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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Commander Jack Fichtel, Lieutenant Rick Robertson
DATE: February 20, 2018
SUBJECT:
Resolution for purchase of specialized training for the Aurora Police Department Special Response Team and Naperville Police Department Special Response Team.
PURPOSE:
To request authorization from the Aurora City Council to move forward with scheduling of and payment for specialized training for the Aurora Police Department Special Response Team and Naperville Police Department Special Response Team, as outlined in the Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
BACKGROUND:
The Cities of Aurora and Naperville have been awarded a joint grant by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The purpose of the grant is to assist recipients in the development and implementation of a plan to prepare for and respond to Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks, which includes police and fire, other government services, critical infrastructure, and whole community partners. The grant is scheduled as a three year project that will culminate in the summer of 2020 with a large exercise. The Special Response Teams from the Aurora and Naperville Police Departments are included in the preparation and response for these types of incidents. Specifically, the grant outlines one week of joint training during the 2018 and 2019 calendar years. The two teams have discussed and researched various trainings for the 2018 joint training and have concluded that Evergreen Mountain, LLC would be best suited to deliver the necessary training. This proposal was brought before the Oversight Committee on 13FEB18 and it was approved to move forward.
DISCUSSION:
The Aurora and Naperville Special Response Teams are depended on to bring a safe resolution to potentially life-threatening situations and would ultimately be called on in the event of Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks were to occur in either jurisdiction or any ...
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