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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17- City Grant #2017-09 - FY17 JAG Police Improvements BOZEM /'. P. m MT City of Bozeman Grant Routing Cover Sheet This form is used in conjunction with Administrative Order 2014-01, adopting the Grant Application and Reception Policy. When a Department Director signs grant documents under this provision, they are certifying that they understand and will carry out the provisions of the grant and its impact on city operations and finances. All the required boxes must be initialed by the appropriate departments. Use a separate routing sheet for each phase of the grant process. Utilize assigned grant number for each phase for tracking purposes. Grant Document Title: FYI JAG Police improvements Grant#(issued by City Clerk):20 1 7-09 CFDA#(applies to Federal grants) 16.738 Grant Total:$14,529 Grant Match:0 Department: Police Grant Project Manager: Rich McLane Phase of Process: ❑Notice of Intent - Application Application Award/Contract Date Document Signed:08/28/17 For all grants under$20,000 in Department Finance Office City Manager Original Signed value. Director Grant Documents to City Clerk Does not require approval on C w.....,..� ,._. Commission meeting agenda RLIp RFILvFTE For all grants over$20,000 in Department Finance Office City Manager Original Signed value. Director Grant Documents *Department Director initials to City Clerk verify notification to City Commission and City Manager within 30 days of grant application. REQUIRES City Commission Approval DATE of COMMISSION MEETING: 08/28/17 Presented by:McLane Consent ❑ Action Revised 10/27/2014 MT POLICE DEPARTMENT PROJECT TITLE: City of Bozeman —2017 Diversity in response improvement grant request PROJECT NARRATIVE: The City of Bozeman is requesting grant funding from the FY 2017 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The Department of Justice has determined that the City meets the criteria for agency funds in an allocated amount of $14,529. The City of Bozeman is located in Gallatin County in the State of Montana. These funds fall primarily under the JAG program area of law enforcement and partly under the program area of technology improvement. These funds fall into the following Project Identifiers: • Equipment—tactical • Officer Safety • Violence/violent crime • Communications • Less than Lethal In the past, JAG grant funding requests have been focused on one particular Project identifier,with an emphasis at times on communication improvements one year and tactical considerations the next. With this particular proposal, the City of Bozeman (and more particularly the Bozeman Police Department) is asking for funding in several different categories that help improve a variety of areas of need. There are four(4) primary areas of request addressed in this proposal. These are: 1) Upgrade to two existing mobile radios to 800 MHZ capability; 2) Purchase of 20 additional portable batteries; 3) Purchase of a FIST suit and Defensive tactics mats; 4) Purchase of seven Trijicon rifle sights; and 5) Purchase of an Event Data Recorder reader and related training. Statement of the problem: The City of Bozeman completes a budget request and allocation process each year. The Bozeman Police Department participates in that process, identifying areas of need that focuses on many areas, including service to the public, using technology to enhance or improve efficiencies, ensuring training of officers is done that improves investigative skills,ability to use appropriate levels of lethal and less-lethal force response and ensures officers have the ability to communicate. As with all budget processes, funding for all areas of concern can be difficult and decisions regarding "must Q P.O. Bozeman, MT 59771-1230 TDD: 406-582-2301 THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE. h7 T POLICE DEPARTMENT have" versus "would help to have" means some items are not funded. Improving and enhancing officer training in use of force, communication capability and technology tools have proven to also improve our response to tactical situations and preserve the accuracy and integrity of investigations. Our estimated timelines of this grant include: • August 26,2017—public notice and approval to apply for the grant • September 5,2017—submittal of the grant • Notice of grant award • Notice of grant award+ 1 month—public notice and approval to accept grant award, if given • 2nd month—purchase of items requested • 31 month—installation and implementation of rifle sights • 31 month—upgrade of mobile radios • 3'month-begin use of FIST suit and mats in on-going less-lethal training • 31 month—complete in-service training on use of Event Data Recorder • 6"month-completion of grant and satisfaction of goals and objectives. Proiect Design and Implementation: The above listed timelines give a good idea of how the implementation will proceed. The City has already established relationships with Gallatin County 9-1-1 center and Motorola dealership to ensure the upgrade to the mobile radios is done properly and effectively. The upgrade of these radios also ensures communication can be done with other agencies across the state. This upgrade will allow two existing APX 8500 radios to operate properly in 800 MHz. The purchase of batteries provides back-up, ready to use batteries for major incidents or long-term use where an officer is unable to charge to portable radio being used. Staff that are already trained and able to complete this without additional costs will complete the installation of rifle sights. This installation will ensure that all officers (both patrol, detectives and school resource officers) have night sights on their rifles and are trained and practiced in their use. This helps ensure that any lethal response, be it a response to a burglary at night, or an active shooter situation in the schools will have optimal officer response. The FIST suit is a comprehensive Defensive Tactics suit that is capable of receiving blows from batons at full power without endangering the user. The FIST is perfect for training realistic scenarios that will ultimately prevent injuries to both officers and citizens. The suit is tied together for quick changing time and is color coded in black to differentiate it from other suits for safety purposes. The basic suit weighs approximately 15 lbs. and P.O. Box 1230 TDD: 406-582-2301 THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE. MT POLICE DEPARTMENT consists of chest and back,shoulder biceps, forearms, groin and butt,thighs, shins, helmet, and a carry bag. The mats allow for training with the FIST suit or for other scenario based training that help protect the officer from injury. The Bosch Crash Data Recorder (CDR) retrieval tool is a technology tool, which allows crash investigators to collect information contained in a vehicles CDR. All newer vehicles are equipped with a CDR which stores approximately 5 seconds of pre-crash data such as vehicle speed, change in velocity (Delta-v), brake status, throttle position, steering input, seatbelt status and occupant detection. Some vehicles contain sensors for seat position and weight classification to help determine if occupants have switched positions before police arrived on-scene. This data can help answer questions of who hit whom first, or if vehicles were stopped before in-line crashes. This data can also be used to determine if a vehicle was really parked and stationary in claims of hit and runs of unattended vehicles. We have needed this technology several times in the last two years but were only able to get the data once because of our dependence on MHP. The last incident involved a driver who fled a traffic stop and sustained life-threatening injuries after striking a tree. It is a piece of equipment we would use regularly to answer some of these questions if we had it on-hand. Capabilities and Competencies: The Bozeman Police Department works constantly with other area agencies, Montana Highway Patrol, Montana Board of Crime Control, amongst others in providing public safety response to our community. This grant helps to enhance our ability to work with these agencies. Plan for Collecting Data: 1. Communications a. This is a difficult area to track data with these upgrades only being 2 of several hundred radios. In the case, a success will be indicated by verifying the radios are upgraded, testing the radios and gathering information directly from the users on the effectiveness of their communications. 2. Use of Force training a. We will first track the number and amount of training events and persons trained over 6 months. We will also track and review use of force types and related complaints to assess whether our less-lethal capability has improved. The addition of night P.O. Box 1230 TDD: 406-582-2301 THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE. MT POLICE DEPARTMENT sights will be tracked by verification that install has been completed and a review by our firearms instructors on improvements in lethal use of force training. 3. Event Data recorder reader a. We will track success of the use of this technology tool by looking at the type and time we are able to gather critical evidence. We will also review our ability and improved timing of submittal for related criminal charges or arrests based on evidence gathered by the recorder. P.O. Box 1230 TDD: 406-582-2301 THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE.