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<br />f __ .. r- <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />OCTOBER 17, 2005 <br /> <br />TITLE. <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2" Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />AGREEMENT WITH GROUP 1 <br /> <br />~a;t2 <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 execute an agreement with Group 1 in an <br />amount not to exceed $212,000 for the purchase a Personnel Accountability <br />System. <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 />In order to enhance the safety of responding emergency personnel, a <br />Personnel Accountability System is necessary. The Group 1 PAS system <br />features mapping software that provides digitized images of existing Fire <br />Department building plot plans and identifies the location of emergency <br />personnel when at an incident scene. The Group 1 solution integrates <br />with the Motorola Mobile Data Computer System currently being installed <br />on all Santa Ana Fire Department vehicles. This integration comes from <br />Group 1 and Motorola working closely together to create a wireless system <br />that is state-of-the-art and works inside of existing communication and <br />data systems. <br /> <br />The Fire Department is also changing our existing records management <br />system (RMS). Group 1 has the ability to convert the existing database <br /> <br />250-1 <br />