June 20, 2023
Police Department
DATE: June 20, 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 Use of their Facility Rental
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
April 18, 2023
October 5, 2021
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
Following City Council approval of the proposed first
contract amendment with Richmond Rod and Gun Club,
the facility owner requested a waiver of the insurance
provisions outlined in Exhibit F. As a result, the first contract amendment approved by City Council on April
18, 2023, was not executed. City staff is amenable to the change and now submits a revised version of this
proposed first contract amendment to City Council for
approval.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
AUTHORIZE and APPROVE a first contract amendment
with Richmond Rod and Gun Club to increase the
compensation by $40,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $75,000 – Police Department (Chief Bisa
French 510-621-1802).
AGENDA
REPORT
June 20, 2023
DISCUSSION:
On April 18, 2023, the City Council authorized the City to enter into a first contract amendment with Richmond Rod & Gun Club (“RR&GC”) to allow the Richmond Police Department (RPD) to increase its usage of the facility. The increase in usage was necessary to allow for additional SWAT training opportunities and to expedite new hire onboarding qualification requirements. The additional contract compensation for the increased usage was $40,000.
The proposed amendment approved by City Council could not be executed because after City Council’s action, RR&GC requested a waiver of the contract’s insurance provisions. RPD staff has consulted with the City’s Risk Management division, and they have agreed to the waiver.
Richmond Police Department sworn staff will be utilizing the facility owned and maintained by RR&GC. As a condition to utilizing that facility, RR&GC is requiring the City to rely on its own insurance coverage in the event of an incident. Given the critical need for the training facility, the City is willing to rely on its own coverage. Accordingly, RPD staff is requesting the City Council’s review and approval to document the attached insurance waiver within a revised first contract amendment to be signed by both parties.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Revised First Amendment to the Contract
Attachment 2 – Original Contract
Attachment 3 – Insurance Waiver