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Home My WebLink About1993-04-20; City Council; 12174; AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOLS, FIREFIGHTING SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT4 AB # &- TITLE: AUTHOIUZATIONTO PURCHASE FIRE f DEPARTMENT TOOLS, FIR;EFIGHTING SAFETYEQUIPNlENTAND POLICE DEPT. DEPARTMENT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT DEPT. CITY P CITY k $2 w E C2 L EL c 4,d z 0 F 3 d 0 z 3 0 0 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. currently needed programs and equipment purchases. ITEM EXPLANATION The last two years of budget reductions caused by the recession have reduced the Fire and Department's equipment purchases, as is the case in all city departments. Some of the budget 1 safety services were actually only deferments accomplished by extending the replacement scl for worn equipment. Funding for new programs or new safety equipment has not been availal Early in 1993 both departments conducted a top tobottom evaluation of their needs in preparati the 93/94 budget cycle. Three categories of "unmet" funding issues were identified. ' categories were items that must be done, should be done or would be nice to do. This request funds items that are unfunded must do items. Should do items will be requested 93/94 budget process. Neither department is fknding or requesting support for nice to do prog The Police Chief and Acting Fire Chief concur that this request should be funded as tht fundamental to both department's basic mission and safe operations. The recommended purchase items are: I. FIRE DEPARTMENT (total estimated reauest: $53.400) Sware and Rewlacement Fire Hose: Currently all our hose is on apparatus. This purchasc replace currently worn hose and give the department one full hose load in reserve on the Estimated cost: $6,500. Sware Protective Clothing: This purchase is for five sets of firefighting protective cloth increase our shelf spares. If we contaminate clothing on an emergency, we use spares wh clothing is being decontaminated or repaired. Estimated cost: $4,000. Rowe Rescue Eauiwment: The department's current rescue capabilities in removing people high places or confined spaces and canyons is very limited. This purchase would bring ou rescue equipment on all fire engines and the rescue truck up to acceptable levels. Estimatec $4,000. Gasoline Powered Smoke Eiector: The purchase will give the city a second such unit for the half of the city. To remove smoke from buildings we now "positively" pressurize the building the outside with high capacity fans. Large buildings need more than one fan. This city should at least two such units available. Estimated cost: 1,500. Fire ADwaratus Co mmunication Sys tems; The diesel powered fire apparatus are very especially when sirens and air horns are in use. We provide "ear m&s" for hearing protecti these severely limit the crews' ability to hear each other and the dispatch radio. Many other ag utilize these on board intercom systems that use protective "ear muffs" with integral speaker microphones. The system allows the crew to freely communicate with each other and he dispatch radio all while receiving the required hearing protection. Estimated cost: $26,400 93 -/o % amending the Fire and Police Department budgets t 0 0 4 Page 2 of AB # lz!1qL( Medkul Su ction Units: These wits are used to aspirate matter from patients' airways. Ci units do not meet new CAL OSHA standards for the control of blood or airborne pathc Estimated cost $5,500. Paramedic Training Manikin: To control overtime costs and improve patient care, we now dc continuing education in house. This manikin allows paramedics to practice all advanced including simulated heart rhythms. Estimated cost $5,500. 11. d reauest: $68.30@ P. OS. T Satell ite Training System, - The State Peace Officer Standards and Training is m satellite training available statewide to law enforcement agencies via satellite dishes purcha each agency. P.O.S.T. will reimburse the agency for upto $2,377 toward the purchase, upon p purchase. This program will allow agencies to provide some state mandated training on site than sending officers away to training and it will provide training from other sources such as etc. Providing this training on site will assist the police department in reducing training cos addition this system may also be utilized for disaster preparedness real time broadcast inforr; in the event of a disaster or statewide mutual aide activation. The reimbursed cost does not ir installation. Estimated cost $3,800. Safetv Entrance Remote Access: The safety center facility currently has a front entrance doc was designed to be remotely controlled from the dispatch center. The purpose of this door 7 enable dispatchers to electronically unlatch the door to allow entrance of persons into the center lobby in the event of an emergency or in the event someone needed immediate assis This door was never properly installed and requires additional wiring and switching instal make it operate properly. Estimated cost: $1,100. Safetv Annun ciation