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S.W.AT. Team Requalification Training $18,700 California's Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training recommends that all S.W.A.T. teams participate in an advanced update course every two years. The Pleasanton Police Department incorporated this standard into our S.W.A.T. Policies and Procedural Manual. The Police Department's S.W.A.T. team has not completed this course since 2006. Simunitions Equipment $9,550 Simunitions is a training tool comprised of non lethal ammunition and a firearm component that replaces a portion of an actual weapon. It fires what is essentially a paintball instead of an actual bullet. It is used throughout law enforcement and the military to simulate firearms combat. The Police Department uses Simunitions frequently to train in situations where using live ammunition is not practical. Simunitions enhances officers' abilities to react to a live threat in a realistic way using actual projectiles. Officers' tactics, accuracy and decision making capabilities can therefore be tested and analyzed to improve overall performance. The current capabilities of our Simunition training program are limited because our department only has two Simunition AR -15 conversion kits. Thus, when conducting team training all other participants must use Simunition pistols. Additional Simunition conversion kits for our patrol and S.W.A.T. rifles would allow for more realistic and effective team training. AR -15 Weapon Mounted Lighting System $6,250 Through COPS Year 11, $12,200 was allocated to purchase weapon- mounted lighting systems for 50 AR -15 rifles assigned to patrol officers. These lights have been in use for about two years with very favorable results and no significant problems. However, lights were not purchased for our remaining ten pool rifles. Since then, these pool rifles have been individually assigned to officers. By purchasing additional lights for these weapons, all of our patrol rifles will be consistently equipped. These lighting systems will allow all officers deploying their rifle to utilize a mounted lighting system as opposed to operating a hand held light in conjunction with their rifle. This was also the original intent of the purchase of the initial 50 lighting systems through COPS year 11. Wireless Headsets for Police Dispatch Personnel $2,400 Our police dispatchers have been using corded headsets for over 20 years. With the advent of wireless technology, 82% of the police agencies in Alameda County now utilize wireless headsets. With the corded system, the close confines of the Police Dispatch Center make it difficult for dispatchers to move freely while performing their duties and can result in damage to the cord. These problems will be alleviated by the use of wireless headsets. Page 4 of 5