Mobility Response Teams Safe Clear Program December 13

Mobility Response Teams & Safe. Clear Program December 13, 2010 Houston Police Department Joseph A. Fenninger, CFO & Deputy Director Lt. Wendy Baimbridge

Mobility Response Team n 36 (budgeted) civilian Mobility Service Officers (MSOs) n 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 2 $42, 000

Mobility Response Team Funding Issues & Near Term Solution n Original METRO funds established in PWE Fund 2304 designed for 5 year MRT program, expire end of FY 11. Funds 24 MSOs and equipment. n Additional DARLEP funds ($600, 000 annually) funded 12 more MSOs and equipment. DARLEP funding is available for balance of FY 11, but not beyond. n Latest info: PWE has now determined that Fund 2304 will have sufficient FY 11 ending balances to support the MRT program to year-end FY 12. 3

Safe. Clear – Funding Issues Annual Sources: Metro $2, 889, 352 + GF $389, 352 = $3, 278, 704 Fiscal Year Tows Fund Sources Fund Uses B/(W) 2005 - $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 ) 4

Safe. Clear – Program Developments n Cap total tow payments: FY 11 savings = $497, 107 n Transfer tow authorization function to METRO – effective January 1, 2011 - METRO absorbs function without staff increases - Transfer reduces the second half of Safe. Clear program’s FY 11 labor costs by $744, 505 5

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