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Home My WebLink About3/21/2001 - STAFF REPORTS (14) DATE: MARCH 21, 2001 TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: C. LEE WEIGEL, CHIEF OF POLICE AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF RADAR AND LASER SPEED MEASURING DEVICES FOR THE PALM SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, authorize the purchase of six (6) new handheld laser speed measuring devices and four (4) moving radar devices from Kustom Signals, Inc., of Lenexa, KS, in the amount of$29,240.10 for use by the Palm Springs Police Department in traffic enforcement activities. SUMMARY: This is a recommendation for the police department to purchase laser and radar speed measuring equipment to outfit the newly expanded Traffic division. This will enable us to better enforce speed violations within the City of Palm Springs, with the goal of reducing the number and severity of traffic collisions. BACKGROUND: In the year 1999, the Palm Springs Police Department investigated 898 traffic collisions. Of those collisions, 367 involved injuries and there were six fatalities. In the year 2000, the Palm Springs Police Department investigated 1117 traffic collisions. Of those, 328 involved injuries, and there were 14 fatalities attributed to traffic collisions. This represents a 133 percent increase from the year before. The vast majority of the traffic collisions documented in the City of Palm Springs list excessive speed as the primary or a contributing collision factor. It is a recognized fact that excessive speed not only decreases the reaction time for collision avoidance, but also is directly related to the severity of damage, injuries, and the likelihood of fatalities. In response to this problem, the Palm Springs Police Department has placed a great deal of emphasis on traffic enforcement to save lives, reduce injuries, and lessen the fiscal impact of traffic collisions. The Palm Springs Police Department's Traffic Division has concentrated their efforts on speed enforcement. The majority of the requests directed to the Traffic Division from the public involve complaints about speeders in specific neighborhoods and especially around school zones. The Palm Springs Police Department was able to acquire a radar trailer, which has been useful as a deterrent and has allowed us to be noticeably responsive to the residents' concerns. The most important tool in our arsenal for speed enforcement VOW 69 ,q has been Radar and Lidar (Light Detection And Ranging) speed measuring devices. While in motion, the traffic officers utilize moving-radar devices that are capable of accurately measuring the speed of moving vehicles while the officers' motorcycles are also in motion. Two of the recently expanded traffic unit's six motorcycles are currently equipped with moving radar devices manufactured by Kustom Signals. These devices have been very effective in traffic enforcement and part of this recommendation is to equip the four remaining motorcycles with identical Kustom Signals moving radar equipment. When stationary, the motorcycle officers use a handheld speed-measuring device. Without a doubt, the most accurate and reliable device available for this purpose is the Lidar laser device. It is lightweight and ergonomic, cordless, has pinpoint accuracy, and is recognized as accurate by all courts. Part of this recommendation is to purchase six (6) handheld laser speed-measuring devices. In addition, these handheld laser devices are capable of measuring distances within a tenth of a foot. They are extremely useful for taking measurements at collision scenes and crime scenes. The measurements are not only accurate, but can be taken much faster and much more safely since it is no longer necessary for the collision investigator to walk in the roadway to calculate distance. Kustom Signals, Incorporated is the only company that manufactures cordless Lidar laser devices with a patented Heads-Up Display, a feature designed to provide 1:1 viewing, resulting in less operator fatigue. The Procurement Manager has verified that Kustom Signals radar and Lidar equipment is available only directly from the manufacturer, Kustom Signals, Inc. of Lenexa, Kansas. Funding for the first $25,142.10 is available through a technology grant, account number 3010-52013. Funding for the remainder ($4,098) is available through account number 3200-52009. '( LIIrr�"ii✓✓""YYii�GG//'l (yJ `!y�0`V•lJ C. E WEIGEL Harold E. Good Cliief of Police Procurement Manager CLW:ms <f APPROVED �T�Y_ �� City Manager T Attachments: 1. Minute order REVIEWED BY DEPT.OF FINANCE RA yws.de /aAa MINUTE ORDER NO. 6825 AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF SIX (6) NEW HANDHELD LASER SPEED MEASURING DEVICES AND FOUR (4) MOVING RADAR DEVICES FROM KUSTOM SIGNALS, INC., OF LENEXA, KS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,240.10. ------------------ I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, authorizing the purchase of six (6) new handheld laser speed measuring devices and four (4) moving radar devices from Kustom