TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Acting City Manager
FROM:
Rachel Johnson, Chief of Police
Andrew Enriquez, Police Captain
Julie Dahlgren, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Purchase of One Budgeted Rescue Vehicle from Lenco Industries, Inc. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $325,652 (Police Chief Johnson).
A) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING
B) AUTHORIZE PURCHASE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Waive formal bidding per Municipal Code Section 2.36.140 (waivers); and
b) Authorize the purchase of one budgeted Rescue Vehicle from Lenco Industries, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $325,652.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds are currently budgeted within the Police Department's General Fund budget for the Rescue Vehicle purchase, delivery, and taxes.
BACKGROUND:
In light of potential threats to crowded events, the practice for modern law enforcement agencies is to staff a crisis response team at each event comprised of SWAT personnel, an armored rescue vehicle, and medically trained officers with first aid supplies. Currently the Manhattan Beach Police Department has shared access to a regional 2010 Lenco Armored Rescue Vehicle. The aging vehicle is unreliable and often unavailable when needed.
The purchase of a Rescue Vehicle will allow it to be deployed at all high-profile events and used during emergencies and warrant services. At high-profile events, it will be equipped with medical supplies and staffed with a minimum of four Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team officers who are trained in tactical emergency medicine.
Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481), codified as Government Code Sections 7070 through 7075, requires law enforcement agencies to obtain approval from their governing body before requesting, funding, acquiring, using, or collaborating in the use of military equipment, as defined in Government Co...
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