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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 4A <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: John Swenson, Public Safety Director <br />MEETING DATE: February 14, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Acceptance Equipment Donation from Shield 616 <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department is requesting council approval to accept a donation <br />protective equipment from Shield 616 for police officers and firefighters. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Shield 616 is a non-profit out of Colorado that fund raises and purchases rifle rated ballistic body <br />armor and donates these items to police and firefighters throughout the nation. <br />Lino Lakes Volunteers in Public Safety (LLVIPS) is partnering with Shield 616 as the benefactor <br />of this years "Guns and Hoses" hockey game. As reminder LLVIPS is also registered non-profit <br />with a board consisting of individuals that volunteer in various roles in the Lino Lakes <br />community. <br />LLVIPS and Shield 616 plan to use the Guns and Hoses fundraiser to outfit police and firefighters <br />with rifle rated ballistic armor for agencies participating in the Guns and Hoses fundraiser. At this <br />point, they believe they have received enough donation to outfit every police and firefighter that <br />will play in the hockey game on February 25th as well as start to outfit other police and firefighters <br />from agencies that have players skating in the game. <br />There are three police officers and three firefighters from Lino Lakes skating in the Guns and <br />Hoses game on February 25th. If the City Council accepts the donation from Shield 616 for rifle <br />rated ballistic armor, these six individuals would be the first to be outfitted with the ballistic armor <br />package. The ballistic armor package includes Angel Armor RISE 2.0 level IIIa body armor with <br />rifle rated Truth SNAP plates and Galvion's level IIIa helmet with upgraded harness system. The <br />cost of the armor package is $2,300 per package. <br />Here are the links to Shield 616 and Guns-n-Hoses event for additional details. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends Council accept the donation of ballistic protective equipment in the amount of <br />$2,300 each for police officer and firefighters. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />