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SR - AGR-1626.S - 2016-17 EVIDENCE COLLECTION DUI & DRUG INCIDENTS0P 0 AGENDA ITEM June 14, 2016 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council THRU: Rick Otto City Manager FROM: Thomas C. Kisela,% Chief of Police ReviewedNerified B City Manager Finance Directo To Be Presented By: X Cons Calendar City Mgr Rpts Council Reports _ Legal Affairs Boards /Crates _ Public Hrgs Admin Reports Plan /Environ 1. SUBJECT Agreement between the City of Orange and California Forensic Phlebotomy (CFP), Inc. to take evidence in incidents that involve driving under the influence (DUI) and drugs for the Police Department for FYI 7. 2. SUMMARY CFP collects blood evidence and transports the evidence to the Orange County Sheriff Crime Laboratory and provides court testimony regarding evidence for the Police Department. The proposed Agreement is for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 3. RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve the Consultant Services Agreement between the City of Orange and CFP in an amount not to exceed $100,000 and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. 4. FISCAL IMPACT Funds are budgeted and will be available with the adoption of the FYI budget as follows: 100.4041.51670 (Traffic -Other Professional and Consulting Services) $100,000 5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S) I a. Provide for a Safe Community - Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety. ITEM 3 � 6/14/16 6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION I Public Safety Goal 6.0 Provide public safety services of the highest quality. Policy 6.1: Provide the Police Department with adequate personnel, equipment and state -of the art- technology to effectively combat crime, meet existing and projected service demands, and provide crime prevention programs. These resources should be provided prior to anticipated needs. 7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND Since 1989, the Police Department has utilized the services of CFP for the collection of evidence in incidents that involve DUI and drugs. CFP takes blood samples and transports them to the Orange County Sheriff Crime Laboratory. They will also appear in court or elsewhere at the request of the City to discuss or testify regarding the collection of samples, tests made, transportation of samples and results. CFP provides the same services to all municipal police agencies in the county, including the Sheriff Department and the California Highway Patrol's Orange County office. The Department is requesting to continue utilizing the services of CFP based upon their high level of service provided over the last 27 years. I8. ATTACHMENTS 1 • Agreement between the City of Orange and California Forensic Phlebotomy, Inc. ITEM 6/14/16