HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Ordinance No. 029ORDIN ANC E N0 .22..
SERJE S OF 20 I I
BY AUT HORJTY
CO UNC n, BlLL NO. 30
1.NTRODU CED BY C:OUNC ll
MEMB ER G [LLIT
AN ORDIN AN CE A\JT HORI ZTN G THE CITY OF ENGL EWOO D, CO LORADO TO APPL Y
],QI{ ,\N D ACC El' r FUN JJINU r KUM TH I.: Ul'FI CE UF J US I !CE !'KOU RAM S, l:l UKEAU UF
JU ST ICE ASS IST ANCE FOR THE Plffi CH/\SE OF BULLET PROO F VESTS.
WHEREAS , th e Bullet Proo f Ves t Partnership Grant Act of 1998 is a U S Dc panment o f
.1usti ce ini tinti \'e des igned 10 provi de n. cri tical reso urce to Stale and local law enforce ment ; and
WH EREAS, th e U.S. Depan men t of J usti ce will reim bur se local law enforcem ent , includin g
uu; En glcwuu rJ Pu l 1..:e D cp,u l 111c1 1l. 50% uf tl1 c d t:panmcn l ':, i1 1vcst1 nc.:11t ia ti le purdw:,c o f bul l ct
proof ve sts fo r its polic e officers: and
WH ER EA S, the U.S . Dep anmen t o f Jus ti ce h1s mandated a "mancla torr wear" policy to
qc ah fy for receiv ing the Grnni and the Englewood Po li ce Depart ment is in co mpli ance; and
WHEREAS , the pa ssage o f th is ordinan ce au th o ri zes 1he En gle wood Polic e Departm ent lo
apply for an d accc.-p l fundin g fro m th l! Offi ce o f Ju st ice Pro grams Bur eau of Jumi cc A ss ist:mcc,
whi ct. "·il l ass ist the En glo\\·Oo d Poli ce Dep ,nmcnt wit h th e purch ase of bullet proo f vests;
NO W, THEREFORE , BE IT OR.DAJ.NED BY THE CITY CO UN CIL OF THE CIT Y OF
ENGLEWU UIJ , C:ULOKAIJ U, ·1 HAT :
Se cti on I . TI1 e City Coun cil of the City of Eng lewood , Co lorado hereby auth orizes th e
appli cil.t ion for and r1ccer 1nn ce n r a gra nt from the Office of J11 sti cc Pmgrnms Ru reilu nf J11c.1i cc
Ass ista nce to ass ist the Englewood Po lice Depa nment wi th the purc hase of bullet proo f vests .
Int ro duced , rea d in full , and pa ssed on ftr st readin g on the 6th day o f Ju ne, 2011.
Publis~• d by T itle as a Bill for an Ordin ance in the C1t~··s o lfi cia! newspa per on th e I 0 th day o f
Jun e.20 11.
Pub lished as a Bi ll fo r :in O rcl i11 :rncc on lhc Ci t;:'s ofliciJ I wchsJlt: bc gi mun 1; 111 he 8th cl av of
.li111 e. 201 1 fo r 1hi r1 y 00) d ;iy s.
Rr::1rl hy 11 11c :rn rl 11a'-c:r.rl o n fin:-il rc:-irl i1lg on t he 20 1h :l;iy of l une. 2011 .
