For City Council Meeting [October 26, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 7788 Amending the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Budget; (2) Approve an Agreement for Traffic Control Services Between Amazon.com, Inc. and the City of Rialto for the Period November 20, 2021, through December 24, 2021, at a Fee of $162,332.80; and (3) Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents.
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BACKGROUND
The Rialto Police Department over the last several years has provided contract services to local businesses to provide uniformed presence and traffic control.
The Rialto Police Department works with the local business to develop a customized plan for these types of services. These plans may vary from one business to the next, depending on the type of service requested as well as the goals of the business.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The Rialto Police Department routinely contracts with nonprofit organizations and local businesses to offer services consistent with the needs of these organizations or businesses and aligned with the goals of the City. Amazon Distribution Center-LGB7 located in the Renaissance Specific Plan historically reaches out to the Rialto Police Department to provide traffic control during their Peak Seasons and Prime Day events. The influx of commercial traffic during these events creates hazards on the roadways surrounding the Amazon warehouses. The traffic control provided by the Police Department ensures the safety of not only the citizens of Rialto, but the employees of Amazon.
Amazon has requested the services of the Rialto Police Department to provide formalized traffic control during the holiday season, a time of highest activity for Amazon. Specifically, the term of this Agreement shall be from November 20, 2021, through December 24, 2021. Based on this Agreement, the City shall provide the following se...
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