Report Prepared by: Matt Williams, Captain, Police Department
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SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Consider Issuing a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Titan Security Service
REPORT IN BRIEF
Hold a Public Hearing to consider issuing a certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Titan Security Service to permit the operation of a private security/patrol company within the City of Merced.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2017-30, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, granting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Titans Security Service.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve as recommended by staff; or,
2. Deny the request; or
3. Modify the staff recommendation.
AUTHORITY
Section 5.40.020 of the Merced Municipal Code (MMC) requires that before any person, either as a principal or agent, can operate a private security/patrol company within the City of Merced, the City Council must approve and issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to the principal owners of the private patrol and security company. Pursuant to Section 5.40.060 of the MMC, a Public Hearing must be held and the City Council must declare, by resolution, that the public convenience and necessity require the proposed private patrol service.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
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DISCUSSION
The City received a business license application from Titans Security, a private security firm requesting to do business within the City of Merced. In order to operate as a private security or patrol company within the City of Merced, the applicant must first be issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Titans Security is a licensed security contractor based out of Reedley that provides security services throughout the Central Valley area. A background check has been completed, and the company has no disciplinary actions against it from the governing board at the State Department of Consume...
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