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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Petralogix Engineering, of Galt, for Lodi Police Department Training Facility Phase 1 Final Design ($103,150) (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
October 2, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Petralogix Engineering, of Galt, for Lodi Police Department Training Facility Phase 1 Final Design, in the amount of $103,150.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
City Council Strategic Imperative 7. Public Safety calls for the City to strive to "Create the best-trained police and fire departments in the State of California." Further, milestone 7.B tasks the City to "Create an outdoor training facility." The City of Lodi Police Department has a need for a dedicated Police Training Facility for operational efficiency, enhanced training capabilities, and to recruit and retain the highest quality officers. Police personnel have long used a small shooting range located in the basement of the City Hall Annex which was constructed with the building in 1966, is currently not operational and under renovation. The range includes five shooting lanes with a maximum target distance of 25 yards and is suitable for pistol shooting.
A dedicated outdoor training facility is necessary to provide expanded capability for training and certifying staff in the various skills needed for police service. These skills include long range shooting (up to 300 yards), bomb disposal, and high-performance driving. Since the existing range is limited to short-range pistol shooting only, the City of Lodi Police Department must use other agencies' facilities to practice, obtain certifications, and maintain proficiency. The proposed location of the training facility is at White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility (WSWPCF).
On April 19, 2017, Council...
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