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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COMMUNICATION |
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| | | | | | | | | AGENDA DATE: | February 28, 2017 |
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| | | | | | | | | SUBJECT: |
Authorize the City Manager to Purchase a Milo Range Advanced Training Simulator along with Accessories and Warranty from FAAC, Inc. dba Milo Range Advanced Systems through the General Services Administration (GSA) Cooperative Purchasing Program in the Amount of $57,131.25. |
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| | | | | | | | | STAFF RESOURCE: | Brian E. Harvey, Chief of Police
Kenneth A. Myers, Deputy Chief of Police |
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| | | | | | | | | PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: | On March 8, 2016, the City Council approved Resolution No. 3365-3-16 authorizing the City Manager To Apply For a State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division Grant to Fund The Purchase of a Use of Force Judgment Simulator. This Grant Was Subsequently Awarded to the City. |
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| | | | | | | | | ACTION PROPOSED: | Authorize the City Manager to Purchase a Milo Range Advanced Training Simulator along with Accessories and Warranty from FAAC, Inc. dba Milo Range Advanced Systems through the General Services Administration (GSA) Cooperative Purchasing Program in the Amount of $57,131.25. |
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
The State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, awards grants annually for Criminal Justice purposes. The City of Allen Police Department applied for and was subsequently awarded funds to purchase a Use of Force Judgment Simulator. The Simulator will be used to train officers in the appropriate application of force when confronted with different situations and threats. The Simulator is a state-of-the-art interactive computer training device that places officers in stressful situations. The officers will interact with videos, which requires officers to make critical judgments relating to the appropriate time and level of force to be used in varying situations.
The Allen Police Department was last awarded a grant to purchase a Use of Force Judgment Simulator in 2006. The department acquired the simulator and used it for nearly nine years training our officers and other officers in the area. The simulator has become inoperative due to maintenance issues and the original vendor company is no longer in business and a new simulator needs to purchased.
Chapter 271.102 authorizes a local government to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or a local cooperative organization. The Texas Local Government Code permits cooperative agreements between local governments for the purchase of goods and services and satisfies the requirement of local governments to seek competitive bids for purchase of such goods and services through Supplier Contracts.
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| | | | | | | | BUDGETARY IMPACT
The grant fully funds the purchase of the Use of Force Judgment Simulator.
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| | | | | | | | STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to purchase a Milo Range Advanced Training Simulator along with accessories and warranty from FAAC, Inc. dba Milo Range Advanced Systems through the General Services Administration (GSA) Cooperative Purchasing Program in the amount of $57,131.25.
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| | | | | | | | MOTION
I make a motion to authorize the City Manager to purchase a Milo Range Advanced Training Simulator along with accessories and warranty from FAAC, Inc. dba Milo Range Advanced Systems through the General Services Administration (GSA) Cooperative Purchasing Program in the amount of $57,131.25.
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