Mobility Response Teams &Mobility Response Teams &SafeClear ProgramSafeClear Program

December 13, 2010December 13, 2010

Houston Police Department Joseph A. Fenninger, CFO & Deputy

Director Lt. Wendy Baimbridge

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Mobility Response TeamMobility Response Team 36 (budgeted) civilian Mobility Service Officers

(MSOs)

MSO’s responsibilities - direct/mobilize and perform duties otherwise performed by classifieds when:- Signals malfunction- Accidents occur- Fires or utilities (power lines) interfere with flows- Special events (Rockets, Astros, parades, Final Four)- Provide directions to citizens

- Write parking tickets - face value, Nov. tickets - $42,000

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Mobility Response TeamMobility Response TeamFunding Issues & Near Term SolutionFunding Issues & Near Term Solution

Original METRO funds established in PWE Fund 2304 designed for 5 year MRT program, expire end of FY11. Funds 24 MSOs and equipment.

Additional DARLEP funds ($600,000 annually) funded 12 more MSOs and equipment. DARLEP funding is available for balance of FY11, but not beyond.

Latest info: PWE has now determined that Fund 2304 will have sufficient FY11 ending balances to support the MRT program to year-end FY12.

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SafeClear – Funding IssuesSafeClear – Funding IssuesAnnual Sources: Metro $2,889,352 + GF Annual Sources: Metro $2,889,352 + GF

$389,352 = $389,352 = $3,278,704$3,278,704

Fiscal Year

Tows Fund Sources

Fund Uses

B/(W)

2005 - $2,023,806

$2,023,806

$0

2006 31,716 $3,076,502

$2,680,797

$395,705

2007 34,850 $3,674,409

$3,331,721

$342,688

2008 36,777 $3,620,924

$3,052,509

$568,415

2009 44,913 $3,847,119

$3,641,124

$205,995

2010 57,718 $3,486,080

$4,950,582

($1,464,502)

2011 66,860 $3,278,704

$4,957,305

($1,678,601)

$23,007,544

$24,637,844

($1,633,300)

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SafeClear – Program SafeClear – Program DevelopmentsDevelopments

Cap total tow payments: FY11 savings = $497,107

Transfer tow authorization function to METRO – effective January 1, 2011- METRO absorbs function without staff increases

- Transfer reduces the second half of SafeClear program’s FY11 labor costs by $744,505

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A B C D E

Current FY11 Full Year Forecast

FY11 Actuals First Half

Revised FY11 Forecast

Second Half

Revised FY11 Full Year Forecast

FY12 Full Year Forecast

Metro Contribution $2,889,352 $1,444,676 $1,444,676 $2,889,352 $2,889,352

Gen'l Fund Contribution 389,352 194,676 194,676 389,352 $389,352

Total Sources 3,278,704 1,639,352 1,639,352 3,278,704 3,278,704

Salaries & Benefits 1,489,009 744,505 744,505

Tow Payments 3,386,459 1,693,230 1,196,122 2,889,352 2,889,352

Other Operating 81,837 40,919 40,919 81,837 81,837

Total SafeClear Op Costs 4,957,305 2,478,653 1,237,041 3,715,694 2,971,189

SafeClear Net Operating (1,678,601) (839,301) 402,312 (436,990) 307,515

Houston Police Department

Uses of Funds

SafeClear Program - Funding & Operating Costs

Net Operating Costs

Sources of Funds