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File #: 25-0400    Version: 1 Name: A Resolution to Move Forward with a Capital Purchase Related to the Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grant
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 7/24/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/4/2025 Final action: 8/4/2025
Title: A Resolution to Move Forward with a Capital Purchase Related to the Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grant
Attachments: 1. SQ-Foley-11791 Meridian Quote, 2. Capital Purchase Request

Title

A Resolution to Move Forward with a Capital Purchase Related to the Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grant

 

Summary

The capital purchases for the Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grant were previously approved under 24-1411-RES. After acceptance of the award, one of the capital purchases (NIBENS Brash Tax) that was previously approved to be purchased for $225,560 was reduced due to the matchpoint analysis station no longer being required. The Police Department is now coordinating with ATF to have our entries correlated at a regional and national scale which would make matchpoint redundant.  The elimination of the matchpoint analysis drops the price from $225,560 to $93,384.00. After slight variations in costs for the other capital purchases, there was $121,526.99 remaining to be spent with the grant funding. A grant modification was submitted to DOJ and the Meridian Rapid Defense Barrier System was approved to purchase through the grant. The total cost of the purchase is $137,925.18 with $121,526.99 being funded directly through the grant. The additional $16,398.19 needed for the purchase is already available within the police's capital purchase budget with no budget adjustment required. The police department requests to move forward with the purchase of the Meridian Rapid Defense Barrier System through the GSA contract #47QSWA19D001F not to exceed $137,926.00.

 

Budgetary Impact:

   Non-Capital Item:

      ____ Budgeted under account #_______________ (discussion item)

      ____ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $__________ from Account #______________ to Account #_____________.

      ____ Not Budgeted - account # _________________requires budget increase of $________________________.

 

   Capital - Departmental

     __x_ Budgeted under account #100-2010-5100 for $121,529.99 and described in budget as  (NIBENS Brash Tax), the additional $16,398.19 will be paid from 100-2010-5100, but will come from savings with the vehicles purchased. 

     ____ Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of $_____________ OR, transfer of $___________ from Account #____________ to Account #_______________    

       ___  Not budgeted - account # _________________requires budget increase of $________________________.

 

   Capital Project - **THE PRE-PROJECT CHECKLIST AND BUDGET CHECKLIST MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS FILE**

      In current year Capital Projects Plan: 

        _____ Yes, planned amount $__________, and requesting an additional $___________, under account #____________________.

        _____ No, requesting $______________ as grant revenue, under account #________________________________

 

Body

 

     WHEREAS, the capital purchases for the Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grant were previously approved under 24-1411-RES, and

 

     WHEREAS, after acceptance of the award, one of the capital purchases (NIBENS Brash Tax) that was previously approved to be purchased for $225,560 was reduced due to the matchpoint analysis station no longer being required because the Police Department is now coordinating with ATF to have our entries correlated at a regional and national scale which would make matchpoint redundant, and

 

     WHEREAS, the elimination of the matchpoint analysis drops the price from $225,560 to $93,384.00 and after slight variations in costs for the other capital purchases, there was $121,526.99 remaining to be spent with the grant funding, and

 

     WHEREAS, a grant modification was submitted to the Department of Justice and the Meridian Rapid Defense Barrier System was approved to purchase through the grant with the total cost of the purchase being $137,925.18 and $121,526.99 being funded directly through the grant, and

 

     WHEREAS, the additional $16,398.19 needed for the purchase is already available within the police's capital purchase budget with no budget adjustment required, and

 

     WHEREAS, the police department requests to move forward with the purchase of the Meridian Rapid Defense Barrier System through the GSA contract #47QSWA19D001F not to exceed $137,926.00.

 

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:

 

     SECTION 1: Authorizes the Police Department to move forward with the procurement of the following the Meridian Rapid Defense Barrier System through the GSA contract #47QSWA19D001F not to exceed $137,926.00.

 

     SECTION 2: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.