police capital request

CITY OF HOBOKEN CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / PROJECT REQUEST (5 year Plan)For discussion with your Department's Sub Committee if ApplicablePlease list items in priority order

No. Equipment/Project Cost 1 Computer Terminals & Work Stations 6,000.002 Printers, Fax Machines & Other Equip. 3,000.003 Network Server Computers 18,000.004 Department Telephone System 30,000.005 Bloodborne Pathogens Program 4,700.006 APR/PPE Program 45,000.007 147,140.008 Portable 2-Way Radios 15,000.009 InfoCop Vehicle Laptop Systems 79,774.00

10 Line of Duty Online Training 995.0011 RADAR Speed Measuring Devices 3,020.0012 16,000.00

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Police Motor Fleet (Cars)

Police Motor Fleet (Motorcycles)

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CITY OF HOBOKEN CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / PROJECT REQUEST (5 year Plan)For discussion with your Department's Sub Committee if Applicable

JustificationEssential; Replacement/AdditionalEssential; ReplacementEssential; ReplacementEssential/Badly Needed; ReplacementEssential; New ItemEssential; ReplacementEssential; ReplacementEssential; ReplacementBadly Needed; Additional AcquisitionDesirable; New ItemDesirable; Replacement/AdditionalDesirable; Replacement

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CITY OF HOBOKEN CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / PROJECT REQUEST (5 Year Plan)

BUDGET YEAR: 2010 DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC SAFETY - POLICE

YEAR REQUESTED: 2009Check Check

Type of item One Priority One1. Additional Acquisition 1. Essential X2. Replacement 2. Badly Needed3. New Item X 3. Desirable4. Improvement 4. Nice to Have5. Renovation or Reconstruction

Item / Project Name: Bloodborne Pathogens Program

Quantity: Multiple Items - See Description

Description: Bloodborne Pathogens Kits - Nitrile Gloves - Solvents & CleaningSolutions - Eyewash Stations - Saline Refill Cartridges - Fluid Control Solidifers - MycinSolution Spray Pens

Estimated Cost : $4,700.00(per item and total - attached detailed cost estimate)(Note any additional costs to operating budget as well. (ex. maintenance cost etc.) )

Justification / Benefit: The above listed items are required in order to be incompliance with current PEOSH/OSHA standards as well as the department'sbloodborne pathogen program. The program is designed to enhance thesafety of the working environment of duty personnel, who have are subject to agreater risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens due to the nature of theiremployment.

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Type of item One Priority One1. Additional Acquisition 1. Essential2. Replacement 2. Badly Needed3. New Item X 3. Desirable X4. Improvement 4. Nice to Have5. Renovation or Reconstruction

Item / Project Name: Line of Duty Learning Online Training Program(lineofdutylearning.com)

Quantity: Annual Subscription

Description: Online e-learning & courseware for police officers via onlinestreaming.

Estimated Cost : $995.00(per item and total - attached detailed cost estimate)(Note any additional costs to operating budget as well. (ex. maintenance cost etc.) )

Justification / Benefit: This program will be instituted as part of the continuing in-service training program. The service will provide multiple relevant training topics whichwill enhance the duty officer's knowledge & skill base. Topics will include mandatory N.J.Attorney General guideline training, which is a training requirement for all active dutypolice officers. The program will also include all lesson plans, testing platforms andinteractive exercises and forums.





Type of item One Priority One1. Additional Acquisition 1. Essential X2. Replacement X 2. Badly Needed3. New Item 3. Desirable4. Improvement 4. Nice to Have5. Renovation or Reconstruction

Item / Project Name:(APR=Air Purifying Respirator / PPE=Personal Protective Equipment)

Quantity: Approximately 160 sets - one for each member of the agency(See Description)

Description: Includes MSA Millenium Gas Masks, Hip Bags, Cannisters &Fit Testing Equipment - Voice Amplifiers - P.P.E. Suits - MedicalQuestionnaires & Evaluations - Fit Testing Sessions, etc.

Estimated Cost :(per item and total - attached detailed cost estimate)(Note any additional costs to operating budget as well. (ex. maintenance cost etc.) )

Justification / Benefit: As with bloodborne pathogens, these items are required inorder to comply with current PEOSH/OSHA standards for a mandatory respiratoryprotection program.


