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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />DECEMBER 18, 2006 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />D Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR HAILING AND <br />WARNING SYSTEM <br />(BID SPEC. 06-155) <br /> <br />{Lp Q/Z <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Award a contract to Advanced Marketing & Dist, Inc., for the purchase of a <br />hailing and warning system in the amount of $42,776.75. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />On September 19, 2005, the City Council accepted a $8.4 million Urban Area <br />Security Initiative grant from the federal Department of Homeland <br />Securi ty, 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 Santa Ana Police Department requires a sophisticated hailing and <br />warning system that can be used for long-range communication. The current <br />communication devices, both hand-held and mounted on police units are <br />intended for short-range communication, since they are multi-directional <br />and oftentimes, due to physical barriers or other background noise, it is <br />difficult for the intended recipient to understand what is being said. <br /> <br />The recommended action will allow for the purchase of a hailing and warning <br />system that includes a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), that produces a <br />directional, high-intensity, narrow beam of sound used for long-range <br />communications. The operator can precisely focus the LRAD at a particular <br />location without disturbing nearby areas and communication can be clearly <br />heard from a distance of over 100 yards. The LRAD significantly enhances <br />first responder and citizen safety by allowing first responders to give <br />clear and intelligible directions to large crowds during a disaster or <br />terrorist attack. As a result, staff recommends Council approval of the <br />recommended action. <br /> <br />22C-1 <br /> <br />