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AZ <br />noted above, city budget resources are currently unavailable to provide support for a variety of <br />types of equipment needed for the police department. <br />The Everett Police Department recently purchased a Virtra firearms training simulator, which <br />allows police officers to participate in realistic training scenarios as they are played out on a 300 <br />degree projection screen. Due to the expense of this training aid, the department was unable <br />to purchase the full array of supplemental equipment. In order to truly provide a realistic <br />training environment with the full complement of firearms and related equipment that our <br />officers currently carry, the first project proposed for JAG funding would provide needed funds <br />to purchase an AR -15 rifle recoil kit, two taser kits, a New Generation shock belt which <br />transmits an electronic pulse if an officer is shot during a scenario, and an OC spray system. <br />This additional equipment would allow multiple officers to participate in a training scenario at <br />the same under the conditions officers encounter regularly. Also proposed under this project <br />would be a video playback system which will allow for the training officer to replay and review <br />an officer's performance during a training scenario. <br />The second project proposed for JAG funding is the purchase of Simunition rounds, two <br />Simunition rifle conversion kits and six safety helmets. This year, Everett police officers <br />participated in realistic officer -involved Simunition-based shooting training. This training <br />received very positive feedback from the officers who participated and enhanced their ability to <br />perform in stressful situations. This additional equipment would allow the police department <br />to continue with, and possibly expand, this type of valuable training, while at the same time <br />allowing for officers to use modern police equipment and enjoy maximum safety while engaged <br />in this type of training. <br />The third project proposed forJAG funding would purchase additional electronic data storage <br />space and provide for a network upgrade to the existing system. This additional data storage <br />network upgrade would enhance the Forensics Unit's ability to efficiently store, process and <br />transmit forensic digital evidence to a central server. The department currently lacks funds to <br />purchase this much needed data storage space and network upgrade. As the expense of video <br />surveillance and digital cameras continues to come down, more and more businesses and <br />citizens are purchasing and using this equipment in their daily lives. The result has been that <br />surveillance and other digital media are becoming increasingly common when investigating <br />criminal activity. This information can become critical evidence in a criminal investigation. The <br />storage, maintenance and transmittal of this evidence to a central server have become an <br />ongoing challenge for the police department and the city's Information Technology <br />Department. There exists an urgent need for additional data storage space and improved <br />network connection to the evidence server and no budget currently exists for such a purchase. <br />Related to the above noted project, the fourth project proposed forJAG funding would provide <br />for additional data storage space forthe police department's criminal intelligence information. <br />This information is currently managed by software that is no longer supported by a commercial <br />vendor and resides on a server that is over 12 years old. This server has reached its end of life <br />cycle and is in desperate need of replacement. While funds have been identified to purchase a <br />104 <br />