City Council

12B. AUTHORIZATION TO THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO UTILIZE THE DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER (DFR) PROGRAM WITHIN THE CITY OF STANTON The City Council will consider authorizing the Orange County Sheriff's Department The DFR program utilizes remotely operated unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to provide deputies with real-time aerial information during emergency incidents, improving situational awareness, officer safety, and emergency response while allowing more efficient deployment of Sheriff's resources. OCSD recently completed a successful pilot program in the cities of San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point. Based on the positive operational outcomes of the pilot, OCSD is proposing to expand the program to additional contract cities, including Stanton. RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. City Council declare that the proposed actions are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) because they do not qualify as a “project” under CEQA Receive and file; and 2. Authorize the Orange County Sheriff's Department to deploy and operate its Drone as applicable federal regulations, California law, and Orange County Sheriff's Department policies and procedures.