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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />OCTOBER 16, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2Cd Reading <br />o implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR ROBOT <br />VEHICLE SYSTEM <br />(SPEC. NO. 06-127) <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Award a contract to Foster-Miller, Inc. for the purchase of a TALON Gen. IV <br />robot vehicle system based upon the City and County of San Francisco's <br />contract for a TALON Gen. IV robot vehicle system in an amount not to <br />exceed $147,813. <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 urban <br />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 Office of Disaster <br />Preparedness. <br /> <br />The Fire Department requires a robot vehicle system to aid the Hazardous <br />Materials Response Team (HMRT) when responding to a Weapons of Mass <br />Destruction incident, acts of terrorism, or other hazardous environment <br />incidents. The use of a robot will facilitate immediate safe intervention <br />for the HMRT by allowing for remote detection, observation, and <br />manipulation within the hot zone of an incident. <br /> <br />The robot is remotely controlled with wireless data and video <br />communications and is equipped with an arm assembly, which will allow the <br />HMRT to visualize conditions and manipulate obj ects in a hazardous hot <br />zone. An integrated sensor package allows the robot to transmit the <br />findings of on-board chemical detectors to the operator to determine <br />chemical concentrations. <br /> <br />221-1 <br />