City council on Tuesday will consider renewing an agreement with the U.S. Navy to provide night vision goggles to the Longmont Police SWAT Team.
Through the intergovernmental agreement, the Navy will lease the city up to 27 night vision goggles for $300 apiece, according to a staff report to council.
“The use of night vision equipment … provides a cost-effective safety enhancement for critical operations undertaken by the SWAT Team in dark environments,” the report states.
The alternative option would be to purchase night vision goggles at a cost of $1,500 to $2,000 per unit, according to the report.
The agreement with the Navy also includes maintenance and repair or replacement at no additional cost.
In other actions Tuesday night, council will:
- Hold a public hearing and final vote on an agreement to bring a Costco membership warehouse facility to Longmont. Costco’s proposal to build a 150,000-square-foot-retail store and fueling station east of and adjacent to the Harvest Junction South retail and residential development was approved on first reading on Nov. 17. As part of the Costco development, the city wants to acquire 9 acres for affordable housing. The project is a public-private partnership with the Goldens, a longtime Longmont family that owns the development site, according to a staff report.
- Review Longmont’s Waste Services program, with an emphasis on recycling, composting, hard-to-recycle issues, Waste Diversion Center operations, rates, education and outreach, according to a staff report.
- Consider granting an additional paid floating holiday to city staff members. Offering extra paid time off for city staff is being considered because COVID-19 budget constraints prevented the city from offering pay raises this year, according to a staff report.
- Review staff recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Longmont over the next several years.
