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HomeMy WebLinkAbout156-07 RESOLUTIONGreg Tabor, Chief of Police Submitted By City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form City Council Agenda Items or Contracts 9/4/2007 City Council Meeting Date Police Division Action Required: 46-5 go /07 /5h johngon /11114,4045 ILC Police Department The City Council approves the donation of a golf cart from Powell Johnson Investments, LLC. $0.00 Cost of this request Account Number Project Number Budgeted Item Category / Project Budget Funds Used to Date Remaining Balance Budget Adjustment Attached Program Category / Project Name Program / Project Category Name Fund Name .City Attorney Finance and Internal Service Director Date g -z► -0) Date Mayor Date Previous Ordinance or Resolution # Original Contract Date: Original Contract Number: Comments: FAYETTEVILLE THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE TO: Mayor Dan Coody and Members of the City Council FROM: Greg Tabor, Chief of Police al -es /OCT— DATE: August 17, 2007 SUBJECT: Golf Cart for alcohol awareness Recommendation: The City Council approves the donation of this golf cart from Powell Johnson Investments, LLC. The Fayetteville Police Department will recognize the positive benefits of this donation in regard to the enhancement of our DWI /DUI prevention program. Background: The Fayetteville Police Department has instructed several DWI/DUI prevention classes in the Fayetteville Public Schools at the Junior High level since 1999. We recognize prevention and education to be as important as enforcement when it come to alcohol abuse The design of the prevention classes consists of one day of classroom teaching regarding the history, laws and consequences pertaining to alcohol abuse and the second day is spent conducting practical exercises with the Fatal Vision goggles and golf cart. During the practical exercise, the students wear the Fatal Vision Goggles that simulate alcohol impairment. An instructor accompanies the student as he drives the golf cart through a course marked by cones This portion of the instruction is the most interactive and tends to be the best received for this age group. We have borrowed golf carts from community partners to complete this portion of the class in the past. Cart availability can be limited depending on the time of the year. The availability of a golf cart. is less during the warmer months due to peak golf season so we have the need for this dedicated resource. We must schedule these classes at the Junior High Schools when the schools afford us this opportunity and scheduling does not always align with the availability of the carts. Discussion: The donation of this golf cart, as a dedicated resource, allows the Fayetteville Police Department to conduct more DWI/DUI classes and allows more flexibility for scheduling with the Junior High Schools. The golf cart will be equipped with distinctive markings and lettering to distinguish it as a Fayetteville Police Department vehicle. The cart will also be used at special events such as Bikes, Blues, and BBQ, Springfest and Autumnfest. The cart is powered by electricity, which means it will not require any fuel and minimal maintenance costs. We will also have the ability to deploy it from various locations by means of a small trailer already in our possession. Budget Impact: Minimal maintenance costs: • • RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF A GOLF CART FROM POWELL JOHNSON INVESTMENTS, LLC FOR USE IN THE FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DWI/DUI PREVENTION PROGRAM. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1 That the City Council of the City of .Fayetteville, Arkansas, hereby accepts the donation of a golf cart from Powell Johnson Investments, LLC for use in the Fayetteville Police Department's DWI/DUI Prevention Program. PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of September, 2007 APPROVED: ATTEST: By: By: DAN COODY, Mayor SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer (9. 6.07) Clarice Pearman - Res. 156-07 Page 1 From: Clarice Pearman To: Tabor, Greg Date: 9.6.07 5:02 PM Subject: Res. 156-07 Attachments: 156-07 Powell Johnson Investments LLC.pdf CC: Audit Chief: Attached is the above resolution passed by City Council, September 4, 2007 accepting the donation of the golf cart for the DWI/DUI program. Please let me know if there is anything else needed for this item. Have a good day. Thanks. Clarice Clarice Buffalohead-Pearman, C.A.M.C., C.M.C. City Clerk/Treasurer Division .113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-575-8309 cpearman@ci.favetteville.ar.us RESOLUTION NO. 156-07 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF A GOLF CART FROM POWELL JOHNSON INVESTMENTS, LLC FOR USE IN THE FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DWI/.DUI PREVENTION PROGRAM. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1 That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, hereby accepts the donation of a golf cart from Powell Johnson Investments, LLC for use in the Fayetteville Police Department's DWI/DUI Prevention Program. ",anunon„ PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of September, 2007. APPROVED: ATTEST. By DAN COODY, Mayor =�>G°°O1Y Oe•F, �V° °�; E :FAYETIEVILLE: c vs• 9RkANgPS 5� By: NDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer