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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM |
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Department: |
Fire Medical/Police |
Commission Meeting Date: April 4th, 2017 |
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Staff Contact: |
Captain Trent McKinley (Police), Division Chief Justin Temple (Fire Medical) |
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Recommendations/Options/Action Requested: |
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Staff requests approval from the City Commission to authorize the purchase of Mobile Data Computers (MDC’s) in the amount of $339,879.50 from BMS/Data 911, a sole source vendor.
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Executive Summary: |
The Lawrence Police Department and Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical (LDCFM) currently have 77 Mobile Data Computers (MDC’s) in operation. These MDC’s are a critical piece of communication equipment that enhance public safety by providing real time information to officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel as they respond to calls for service. In addition these systems allow officers to write reports in the field, which improves availability and response time. In early 2016, Motorola discontinued the manufacture of our current model of MDC. A testing and evaluation period was started for replacement systems and the Data 911 M7 MDC was identified as the best replacement.
This project entails replacing the Police Department’s and LDCFM’s fleet of older and now obsolete MDC’s, as identified in the 2017-2021 Capital Improvement Plan. We recommend replacing 24 MDC’s in 2017 for the Police Department and 26 MDC’s for LDCFM. The remainder of the MDC’s for the Police Department will be replaced in 2018 as identified in the Capital Improvement Plan.
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Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor |
Core Services
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Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source): |
The fiscal impact to the City is a $339,879.50 expense. This item was in the 2017-2021 Capital Improvement Program (PD1701CIP) and identified as a lease-financed project. The City will take competitive bids for the financing once equipment is received. The lease payments will be included in the City Manger’s 2018 recommended budget.
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Reviewed By: (for CMO use only) |
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