified in the City's Municipal Code, section 12, and all parking codes beginning
with 22500 as specified in Division 11, which deals with the Rules of the Road, of the California
Vehicle Code which defines the laws relating to the use of highways or the operation of motor vehicles.
Expansion of the VOP Program's duties will allow the Sheriffs Department to better address the needs
of the citizens of the City of Santa Clarita. By further utilizing volunteers, it allows Deputies to address
more critical issues.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Continue to limit the duties of the Volunteers on Patrol, solely to enforcement of the disabled
parking laws and other non -enforcement type duties as directed by the Sheriffs Department.
2. Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Since the VOP Program is managed by the Sheriffs Department, there will be no additional expense
incurred by the City. Expansion of the VOP duties may increase the total number of parking citations
issued by the Sheriffs Department which would increase parking citation revenues. However, since the
VOPs only volunteer on a part-time basis and perform several other duties, it is unclear as to the extent
of their enforcement actions and impact on citations revenues.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution