AR 022106 Police Services Clerk and PT Cadets

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• Improvements to the impound lot property; ■ Implementation and continued management of the impound lot program ■ Funding of additional personnel as needed; • Construction of a Police substation, to the extent needed, as a base of operation for administering the impound lot program; ■ Acquiring equipment, materials and supplies for the program as needed. At this time, the Colton Police Department does not propose to provide the actual towing of impounded vehicles and will continue to utilize private tow vendors contracted by the City. Contracted tow vendors will tow impounded vehicles to the proposed impound lot and then bill the City for the towing fee. It is estimated that up to 120 vehicles per month would be towed and stored at the proposed impound lot. Resolution R-20-00 adopted administrative and processing fees for impounded vehicles. In addition to these established fees, the impound lot program would require approval of a towing fee, storage fees and a lien sale processing fee, to recover the City's costs for these services. These additional fees are being presented to Council on this agenda under Public Hearings. As part of the proposed impound lot, staff is proposing to include a Police substation on the property, in part to provide a base of operation for administering the impound lot program. A Police substation at the impound lot property could provide other potential benefits to the City, such as: ■ Improving response times in the general area; • Providing an additional facility for Police officers to conduct business, hold meetings and provide training; ■ Increasing safety for the public by providing Police presence in the area. No specific design for the Police substation is being proposed at this time. If Council approves the concept of the proposed impound lot program and the impound lot becomes fully operational, then the Police Department will submit a proposal to Council outlining the plan and design for a Police substation. The Police Department has tentatively located an ideal location for the proposed impound lot and Police substation on a City -owned lot on Fogg Street, south of "M" Street. On October 11, 2005, the Colton Planning Commission approved the zoning necessary for the proposed impound lot and Police substation. The Zoning Resolution for this project is also included on tonight's agenda under Public Hearings. The vacant property will require a substantial amount of improvements to develop the impound lot and Police substation. Estimated improvement costs for the proposed site are shown in the attached, "Estimated Start -Up Cost" sheet (See Appendix "A"). 2