City Council

14. Approval of Agreement with Southwest Patrol\n— Recommendation: that the City Council approve one of the following three options: Option One – Increase\nSouthwest Patrol hours from 96 hours per week to 112 hours per week for a total of 5,680 guard hours annually for a\ncost of $312,400. This would give the City guard coverage seven days and seven nights per week with 16 out of every\n24 hour day with an armed guard patrolling the City of Lawndale; Option Two – Reducing the amount of guard hours\nper week from 96 hours to 80 hours. This would give the City guard coverage Monday through Friday from 8:00 am\nuntil 4:30 pm, as well as Tuesday night and Thursday through Sunday night coverage from 6:00 pm until 2:30 am. This\noption also maintains guard coverage on all nine holidays recognized by Southwest Patrol. With the holiday hours\nfactored in at a hourly rate of time and a half hourly rate, the cost rises to 4,220 billable hours for a total of $232,100\nannually; or Option Three – Reducing the amount of guard hours per week from 96 hours to 80. This would give the\nCity guard coverage Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, as well as on Tuesday night and Thursday\nnight through Sunday night from 6:00 pm until 2:30 am. Under this option the City would eliminate guard shifts on all\nholidays. This would be the equivalent of 4,040 billable hours for a total of $222,200 annually, which is the lowest\npriced option.