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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />C,."Il,,"l,un 1--~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 6, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />t2Jil2 <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 />PORTABLE SHELTERS <br />(SPEC. NO. 05-121) <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Award a contract to Fisher Safety for the purchase of first response <br />portable shelters in the amount of $44,388,69, <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 initiative 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 portable shelters to provide the urban <br />areas capability to respond to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) events <br />or acts of terrorism, When responding to WMD events or acts of <br />terrorism it may be necessary for first responders to wear protective <br />sui ts, Having portable, rapidly deployable shelters will provide the <br />first responders with a location to privately put on and take off the <br />protective suits, as well as a climate-controlled environment in which <br />to recover, The portable shelters will be part of the equipment stored <br />in the WMD cargo trailers that will be strategically positioned <br />throughout the Santa Ana Urban area to facilitate a rapid response to <br />any WMD event or terrorist incident. <br /> <br />22G-1 <br />