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June, 20 11 fo r 1hr1y (30) days
I, Lo ucrir.hi:i A. E\l1r. C ity C lerk o f the Ci ty 1l f Eni:;11,;wood , Colo1 ado , hereby ct.·rt 1fy ·h:i t the
nhovc :lnd fo rego mg 1r. ?~uc co py oft he Ordm:mce pa~sed on~i11aj c:~dm g rind p u bl is hed ny
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COUNCIL COMMUN I CA TI ON
I a i r.: 1 Age nda Item : 1 S11bjc cl :
1 1 a ii I Bull e! Proof Ves t Part ncrsh,p G ran I
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Sf ;tf{ Sourn•:
SJ m Watson , Co mman der
In itiat ed Ry :
Police Depar1men1
COU NCIi. GOA L ~ND PREV IOUS COU NCIL ACT ION
NonP
RE COM~1END[O ACl lON
The Poli r c Dcp;ut111 c111 iii 1ccomrn cndi ng th ,1 1 C11 y Counnl ,1d op a 13111 for an Ord1n ;rn e
au 1h ri,ing 1h e Fn glcwood Police l)0 pa r1111 en1 10 .iµp ly i or and at cepl fu l'dlllg fr om 1h e Office of
J11 c.tir r Prne r,1111c; R111r.,11 nf j11c:1i rr A c;<:.1c.1ancC', w h1r h w ill ~ssis t th.> Police D epartm ent wi th the
pur hase oi bu l lc,1 proof ves1s
KA CKGl<O UNU , ANA LYSI S, AI\U Allt l<NA II V~S IUtNIIHEU
The Bu ll e1 Prooi Vcs 1 Pa rlncrshrp Gran ! Acl of 1998 is a US Depa r1m en1 of Justic e rni 1ia 1ivc
des igne d to pro vid e a criti ca l reso urce to Sta te an d loc:a l law enfor cemen t Th e U.S. D 1.!part ment of
Ju sti ce wr ll rein,b ursc l oc al law en fo rce m en t, rncludin g the Englewood Polrce Depanmenl, 50 % o r
the dcptutmen t1s i11vc::.t111cnt in th c µurd1 .J::.e uf Uull ct µ1uuf vc~b fur its police office rs. Th n Po li ce
De partm ent cu rre ntl y pays $59 9 per ves t, w h ereas th e U.S. D epart m 'nl of l ustice w ill reimburse
the depart ment approx imately $300 pe r ll1111 (thro ugh an on line applir,llion proce.s). Th e
Depa rtm ent of Ju stice has mandated a "manda tor,• wee r " p olicv l o qua lrfi, for this gra :·t and th e
Po li ce Dcpartm~nt is in c om p lmn ce.
f l NANCI'\!. I MPACT
This program reimburs e, ha lf o f 1h e cos t of the b ul le l p roof· ,,s ts 10 be purcha sed in., l wo-year
pP rioci Th<' rr m;,1nrlPr nf tiw rmt ha,; hr1f'11 in ch 1d1•rl in th e Poli ce n l'pJ rlm c nt\ 20 1 I approv ed
bud get.
l.l ~T 0 1· A l I AC HM~N I S
Bull et Proo f \/~st Pr ogram l nfo rma1,on
Bill for .an O rdinan ce
Memo
To:
CC :
Fr om:
D a t e :
R e :
Chief John Co llin s
Co mmander Sa m Watson
Sergeant Vance Fen de r
5/10/20 11
Bulletproof ves t Partn ers hip
. Englewood Police
Pattol Operations
Bureau
Si nce 1999, th e Englewood Police Depa rtm ent (ne p artm ent of Sa fety SeNices) has
been pa rticip ating in a Fede ral program that reimburses us for 50% of th e cost
associated with purchasing new bull et resis tant ves ts for poli ce ofl1cers .
The prog ram is ad min is tered through the United Sta tes Departme nt of Justi ce , Offi ce
of Justice Prog rams offi ce, Bulletµ1 uuf Vest Pa11nership /Body A11 n or Sc1fely Initia tiv e.
Sin ce 1989, over 13,000 Po lice juri sdicti ons have pani ci patec: in the B\'P Prog ram,
wi th $277 million in federal fund s cornmltled to support the purct1ase or an estima ted
800,000 ves ts The Of:ir.e o f .Justice Program s' Bureau of Ju stice Assistan ce (BJA)
ad 1r .:rii~.: .. rs th e BVP Prog ram .
The proi:iram works li ke thi s: We an ticipa te ha ving to purchase a ce rt ain number of
vests, either n ew vc Is for new offi cers or replaceme nt ves ts t1 1at are rep lace d every
5 years (Per B.V .P. p1o toco ls and ballis ti c vest manuiacturers gu ideline s). We then
apply for tha t amount of money lo cove r the cost of 50% of th ose vests. T he B.V.P .
th en "awa rd s" the money to th e juri sdic ti on . The re is no guara ntee tha t you will
receive an "award" or Ilic en ti re amount ;,iµµli ei.; for.
