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Agenda Item
7 26-0857 Subject: OPD RSI Helicopter Maintenance Contract
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Rotorcraft Support, Inc. (RSI) To Provide Helicopter Maintenance Services To The Oakland Police Department (OPD), For The Period Of July 1, 2026, To June 30, 2028, In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000), With An Option To Extend The Agreement For Two Additional Years To June 30, 2030, For A Total Contract Not To Exceed Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,400,000); And (2) Waiving The Local And Small Business (LBE/SLBE) Enterprise Program Requirements
This is a severe waste of community funds. The OPD does NOT require a helicopter. The vehicle should be decommissioned and funds reallocated to community resources rather than militarization of police.
I oppose the use of helicopters for ongoing surveillance of our community. The money used here could be funneled into community initiatives that directly impact every day citizens health, safety, and overall well - being.
I support bringing forward the helicopter maintenance contract because OPD has to maintain the aircraft it has today. But the helicopter is now more than twenty years old, and we should also be asking what comes next. Is there a long-term replacement strategy? Are there newer or more cost-effective options, such as fixed-wing aircraft, that could provide similar capabilities at a lower lifecycle cost?
This is a severe waste of community funds. The OPD does NOT require a helicopter. The vehicle should be decommissioned and funds reallocated to community resources rather than militarization of police.
I oppose the use of helicopters for ongoing surveillance of our community. The money used here could be funneled into community initiatives that directly impact every day citizens health, safety, and overall well - being.
I support bringing forward the helicopter maintenance contract because OPD has to maintain the aircraft it has today. But the helicopter is now more than twenty years old, and we should also be asking what comes next. Is there a long-term replacement strategy? Are there newer or more cost-effective options, such as fixed-wing aircraft, that could provide similar capabilities at a lower lifecycle cost?