Signals, Inc., of Lenexa, KS, in the amount of$29,240.10, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the 21st day of March, 2001. PATRICIA A. SANDERS City Clerk IF DATE: MARCH 21, 2001 TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: C. LEE WEIGEL, CHIEF OF POLICE AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF RADAR AND LASER SPEED MEASURING DEVICES FOR THE PALM SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, authorize the purchase of six (6) new handheld laser speed measuring devices and two (2) moving radar devices from Kustom Signals, Inc., of Lenexa, KS, in the amount of $25,142.10 for use by the Palm Springs Police Department in traffic enforcement activities. SUMMARY: This is a recommendation for the police department to purchase laser and radar speed measuring equipment to outfit the newly expanded Traffic division. This will enable us to better enforce speed violations within the City of Palm Springs, with the goal of reducing the number and severity of traffic collisions. BACKGROUND: In the year 1999, the Palm Springs Police Department investigated 898 traffic collisions. Of those collisions, 367 involved injuries and there were six fatalities. In the year 2000, the Palm Springs Police Department investigated 1117 traffic collisions. Of those, 328 involved injuries, and there were 14 fatalities attributed to traffic collisions. This represents a 133 percent increase from the year before. The vast majority of the traffic collisions documented in the City of Palm Springs list excessive speed as the primary or a contributing collision factor. It is a recognized fact that excessive speed not only decreases the reaction time for collision avoidance, but also is directly related to the severity of damage, injuries, and the likelihood of fatalities. In response to this problem, the Palm Springs Police Department has placed a great deal of emphasis on traffic enforcement to save lives, reduce injuries, and lessen the fiscal impact of traffic collisions. The Palm Springs Police Department's Traffic Division has concentrated their efforts on speed enforcement. The majority of the requests directed to the Traffic Division from the public involve complaints about speeders in specific neighborhoods and especially around school zones. The Palm Springs Police Department was able to acquire a radar trailer, which has been useful as a deterrent and has allowed us to be noticeably responsive to the residents' concerns. The most important tool in our arsenal for speed enforcement has been Radar and Lidar (Light Detection And Ranging) speed measuring devices. While in motion, the traffic officers utilize moving-radar devices that are capable of accurately measuring the speed of moving vehicles while the officers' motorcycles are also in motion. Two of the recently expanded traffic unit's six motorcycles are currently equipped with moving radar devices manufactured by Kustom Signals. These devices have been very effective in traffic enforcement and part of this recommendation is to equip two additional motorcycles with identical Kustom Signals moving radar equipment. When stationary, the motorcycle officers use a handheld speed-measuring device. Without a doubt, the most accurate and reliable device available for this purpose is the Lidar laser device. It is lightweight and ergonomic, cordless, has pinpoint accuracy, and is recognized as accurate by all courts. Part of this recommendation is to purchase six (6) handheld laser speed-measuring devices. In addition, these handheld laser devices are capable of measuring distances within a tenth of a foot. They are extremely useful for taking measurements at collision scenes and crime scenes. The measurements are not only accurate, but can be taken much faster and much more safely since it is no longer necessary for the collision investigator to walk in the roadway to calculate distance. Kustom Signals, Incorporated is the only company that manufactures cordless Lidar laser devices with a patented Heads-Up Display, a feature designed to provide 1:1 viewing, resulting in less operator fatigue. The Procurement Manager has verified that Kustom Signals radar and Lidar equipment is available only directly from the manufacturer, Kustom Signals, Inc. of Lenexa, Kansas. Funding is available through a technology grant, account number 3010-52013. C. LEE WEIGEL / Harold E. Good Chief of Police Procurement Manager CLW:ms APPROVE City Manager Attachments: 1. Minute order REVIEWED BY DEPT.DF FINANCE �Q MINUTE ORDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF SIX (6) NEW HANDHELD LASER SPEED MEASURING DEVICES AND TWO (2) MOVING RADAR DEVICES FROM KUSTOM SIGNALS, INC. OF LENEXA, KS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,142.10. 1 hereby certify that this Minute Order, authorizing the purchase of six (6) handheld laser speed measuring devices and two (2) moving radar from Kustom Signals, Inc. of Lenexa, KS in the amount of $25,142.10, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the twenty-first day of March, 2001. Patricia A. Sanders City Clerk /15 9