City Council

Item 56: Authorization to Enter into the First Amendment to the Agreement with Qiagen,\nLLC for Maintenance and Service of DNA Testing Instruments, Consumables, and\nAs-Needed Instruments.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThis action requests expenditure authority for an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000 over\nthe five (5) year term of the Agreement. An estimated $400,000 will be expended\nannually from a combined source of federal and state funding and/or the Police\nDepartment General Fund for maintenance, services, and consumables, and\ninstrumentation.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 5/14/2024, Item 54 (Council\nvoted 9-0):\n(O-2024-110)\nOrdinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the\nContract with Qiagen, LLC, extending the contract through 2029, to provide maintenance\nand service of DNA testing instruments, consumables, and as-needed instruments.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Public Safety Committee meeting on April 25, 2024.\nACTION: Motion by Chair von Wilpert, second by Vice Chair Campillo, to recommend\nCouncil approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 3-0; von Wilpert-yea, Campillo-yea, Campbell-yea, Whitburn-not present.\nPolice: Shawn Montpetit, (619) 531-2817\nCity Attorney Contact: Lara Easton