REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 16, 2015
FROM: JERRY P. DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: MICHAEL W. BROGDON, Lieutenant
Police Department
SUBJECT
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Authorize the Chief of Police to enter into a five year lease agreement between the City of Fresno and the Mark and Tami Graham Family Trust for indoor vehicle storage and classroom space at 5280 and 5282 E Pine Street in Fresno, California, for the Fresno Police Department bomb squad, SWAT, and training units.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize the Chief of Police to enter into a five year lease agreement with an option for a sixth year between the City of Fresno and the Mark and Tami Graham Family Trust for indoor parking of equipment and classroom space located at 5280 and 5282 E. Pine Street, in Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For the past fifteen years, the Fresno Police Department has leased the property at 5280 and 5252 E. Pine Street. This lease agreement expires June 30, 2015. This location is used to securely house the Special Weapons and Tactics ("SWAT") bus, bomb squad truck and total containment vessel, Police Activities League ("PAL") equipment, and many other Police Department specialized vehicles. The new proposed lease is for 10,000 square feet of storage space located on a 24,000-square foot lot.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department has a large number of specialized vehicles that require indoor storage in an alarmed facility. For the past fifteen years, these vehicles have been stored in a leased facility at 5280 and 5282 E. Pine Street. The lease expires on June 30, 2015. In addition, the facility has office space that is used as a classroom and/or briefing for SWAT and Explosive Ordnance Disposal ("EOD"). This space has been effective in providing the needed indoor parking space for the Police Department vehicles. No other existing Police Department facilities are available.
The cost for the lease will b...
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