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CityCouncil | 2009-08-03 | 18 | insourcing, including the hospital; the Police Department should follow the same matrices as the Fire Department to ensure that the community and police officers are not put at risk. Councilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Tam stated the Police Department does not have a way of charging for an inappropriate call such as Fire Department false alarms. The Police Chief stated the Police Department does not want to discourage anyone from calling 911. Mayor/Chair Johnson inquired what would be the response for someone calling the Police Department for being locked out of a house. The Police Chief responded the call would be referred to a private entity if not a safety, welfare issue. Councilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Tam stated the dichotomy seems to be that the Fire Department is allowed to respond within six minutes for a cardiac arrest call, but the Police Department's standard is three minutes if the matter is life threatening. louncilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Gilmore stated the Fire Department is dispatched from the County and has no say in how many people respond; the Police Department is different. Councilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Matarrese stated the Fire Department was staffed at twenty-sev at one time. the delta between twenty-four and twenty-seven should be reviewed. The Police Chief stated the Police Department has a process that monitors staffing; personnel is moved out of other units if staffing gets to a point of needing additional resources. The Fire Chief stated response times for automatic device calls are reduced; stated a full response would not be sent for said calls. Vice Mayor/Authority Member/Commissioner deHaan inquired how the Police Department's three minute response time is measured. The Police Chief responded the response time is measured from the time the dispatcher answers the call to the first arriving unit on the scene; stated the benchmark in most communities is under a five minute response for a priority-one life threatening emergency and is an excellent response time. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Agency, and Community Improvement Commission August 3, 2009 | CityCouncil/2009-08-03.pdf |