Title
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing the purchase of a mobile command post vehicle for public safety operations from Farber Specialty Vehicles in the amount of $442,371 (Chief of Police)
Background:
If approved, this will allow for the purchase of a custom designed mobile command post capable of servicing all City departments during critical and emergency events, as well as all major special events sponsored by the City.
As the City of League City continues to grow and public safety personnel encounter increasingly complex incidents, the need for a mobile command post vehicle becomes an essential piece of equipment. Regrettably, mass casualty and active shooter scenarios are becoming increasingly frequent throughout the nation, and League City is as vulnerable as any community. These dangerous and deadly scenarios as well as those involving barricaded subjects and vehicle attacks, typically involve prolonged incident command system (ICS) response and extended crime scene processing where on-scene command and control is necessary. The absence of a mobile command post vehicle capability has hindered public safety and security operations in past incidents such as the response to an officer involved shooting, barricaded suspects, and extended searches for felony suspects where crime scene management took place on the trunk lid of a patrol car. These ad hoc measures employed by the League City Police Department in the past are no longer viable. In addition, these stop-gap solutions often projected an unprofessional image of both the City and the League City Police Department. The lack of a mobile command post vehicle also makes working conditions unnecessarily difficult for response personnel, especially during prolonged responses as a result of a lack of shelter from the elements without access to heat or air conditioning, computer network connectivity, onsite hygiene and sanitary facilities, communications, meeting spaces, etc. Acqu...
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