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ORDINANCE NO.4926
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-07 TO ESTABLISH
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT NUMBER PD-07001, SWAT
VAN REPLACEMENT AND TO PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATION IN THE
AMOUNT OF $120,000
The Council of the City of Palo Al to does ORDAIN as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City C,ouncil of the City of Palo Al to
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 12, 2006
did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2006-07; and
B. In the late 1970's, the City of Palo Alto Police Department
established a Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) to respond to
extraordinary incidents such as high risk arrest/search warrants,
hostage rescue situation, barricaded suspects, preventing terrorist
attacks and engaging heavily armed criminals; and
C. When the SWAT team activated, personnel must be ready to
go and must have the equipment readily available in order to
expedi te a response. The first few hours of the operation are
crit I and can dictate the outcome of the operations; and
D. The current SWAT van is a retired Palo Alto Fire Department
medic van obtained in 1997 and is currently 16 years old. The van
not large enough to store all the SWAT equipment and does not have
the capability to transport team members at the same time. Aside
from its size limitation, the van is old and is constantly
repair; and
E. The current SWAT van needs to be replaced with a van that
has the capability to store equipment and at the same time able to
transport members to and fro from critical incidents; and
F. Funds are available from the following sources to pay for
the acquisition of a new SWAT van; and
I Funding Source Amount
California State Office of Homeland $47,287
Security-Buffer Zone Protection Program
Public Donation Fund $55,000
Assets Seizure Fund $17,713
Total $120,000
G. The appropriation of funds for the purchase of a new SWAT
van is a one-time event, and in future years maintenance and
replacement costs will be included in the Police Department's
budget; and
H. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2006-07
budget as hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project Number
PD-07001, SWAT Van Replacement is hereby created.
SECTION 3. The sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars
($120,000) is hereby appropriated to CIP Project Number PD-07001.
SECTION 4. Grant revenue from the California State Office of
Homeland Security-Buffer Zone Protection Program of Forty Seven
Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Seven Dollars ($47,287) is hereby
received and, is appropriated for CIP Project Number PD-07001.
SECTION 5. Revenue in CIP Project Number PD-07001 is hereby
increased by a transfer . from the Public Services Donation Fund
(Police Public Services) in the amount of Fifty Five Thousand
Dollars ($55,000).
SECTION 6. The Public Services Donation Fund (Police Public
Services) is hereby reduced by Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000)
from Fifty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($59,568)
td Four Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($4,568). .
SECTION 7. This transfer is consistent with the grant
restriction to use the funds for acquisition of a SWAT van.
SECTION 8. Revenue in CIP Project Number PD-07001 is hereby
increased by a transfer from the Assets Seizure Fund in the amount
of Seventeen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($17,713).
SECTION 9. The Assets Seizure Equity Fund Balance is hereby
reduced by Seventeen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirteen Dollars
($17,713) from Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars
($17,850) to One Hundred Thirty Seven Dollars ($137).
SECTION 10. The transactions above will have no impact on the
General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve.
SECTION 11. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a) of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the City Council is
required to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 12. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds
that this is not a project under the California Environmental
Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is
necessary.
SECTION 13. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: November 20, 2006
BARTON, BEECHAM, CORDELL, DREKMEIER
KISHIMOTO, KLEIN, KLEINBERG
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
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