City Council Memorandum
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2022 FROM: POLICE DEPARTMENT WARDS: ALL
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO FOR USE OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF, CORONER, AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR WEAPONS FIRING RANGE FACILITIES FROM FISCAL YEAR 2023 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2027 IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $75,000 ISSUE:
Approve the Agreement between the County of San Bernardino and the City of Riverside for use of the San Bernardino County Sheriff, Coroner, and Public Administrator weapons firing range facilities from Fiscal Year 2022/23 through Fiscal Year 2026/27 in the total amount of $75,000.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the City Council:
Approve the Agreement between the County of San Bernardino and the City of Riverside for use of the San Bernardino County Sheriff, Coroner, and Public Administrator weapons firing range facilities from Fiscal Year 2022/23 through Fiscal Year 2026/27 in the total amount of $75,000; and Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and approve future addendums to the Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The Riverside Police Department (RPD) equips its officers with firearms to address the risks posed to the public and department members by violent and sometimes well-armed persons. All officers are required to train bi-monthly with their duty weapon and annually with their off-duty weapon and secondary weapon on an approved range course. In addition to regular training schedules, officers complete annual practical training designed to simulate field situations and quarterly training and qualification for patrol rifles. RPD currently utilizes the San Bernardino County Sheriff, Coroner, and Public Administrator weapons firing range facilities to provide training to its officers.
DISCUSSION:
RPD would like to enter into an agreement with the County of San Bernardino for use of the San Bernardino County Sheriff, Coroner, and Public Administrator weapons firing range facilities from Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 through FY 2026/27 in the amount of $75,000 ($15,000 annually). The San Bernardino County Sheriff, Coroner, and Public Administrator weapons firing range facilities include a weapons firing range (Range), a live fire house (LFH), a tactical training house (TAC), and a chemical agents facility (CAF) located at the Frank Bland Regional Training Center.
The following is the fee schedule for FY 2023. All subsequent years, through FY 2027, may be adjusted:
FACILITY
(PER SESSION)
HALF DAY
UP TO FOUR (4) HOURS/DAY
(UP TO 20 SHOOTERS)
FULL DAY
MORE THAN FOUR (4) HOURS/DAY
(MORE THAN 20 SHOOTERS)
Shooting Range
$23 per Shooter
Live Fire House
$460
$920
Gas House
$220
$440
RAC House/Simmunition House/TAC House
$460
$920
Matt Room
$220
Classroom
$220
The services provided by the County of San Bernardino for use of the San Bernardino County Sheriff, Coroner, and Public Administrator weapons firing range facilities are in accordance with Purchasing Resolution 23812, Section 702(g), “Competitive Procurement through the Informal Procurement and Formal Procurement process shall not be required in any of the following circumstances: …(g) Where payment for Services is to be made to a Federal, State, and/or other public entity”.
The Purchasing Manager concurs that this purchase is in compliance with Purchasing Resolution No. 23812, Section 702(g).
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This item contributes to Strategic Priority No. 2 - Community Well-Being and Goal 2.4 – Support programs and innovations that enhance community safety, encourage neighborhood engagement, and build public trust.
This item aligns with each of the five Cross-Cutting Threads as follows:
Community Trust – Entering into an agreement with the County of San Bernardino for use of their weapons firing range facilities serves the public interest, benefits the City’s diverse populations, and results in greater public good. The Police Department equips its officers with firearms to address the risks posed to the public and department. All officers are required to train bi-monthly with their duty weapon.
Equity – The RPD provides public safety services to all residents in the City of Riverside. Having the ability to train officers on their duty issued firearm on a bi-monthly basis helps in the achievement of this goal by ensuring that RPD employees can enhance community safety.
Fiscal Responsibility – The RPD is proposing this purchase in accordance with Purchasing Resolution 23812, Sections 702(g), “Where payment for Services is to be made to a Federal, State, and/or other public entity”.
Innovation – In order to meet the community’s changing needs and prepare for the future, RPD assigns their field personnel with firearms and has continued to train and develop methods to deploy and serve the community.
Sustainability & Resiliency – The purpose of firearms training is to ensure the Department has the ability to provide public safety services in the present and future, while adapting, and growing with the needs of the community.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total fiscal impact of the action is $15,000 annually for a five-year term in the amount of $75,000. Sufficient funds for FYs 2022/23 & 2023/24 in the amount of $15,000, for each year, are budgeted and available in the General Fund, Police Special Operations, Training Account No. 3125000-427200. Appropriations for future fiscal years will be included in the Department’s Budget submissions for those fiscal years to be presented to the City Council for approval.
Prepared by: Larry V. Gonzalez, Chief of Police Certified as to
availability of funds: Edward Enriquez, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer Approved by: Edward Enriquez, Interim Assistant City Manager Approved as to form: Phaedra Norton, City Attorney
Attachment: Agreement for use of the San Bernardino County Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator Weapons Firing Range Facilities County of San Bernardino, Firing Range Facilities – Page 2