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ORDINANCE NO. _g_
SERIES OF 2014
BY AUTHORITY
COUNCIL BILL NO. 10
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER OLSON
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO TO APPLY
FOR AND ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE-OFFICE OF
JUSTICE PROGRAMS, FOR THE PURCHASE OF BULLET PROOF VESTS.
WHEREAS, the Bullet Proof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 is a U.S. Department of
Justice initiative designed to provide a critical resource to state and local law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice will reimburse local law enforcement, including
the Englewood Police Department, 50% of the department's investment in the purchase of bullet
proof vests for its police officers; and
WHEREAS, federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice fund are used; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice has mandated a "mandatory wear" policy to
qualify for receiving the Grant and the Englewood Police Department is in compliance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado authorized application and
acceptance of funds from the U.S. Department of Justice -Office of Justice Programs to assist
the Englewood Police Department with the purchase of bullet proof vests by Ordinance No. 29,
Series of 2011; and
WHEREAS, the passage of this Ordinance authorizes the Englewood Police Department to
apply for and accept funding from the U.S. Department of Justice -Office of Justice Programs,
which will assist the Englewood Police Department with the purchase of bullet proof vests for
this grant period of April 1, 2013 through August 31, 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT:
Section I. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes the
application for and acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice -Office of Justice
Programs to assist the Englewood Police Department with the purchase of bullet proof vests for the
grant period of April 1, 2013 through August 31, 2015 .
Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 18th day of February, 2014.
Published by Title as a Bill for an Ordinance in the City's official newspaper on the 21st day of
February, 2014.
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Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the City's official website beginning on the 19th day of •
February, 2014 for thirty (30) days.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 3rd day of March, 2014.
Published by title in the City's official newspaper as Ordinance No. J_, Series of 2014, on
the 7th day of March, 2014.
Published by title on the City's official website beginning on the 5th day of
March, 2014 for thirty (30) days.
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I, Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the
a_bove and ~oregoing is ~e c~py of the Ordinance passed on final reading and published by
btle as Q,d;nance No . .J_, Senes of 2014. ~4;3 •
Loucrishia A. Ellis
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• COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date: Agenda Item: Subject
February 18, 2014 9 a iii Bulletproof Vest Partnership -
Intergovernmental Agreement
Initiated By. Staff Source:
Police Department Deputy Chief Jeff Sanchez
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
City Council has previously approved our participation in this program since 1999.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
The Police Department is recommending that City Council adopt a Bill for an Ordinance authorizing the
Englewood Police Department to accept funding from the U.S . Department of Justice -Office of Justice
Programs -Bulletproof Vest Partnership/ Body Armor Safety Initiative, which will assist the Police
Department with the purchase of bulletproof vests.
-BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998 is a U.S. Department of Justice initiative designed to
provide a critical resource to State and local law enforcement The U.S. Department of Justice will
reimburse local law enforcement, including the Englewood Police Department, 50% of the department's
cost to purchase bulletproof vests for its police officers. The Police Department currently pays up to $750
per vest. The U. S. Department of Justice has a "mandatory wear" policy which the department is in
compliance with.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This program will reimburse the Police Department 50% towards the cost of bulletproof vests that are
purchased during the grant period of April 1, 2013 through August 31, 2015. The department has been
awarded $6,752.90 for this grant period. The remainder of the cost will be paid for from the Police
Department's 2013, 2014 and 2015 budgets.
LIST OF A 1T ACHMENTS
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Information
Bill for an Ordinance
OJP Bulletproof Vest Partnership and the Body Armor Safety Initiative: Home Page Page I of3
11.S OCJJ;Jf//i/Clll Of /US/ICC
Office of J!IJIJSl!iC!! /Pf!J!lfi'/Hllil!JS
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L Bulletproof Vest Partnership
NOTICE-BVP FY 14 appllc:atlons ID open In Nrly
April. Please ensure Ill• c:ontact lnfonn■Uon Is up
to date for yo11r J11rlsdlctlon or law 111forc:em1nl
aa■nc:y.
