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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~f~~ <br />~I/ V <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />OCTOBER 3, 2005 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT <br />KITS AND RE-SUPPLY MATERIALS <br />(SPEC. NO. 05-095) <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 />//d2 <br />-- <br />_./ ,~.,,- <br /> <br />t~~ ~/:2 <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Award a contract to Airgas West, Inc., for the purchase of personal <br />protective equipment kits and re-supply materials in the amount of <br />$101,390.62. <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 <br />Security, through the State of California, Office of Homeland Security. <br />This ini tiati ve was designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of <br />urban areas by ensuring that all emergency first responders have <br />adequate equipment and systems to prevent, respond to and recover from <br />acts of terrorism. The grant provides total reimbursement to local <br />agencies for equipment purchases approved and authorized by the Office <br />of Disaster Preparedness. <br /> <br />The Police Department requires a cache of Weapons and Mass Destruction <br />(WMD) personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to reduce first <br />responders' exposure to biological, chemical, and radiological threats. <br />Each PPE kit will be vacuum-sealed and contain a National Fire <br />Protection Agency 1994 approved coverall and overhood, chemical <br />protective adhesive strips, protective latex booties, and disposable <br />nitrile gloves. Additional re-supply materials will be purchased to <br />replace and replenish protective equipment as necessary. The PPE kits <br />and re-supply materials will be stored and transported in cargo <br />trailers that will be strategically positioned throughout the Santa Ana <br /> <br />22G-1 <br /> <br />CS 383 <br />