The n we purch ase uull etproo f vests thro ughout the yea r , and when we have
purchased e nough vests. I apply ror t11e rcimbur,em ent fr om the B V.P. and th ey
direct de posit 50% of U1e purchase price in to the Ci ty's accoun l. Steve Dawo has
bee n the point of co nt ac t in Fin ance for these tran sac tion s.
As of today, we have no money left to be awarded to th e departme nt. and the 20 12
B.V.P . application period ope ns soon . We ullticipate ap1-Jin g for th o gran t aga in at
that time
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Tho D11ll0 1proof Vor,t Pnr1 norShtp
(OVr), c.u:atutJ lly the Outletprc..)f Ve:11
Panncrsh1p Cran \ Act cf 1998 Is D
umc1ue U S. Dcp;mmrml of Justice
lmtluUvo deslyucd l :i p10•11dc o cr tll cal
resou ,ce lo stale and l:>ca l law cnlo1cc mnnI
Since 199'.J, ovm 13,000 jur isd1ctlo n!l ha\'O 0;1.nlcl pa!cd
in ltv-BVP Pmomrrt , ....,,11 $277 mlllton ht lode1i1I funds
comm1tto d to !l uvpo11 !he purchaw ol m1 csllmaletl
U00 .00 0 ves ts . lhe Otf1 c.c ol Justice Prog1,1 ms' Ourea,:
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Pla11nlno Yo ur FY 2011 BV P Ap pllc i\tltlll
• Check Pno r YcJr AVP Funds
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FY 20 11 3VP Funds ;an onrv be use d to r ves ls
ord c1cct ancr Ap 11I t. 20 11.
• Have a w111ten MrmdatC"ry Wom 1>ol 1cy !n pla ce
when ;1pi:1 1ca110n ls suomme d
For aiJdlUonal tn'ormaUo n, clicl< he ,e
l m por1anl Info rmat ion • Now IJVP
Roqutrcmonts for FY 20 11 Ao pllca tlons
NLWj UP DATED Mandi\t ory Wo ar fAQs
Program
Fol!owir.g two yea rs of declmin~ lav. en lorce mc nt
olfio: · hnc ol-duty douth:., Inc country rcatiz...i d 3
aromahc 37 percent Incr ea se In offit.c?r deaths m 20 10
F1lfy,ninc of nm 160 office rs klllo o In 2010 we,c sho l
durhg vio!r.nt encou nters . a 20 pcrccnl Incr ease ove r
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.fJB ody Armor Safety In itiative
Budy Armor s,,l oty ln ltl atlvo • A n
l nlll~llvo ol U S Onp:Hl mont ol J11 Gllco.
In re~ponse to conoo:ns 1,orn lhe law
cnfoic:cment conmuni\y . the Ocpanmcn1
or Jus lice tU O,l ) • rmour1 ccd an lnll!allvc 10
JtJdrtrns the re lloti hly of boi;:y .i:-mor 1.::etl by la1<1
c nforccmen! pms onnol ilnd to eram1nc lhll futUJ" nf
bt..llc l-rcs 1s1an1 tcr.t1,olugy and tastlng fl.•, part ol lhis
lnlU J!lvc. the Na tional lnsllluto cl Jus1h:c (NIJ) has
c,mm lncd Zyto rm.oai1 e<1 bu ll cl•1c:.lstan I vests (bolll new
and u:;cd) and is In1lc v.1r;1 lhc pr ote!'i!l lly wtucti bull et•
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Noto: OVP Prog1.:im partlapanls \tm1 Mvo ordered . bu t
have not as yet ,cceived. any units ol :he above lisled
moao ls of bocy armo r . shoul d contac t 1hc manufacturer
l1T mcu1:ue1y
Pruviou~ ~~nttona l ln:ltltuto ol Ju:;llco Bo dy Arm or
A lorts
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2009 numbl!rll The US Oeparlrnl!III ol J11!.t1ce is
1,,.u11 11ul11t:<l 10 lrnprovm~ offic.e1 s11ft:ty a-id 11.1s
undcnoken re:.t!a 1cn 10 re .Jt0w and nnatyl.e v,orenl
encounters and l;1v cnlorccmcnt ol'lcc1 dcul/ls vnd
ln1urics Due to th e Increase In t11 e nwntie, of :a w
enlorcrmlCnt of! cer deJths. coup ll.'d wit h ou r cenewcll
clfon5 IC 1mrrcvc offlct!r s:11c1y. l>uglm!lng w11t1 FY
20 11 . m out er to rece ive OVP lund s, julistJ 1cUons mus 1
C<!n ly. (J UT ll\(J the n;ip11c."IU 0n ('lfr.t".c~i:. 1hi11 ill! l:iw
enlurccmcnl nJcnc•c~ bencfillmg horn the HYP
Pcugram fl av e a vmn en ·mantla:ory wea r'" policy In
t:lfect This poff cy must be in p111cu 101 al leas\ on
unll:mned olficcrr, bc lorn any ~Y 20 ~ •. lundlng can be =========-""-'
u:>c:t by the ngcm;( 'lhe,c oro no roqu mmont,
regarding lhe nature ol me :>u lt cy olh~1 tha n 11 bcin~ a
m;rnd a1 or1 wea· pollcy for all unl!o1mec offic1m, while
on duly. [1J/, gl •ongty eneoumgcs ng cnclcs ta con:.u l!