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, ---The Bullelproof Vnl P1rtn1rshlp
: , (BVP). created by the BUiietproof Vest
. . Partnellhlp Grant Acl of 1998 ls a
· ' unique U.S. Oepar1mant of Jusllce
.. ~-· • lnlllaUve destgned to provide a crtllcar
resource 10 Slate and local law enforcement.
ONE MILLION BVP Vl!STS: Since 1999, the BVP
program haa relmbunaed more than 13,000
Jurisdictions, a lolal of$277 mlllon In federal funds ror
the purchase of aver one nilllDn veals (1,084,081 as
of October 17, 2012). BVP Is a aiUc:al n,i;oin:e for
stale and loc:al Jurlsdldlona thal saves rives. Baled on
dala c:oller::lld end recorded by BJA staff, In FY 2012.
pratecUve vests wel9 dlrec:tly attributable ID saving the
llvea af al least 33 law enforcemenl and CDIT8dlons
offlcena, In 20 dlfflf8fll states, an Increase 13 .. 7% over
FY 2011 . Al leas! 13 of lhoSe Hle-savtng veals hid
been purchased, In part. wllh BVP funds ,
L Body Armor Safety Initiative
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Body Armor Safety lnltlallve • An
Initiative of U.S. D1partm1nt of J11Btlce.
. , In response ID concerns from Ille law
enforcement community, the Department
--=--or Justice {DOJ) announc:ecl an ln!llatfve lo
addma the rellabllty of body armor used by law
enforcement personnel and to examine the future of
bullel-reslstant lechnology and luting. f.Ji part of this
lnlUallve, the Natlonal lnsUlule of Justice (NIJ) has
examined Zylol'IIIMlased bulet•reslstanl vests (both new
and used) and rs reviewing lhe process by Ylhlch bUllel•
rulslant vesll are certllled.
current Natlanal lnsHtut• of Justice Bodv
Armor Stand•nl 0101,08
Body Armor Labels: When In Doubt .... Check
It Out (CIiek tmm for ,sldltlonal Information)
NEW 1-23-14: NIJ Advisory Notice
• ArmorShlokt USA. LLC Bal!lstlc Body AmJP£
Model GS3AO§
NEW 10-24-13: HIJ Advisory Notice
• S,farffand. LLC Models BMOOOS-HPQ2F and
BA-2QOOS;SX01F
• American Body Armor Models BA-2PQOS:HPQ2F
and BA-2ooos.sxo l E
• Scr,ppd Chanr,e Models BA-2000$:HPQ2F
News The Bwuu of Jusllce Asllslanca Is pleased to
announce the Flscal Year 2013 BVP funds are
avalable for usa. The FY 2013 award funds may be
used for the latest Nallonal lnslllute of JusUce {NIJ)
compllant alfflored vHts Ymlch are ordered on or aner
Apfll 1. 2013. The deadh lo requesl payments from
lhe FY 2013 award fund& Is August 31, 2015, or until
al avalable 2013 awards bids have been requested. Cto1•d NIJ Advisory Notices •nd Safety
The complele lilt of FY 2013 BVP awards can be NotlcH
vlewedbml.
Doc:umentatlon R1qul111m111t: Granlees ...
required la keep documentaUon 10 support the BVP
vest applc:aUan and payment requesls for at leasl a
three year period.
Other Federal Funds: Jusllce As&lslance Grant
(JAG) funds o, olher federal funding saurces may not
be used lo pay for thal por1lon of the bullet proor vest
(50%) lhal Is not covered by BVP funds. JAG or olher
federal uad1 may be used to purchase vests for an
agency, but they may nal be uud II the 50% match
for BVP pwposes.
Notice (updated 12/0512011)1 The BVP user
lo9ln proc:eH was updated 11122/2011. This
updaht requll'ft all axlsUng us1r9 to register for a
new BVP ac:c:ount and associate It with an existing
agency before agency details can IHI viewed.
To register, plnse c:reale a new user login and
assodate It with your current agency by providing
your current account logln and password. SH the
BVP Account Creatfon Ch■ckllst for an overview
of the steps required, and the eyp Uyr and
Ag■ncy B•gltto!lfoo Quid• for more detalls on
this process.
For qunUons regarding acc:ount migration,
pl9ue do not hesitate to contact the BVP Help
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bvpbasi/
Previous National Institute of Justice Body
Armor Alert.
8-28-13: NIJ Advisory Notice
• Sa{arQand, model 2220-1
li-13-13: NIJ Advisory Notice
• eac10c satetv Products inc, sa111st1c Qqdy Armor
MD1 Q8UG2A8H
4-17-2013: NIJ Safaty NoUc:e
• Point Qlank Qodv ArmPc, modal ce.s2.en
• Polnl Blank Bogv A[mor model ce.s3;9mA-2
Nation•• Institute of Jusua Bqdv Armor Safety
jnltlatly• W,b•ll•
Body Armor §af•tv !0JU1tlv, AccbJvt
.. All media c:ontacls should be dlreded to the Qlllam
JusJlce Programs Qffiq of communications.
1/31/2014
OJP Bulletproof Vest Partnership and the Body Annor Safety Initiative: Home Page
Dnk at Yl&f1PN1d0Lqoy or 1-177•758-3717.
During this transition, th• hlllpdHk 11
exp•rienclng heavy c:all volum• during peak
hours. If you •xp•rfanc:a lssuu getting In c:onlact
with the helpd••k, plHH try again during off P••k
houra (befo11110am, 12-1pm, or after 5 pm ES1}.
New: Tha BuN1au of Justice A11lltanca Is
pleand to announce the Flsc:al Year 2011 BVP
funds are avallable for u11. Th• FY 2011 award
funds may be USlld for the lltell Nstlonal 1n1Utute
of Ju1tlc:e (NlJt compliant annoNld vnts which
1111 ordered on or after April 1, 2011. TIie dNdllna
to nqUHt paymau from the FY 2011 award
funds Is August 31, 2013, or until all avallabla
2011 awards fund■ h■va bHn ,aquestld. ~
UpDATIED Mandatory w .. , FAQs
Following two years of dec:Unlng law anforcamant
o fficer line-of-duty deaths, the countiy rNllzed a
dram■Uc 37 pen:ant lncniaae In offlc:ar deaths In
2010. Fifty-nine of lha 160 officers klll•d In 2010
w.re shot during vlolent encounters: a 20 percent
lncrene over 2009 numbers. The U.S. Department
of Justice Is committed to Improving officer safety
and has undartakan rauarch to review and
analyu vlolant encounters and law enforcement
officer deaths and ln]urln. Du• to the Inert•• In
the number of law enforcement officer death■,
coupled with our renewed efforts to Improve
offlc•r uf•ty, beginning with FY 2011, In order to
ntcalve BVP fund■, Jurisdictions must certlly,
during th• appUcatlon proclfl, that all law
enfon:amant agenclH llaneflntng from the BVP
Program havo a written "mandatory weal" pollcy
In effect. This pollcy must be In place f or at least
all uniformed offlc:•rs bafora any FY 2011 funding
can be used by th• agency. Th•ra ■nt no
requlntmenlS regarding the nature of th• pollcy
other than It being a mandatory wear pollcy for all
unlforn1n officers while on duty. BJA sbongly
encourages egancln to consult lhl International
Alloc:latlon or Chiefs of Pollce's Modal Polley on
Body Annor and to stronaly consider all
recommendations within that policy, This pollcy
cllang• was announced In October 2010 by
Attorney Ganaral Hold•r ■ftar consultlng with and
ntealvlng Input from the law anforcamant
c:ommunlly.
The lACP has very generously provided both Its
Body Am1or Model Polley ■nd position paper to
the BVP program. In order to obtain a copy of the
ModaJ Polley and position paper, Jurisdictions
must be registered wllll the BVP program. To
obtain a copy of lh• Modal Palley, contact the
BVP Custom■, Support Canter at 1-177-751--3717
oremall YIIIMPY ■dpl,goy.
