agenda city of watsonville city council/redevelopment agency meeting

CITY COUNCIL 4.4
DISCUSSION:
The City collaborated with Pajaro Valley Unified School District in 1994
to develop and implement the school community policing officer
program. During the first three years of the program it was financed by
the United States Department of Justice – COPS office. Over time and
after the grant funding terminated, the District and City continued to
enter into agreements to fund the one full time police officer at
Watsonville High School. The original Resolution 5-94(CM) was
approved by City Council on January 11, 1994.
When Pajaro Valley High School was built, the City and District again
entered into agreements regarding one full time police officer be based
on campus during the school year. During the first three years most of
the funding had been through a grant, Safe Schools Healthy Students,
in which Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance was the
applicant. Over time and after grant funding terminated, the District
and City continued to enter into agreements to fund the one full time
police officer at Pajaro Valley High School. The first agreement for
Pajaro Valley High School was passed on May 9, 2006, Resolution No.
92-06 (CM), amended through Resolution No. 168-07(CM) on August
14, 2007 and again amended in Resolution No. 103-08 (CM) on June
24, 2008.
This agreement for school year 2011-2012 covers both campuses,
Watsonville High and Pajaro Valley High.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Deploying full time officers at Pajaro Valley and Watsonville High
School addresses the City Councils strategic plan priorities.
Specifically educational attainment and public safety is addressed by
having an officer on-campus. When students feel safe they are able to
concentrate on academics. The initiative is a collaborative that will
increase communications between police, administrators, teachers,
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