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Home My WebLink About2007/03/06 Item 11 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT ~\~ CITYOF '~CHULA VISTA 03/06/2007 Item ---LL ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING $205,670 FROM THE HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS AND AUTHORIZING A ONE-TIME PURCHASE OF MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT FR~b,l ~I. CHIEF OF POLIC~ CITY MANAGER Q I SUBMITTED BY: REVIEWED BY: 4/5THS VOTE: YES X NO BACKGROUND The High mtensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. This act authorized the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to designate regions within the United States that face drug trafficking threats affecting other areas of the nation as HIDT As. The HIDTA Program provides resources to assist each HIDTA-designated region in developing and implementing a strategy to address its regional drug threat. Each HIDTA strives to create partnerships between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and promote a coordinated, intelligence driven response to its drug trafficking problems. San Diego and Imperial Counties have been designated as HIDTA regions, due to the volume of illegal narcotics entering the United States through the international border. Funding through HIDT A grants is aimed to disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). Operation Alliance is one of several task force initiatives eligible to receive HITDA funds. Operation Alliance is a collocated and commingled task force comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies investigating Port of Entry and border smuggling cases, and conduct nationwide and international high-level investigations at all levels of complexity. The Chula Vista Police Department has participated as a local representative on the Operation Alliance task force since 1994. 11-1 03106/2007, Item--.\.L Page 2 00 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Not Applicable RECOMMENDATION That Council adopts the resolution accepting $205,670 from the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program, appropriating $199,680 to the FY 2006/2007 Police Department capital budget, waiving the competitive bidding process and authorizing a one-time purchase of monitoring and surveillance equipment from IS!. BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Not Applicable DISCUSSION As a participant on the Operation Alliance Task Force and other similar task forces, the Chula Vista Police Department has developed an exceptionally productive working relationship with several allied federal, state and local agencies. These agencies have been the Department's counterparts in a variety of investigations, including money laundering, homicides, kidnapping and major drug investigations. One goal of the Police Department is to help disrupt the illegal drug activities occurring along the southwest United StateslMexican border within the county of San Diego, giving particular attention to cases involving the City of Chula Vista. Our participation has significantly increased arrests, narcotics and money seizures among large-scale drug traffickers, including several who operated in Chula Vista. HlDTA grant funds have been awarded to the Police Department to purchase enhanced monitoring and surveillance equipment for the Operation Alliance task force. These federal grant funds, which are only available to local agencies, will expand an existing monitoring and surveillance system, which is currently in place throughout the United States. This added technology would significantly enhance the capability of criminal investigators to further their investigations while meeting the stated goals ofHIDTA and Operation Alliance. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who is the federal agency leading the Operation Alliance task force, uses a very specific surveillance system nationwide that is manufactured by a vendor named IS!. The Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center of ONDCP has certified IS!' s surveillance system. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has a purchase agreement with ISI, and ISI has agreed to extend the DEA negotiated pricing to the Police Department for this one-time purchase. Because of the technical issues surrounding the expansion of this system, the vendor's unique knowledge of the system already in place, and the confidentiality required for this expansion, the Police Department requests to waive the competitive bidding process and to authorize this one-time purchase from IS!. The Acting Purchasing Agent has reviewed this equipment purchase, and she understands the need for sole sourcing. 11-2 03/06/2007, Item--lL Page 3 of3 The projected cost for the surveillance equipment purchase is $199,680. The funding from the HIDTA program includes the $199,680 expenditure reimbursement, along with a 3% administrative fee of$5,990 to process the purchase. DECISION MAKER CONFLICT Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site specific and consequently the 500 foot rule found in California Code of Regulations section 1 8704.2(a)(1) is not applicable to this decision. FISCAL IMPACT Approval of this resolution will result in the appropriation of $199,680 to the FY 2006/2007 capital budget of the Police Department for the purchase of monitoring and surveillance equipment. The funding from the HIDTA program includes the $199,680 expenditure reimbursement, along with a 3% administrative fee for processing the purchase. Consequently, there is a positive fiscal impact in the amount of $5,990 to the General Fund. ATTACHMENTS None. Prepared by: Leonard Miranda, Captain, Police Department RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING $205,670 FROM THE HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS AND AUTHORIZING A ONE-TIME PURCHASE OF MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT FROM JSI. WHEREAS, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (hereinafter referred to as "HIDTA") Program strives to create partnerships between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and promote a coordinated, intelligence driven response to drug trafficking problems; and WHEREAS, Operation Alliance is one of several task force initiatives eligible to receive HITDA funds and the Police Department has participated as a local representative on the Operation Alliance task force since 1994; and WHEREAS, HIDTA grant funds have been awarded to the Police Department to purchase enhanced monitoring and surveillance equipment for the Operation Alliance task force; and WHEREAS, because of the technical issues surrounding the expansion of the surveillance system, the vendor's unique knowledge of the system already in place, and the confidentiality required for this expansion, the Police Department requests to waive the competitive bidding process and to authorize this one-time purchase from JSI; and WHEREAS, the funding from the HIDTA program includes a $199,680 expenditure reimbursement, along with a 3% administrative fee of $5,990 to process the purchase. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby accept $205,670 from the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program, appropriate $199,680 to the FY 2006/2007 Police Department capital budget, waive the competitive bidding process and authorize a one-time purchase of monitoring and surveillance equipment from JSI. Presented by: Approved as to form by: Richard P. Emerson Police Chief fa 11-4