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Amend Agreement with G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. for Security Guard Services <br />August 2, 2016 <br />Page 2 <br />The City is also seeking to expand the scope of services at the Newhope Library by three <br />additional hours per week to provide services on Saturday mornings when the library opens at <br />10:00 a.m. This will increase the total hours of service at the Newhope Library from 20 to 23 <br />hours per week. <br />The amount of the contract currently allocated to the Main and Newhope libraries is $79,777.20. <br />The amendment will add $159,777.87 for the enhanced services and a $5,000 contingency, for a <br />total annual amount not to exceed $244,555.07. The increased security service will help library <br />staff focus on providing a rich learning environment for all library patrons to enjoy. This action is <br />part of the overall effort to enhance the safety and wholesomeness of the City's library resources. <br />The Police Department is requesting the services of a security guard to monitor the exterior of the <br />Police Headquarters and Jail facilities. The objective is to enhance security around the perimeter <br />and control the entrance to the facility via the south gate. The guard will perform services <br />including, but not limited to, the following: <br />• Monitor and control entrance access to visitors, vendors, deliveries, etc., through the <br />south gate <br />• Issue visitor and vendor parking permits to authorized personnel <br />• Patrol the parking structure and report unauthorized vehicles parked within the facility <br />• Watch for irregular or unusual conditions that may create security concerns or safety <br />hazards <br />• Perform roving patrols of exterior building areas. <br />During the term of the amended agreement, the cost for 45 hours of security services per week <br />for the Police Department will be $44,176.05 plus an additional $12,800 contingency, for a total <br />annual amount not to exceed $56,976.05. Security services costs for other City locations remain <br />unchanged, in an amount not to exceed $539,039.80. With the approval of this amendment, the <br />total annual amount of the agreement with G4S is not to exceed $840,570.92. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #1 - Community Safety, Objective #1 <br />(Modernize the Community Policing philosophy to improve customer service, crime prevention, <br />and traffic /pedestrian /bicycle safety), Strategy C (Deliver crime prevention /community policing <br />programs based on community policing plan). <br />25D -2 <br />