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CITY OF LODI
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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Accept Donation of a Multi -Purpose
Robot from the Lodi Police Foundation ($66,120)
MEETING DATE: September 7, 2016
PREPARED BY: Chief of Police
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to accept donation of a
multi-purpose robot from the Lodi Police Foundation ($66,120).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Lodi Police Foundation (LPF) was created in 2005 with the
mission of, "Helping Those Who Help Others". The LPF
accomplishes this by providing better equipment in support of the
department's mission, programs, and policies. The foundation has focused its fundraising efforts toward
the purchase of equipment that would otherwise be unattainable through budgeted funds.
In early 2016, the foundation met with command staff and it was determined that the foundation would
focus on raising funds to purchase a multi-purpose robot; the model chosen would serve a purpose for
both the EOD and SWAT teams.
The Lodi Police Department's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team is an FBI -certified, stand-alone
bomb squad and is in partnership with a regional bomb squad with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's
Office and Stockton and Manteca police departments. The Lodi Police Department is required to own a
robot to ensure compliance with federal requirements for continued squad certification. The EOD team is
called out an average of 14 times per year for suspicious packages and verified improvised explosive
devices (IEDs) and is relied on to ensure citizen safety and prevent loss of life and property during these
calls.
This robot is a multi -use platform, specifically designed to work within SWAT operations and Explosive
Ordnance Disposal operations. It is specifically designed for remote operations to ensure officer safety
and gather information at a safe distance. It has multiple cameras and a speaker to initiate
communication with subjects involved in hostile situations.
Staff requests acceptance of this donation from the Lodi Police Foundation; this purchase is critical to
ensuring compliance with federal requirements for continued squad certification.
FISCAL IMPACT:
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Accepting this donation provides the department with important equipment
it would otherwise be unable to afford.
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Prepared by Paula O'Keefe, Management Analyst
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Chief of Police
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APPROVED:
Stephen Schwa r, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-160
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT DONATION FROM THE
LODI POLICE FOUNDATION OF A MULTI-PURPOSE ROBOT
PURCHASED FROM ICOR TECHNOLOGIES
WHEREAS, the Lodi Police Foundation was created in 2005 with the mission of "Helping
Those Who Help Others" and accomplishes this by making meaningful contributions in the form
of providing better equipment in support of the department's mission, programs, and policies;
and
WHEREAS, the foundation has focused their fundraising efforts toward the purchase of
equipment that would otherwise be unattainable through budgeted funds; and
WHEREAS, the foundation met with command staff and it was determined that the
foundation would focus on raising funds to purchase a robot to benefit both the Explosive
Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams; and
WHEREAS, the Lodi Police Department's EOD team is a certified, stand-alone bomb
squad through the FBI and is in partnership with a regional bomb squad with the San Joaquin
County Sheriff's Department and Stockton and Manteca Police Departments and is required to
own a robot to ensure compliance with federal requirements for continued squad certification;
and
WHEREAS, the robot is a multi -use platform, specifically designed to work within SWAT
and EOD operations to ensure officer safety and gather information at a safe distance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to accept a donation from the Lodi Police Foundation of a
multi-purpose robot purchased from Icor Technologies at a cost of $66,120.
Dated: September 7, 2016
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2016-160 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held September 7, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Johnson, Kuehne, Mounce, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Chandler
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
JE NIFER FERRAIOLO
City Clerk
2016-160