Citygate is currently performing an organizational review and analysis of Monterey County’s current homeless programs, funding, and coordination services. For this review, Citygate will identify, evaluate, and recommend funding sources and budget structure for the Homeless Services function; identify and recommend organizational best practices, including comparisons with like cities and counties; evaluate and recommend best practices for collaboration and coordination with various County departments, the Continuum of Care, local cities, school districts, businesses, and homeless service providers; and evaluate and recommend formal and informal organizational alignment, structure, and staffing for the Homeless Services function.

Citygate is currently conducting the first-ever independent Standards of Coverage evaluation of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s fire and emergency medical services deployment system, including the current system’s capacity to evolve over time as a very diverse metropolitan area. This analysis will determine if the current fire station locations and crew/apparatus staffing are sufficient to meet the unique needs of the Department’s service area. A comprehensive community risk assessment will also be included as part of the overall analysis.

Citygate conducted a fire services staffing analysis for the Port of Corpus Christi to determine the cost, quantity, type, and recommended schedule necessary to staff a new 70-foot fireboat that will serve both as a Port security patrol boat and a firefighting asset. Additionally, Citygate recommended a Port organizational structure for an effective chain of command up through the Chief Operating Officer position, and provided input on considerations and implications regarding ongoing service delivery needs.

Citygate is currently providing a Standards of Coverage and staffing study in support of the City’s related Santa Clara Development Project. The study includes an analysis of the response area, apparatus needs and replacement costs, staffing needs, and specialized training, apparatus, and equipment to address the unique hazards and demands posed by the former landfill parcels. The results of the study will be used to develop a plan to respond to the specific needs and requirements of the related Santa Clara Development Project and will provide recommendations to the City and Developer to improve and enhance the overall safety and security of future patrons and residents of this new mixed-use development.

Citygate is currently performing a comprehensive operations and staffing assessment for the Police Department in the City of West Sacramento, California. This assessment will analyze staffing needs and service demands to determine an optimal staffing model, appropriately considering workload, performance measures, service delivery expectations, operating budgets, community priorities, and Departmental organization.

Citygate, in partnership with COAR Design Group (formerly Jeff Katz Architecture), is currently conducting a police workload and staffing study for the City of Los Altos, California, as part of the City’s larger plan exploring options for renovating its current police headquarters facility or constructing a new facility. For this study, Citygate will evaluate the adequacy of staffing levels for current workload and whether Department command staff’s goals and objectives related to staffing and community service level expectations are being met; examine the current organizational structure; provide a structured and defensible methodology for the Department’s staff to use in projecting future staffing needs; identify where data and community needs indicate new service delivery methods are needed; identify any redundancies, gaps, and opportunities for applying best practices in the provision of core services; and make recommendations for staffing levels that will allow the Department to maintain or increase its current level of services, as well as recommend any emerging technologies that may assist or enhance intelligence-led policing strategies.

Citygate is currently performing an independent operational and organizational assessment for the City of Oceanside Police Department, affecting current, future, and long-term organizational, strategic, and operational plans. This review will examine current and future service delivery, quality of service, service delivery expectations, community engagement, community priorities, Departmental organization, and staffing and deployment feasibility to maintain current and future organizational efficiency. This study will assist with establishing efficiencies to ensure City, Department, and community needs are met by reviewing programming, infrastructure, operational efficiency, and fiscal impacts of associated findings and recommendations across the entire organization, as well as identifying planned service delivery systems and staffing allocation models to best serve the community and achieve City Council and Department goals and objectives.

Citygate is currently conducting a fire services Master Plan for the City of Taylor, Texas. This Master Plan will help the City provide a safe, effective, and appropriately sized response force for fires, medical emergencies, and other events requiring a specialized emergency fire response as the City grows within the existing corporate limits, including a Samsung facility annexation. This Master Plan will entail a Standards of Coverage / Community Risk Assessment, as well as a headquarters staffing review and a review of the operational and fire prevention impacts generated by the Samsung facility.

Citygate is currently performing a comprehensive operations and staffing assessment of the Police Department for the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota. This comprehensive assessment of the law enforcement services delivery system will entail review of Department functions, organizational structure, operational functions, staffing and service levels, and Department efficiencies to ensure current and future needs are met through efficient and effective operations. As appropriate, this study will coordinate with Citygate’s concurrent fire services study.

Citygate is currently conducting a fire department operational and physical asset study for the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota. This study will entail a thorough review and analysis of services, staffing, apparatus, and facility options for the Department, including a comprehensive Standards of Coverage document analyzing resource deployment to determine whether the Department is properly deployed to meet its community’s risks and expectations. This assessment will also include a staffing plan to meet the needs identified in the SOC analysis, a long-term apparatus plan, and a review of fire station locations and recommendations. The staffing analysis will identify strengths and weaknesses, if any, of the current staffing plan.