For addlUonal Information regarding this naw BVP
program N1qulrament, click 11!!!,
BVP 50% Match Waiver. Jurlsdk.Uon■ with
2D09 and 2D1D BVP award funds may request 1
financial hardship waiver during the paymet1t
raqasl procu■ and reclllv■ up to 100",\ of th•
cost of each vest submitted for ralmbuniamanL
Pravlaualy, a Jurisdiction was only abla to r9quast
up to 50"1. Iha cost of a vast with their av■ll•bl•
BVP funds. Jurisdictions raquntlng a waiver of
the 50% match ,aqulram•nl may not use BVP
funds toward the purchue of any vest with a total
unit cost grallllr than $1,200; Hcludlng mes,
shipping and handtlng fffl (If anyt to maximize
funding for all allglllla Jurisdictions. All standard
BVP vast ,aqulramenta apply lo th• ellglbla Hit
lyplS,
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bvpbasi/
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PJP.BulletproofVest Partnership and the Body Armor Safety Initiative: Home Page
Addltlonally, JurlsdlcUons nquntlng • waiver
have to mHt criteria of nnanclal or natural
disaster hardship. Th• Jurisdictions haY• to cite
the source of lhetr flnanclll hardship during the
waiver request process. Jurtsdlc:llons wlll bt
Hp1c:t8d to kHp docum■ntaUon substantl■tlng
the flnanc:lal hardship for four yea,a and raallu
the waiver requests ant op■n to Bureau of Justtc:•
ASlls&ance and Office of th■ Inspector Gen■ral
audllL
Finally, all applicant Jurisdictions, fltlUHtlng a
walv11r of ttMI SO% match, ant 111quln1d to certify
that the Jurisdiction's Chief Eucudve Officer
formally accepts the request for the waiver and
conftrms the waiver Justification provided. The
certification must list the highest elected official
from the nquntlng Jurisdiction In order to be
approved.
Notice • Check Prior Year BVP Funds: Prior
to compl•tlna an application for FY 2011 BVP
funds, It Is strongly rec:omm■nded that prior yHr
participants log lnlD the BVP system and chKk
for prior yur BVP fund balances and Iha •a-
abllgatlon data"/use eaplratlon date for uc:h
YHr'I fund■• In some Instances the UH or prior
year funds had been ■atand■d. All "Requuts for
Paym ■nts" must be aubmllted to th• BVP system
on or bafo,. th■ •de-obligation ctat■• or the fund■
wlll be considered eaplr■d and wlll no longer be
avallabla.
The complete 11st of FY 2010 BVP awards can b1
vktwldblJ:I.
Hlstorlcal BVP award lnfonnatlon for FY 1999
through th• FY 2009 can be accaa11d b!!I
The complete 11st of FY 2012 BVP awards can be
vlawedblm,
Th• compl■te list of FY 2011 BVP awards can be
viewed 11111-
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For lmmedlale assistance, please call us loll•free at 1-377-758-3787, You may also
reach us by emall at YUIS@uscloJ.opv
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1.2 Agency Contacts
2. Application
2.1 Aooucation Profile
2.2 Manage
Aooncatioo
2.3 Bev!ew Anoncatlon
2.4 submit Aooncation
3. Payment
3.1 Bank Information
3.2 Pelot ~aok Fgcm
3.3 Manage Bs:i;elgti
3.4 ~vroeot Beoue:at
3.S eavmeot l:ilstsu:~
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Section Applicatlon > Review Application > Application
Details
Application Profile
Participant
Fiscal Year
Number of Agencies Applied
Total Number of Officers for
AppUcatlon
Number of Officers on
Approved Sub-Applications
unspent evP funds
Remaining
Unspent BVP Funds Obllgatecl
for Vest Purchases
Sub-Application Profile
Fiscal Year
vest Reo1a,:ement cycle
Number of Officers
Zylon
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2. Application
2.1 AooHcatloo profile
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AooHcation
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Eligible Expiration
Balance Date
$6,752.90 08/31/2015
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