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Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: 01 -06 -2009 Time Required: 2 min
Agenda Item Title: Approval of Grant – Thermal Imaging Device and Training
Agenda Placement: Consent
Originating Department/Requestor: Oak Park Heights Police Dept., Chief Brian DeRosier
Requester's Signature
Action Requested: Approval of Grant– Thermal Imaging Device and Training
Background/Justification:
I am requesting approval of the receipt of a grant for night / thermal imaging equipment and training.
I wrote and received acceptance of a federal grant under the commercial equipment direct assistance
program.
The grant will provide the Oak Park Heights Police Dept. with a TacSight SE35, including costs for
the training of 1 person, airline flight to and from Washington DC, 3 nights hotel, 2 meal per day, and
$120 in per diem to cover other expenses. The officer attending will be Office Zwach and he will in
turn provide the training to the rest of our department.
The training will occur the first part of February 2009. The city is responsible for the time of the
officer to attend. This has been covered without overtime expense with adjustments to the schedule.
The estimated value received by the grant would be: TacSight SE 35 $12,000
Air fare $500
Hotel $500
Meals $60
Per Diem $120
Total Est. $13,180.00
The police department has no current equipment to provide the operational aspects that this equipment
will provide us. We will be able to conduct night time surveillance, search for objects or persons, and
scene assessment. This equipment detects heat differences and requires no light at all which could be
invaluable in the searching for lost / missing persons or victim recovery after an incident such as
tornado.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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Special Programs Office
Chief Brian DeRosier
14168 Oak Park Blvd. No.
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Dear Chief DeRosier,
My organization. the United State, Army, Electronic Proving Ground (EPG). adminisleM the Commercial
Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Federal Emergency. Management Agency (FEMA), National Preparedness Directorate. In
response to your applications, your agency has been selected to receive the TacSight SE35 Thermal
Imager for Law Enforcement. The TacSight SE35 provides image clarity in low thermal contrast
conditions. The device provides an identifiable and reliable heat picture through the display of relative
differences in surface temperatures,
The Commercial Equipment Dired Assistance Program recogni nes the importance of new equipment
education and training, not only for the user, but also to ensure proper operation and deployment of the
equipment. With this in mind, attetidam- o at a training session is required prior to receipt of the
equipment. The program provides travel. lodging, and an allow ace for one, individual per agency.
The TaGSight S15:35 training session is scheduled for Monday & Tuesday, February g & 10 in Washington,
D.C: 'rise class will provide Lev Enforcement Therrnographers' Association (L,ETA) certification and
includes 18 hours of (sands -on instruction with a final exam. The program provides the follotsring for your
designated attendee;
Airline tickets (Departure Surest*, February Mlh return on L'I''iadrtesday, February 1 r)
+ Hotel lodging for 3 nights — The Grand Hyatt (Sunday, f4 anday. & Tuesday February E -
10)
Breakfast and lunch on trainingq days: (Monday, Fsbnjary 9 & Tuesday, February 10)
Allowance. of $120 (The aflowance is provided to assist in ccvedng some expenses
i eurred du6hg Iravd, such as, airport padding, dinner meals)
The program pays for tyre airline ticket, hotel lodging, and meals prior to the training session; thus, all
airline transportation and hotel acquirements are coordinated and scheduled through our office. Your
designated representative must call the program's toll -free number. 1-888- 853 - 6826, on December
9 to schedule attendance for the training session, A staff member wrill confirm agency attendance
and wrilt coortgnate travel arrangements for the attend ".
This rill be the program's Sth training session and will include over 600 law enforcement officers,
firefighters, and first responders (tom across, the nation. Tile scheduling and coottlination for this numtmr
of attendees follows an established timetable; therefore. it is imperative the designated representative catis
to schedules attendance and calls ONLY on December 9. It your agency fails to respond by the December
9 deadline, then your : Agency will be removed from consideration,
To capitalize on cost savings for the (government and Program:
• The most economical airlino ticket will be booked in consideration to price, departure
airport, and number of airport stops scheduled from the closest MP-10—r airport to
• Airline tickets will be booked NAh departures
the agency
• Attendees may be required to travel UP 10 13o miles from tho agency location to the
closest MALQE airport
• Airline tickets do not allow any changes (Name, data, and lor time)
• Mine tickets are nonrefundable
On December 9. please have your designated attendee call '1-888. 853-6826 to confirm agency
attendance. We will also need the follmM9 information to schedule and coordinate travel arrangements:
Agency name, address, tL40ione number, e-mail address, and fax number
• Name of atISM100 of %
Address for Federal Express delivery jefcorne packet
(Requked only it this address is different frm the agency address)
Once initial 000rdination has been completed on December 9, our staff representative will entail of fax the
airline itinerary to the attendee. Attendees will receive this version of the itinerary by January Ia. Tho
attendee � reoe the official welcome packet on January 26, Thirteen (13) days prior to the airline
departure. Each weft =e packet will include:
• .Airline itinerary
• Hotel brochure
• Subway (Metro) 'information
• Training agenda
The allowance of 5120 win be provided on Sunday, February 8, upon registration in Washington, D.C.
This allowance is provided by check, which can be deposited into the attendee's; account upon his or liar
return. The attendee may not be able to cash the check in the Wa5hiftglOn area, so should plan
appro0ately for any personal expenses.
Upon completion of training, the TacSight SC-35 MR be shipped to your agency via Federal Express with a.
delivery date of Friday, February 13.
1 look fonvard 1 .0 meeting your representative during the Washington, D.C. training sessionl
L. J. Shnider
Director
Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP)
Bullard Tacsight SE35 Thermal Imager
Cash Stipend: February 8,9,10 expenditures
• Food /Meals: $78.00
• Luggage /Bag Check: $30.00
• Metro Rail Fare: $4.00
• Gas expenditures to and from Airport: $8.00
Officer Brian Zwach - 03/02/2009