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Ordinance in the Amount of $65,000 Amending State, Federal and Other Grants Fund Budget for the Appropriation of State Drug Excise Tax For Police Department Headquarters' and Police Substation at Swing Road Designs
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Department: Police
Council District: Citywide
Public Hearing: 5/7/2014
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Captain BL James, 433-7380
Contact 2 and Phone: Stephanie Moore, 373-2352
PURPOSE:
The Police Department would like to contract with a vendor to design the second floor of the Police Department Headquarters, 320 Federal Place, to accommodate police administration currently located at 300 W. Washington Street. The department would also like to contract with a vendor to design the Forensic Services Division's proposed upgrade at the Western Police Substation, 300 S. Swing Road. Both design projects will be funded by North Carolina Unauthorized Substances Tax proceeds.
NCGS 105.113.105 allows local law enforcement agencies to share in the North Carolina Unauthorized Substances Tax proceeds. The NC Department of Revenue distributes a percentage of the excise tax proceeds to the local law enforcement agencies which conducted the investigation of the dealer that led to the assessment. A budget ordinance needs to be approved by City Council to permit the expenditure of funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Police Headquarters building has been partially renovated; however, 3.5 floors have not and design plans to do so have not been completed. The department wishes to contract with a vendor to provide schematic design, construction documents and construction administration services for the second floor of the new Headquarter of the Greensboro Police Department.
Furthermore, the State of North Carolina enacted the Forensic Sciences Act March 31, 2011. Senate Bill 200 extends the time for local forensic science labs to become accredited from July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2020. The department would like to contract with a vendor to review the facilities at 300 S. Swing Road and design plans to ensure the location is compliant with the accreditation process.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The Police Headquarters estimated design fees are $40,000 and the Western Substation estimate is $25,000. Both will be funded with the North Carolina Unauthorized Substances Tax proceeds. The funds will be housed in 220-3547-01.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
It is requested and recommended that the City Council adopt the attached budget ordinance appropriating funding of $65,000 in North Carolina Drug Tax Funds to allow the Greensboro Police Department to enter into a contracts for the for the designing of the Headquarters' second floor and Western Police Substation's Forensic Division section at S. Swing Road.