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lls1Spvq+_J� <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date.- 7/14/08 <br />Item No..- 12.d <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description.- Implement Imagine Roseville 2025 Goal of Purchasing 2 Radar Speed Boards <br />I BACKGROUND <br />2 Imagine Roseville 2025 strategies report lists the purchasing of five (5), speed boards as a <br />3 "Medium Priority."' The police department would like to purchase two (2) "Stalker"' radar speed <br />4 boards. The speed boards are portable cabinets which house a radar antenna and a large digital <br />5 light display. The units also come equipped with a rechargeable battery case. Each cabinet can <br />6 easily be secured to an existing City owned street sign post to be used throughout the City to <br />"7 warn drivers of their speeds. During the summer months more drivers, including new and <br />inexperienced drivers, as well as pedestrians are on Roseville streets and implementation of <br />9 speed boards would warn drivers to obey the posted speed limits and use more caution while <br />I ('_) driving. Locations of speed boards would vary depending upon citizen complaints,, traffic <br />"I'll accidents and school or work zones. <br />12 POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />13 N/A <br />14 FINANCIAL IMPACTS <br />15 $4,952.25 per speed board. Total cost = $9904.5# <br />16 STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />I 7 The Roseville Police Department believes the implementation of these speed boards increases <br />I driver and pedestrian safety. <br />19 REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION <br />2o Approve purchase of two (2), "Stalker"' radar speed boards. <br />Prepared b y: Administrative Sergeant Matthew Marshall <br />Attachments: A: Stalker radar speed board quotation. <br />B: Questions and Answers. <br />Page I of I <br />