APR/PPE Program (HazMat/BioHaz)

$45,000.00 ( + approximately $5,000 in recurring expenses)





Item / Project Name:

Quantity: Five (5) vehicles per year (recurring annually)

Description: Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor sedan equipped with astate contracted police package at $29, 428.00 per vehicle(State Contract #A72467)


Justification / Benefit: This request is designed to introduce new vehicles into thethe patrol fleet on a regular and continuing basis, replacing vehicle which have servedpast their service life as a patrol vehicle. Once newer vehicles are put into service, olderpatrol vehicles can be recycled into specialized patrol assignments which demand lessservice hours from the vehicle until that vehicle can no longer be safely utilized forpolice duty. By implementing this request, the city will no longer be required to purchasepolice vehicles in mass quantities at great cost which as a result, will extend the usefullife of all fleet vehicle as well as reducing the average age of the active patrol fleet, which will in turn, reduce repair costs, resulting in a cost savings to the city


Police Motor Fleet - Patrol Vehicles (Cars)




Type of item One Priority One1. Additional Acquisition 1. Essential2. Replacement X 2. Badly Needed3. New Item 3. Desirable X4. Improvement 4. Nice to Have5. Renovation or Reconstruction


Quantity: One (1) annually (recurring) at $16,000.00 per unit

Description: Harley-Davidson® FLHP Road King® Police Motorcycleincluding emergency lighting package

Estimated Cost : $16,000.00 (per item and total - attached detailed cost estimate)(Note any additional costs to operating budget as well. (ex. maintenance cost etc.) )

Justification / Benefit: The Motorcycle Patrol Bureau is a specialized trafficenforcement function within the police department. The ability of motorcycles to accessareas not readily accessable to other patrol vehicles provides the department withadditional patrol capacity. The unit primarily functions as a traffic enforcement unit whilehandling many additional type of calls such as motor vehicle accidents and trafficcongestion alleviation duty. The unit provides patrol capability in highly congested eventsevents such as parades, festivals & other type celebrations where traffic & other typecelebrations where traffic and crowd control are required in confined areas.


Police Motor Fleet - Patrol Vehicles (Motorcycles)






Quantity: Ten (10) Portable Motorola XTS1500 radio kits at $1,500 each

Description: Kit includes all components of the 2-way portable radioincluding; radio base, battery, antenna, microphone & carrying case.


Justification / Benefit: Introduce on an annual basis, ten (10) current portable two-way radio sets to replace aging and outmoded equipment currently in use. This programis of the highest priority as it represents the critical link of communication between theindividual officer and the police communications dispatch center, which all too often provesto be a life safety as well as a public safety issue. Maintaining this level of communicationis essential to providing the public it demands of it's police. The current series of portableradio equipment is now out of production, obsolete and cannot be serviced due to theinavailability of parts. Newer equipment is severly needed to update and equip policeofficers with this essential mode of communication.


Portable 2-Way Radios (Handie-Talkies)

$15,000.00 (recurring annually)




Type of item One Priority One1. Additional Acquisition X 1. Essential X2. Replacement X 2. Badly Needed3. New Item 3. Desirable4. Improvement 4. Nice to Have5. Renovation or Reconstruction

Item / Project Name: Police Computer Technology & Equipment -Computer Terminals & Work Stations

Quantity: Eight (8) Computer Terminal at $800 each

Description: Computer terminals and related equipment to replace andupgrade current computer network operations.


Justification / Benefit: The Police Department operates a multi-tiered computernetwork that controls several functions which are critical to the operation of the policedepartment. The network currently consists of multiple servers and approximately fifty (50)computer workstations in the department. Managed functions include police call for servicedispatching, police records management, interface with state, federal and interstatecriminal databanks, operation of the city-wide video monitoring system (street cams) aswell as control of remote termials in patrol vehicles and other satellite facilities. This requestalso takes a high priority as the useful life of this equipment is greatly decreased bythe amount of use that it gets as a 24-hour, 7-day a week operation. As a result, thisequipment is exposed to the danger of catastrophic system failure which, if occurred, would severly handicap police operations. By maintaining a level of current, newerequipment, the department can be assured of a healthy, properly functioning network.


