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Home My WebLink AboutResolutions - 2020.09.23 - 33687MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION _1_20325 BY: Commissioners Michael Spisz, District #3; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Thomas Kuhn, District #11; Adam Kochenderfer, District #15; Robert Hoffman, District #2; Shelley Taub, District #12; Philip Weipert, District #8 IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TRAINING AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS In today's world, the public expects police accountability and professional interactions; and WHEREAS the path to achieve this goal is through the best hiring practices and realistic training — both of which leads to better outcomes; and WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) places an emphasis on all training aspects including real-life scenario training, classroom instruction, range qualification, roll call trainings, and many other types of innovative programming, which keeps our community up to date and our employees trained in the best practices; and WHEREAS the OCSO frequently updates their training modules and conducts repeat training throughout the year which includes emerging threats and trends, diversity, bias, first-aid, updates to laws, case law, and new emerging best practices, and any other 'of the moment' subject in which our personnel needs to be trained on; and WHEREAS currently, the OCSO training spaces are extremely outdated and not conveniently co-located for any of our personnel; and WHEREAS examples include but are not limited to: - Training classrooms are located in multiple locations including the Sheriff's Administration building, the jail basement, various rented spaces at Oakland Community College and the recently leased former school in Brandon Township (previously held at Brown Road which (now has black mold); - Driving courses have been held at the Oakland County International Airport and the former Summit Place Mall parking lot; - Gun range training is held in the basement of the jail and multiple outside facilities are rented for patrol rifle training; - The gun range in the basement of the jail was built in 1972 and the last major update Occurred in the 1980s. It was built when the Sheriff's Office was training around 150 personnel to shoot. Right now, close to 900 Deputies and multiple outside law enforcement agencies use the facility monthly to train; - The Virtra system, a real-world, 360-degree, simulation system is being housed at a separate location (former Health Division building) and should be co-located near the range and all other training; and WHEREAS the OCSO and county wide first responders need access to a structure to accommodate training for high-risk search warrants, school shooters, barricaded gunmen, and other incidents related to responding to any type of structure; and WHEREAS the OCSO teaches emergency vehicle operations (EVO) and precision driving. A permanent drive track is needed to train not only its own personnel, but other regional agencies. They are called upon often to teach this training to other agencies and finding appropriate space which is safe for everyone is a constant challenge; and WHEREAS the OCSO training facilities desperately need essential and critical updates for better real-world scenario training and a system which offers more options for OCSO Deputies to qualify; and WHEREAS the new training center would be a regional asset, which would open up state-of-the-art training to our law enforcement partners to use. When all law enforcement agencies in the county receive the same training, outcomes are better as they can work together seamlessly at a high-performance level; and WHEREAS the Sheriff's Operation Center (SOC) and Oakland County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has outgrown its current space and desperately needs upgrades to keep the site secure and functional. It is a cinderblock building built in the 1940s and it does not meet current federal standards for withstanding a tornado, violent weather, etc. It was never intended to be a SOC 911 Center/EOC when it was moved there and was supposed to be a temporary solution; and WHEREAS this site houses both the Sheriff's Office Emergency Communications and Operations Division and the Oakland County Homeland Security Division; and WHEREAS these services are incredibly important to Oakland County residents and critical for all major incidents which may happen in the region — weather events, natural disasters, terrorism, hazardous material incidents, etc.; and WHEREAS the SOC not only dispatches calls for all 15 contracted areas which it patrols, but additionally handles service for seven police agencies, eighteen local fire/EMS agencies, and for the Oakland County Animal Shelter and Pet Adoption Center; and WHEREAS the SOC serves as the default 9-1-1 point for all emergency calls with incomplete or unknown caller location; and WHEREAS almost all local Oakland County 9-1-1 dispatch centers and multiple Macomb County 9-1-1 dispatch centers have the SOC designated as their backup Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP); and WHEREAS the SOC also provides all mutual aid fire response dispatch (MABAS) for Oakland County special fire/rescue teams; and WHEREAS as the request for service continues to grow, the building and facilities are currently at capacity with no room for growth or expansion; and WHEREAS as technologies change, the OCSO needs the infrastructure and ability to house ever-changing equipment and software platforms with no interruption to service. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes a feasibility study for the Oakland County Sheriffs Office Training Center, Sheriff's Operation Center (SOC) and Oakland County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the development of a Request for Proposal to engage an architectural consultation firm to perform a formalized space needs analysis and prepare a preliminary budget for new construction facilities of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Training Center, SOC and EOC. Approval is contingent upon final review by the Purchasing Unit and Corporation Counsel. The Board of Commissioners shall act as the contract administration and the bid evaluation committee shall consist of representatives from the Board of Commissioners and the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Commissibner Michael Spisz District #3 1 Commissioner Tom Kuhn District #11 T'ommissio+nerob Hoffman Dist ' t #2 Qmiss, rjhilip eipert District #8 Gomnmissio> Gar)iMcGillivray ' District #20 Commissioner am Koc derfer District #15 c o m m is ione 'helley lIaub District #12 Commissioner District # Resolution #20325 August 6, 2020 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Health, Safety and Human Services Committee. There were no objections. Resolution #20325 September 23, 2020 Moved by Spisz seconded by McGillivray the resolution be adopted. AYES: Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton. (21) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted. 111171 THIS RESOLUTION CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7) STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on September 23, 2020, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac, Michigan this 23rd day of September, 2020. Lisa Brown, Oakland County