1. Designate the Director of General Services to negotiate and sign contract amendments not to exceed $195,490 with First Alarm and Security Patrol, Inc., for security guard patrol services at County locations throughout Woodland through June 30, 2020;
    
2. Authorize the use of contingency funds to continue security services through June 30, 2019; and
    
3. Adopt a budget resolution increasing General Services Department, Security Division 2018-2019 fiscal year budget by $18,000 to fund services through June 30, 2019.

On November 7, 2017 the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with First Alarm Security and Patrol to provide security patrol services at the following locations:

• Administration Building, 625 Court St. Woodland, CA 95695
• Courthouse, 725 Court St. Woodland, CA 95695
• Courtholding/Public Defender, 814 North St. Woodland, CA 95695
• District Attorney, 301 Second St. Woodland, CA 95695
• Office Complex, 120 West Main St. Woodland, CA 95695
• DCSS/HHSA, 100 Court St. Woodland, CA 95695
• Old Juvenile Detention, 238 W Beamer St. Woodland, CA 95695

Guards are patrolling, on foot, the perimeter of all buildings every two hours, as well as verifying all doors and windows are secure. Services also include, but are not limited to:

• Watching for any loud or threatening behavior, and respond appropriately to any situations involving such behavior.
• Intervening on behalf of County staff, clients, visitors and property whenever loud or threatening situations arise.
• Approaching anyone demonstrating loud or threatening behavior and attempt to de-escalate the situation, escort anyone from the building who does not de-escalate, and call 911, if necessary.
• The security officer shall ask anyone carrying a weapon(s) to remove the weapon(s) from County property.

Reductions in the number of incidents at these County properties have been noted, and each morning, General Services staff receives a detailed report documenting all instances of vandalism, theft, interaction, and concerns from First Alarm Security and Patrol, allowing for Facilities and Maintenance Workers to address concerns before other County employees have to call to report these incidents. In many cases, General Services staff is able to address these concerns before they are even observed by other County staff.

At the February 6, 2018 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board authorized the Director of General Services to make contract amendments up to $134,000 in order to continue this contract through January 31, 2019. Currently, General Services is requesting approval for the Director to issue amendments to the contract for an additional $156,000. Based upon current levels of security coverage, authorization to amend the contract up to this amount would provide for coverage through June 30, 2020.

Safety and Security Contingency funds in the amount of $18,000 have been requested for this action in order to provide continuing coverage for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Expenditures for the 2019-20 fiscal year, based on current coverage levels, are anticipated to be $138,000.  These funds will be requested as part of the 2019-20 budget process.