$6,000.00 (recurring annually)





Item / Project Name: Police Computer Technology & Equipment - Other

Quantity: Four (4) Printers @ $500 ea. & One (1) Fax @ $1000 ea.

Description: As with computer terminals, the department also requiresthe replacement of associated equipment such printers, fax machine andperipheral equipment such as mice, keyboards, viewing screens, etc.


Justification / Benefit: As the department requires the need for additional and newercomputer equipment, so does it need those items which are peripheral to the operation ofthat equipment. In addition, the requirement for the use of facsimilie machines are stillessential to police operations as a great deal of infromation is still transmitted to police viafax. Such equipment is also used on a 24-hour, 7-day a week basis.


Equipment (Printers, Fax Machines, supplies, etc.)

$ 3,000.00 (recurring annually)





Item / Project Name: Police Computer Technology & EquipmentNetwork Server Computers

Quantity: Six (6) at approximately $3,000 per server (estimated)

Description: Replacements for current operating servers on the police dept.computer network.


Justification / Benefit: As stated previously, the computer network for the policedepartment receives heavy use on a 24-hour, 7-day a week basis, therefore, the need toreplace the current servers is essential in avoiding the chance of catastrophic systemfailure which would severly handicap police operations.





Type of item One Priority One1. Additional Acquisition X 1. Essential2. Replacement 2. Badly Needed X3. New Item 3. Desirable4. Improvement 4. Nice to Have5. Renovation or Reconstruction

Item / Project Name: Police Computer Technology & Equipment -

Quantity: Ten (10) Systems including software, hardware & installation

Description: Patrol Vehicles are to be equipped with Mobile Data Terminals (MDT's)which provide the officer with ready access to critical information that enhances the abilityof police to detect crime and apprehend violators


Justification / Benefit: The department currently operates a fleet of twenty (20) markedpatrol vehicles which are deployed throughout the city by uniformed officers. The InfoCopsystem is a comprehensive program which includes not only access to NCIC & N.J. Statecrime information systems, but also includes a local level inter-agency databank ofinformation regarding local crimes & offenders, along with several additional features whichgreatly enhance the patrol officers ability to function out in the field when investigating callsfor service. We are requesting that ten (10) of our patrol vehicles be outfitted with thissystem. Additional funding to outfit vehicles will be sought through the grant process.


InfoCop Mobile Law Enforcement Info System (Software & Equipment)




Type of item One Priority One1. Additional Acquisition X 1. Essential2. Replacement X 2. Badly Needed3. New Item 3. Desirable X4. Improvement 4. Nice to Have5. Renovation or Reconstruction

Item / Project Name: RADAR speed measurement devices - portable anddash mounted

Quantity: Two (2) at $1,510.00 each

Description: STALKER® brand handheld and dash mounted RADAR speedmeasuring devices.


Justification / Benefit: The department currently has one RADAR speed measuringdevice which is several years old and is in need of constant repair. The acquisition of twonew units will enhance the department's our ability to enforce the speed laws by allowingthe department to cover more area with additional equipment.





Type of item One Priority One1. Additional Acquisition 1. Essential X2. Replacement X 2. Badly Needed X3. New Item 3. Desirable4. Improvement 4. Nice to Have5. Renovation or Reconstruction

Item / Project Name: Department Telephone System

Quantity: One Complete System, including equipment, installation & wiring

Description: Acquisition of a replacement telephone system for the current obsoleteand outdated system


Justification / Benefit: The department has been seeking to replace the currenttelephone system for several years now. Several reports have been generated outliningthe degradation of the current system to the point of total failure. The current systemoperates all of the in-house telephone lines and extensions to all police facilities, includingall satellite facilities, as well as the department's telephone voice mail system. The systemcurrently in use has never been upgraded and is now past the point where it can beupgraded to current specifications. All of the telephone equipment that is associated withthe system is obsolete, out-of-production and now, non-repairable due to the inavailabilityof parts. Installation of a new system will not only allow all of the latest available technology,but will allow the system to provide additional features and functions not available in thecurrent system which will enhance the department's performance.


$30,000.00 (approximate)

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