Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 04-10-2007 regular agenda — reading text

following a successful fundraising campaign which was gready supported will also be within the administrative regulations of the by the public. The canine program operated department's " Take Home Car Policy." Equipping two existing cars in the police fleet for K-9 use would involve upgrading the cooling system, installing a platform area for each dog, and procuring heat sensors & alarms for the safety of the animals. These costs would amount to several thousand dollars for both vehicles, combined. The Fort Walton Beach Police Department's K-9 Officers have been selected. They are Corporal been ordered from Highland Donny Yeakos and Officer Maureena Guy-Bonilla. The canines have The officers will be to attend the final three weeks of the Kennels in North Carolina. required canines' training, as participants. It is then that the canines and their officers/ handlers will begin to bond and become familiar with one another' s actions, intentions, and idiosyncrasies. It would be a the handlers are able to take the cars in which the great benefit, if during this combined training, canines will be assigned. This will allow for familiarity and adaptation to the working environment. The vehicles will need to be equipped before then, which may be within the next five or six weeks. The City Council authorized the police department to conduct a fundraiser to purchase two canines, The train both the canines and their officers/ handlers, and to equip vehicles for their use. standards and public support was overwhelmingly Eundraising campaign was a success by anyone' s generous. Discussion: The Okaloosa County Sheriff, Charles Morris, has offered to donate two used Crown Victorias police cars, which are K-9 equipped. They would be transferred from his department's fleet to the Fort Walton Beach Police Department, at no charge. The two vehicles have been taken out of service because they replaced vehicle types for their K-9 Units. The two vehicles are Ford Crown Victoria police packages and are fully equipped for K-9 use. They also contain much of the other equipment required for our duty service. Both police package vehicles appear to be in excellent shape, and are reported to be so, by the fleet maintenance section of the Okaloosa County Sheriffs Office. One of the vehicles is a 2002 model and the other one is a 2000 model. The remaining conversion requirements for these vehicles (FWBPD paint and striping schemes, and which is not included), can easily be paid for from available funds required equipment C-A- t- fj in the drug dog fundraising account. Acceptance of these vehicles would, therefore, have no impact either the current operating or capital on budgets of the police department. Again, Sheriff Morris has generously offered to assist in our fleet development, which further strengthens the cooperative bonds between the Fort Walton Beach Police Department and the Okaloosa County Sheriffs Office. Recommendation: I recotntnend that the City Council accept ( on behalf of the police department) the two vehicles, equipped for canine (1<-9) use, which are offered without charge by Sheriff Morris ( see attached list). Concurrence: Prepared and Submitted by: 04 / 03 / 2007 Ted Litschauer, Police Chief Date Reviewed and Concur: i.(/ J)fJ 7 Date Attachments: 1 2  Attachment to Memorandum Donated Police Cars, dated 04/ 03/ 2007 CARS OFFERED FOR DONATION by the OKALOOSA COUNTY SHERIFF' S OFFICE to the FORT WALTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT YEAR VEHICLE TYPE VIN MilEAGE OCSO # 00- 05 2000 Ford Crown Victoria 2F AFP71 W6YX136959 117, 117 00- 12 2002 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAFP71W52X115480 125, 297 3  CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 10, 2007 Consent Agenda Consideration of a request from the NWF Fair Association to update the Operations Plan 2007 City Manager) Council Action 1 st 2nd Vote: CA- 4 Agenda Item Number:  1958 L\~wi$'Turner Blvd. · Ft. Walton B~ ach, FL 3ZS41 850) 862- 0211 . fAX ( 850) 864- 2395 E- mail: NWFLFAIR@gnt.net 1 f/I rL'~!.' Ala B\J~ td of April 4, 2007 DiredoI"lt: Clydl~ Jack$ on Pre~ ide!lt Rod.ney Walk<or City Manager Vice~ City Council Chamber President 107 Mi1 J1C. lc Strip Parkway, SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Wayne Driver Cha,rtf;1; Re: Upd.atf; Operations Plan Rjgd( it'I. Dear M~nager and Council, Clayton Hkl<$ We would like to add the following events to out'plan of operation:' 11 erso!\ May 18- 20, 2007 AMTA (American Monster Truck Association) would like to hold a Ja11~ S Monster Truck Show. CamrpcU August 25, 2007: Society for Creative An,achroniSID. - Medieval Event Society for C.hri~ Creative Anachronism Hugh~ 5 September 25, 2007 - Cash in the Nursery ~ Consignment Show CH RigdQn Jr CEO{ . Thank you, DitectJ\ t~. ~ . c.,., ~~ ~ Bo.17@Q~ tJ- "" . Ass.$~- . R. Bull RIgdon, Jr. Manag" . 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