Received SEP 0 7 2006 City of Coronado Received Office of the Mayor TOM Smisek*

defendants with outstanding felony warrants in San Diego County. Response: The Coronado City Council disagrees with the finding. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department has assigned nine officers and one sergeant full time to the San Diego Regional Fugitive Task Force (SDRFTF). And, according to the results of the Grand Jury's investigation, the City of Coronado had 41 outstanding felony warrants as of December 29, Judge Sammartino September 5, 2006 2005. However, that number seemed exceptionally high and upon contacting the Grand Jury clerk it was learned that the Grand Jury that prepared the report was no longer seated and the clerk was unaware of how or where the Grand Jury had received their data for the Report. Each month the Coronado Police Department receives a printout from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department reporting outstanding felony and misdemeanor warrants for individuals that furnished a City of Coronado address. A copy this report is forwarded to the Field Services and Investigations Divisions with officers checking the reported residences for the suspects. In reviewing the data from the June 26, 2006, report, it was determined that there were only five outstanding felony warrants. Of these warrants, one subject had moved to Lake Tahoe; another had committed suicide and the remaining three subjects gave false addresses and have been on the list for some time. The Grand Jury finds that [E-Warrant (SDLaw)], (offered free to San Diego law

enforcement agencies), if used by City and County law enforcement agencies, would definitely increase apprehension of persons with multiple felony warrants. However, some municipalities still do not choose to take advantage of this program. The City of Coronado partially agrees with this finding. The Coronado Police Response: Department is part of the Regional Communication System ("RCS"), which is operated by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The E-Warrant software is not compatible with the City's technology. Using this software would require abandonment of significant portions of its existing technology, which has only recently been acquired. The potential exists that, in time, the E-Warrants system may be modified to be compatible with our current system. More informative outreach must be considered by the San Diego Law

Enforcement community, such as publication of photos of wanted criminals in neighborhood newspapers, or following the State of Missouri's successful program of roadside billboards showing large photos of wanted felons with multiple outstanding Felony Warrants. The community response to this effort was outstanding. The City of Coronado disagrees with this finding. The 18,000 or more Response: outstanding felony warrants now in the system and the fact that wanted felons are incarcerated every day creating a fluctuation in the number of suspects and the need to update the billboards daily makes this option very labor intensive and cost prohibitive. The Grand Jury found that every law enforcement agency in San Diego County

has been contacted by the United States Marshal's office and invited to join their San Diego Regional Task Force. Currently, only the San Diego Sheriff's office has responded positively with the assignment of several deputies to assist with the Felony Warrant apprehension and other activities. Judge Sammartino September 5, 2006 The City of Coronado agrees with this finding. Participation in this program, Response: however, would require significant reallocation of staffing resources. RESPONSES TO GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS: The following responses are made on behalf of the Mayor and City Council for the City of Coronado. 06-70: Consider the significant benefits of joining the San Diego Regional Task Force. This includes outstanding Felony Warrant Apprehension already established under the auspices of the San Diego office of the United States Marshal. Response: The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not reasonable. EXPLANATION A task force approach would seem reasonable except for the significant personnel and equipment costs associated with participation in this task force unless the task force has the ability to reimburse the City for all costs. 06-71: That one officer, from each law enforcement agency, be assigned full time to this task force.