GPD - Property and Evidence Gun Bags Application - 4.7.2025
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Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 2025 Arizona Benefits Fund Grant Application Project Name: Property and Evidence Gun Bags Grant Applicant: Glendale Police Department, City of Glendale, Arizona Department Contact Ileana Scaffidi Police Support Services Manager Glendale Police Department 6835 N. 57th Drive Glendale, Arizona 85301 iscaffidi@glendaleaz.com 623-930-3103 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 2025 Arizona Benefits Fund Grant Application Project Summary The Glendale Police Department Property and Evidence Unit requests funding to acquire new property and evidence gun bags to replace the existing gun boxes that are increasing in price and create a cost burden to the unit. Narrative: The mission of the Glendale Police Department (GPD) is to protect the lives and property of those we serve. We are guided by our values - Integrity, Courage, Excellence, Respect, Dedication, and Compassion - ensuring professionalism and ethical policing. Our vision is to build a department that is highly qualified, diverse, accountable, and committed to creating a safe community. To achieve these goals, GPD is focused on: Reducing crime and the fear of crime through proactive enforcement. Enhancing community trust through engagement and transparency. Ensuring operational efficiency within the department Improving customer service and communication internally and externally. As Glendale continues to expand as a hub for large-scale events, tourism, and entertainment, the department has prioritized enhancing equipment needs to increase the department’s capacity to assure public safety. The Property and Evidence Unit has been utilizing gun boxes for the collection of guns. The cost of these boxes and had significant increases to more than $10 a box. Through conducting research with other agencies, we have found that many have moved towards utilizing gun bags which still provide the same opportunity to properly secure and preserve the guns as evidence. The vendor doesn’t sell them in small batches and to keep the cost to the minimum they require we purchase 3,000 to 5,000 at a time. We need to purchase two different sizes for a total of 6,000 bags. Currently, we are waiting for a formal quote but based on previous discussions with the vendor we are anticipating the need of $7,500 for this request. The target population served with the purchase of these gun bags are the residents of Glendale. The gun bags will secure property and evidence in service to a community of approximately 250,000 residents along with visitors to the City of Glendale. These gun bags may also serve the partner cities in the West Valley Investigative Response Team where Glendale is the leading agency in this partnership. The citizens of Glendale will Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 2025 Arizona Benefits Fund Grant Application benefit from the use of less costly materials to safely store and secure critical evidence items. Upon approval of the grant funding, the Glendale Police Department would promptly order the gun evidence bags. The goal would be to acquire and put into use within the next fiscal quarter after funding and approval. Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 2025 Arizona Benefits Fund Grant Application Signatures: Signatures of the relevant representatives of the city, town, or county on an official document (such as a resolution or letter) showing the government sponsor's support. Applications without signatures will be considered incomplete. Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 2025 Arizona Benefits Fund Grant Application Budget: 6,000-gun bags + tax TOTAL: $7,500