the ln!crr 11lior111I As5UC1i1\1 Jn or Ch1el s ol Poliet:'s
Model Poh1..)' on Oody /IJmot ,ind to !ltrong t/ con!llder
all 1ecommcnd.:1Uor 1s v.1\hin Iha\ oollcy T ,is pollcy
ct111,gc v.o s amoun ced II\ OclobC 1 2010 b} Auornoy
Ge nera l Holac , aftc 1 corm,11lng wia, nncl ,,:,celvv1g
Input lrorr. lhe law en lo1 cem'?nt CO'Tlmunlly
Tho IACP flilS \'Cry gene rou sly p1uvir1ed bo lh tis Oooy
Armor Modc,t Polley ana ~o511t0, p11pt•r 10 lht' 8VP
p1ogram In ord(!I to OD\,1111.) copy ol Ill'.' Model Po l r:y
a"a pos ition p1tpe1 . 11ul~<1 1:t1ons r: .1 oe 1Cg!51t:1rJ
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with tnc OVP pro9ra,n To obtoln n copy ol lht! Mod el
Pollr.y, r-..nnln r.t Inf! OV? r.uslomc r Suppof\ Centr-· n1
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p1ogr,,m 10q1d1cmcnl, dick~.
Nntlr:n • Choe~ Prior Vea r UVP FumJs. P1\or lo
comple!lng on app! I on for F, 20 \ 1 BVP lunds , It Is
t;\1o ngl y rccor ninernled \ha t p1 1c1 yi!ar pnrllapan1 s log
111\u 1hr. OVP ~yr,tm n 1md ctmck for prier yenr ovr luna
h11 lnnc1>r. 1m 11 lhn ~1111 nhll o:illn, cta lc"/uso m11~rn1l on
Cia lc lor o:,c.h year's fund~ In sorne ln!',llmces \no use
cl pri or yc or lunrls had been oxlcndc1 AH "Requcs.1 ,
!or Pa)HlCn l s .. mu:;\ be SJllmllled to Iha OVP syt.lcm
en 01 coforo the •ct,.•ohli9ml1m '1:~in· ni thr> funrt ~. will
to cons idere d expitod and will,., to ngc, be awJ lob1c .
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Justlcu A!,'lh>ldr..:C (O JA) a1111u1n11.:cd U1c ava!l a:>lllly of
tho Flsc:il Vii3r (rY) 20 10 BVP riro[Jrnm !w\!ts F'1'
:10 1:> OVP fuids mny only be used to purchase b1..11CI·
and !ilab-re~1sta11t 11r.sl s, ordere d on or alter ,\pr! 1,
20 10 ant.I lt1J l iHU Ull tll!J ld1u~I ffol\u11JI 11 1~1 IU\t: u(
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20 10 UVP owmds tn'JS I be suhmhtcll on c lJ!!lore
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rtm cornp1u10 It.I ol rv 2010 OVP :iw:u d& can bo
\'IUWl.'d l!;ltQ
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t1 1e FY 2009 ca:, oc occc~sco !!J!!l.
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