April 18, 2023
Police Department
DATE: April 18, 2023
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Bisa French, Chief of Police
Subject:
First Contract Amendment with Richmond Rod and Gun
Club for Facility Rental.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: An estimated $20,000 will come from the approved fiscal year 2022-2023 budget, and the balance will come from
the fiscal year 2023-2024 budget, for a total first contract amendment not to exceed $40,000 and a total contract
amount not to exceed $75,000 - account string
01191021-400243.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
10/05/2021 – initial contract approval
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
Due to its location and extended hours, Richmond Police Department (RPD) chose Richmond Rod and Gun Club
as its primary facility for mandatory officer training. RPD staff wishes to rent the facility for additional days to accommodate new hire onboarding qualification
requirements and to allow for additional SWAT training.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE a first contract amendment with Richmond
Rod and Gun Club, to increase the compensation by an
amount not to exceed $40,000, to allow for additional
facility rental time for mandatory officer training, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $75,000 – Police
Department (Chief Bisa French 510-621-1802).
AGENDA
REPORT
April 18, 2023
DISCUSSION:
The Richmond Police Department (RPD) plans to hire at least 30 officers in the next two fiscal years. Although new hires complete live-fire training in the academy, the Police Department also requires new hires to pass their range tests with department issued service weapons. Since a shooting bay rental – which is a designated shooting space that helps to ensure safety while shooting and is about four feet wide to allow one shooter a safety zone to handle live rounds and fire a weapon - can only accommodate three to four trainees per day, we need to either add more shooting bays or more days to the contract costs.
In addition to the required 40 hours of firearms training and policy review for new hires, the police department uses the range for the following:
1. The Tactical Response Team (TRT) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) units utilize the range for training that is specific to their respective units since they operate together in critical situations.
2. Advanced Officer (AO) Firearms Training, which is mandated by POST every other year. This was completed this year.
3. The department provides four range days per year to retired employees to complete their Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) qualification at the range.
4. The Firearms and Tactics Unit conducts monthly training that includes four training days per month for eight months. Note, these training days are used to fulfill/complete other necessary tasks as required. This includes time allotted for injured officers who are returning to duty and must first complete a pistol shooting qualification.
5. For officers and/or range staff to check/test repaired equipment, etc.
6. Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) approved/controlled rifle class which certifies/allows officers to be patrol rifle certified. This class is 40 hours long (four range days) and one to two classes are held per year based on the need.
The proposed $40,000 contract amendment would allow RPD approximately 57 training days with two bays per day (cost is $350/bay per day). The above-mentioned (items 1- 6) rental uses equate to approximately 71 days. However, specialized training used by smaller groups (e.g., sniper training, etc.) can be limited to one bay in order to stay within the contract amendment funding request.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Amendment to the Contract Original Contract Attachment 2 – Original Contract