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SR - AGR-3553.F - PARKING CITATION PROCESSING/11 F OR 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 o• : c O�� .o cP 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: Tom Kisela X Cons Calendar _ City Mgr Rpts Council Reports Legal Affairs Boards /Cmtes Public Hrgs Admin Reports Plan/Environ 1. SUBJECT Agreement between the City of Orange and Judicial Data Systems Corporation (JDS) for parking citation procession for the Police Department for Fiscal Year 2016 -2017 (FYI 7). 2. SUMMARY ___7 JDS processes parking citations and collects fine revenue for citations issued by the Police Department. The proposed Agreement is for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 3. RECOMMENDATION / ACTION Approve the Consultant Services Agreement between the City of Orange and JDS in an amount not to exceed $50,000 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 FY 17 budget as follows: 100.4041.51670 (Traffic -Other Professional & Consulting Services) $50,000 1 5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S) 1 a. Provide for a Safe Community - Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety. ITEM 6/14/16 6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 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 JDS is a private company which provides for the processing of parking citations issued by the City of Orange. This includes collection of fines, appeal processing, and coordination with DMV for collection of delinquent fines, according to the provisions set forth in California Vehicle Code §40200 — 40230. The City of Orange has contracted with JDS since 1982 for this service. The contract is evaluated on a yearly basis. For the services being provided, the prices are competitive and comparable. JDS has not raised their fees per citation over the past 10 years. The City is currently satisfied with the services provided by JDS and the associated fees. All fines paid to JDS are deposited into a City account and JDS is paid monthly for their services. JDS receives the following compensation for their services: $1.15 per citation processed, $3.00 per contested citation, $5.00 per administrative hearing, regardless of outcome. There has not been an increase in processing costs for FYI 7. 8. ATTACHMENTS Agreement between the City of Orange and Judicial Data Systems Corporation. ITEM 6/14/16