HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-09-13 Ordinance 5092ORDINANCE NO.5092
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 TO PROVIDE
AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $30,000 TO CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) PROJECT PD-08000, CRIME SCENE
EVIDENCE COLLECTION VEHICLE
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds
and determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of
the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on-June 28, 2010
did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2011; and
B. In fiscal year 2008, the City Council appropriated from
the Supplemental Law Enforcement Service Fund (COPS Fund) $100,000
for CIP Project PD-08000(Project) to purchase and outfit a crime
scene evidence collection vehicle. In fiscal year 2009, Council
appropriated an additional $50,000 from the COPS Fund to cover the
cost of specialty equipment for processing and storing evidence,
purchase a generator and large capacity lighting for extended
crime scenes; and
C. Staff determined that an estimated amount of $30,000 is
further needed to cover· the cost of upgrades which· include:
outfitting the vehicle with diamond grade roof covers and Glimbing
ladder to allow for unique landscape recording of crime scenes
with specialized equipment using the elevated roof of the vehicle,
and computer and technology upgrades to allow the remote
access/viewing/sending of important crime scene data to personnel
off-site; and
D. The COPS Fund has sufficient balance to provide additional
funding of $30,000 to cover the costs of upgrades of the Project
as mentioned in Section C of this ordinance; and
E. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2011
budget to make available the funds needed for CIP Project PD-
08000, Crime Scene Evidence Collection Vehicle.
SECTION 2. The sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) is
hereby appropriated to CIP Project PD-08000, Crime Scene Evidence
Collection Vehicle.
SECTION 3. The sum of Thirty Thousand .Dollars ($30,000) is
hereby transferred from the COPS Fund to the Capital Project Fund.