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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />FEBUARY 22,2005 <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR POLICE MOBILE <br />COMMAND CENTER <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~a <br /> <br />C TV 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, Chief <br />of Police and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with LDV, <br />Inc. for the purchase of a Mobile Command Center in an amount not to exceed <br />$475,000. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />On August 16, 2004, the City Council accepted a $15 million Urban Area <br />Security Initiative grant from the federal Department of Homeland Security, <br />through the State of California, Office of Homeland Security. This <br />initiative was designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of urban areas <br />by ensuring that all emergency first responders have adequate equipment and <br />systems to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism. The <br />grant provides total reimbursement to local agencies for equipment <br />purchases approved and authorized by the federal Office of Domestic <br />Preparedness. <br /> <br />The Police Department is the largest municipal police agency in Orange <br />County, and the lead agency in one of the five mutual aid regions in the <br />county. The department currently does not posses a full-service mobile <br />command vehicle that can be used for a variety of emergency incidents, <br />including Homeland Defense measures, major scene management, and Special <br />Weapons and Tactics operations. In order to effectively provide command <br />and control for these incidents, and to facilitate a safe and peaceful <br />resolution to the extent possible, a full-service Mobile Command Vehicle <br />(MCV) is of paramount importance. In light of the homeland defense efforts <br />and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threat, it is even more critical that <br />the Department have a capable MCV that allows for the coordinated handling <br />of these threats. <br /> <br />25G-1 <br />