HomeMy WebLinkAboutFS 2010-09-21 Item 2A - Purchase - Police Incident Command VehicleTO:
BACKGROUND
DISCUSSION
City of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Mayor Haggerton
Finance and Safety Committee
FROM: Don Lincoln, Assistant Chief of Police
DATE: September 14, 2010
SUBJECT: Police Department Incident Command Vehicle
ISSUE
The City of Tukwila is in need of an Incident Command Vehicle to support all hazard
emergencies within the City of Tukwila.
For some years the Police Department has recognized the need for an incident command
vehicle used primarily for Valley SRT Full Team call outs and other city incidents and
emergencies such as natural disasters, floods, or man -made events. The Police Department
has received approximately $104,000.00 by way of Justice Assistance Stimulus Grant funds to
be used towards the purchase of an Incident Command vehicle. Additionally, the City of Tukwila
passed a bond measure (Ordinance No. 2296) that provides $150,000.00 towards the
purchase. This combined with the availability of funds in the Police Department's narcotic
seizure account has presented us with the opportunity to fulfill this critical need and will
substantially increase the City of Tukwila's ability to manage critical incidents.
The Vehicle:
This mobile platform will allow for the rapid deployment of the necessary equipment and
technology as well as incident management for incidences occurring within the City of Tukwila.
This is a 38 foot Freightliner platform equipped with diesel engine and generators. The vehicle
incorporates up -to -date technology and provides for redundant communications to include
digital, analogue and satellite telephone and Internet.
City Wide Cooperation:
Directors and subject matter experts from the Fire Department, Public Works and IT
departments have been consulted and have incorporated numerous cost saving and operational
ideas to ensure the vehicle meets all city needs. There is a consensus on the design and
equipping of the command vehicle.
Uses:
This platform will be available to facilitate the effective management of large scale emergencies
such as Police, Fire and Public Works incidences and other city functions. Some recent
examples of such incidents where this platform would be used include The Rock N' Roll
Marathon, Tukwila Days, 4 at The Fort and large scale Police and Fire responses along with
continuity of operations in the event our current structure becomes uninhabitable as a result of a
natural or man -made disaster.
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Cost and Purchase:
Cost for this platform and supporting communications and surveillance equipment is
$523,000.00. The Command Vehicle will be purchased under a GSA Cooperative Purchasing
Agreement Contract Number GS- 30E- 0008N.
Seizure Account Expenditure Justification
The day -to -day use of this command vehicle is for SRT call outs in support of narcotics
enforcement. During a 3 year review of Valley SRT full team call outs we find that for 2007,
70% were drug enforcement related. Additionally in 2008 70% were drug enforcement related
and in 2009, 87% were drug enforcement related. These percentages represent the number of
"full team call outs" as opposed to partial team deployments.
RECOMMENDATION
The Council is being asked to consider the purchase of an Incident Command Vehicle in the
amount of $523,000.00, with the use of funding in the amount of $104,000.00 from the Federal
Stimulus Program Justice Assistance Grant; funding from Tukwila Bond Ordinance #2296 in the
amount of $150,000.00; and funding from the narcotic seizure account in the amount of
$269,000.00.
The Council is being asked to consider this issue at the September 27, 2010 Committee of the
Whole and subsequent October 4, 2010 Regular meeting.
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