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Home My WebLink About2011-12-06; City Council; Resolution 2011-279F iV- '• "-*U- fV \' i. \ \ 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2011-279 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, TO ACCEPT FEDERAL 3 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT, APPROPRIATE FUNDS, AND PURCHASE ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE BY THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT 5 6 WHEREAS, consistent with California Security Strategy goals and objectives, the 7 Police Department is eligible to receive available Homeland Security Grant Program 8 (HSGP) funds to support the purchase of armored rescue vehicles to promote regional 9 collaboration and law enforcement response operations; and 10 WHEREAS, the Unified San Diego County Emergency Services Organization, 11 known as Unified Disaster Council, has acknowledged the Police Department's 12 intentions and made such funds available; and 13 WHEREAS, pricing for this vehicle has been secured through Federal General 15 Service Administration (GSA) competitive pricing, and will be purchased via a 16 cooperative agreement with California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA); and 17 WHEREAS, the acquisition of an interoperable and standardized armored 18 response vehicle will enhance Carlsbad's regional collaboration by building and 19 enhancing capabilities that relate to prevention of, protection from, response to, and 20 recovery from terrorism, as well as other activities not explicitly focused on terrorism 21 preparedness; and 22 WHEREAS, the response capability enhanced by the purchase of an armored 23 response vehicle fully supports the Carlsbad Police Department's public safety mission; 25 and 26 WHEREAS, Council authorizes the Police Chief to accept the HSGP grant funds 27 in the amount of $249,000. 28 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of 2 Carlsbad, California, as follows: 3 1. The above recitations are true and correct. 4 2. The Council authorizes the acceptance of Homeland Security Grant 5 Program funds. 3. The Homeland Security Grant Program requires no matching funds. 8 4. That the Police Chief or his designee is authorized to execute any and all 9 documentation associated with accepting grant funding from the City of San 10 Diego and the County of San Diego to enhance regional collaboration and local law enforcement response capabilities. 12 5. The Finance Director is authorized to appropriate $249,000 to make the 13 Homeland Security Grant Program purchase of the armored response vehicle 14 as described in Exhibit 3. 16 " 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 „ 21 // 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 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 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 6th day of December 2011, by the following vote to wit: AYES: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Blackburn, Douglas, Packard. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. MATTHALL, Mayor ATTEST: "ORRAlNE M. WOOD, City Clerk (SEAL) 2- LENCO ARMORED^ VEHICLESIXI Protecting Our Nation's Defenders™ Lenco Bear and BearCat Armor Capabilities Prelude: This is meant to be a guide to give our customers potentially life-saving knowledge regarding the defeat capabilities of their Lenco BEAR and BearCat armored vehicles. As with any armored vehicle; it is important to understand that Armor buys Time—to think and react; not to sit there and take repeated gunfire. It is also important to remember: there is no such thing as Bullet-Proof, because there is always a bigger or faster bullet; there is only Bullet Resistant to a defined threat level. That being said, our defined threat levels on all vertical surfaces are as follows: NU Level IV / Euro Level B-7 / US State Dept Level E. We provide more armor on the vertical surfaces than we do on the roof and the floor. This is based on a real world evaluation and takes into account engineering concerns to maintain proper weight distribution and center of gravity. Material Construction: Lenco vehicles are fully constructed of Mil-Spec Steel Armor Plate on all six sides. The vertical body panels, consisting of both sidewalls and front doors; front grille & radiator; the rear wall and rear doors as well as the roof hatch are all Vz" thick MIL-A-46100 Steel Armor Plate. The roof and floor are built with 1A" thick Mil-Spec Steel. These materials are approved by the Dept of Defense for use as armor protection where personnel are