Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a new agreement between the Long Beach Police Department and the Long Beach Unified School District, to staff School Resource Officers, in an amount not to exceed $865,649, with an estimated net cost to the City’s General Fund of $216,412.  (Citywide)
Motion Case. Next item. Report from police recommendation to execute a new agreement between the Long Beach Police Department and the Long Beach Unified School District to staff school resource officers in an amount not to exceed 865,649, with an estimated net cost to the city's general fund of 216,412 citywide. There was emotion in a second, Councilman Gonzales who queued up at the Councilman Price. Did you want to say anything? Are you okay? Councilman, I said no. Okay, then. Councilwoman Gonzalez. Yes. I'd like to know which schools will be. I'm sure you predicted I was going to ask that question. Absolutely. Get it in, Councilman Gonzalez. So the contract would include four full time school resource officers assigned to. Millikan, Cabrillo Poly and Jordan high schools. Okay, fantastic. And then were is there a reason why it was just high schools? Are we looking at middle schools at all? At this time, that is the service. Level requested by the school. District. Okay, perfect. And then I would sorry, one last question about a safe Passages model, and I know that we've been talking about that just in various different locations. Is there a an idea to go to a more of a safe passages model that includes community leaders and parents versus PD? Or is this I know this contract is until June of next year, but I don't know if we're inching towards that a different model at all. We currently have a model that is. Near execution of a contract with county. Probation, and that model does include partnering with a local community organization to. Facilitate volunteers from that neighborhood. Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Thank you, Councilmember Pearce. Thank you. I'm not sure if you guys can answer this question. Do you know if the counselors in those high schools, they have the same number of counselors that they have in other high schools and junior high or if we have PD stepping into some of that counsel role for Councilman Pearce, I don't believe so. However, I cannot say so definitively we could report back. On that item. Okay. So just one last clarifying question. The role of PD and these schools are exactly what they are providing full time support, school resource officers, they are interacting with the students. They are working with administration. At these school sites to. Address potential crime trends that may be observed by administration. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Is there any public comment on this scene? And please cast your votes.