HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2020-53RESOLUTION NO. 2020-53
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
PURCHASE OF GAS MASKS AND SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS MASKS AND TANKS; AND
FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS
WHEREAS, the Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team is a
law enforcement unit comprising of 15 members which uses specialized or military equipment
and tactics to deploy against threats of active shooters, terrorism, crowd control, hostage
taking, and call -outs beyond the capabilities of ordinary law enforcement, most of the time
deemed "high-risk"; and
WHEREAS, the Department's bomb squad is manned with four certified bomb
technicians, responding to call -outs involving explosive devices or post -blast investigations
containing chemical bombs and biological weapons; and
WHEREAS, the current gas masks were purchased in 2013 and have a five-year life
span, and the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) were purchased in 2004 and have a
fifteen -year life span; both are past their effective longevity; and
WHEREAS, the department is requesting the purchase of 15 SCBAs and masks from
Bauer Compressors and 19 gas masks from Adamson Police Products.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the purchase of 15 self-contained breathing apparatus masks and tanks from
Bauer Compressors, of Livermore, in the amount of $52,690.69, and 19 Avon gas masks from
Adamson Police Products, of Livermore, in the amount of $24,804.11; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $77,494.80 be appropriated
from Measure L Safety Equipment $77,494.80 (10332000.72306 - Expense) for these
purchases.
Date: March 18, 2020
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2020-53 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held March 18, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Mounce, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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PAMELA M. FARRIS
Assistant City Clerk
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