REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: January 17, 2022 Report No. ADM-22-005
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT:
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Community Policing Engagement Strategy
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council award Neuquinn Consulting the contract for Community Policing Engagement Strategy at a cost of $60,375 including all taxes and direct staff to finalize the details and execute the Professional Services Agreement.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Financial Plan Bylaw 2021, No. 3016
Purchasing and Disposal Bylaw, 2014, No. 2845
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
This request for decision supports Council's strategic priority to Efficiently and Effectively Provide Local Services and Infrastructure: work to achieve equitable costing and optimization of policing in Esquimalt.
BACKGROUND:
In 2014 the Township, the City of Victoria and the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board negotiated and entered into an agreement (Framework Agreement) to provide additional clarification between the parties on certain aspects of delivery of policing services to both Esquimalt and City of Victoria.
The Framework Agreement (FA) was for a 10-year term and was intended to clarify many aspects of service delivery and governance of police services including sharing of costs of the amalgamated police force, dedicated resources for each municipality, budget approval processes, dispute resolution, optional resources and performance metrics. Part of the Agreement is a renewal opportunity after the initial 10-year term is reached. The Agreement is set to be renewed for another 10-year term unless elected not to extend by one of the parties within the set timeframe of July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022.
To inform their decision on renewal, Council decided that engagement with the community and other stakeholders would assist in determining the level of satisfaction with the current amalgamated service delivery model in the context of funding levels and comparative...
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