TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Cmdr. Jack Fichtel & Officer Tracey Archer
DATE: May 15, 2018
SUBJECT:
Resolution to update/retro fit the Aurora Police Department's 2002 LDV Command Post, which is used for major incidents and functions throughout the City of Aurora.
PURPOSE:
To request authorization from the Aurora City Council for funds to update/retro fit the Aurora Police Department's 2002 LDV Command Post.
BACKGROUND:
In 2002, the Aurora Police Department purchased a command post from LDV Vehicles. Since that time, the command post has been used for numerous incidents and events. Despite being 16 years old, the drive train, engine, and body of the command post is in excellent condition. Although the command post is very well maintained mechanically, the technology aboard needs to be updated and/or replaced. When it was built in 2002, analog technology was installed. That technology is now antiquated and needs to be replaced with digital technology. Among the technology needing to be updated are the various camera systems. Additionally, the original layout of the command post is no longer sufficient for the needs of Aurora Police Department and other agencies that use it in a critical incidents and events.
The updated layout would increase the overall usable space in the command post and also rearrange the workstations to make the functions of the command post more efficient. The new layout would be more conducive for both tactical operations and incident command at events. With regards to tactical operations, the updates to the command post would make the rear section more functional during hostage negotiations by changing the layout, updating technology, and adding more area for dry-erase boards. The front portion of the command post currently has five work stations with radios. The layout currently utilizes oversized lower and upper cabinets along both sides of the space and when they are occupied there is little space available. The new layout would...
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