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4F S4FM h;yV City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners VIA: Stan Morris, City Manager FROM: Edward Santiago, Chief of Police DATE: April 20, 2023 RE: Authorize the Expenditure of DOJ Forfeiture Funds to purchase Automatil License Plate Readers, Bullet Proof Vests and Handheld Police Radios RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this Resolution. REASONS: The Police Department is seeking approval to expend Department of Justice forfeiture funds tc purchase police equipment. At the direction of the City Manager a complete assessment of the Police Department was conducted to include an audit of police equipment. That audit revealed the need tp purchase 23 bullet proof vests and 7 tactical carriers for use by police officers. This purchase will ensure that each officer has a current bullet proof vest which is essential to our officer's safety. The purchase of vests will cost $32,000.00. Due to the hiring of personnel to fill vacancies there is a need to purchase handheld police radios and vehicle police radios to make sure we have sufficient supplies. The purchase of the radios from Miami - Dade County will cost $47,778.50 for handheld radios and $17,800.00 for vehicle police radios. The Police Department is seeking approval to expend DOJ funds to purchase additional automatic license plate reader sites. The new sites will be located at strategic locations which will enhance public safety. With the addition of these ALPR sites to existing locations, the Norman S. Edelcup K-8 Schoc and several religious sites will be protected using this technology. We are seeking approval to expend $187,705.79 which includes a 10% contingency cost with Millenium (sic) Products Inc. for this project. Lastly the Police Department is seeking approval to expend $232,149.56 to purchase four (4) Forc Item Number: 10.0