City Council

(49) 25-0331 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON UNARMED CRISIS PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT relative to requesting a report on consolidating unarmed crisis response into a single, citywide program, including impacts on service delivery, dispatch coordination, costs, and long-term program structure. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Harris- Dawson, Raman - Hernandez, Yaroslavsky): INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with assistance from the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to report back on the optimal pathway to create a single city-wide program for unarmed crisis response. The report should include, but not be limited to: a. An assessment of the two programs Crisis and Incident Response through Community-Led Engagement (CIRCLE) program and the Unarmed Model of Crisis Response (UMCR), including service parameters, costs, usage, public awareness, response times, and effectiveness. b. An evaluation of how a consolidated unarmed response program could impact emergency dispatch operations, response times, service coverage, and overall system effectiveness. c. Expected budgetary impacts, including potential cost savings, of having a single program, including personnel, training, equipment, and administrative overhead. d. A detailed outline of the steps required to create a consolidated system of unarmed and alternative response, including necessary staffing adjustments and identifying potential challenges in implementation. e. An analysis of potential appropriate departments or entities within the City to house and manage a unified unarmed response system, considering existing departmental capacity, best practices from comparable programs in other jurisdictions, and community input. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.