involved. Conversely, the Dept of Defense does NOT approve AR500 (Abrasion Resisting) high hard steel, which is sometimes used in commercial armor applications. Ballistic Defeat: Lenco's use of 1/a" thick MIL-A-46100 Armor material exceeds ND Level IV because it defeats multi-hit rounds from .30-06 M2AP. In fact, test criteria for ND IV calls for a one shot defeat on an 18" x 18" panel—not what we would consider adequate for a real world gun battle. Our V-i" thick steel has been tested to defeat .223 FMJ (5.56x45mm) M-193 and SS109 rounds and .30 Caliber Ammo, such as the .308 and .300 WinMag. This material also defeats 7.62x51mm NATO Ball (FMJ) and M61AP as well as 7.62 x 39 API-Armor Piercing Incendiary rounds. Additional testing had been performed at HP White against .50 Cal M2HB / 695 Grain and M33 643 Grain at 2700-2800 fps (feet per second). Our Vz" Mil-Spec Steel Armor defeated (10) rounds on an 18"xl8" sample. These are all at Zero degrees—straight shot with gun perpendicular to the steel. So no angles were allowed to aid in defeat capabilities. As part of the Mil Spec, this W material is tested at Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) against .50 CAL M2AP rounds at 30 degrees angle of obliquity—so you can see that angles help your defeat capabilities tremendously. If you are ever in a gun fight and are taking fire—you want to put angles between you and the threat. 10 Betnr Industrial Drive • Pittsfield, MA 01201 PH (413) 443-7359 • FAX (413) 445-7865 www.ArmoredTrucks.com • www.SWATtrucks.com The Roof and Floor are 1/4" thick Mil-Spec Steel and defeat AK-47 (7.62 x 39mm) and .308 caliber (7.62 x 51mm) NATO Ball at zero degrees. This material is also tested at Aberdeen against 30.06AP rounds at 30 degrees angle of obliquity. You can see again the angles help a lot—and it is very unlikely you would get a shot from zero degrees on the roof or the floor. Ballistic Glass—Windows: The Glass is 2.5" thick and exceeds ND IV as it defeats multi-hits from .30-06 M61AP on an 18"xl8" sample. Additional testing was performed for Virginia State Police to defeat (2) shots from 7.62 x 51 M61 AP on linear line test and (3) rounds from 7.62x39 BZ API in a 6-inch triangle. Lenco has performed additional testing and defeated (2) shots from .50 Cal M2HB. There was some minor spalling (material fragmentation) on the second shot, which would not have passed a full ballistic test; but the projectile was clearly defeated and would buy you enough time to change your tactical position. While the glass cannot take as many multi-hits as the steel, generally (3) shots in an 18"xl8" sample is considered good. Again, all shots were at Zero degrees, so it is always a tactical advantage to introduce angles between you and the shooter and to use your armor to buy time to think and react—not sit there and take repeated fire. Runflat Tires: The Runflats we use are made by Hutchinson, the nation's leader in this technology. The Runflat devices are made of a nigh-density polymer (type of resin plastic) and are bolted to the inside of the wheel/rim. The tire is fitted over them and inflated with air. If the tire is shot out, or deflated, the Runflat device will come in contact with the inside of the tire and support the weight of the vehicle. The Runflat device will keep the tire from breaking the bead or coming loose from the wheel. The vehicle can typically be driven 50 MPH for 30 Miles—or—30 MPH for 50 Miles. You can see that Slower is Better. This is because the air in the tire is what keeps the tire cool, so when it is deflated—it gets hot. The faster you drive, the more heat is generated thru friction, and will eventually cause the tires to melt & shred. So if you are riding on your Runflats—drive slower and they will stay cooler and last longer. Final Notes: Lenco has been designing and building armored vehicles for nearly 28 years. Our decades of experience have taught us that Ballistics is not always an exact science. There can be anomalies in testing results and material configurations. So making assumptions can be dangerous. If you would like specific ballistic defeat testing performed for specific ammunition, we can have it performed for you at an independent test facility and provide you with the results. We do not recommend field testing in an unqualified or unqualified test procedure. This is called 'good ole boy' testing and the results should not be relied upon to possibly save your life. If you would like more information about any Ballistic Standards or test protocol, we can provide them. BAL: 10-08 Protecting Our Nation's Defenders"