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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />~{\UcahOl} Is' "I <br />, ..l~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />NOVEMBER 15, 2004 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />CONTRACT AGREEMENT <br />FOR DEVELOPING INTEROPERABILITY <br />TECHNOLOGY PLANS FOR FIRE <br />DISPATCH OPERATION CENTERS <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 1 sl Reading <br />D Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />f.~'rY <br /> <br />t2fl07tZ- <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />the Clerk of the Council to enter into an agreement with Deloitte <br />Consulting, LLP in an amount not to exceed $260,000. <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 Homeland <br />Security, through the State of California, Office of Homeland Security. <br />This initiative was designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of <br />urban areas by ensuring that all emergency first responders have adequate <br />equipment and systems to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of <br />terrorism. The grant provides total reimbursement to local agencies for <br />equipment purchases approved and authorized by the federal Office of <br />Domestic Preparedness (ODP). <br /> <br />One of the strategic initiatives proposed under the Urban Areas Security <br />Initiative (UASI) Grant received by the City of Santa Ana, is to assess <br />the existing capabilities of local agencies to develop and implement a <br />countywide real-time system for collection, analysis and dissemination of <br />data and information between the various fire agencies in the County. <br />The Santa Ana Fire Department has undertaken a primary role in exploring <br />the feasibility of implementing information sharing between all fire <br />agencies in the County. It has been determined that Deloitte Consulting, <br />LLP, has the necessary expertise to provide a complete need-assessment <br />and design a workable, long-term solution that provides the capability to <br />share information. <br /> <br />Currently, most data and information is shared by fire agencies through <br />phone communication between individual operation centers. By providing <br /> <br />25J-1 <br />