Title
Request to Enter into Agreement with National Police Foundation for Officer-Involved Shooting Study (Ordinance S-44893)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the National Police Foundation for an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) study. The estimated expenditure for the six-month study is $149,000. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Phoenix Police Department (PPD) has an immediate and critical operational need to address the number of OIS incidents that have occurred since the beginning of the year. Between Jan. 1 and May 29, 2018, there have been 23 OIS incidents in Phoenix. Historically, this is the number of OIS incidents that occur on an annual basis. To illustrate, the annual number of OIS incidents for the most recent three-year period totaled: 21 in 2017, 25 in 2016 and 17 in 2015. The PPD has already exceeded the annual OIS incident totals for 2015 and 2017 in the first five months of the current year.
The PPD's top priority is ensuring the safety of both the community and our officers. An in-depth analysis of OIS incidents in Phoenix will provide the department with a deeper understanding of these events to gain a full picture of each incident to determine not only what occurred, but how, and why, from the point of initiation to conclusion. This insight, coupled with the study recommendations, will improve the chances of reducing the frequency of these deadly force encounters.
The NPF has a reputation of providing fair and impartial information. The NPF has been developing an extensive, multi-agency, OIS dataset as part of a groundbreaking collaborative with the Major Cities Chiefs Association. The dataset currently contains detailed information on more than 1,200 OIS encounters as reported by more than 50 of the largest law enforcement agencies across the United States and Canada. Access to this broader dataset allows the NPF to make regional and even national comparisons between OIS incidents in Phoenix to other agencies. The NPF can complete the analysis and provide a final report with recommendations in six months.
Procurement Information
The PPD obtained three quotes from different entities to complete the study.
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester: $140,000 plus travel cost
National Police Foundation: $149,000
PERF: $151,300
A Request for Proposal (RFP) process can take up to 12 months. Police is requesting a non-competitive procurement process in order to start the study as quickly as possible. The study will take six months to complete. The PPD cannot wait 18 months to get results from the study and begin implementing recommendations.
Contract Term
This agreement shall commence on or about July 1, 2018; the term shall be for six months.
Financial Impact
The cost of the study is $149,000. Funds are available in the Police Department's budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was approved unanimously by the Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee at the June 13, 2018 meeting.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department.