Speaker 8: Thank you.
Speaker 1: Item 16 Report from police recommendation to award five contracts for as needed pre-employment background investigation services in an annual aggregate amount not to exceed 350,000 for a period of two years citywide.
Speaker 8: Thank you. Is there a staff report?
Speaker 9: Deputy Chief Beckman. Vice mayor, city council. Good evening. The California law enforcement telecommunications system, or KLUTZ, provides law enforcement agencies access to databases such as FBI and DMV, etc. and it provides expedient information and message sharing between these agencies. It's run by the Department of Justice, and the requirements for such access includes having a background investigation conducted. The background investigation is conducted to provide the chief of police or another hiring authority information on candidates concerning their character, integrity, qualifications, skills and abilities. Work, history and education. So that he or she can make an informed hiring decision in FBI 14. An RFP was put out for background investigation companies. At that point, we entered into contract with three background investigation companies for a total of under $200,000, whose contracts expired in July of 2015 and the BPO was exhausted. This item allows $350,000 for five background companies to help with a citywide demand for background investigations. And I'm available for any questions.
Speaker 8: Thank you, Councilmember Richardson. And Councilmember your own.
Speaker 2: Just one observation. Are we still using what used to be called dinosaurs in some of these backward investigations?
Speaker 9: Yes, sir. We actually. Employee right now, 13 non-career dinosaurs at the training division and they are primarily responsible for handling or background investigation workload.
Speaker 2: For the for the qualification for the dinosaurs are retired police officers who. Come back in to assist the police departments with background investigations. Correct. Okay. Thank you.
Speaker 8: Thank you, Councilmember, and thank you, Deputy Chief. So any member of the public that wishes to address Council on item 16. CNN Members Cast your vote. Motion carries.
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PD15-145 and award contracts to Steve Beckman Investigations, Inc., of Riverside, CA; Summit Security Services, Inc., of Pomona, CA; Morris PI Group, of Pismo Beach, CA; Jackson, Jackson & Associates, of Diamond Bar, CA; and Hall Investigations, of Nuevo, CA, for as-needed pre-employment background investigation services, in an annual aggregate amount not to exceed $350,000 for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods at the discretion of the City Manager.  (Citywide)