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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />NOVEMBER 15, 2004 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLES <br />(SPEC. NO. 04-130) <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />~ <br />Ueo- <br /> <br />CI . Y ~ANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Award a contract to Lake Chevrolet for <br />command vehicles with electronic <br />$209,444.45. <br /> <br />the purchase <br />equipment in <br /> <br />of <br />the <br /> <br />two mobile <br />amount of <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />On August 16, 2004, the City Council accepted a $15 million Urban Area <br />Security Initiative (UASI) grant from the federal Department of <br />Homeland Security, through the State of California, Office of Homeland <br />Security. The initiative was designed to enhance the domestic <br />preparedness of urban areas by ensuring that all emergency first <br />responders have adequate equipment and systems to prevent, respond to, <br />and recover from acts of terrorism. The grant provides total <br />reimbursement to local agencies for equipment purchases approved and <br />authorized by the federal Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP). <br /> <br />The Fire Department requires two mobile command units that will be <br />dispatched to all multi-unit emergency responses within Santa Ana, and <br />will be used as command posts in a true emergency. The units will be <br />equipped with electronic equipment such as an onboard weather station <br />wi th software that will predict and monitor chemical threats, and a <br />television monitor to allow for viewing and evaluation of wide <br />incidents. <br /> <br />221-1 <br /> <br />es_ 383 <br />