Svste m for Reception: The public reception counter at the safety occasionally deals with persons who are irate and some persons who may have a propensj violence. This system would provide the ability for the reception person to push a button that annunciate in the dispatch center to immediately summon assistance in the event of an emer Estimated cost: $900. E-911 Overator Radio/ Telephone Headsets: The present head sets being used by Polic dispatchers receive extensive use and are issued to each individual. The manufacturer do repair the headsets which requires the department to purchase a new headset each time one New headsets have been found that use specially molded earpieces for each individual tl eliminating the need for individual headsets. Enough headsets would be provided for each di position to allow the headset to be permanent to the position. Only earpieces would need to be re occasionally. In addition, the new headsets are repairable and carry a one year war Estimated cost: $1,500. R.U.1.S.IA.R.J.I.S. Mapping Fee: SANDAG will no longer support the geofile which is u support the ARJIS database. Instead, the Regional Urban Information System (RUIS) has agI take over geofile maintenance. There is a one time fee for hard copy maps of $25 per square m each jurisdiction. This fee would be assessed using Carlsbad's approximate 40 square 1 Estimated cost: $1,000. C.C.T.V. Sec uritv System Refurbish The present closed circuit television system is seven yez and is in need of an overhaul. Several cameras need replacing and a general system cleanir maintenance are in order. a e Y 4 page 3 ofm # 12!13Y This system is required for the monitoring of persons detained in the temporary holding facility. I used for exterior security monitoring of the safety center and the fleet maintenance facility. E! cost: $5,000. Special Funds: The transfer of funds from asset forfeiture to account 001 -2130-2662. Estimat $40,000. Special /nvesfisative Equipment: Special equipment for vice/narcotics investigations. Estimatc $1 0,000. P.A.L.: The department is working with the Police Officers Association to establish a Police ! League. This fund would be the seed money for start up. Estimated cost: $5,000. FISCAL IMPACTS: For Fire Department purchases, staff recommends the City Council appropriate $42,400 from the fund balance and $1 1,000 from the paramedic trust fund balance (account 880-51 9-9213-0000). An amount of $27,900 should be transferred from general fund balance to fire capital equipment no. 0018-820-2220-3900. An amount of $14,500 should be transferred from general fund balancc department special supplies account no. 001-820-2220-2660. An amount of $1 1,000 shc transferred from the paramedic trust fund to emergency medical capital equipment account nc 820-2240-3900 for the medical suction units and paramedic training manikin, leaving a balance of For Police Depanment purchases, staff recommends the City Council appropriate funds from thf forfeiture fund. These funds are received as a result of the Police Department's narcotics enfor efforts and are restricted by statute to supplant existing police budgets only. Appropriation of $68,300 from the asset forfeiture fund will leave a balance of $1,419,077. The : California P.O.S.T. program will reimburse $2,377 back into the asset forfeiture fund for the purc the satellite system. EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. '? '? - I 0 2 amending the Fire and Police Department budgets. 6 -+ 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 e 0 RESOLUTION NO. 93-102 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARISBAD CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMEI BUDGETS WHEREAS, the City Council desires to maintain basic fir police services to the community; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to maintain a safe wo environment for all its employees; and WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends, and the City Co concurs, the Fire and Police Departments adopted budgets shou amended for necessary fire/rescue tools, and police equipmen programs. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council c City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the Fire Department's capital equipment budg hereby amended by $27,900 from the general fund balance. 3. That the Fire Department's special supplies budg hereby amended by $14,500 from the general fund balance. 4. That the Fire Department's emergency medical ci equipment budget is hereby amended by $11,000 from the pari trust fund balance. 5. That the amount of $68,300 is hereby appropriatec the available fund balance of the Police asset forfeiture fi support necessary Police Department activities. I L '3 I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 I.8 0 e PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Council held on the 20th day of ADril, 1993 by the follc vote, to wit: b AYES : Council Members Lewis, Stanton, Kulchin NOES : None ABSENT: Council Members Nygaard, Finnila ATTEST : I ALETHA Q.QdAJ$ L. 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