City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Ratification of Submission of a Grant Application to the Virginia Office of Attorney General for Police Department Equipment and Training.
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ISSUE: Ratification of submission of a grant application from the Alexandria Police Department (APD) to the Virginia Office of the Attorney General (OAG), in the amount of $1,020,510, to be used for the purchase of Police equipment and training.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Ratify the submission of a grant application to the Office of Attorney General of Virginia in the amount of $1,020,510 (due August 1, 2013 during City Council's 2013 summer recess).
(2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents that may be required.
DISCUSSION: The Alexandria Police Department requested $1,020,510 to provide for the following equipment and training needs:
* Mobile Command Vehicle Replacement ($490,000) - The primary goal of the mobile command platform is to equip the City's law enforcement agencies (Police Department and Sheriff's Office) as well as the Fire and Rescue department with the necessary equipment to respond, manage, and recover from local Incident Command System (ICS)/National Incident Management System (NIMS) incidents and/or major disaster scenes. It also provides the Alexandria Police Department with the necessary equipment and platform to support other governmental agencies in their response to these types of emergencies.
The current Police mobile command vehicle was purchased with grant funds and deployed in early 2007. It is now in need of technology updates and structural repairs. A cost analysis of refurbishment versus replacement was conducted. This analysis indicated that th...
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