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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT WITH LDV, INC., AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A TACTICAL NEGOTIATIONS COMMAND VEHICLE FOR THE GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT
Staff Contact: Debora Black, Police Chief
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the Acting City Manager to enter into a linking agreement with LDV, Inc., and approve the purchase of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) tactical negotiations command vehicle for the Glendale Police Department (GPD) in an amount not to exceed $185,000. This cooperative purchase is available through an agreement between the State of Arizona Counter-Drug Procurement Program (AZCDPP) and LDV, Inc., under the United States General Services Administration State and Local Law Enforcement Equipment Procurement Program (The 1122 Program).
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Background
The GPD Special Operations Division (SOD) consists of a tactical element (Special Weapons and Tactics-SWAT), an explosives element (Bomb Squad), and specialized personnel and equipment that regularly respond to dangerous and unstable incidents that require a unified command posture to properly mitigate and resolve each situation. The GPD SOD responds to all CBRNE and tactical calls for service within the city limits, as well as neighboring jurisdictions when called upon. The GPD SOD responded to over 160 calls for service in Fiscal Year 2014 regarding explosive and tactical threats, while also providing CBRNE response capability for large scale venues (University of Phoenix Stadium and Gila River Arena) and special events, including the NFL Super Bowl XLIX.
While GPD SOD has all of the personnel, equipment, and training in place, it lacks a specialized vehicle or space in which to run the command/communications functions in the event of a CBRNE/tactical situation involving extended crisis negotiations, which is...
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