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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 />FEBRUARY 5, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1 sl Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2" Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />AGREEMENT FOR MOBILE AD-HOC <br />NETWORK <br /> <br />ex <br /> <br />QJ(! W- <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 Chief of Police and <br />Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Global Mesh Technologies <br />for the purchase of a mobile ad-hoc network in an amount not to exceed <br />$350,000. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />On August 10, 2005 the City Council accepted an $8,220,754 million Urban <br />Area 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 />A consortium of 19 Orange County jurisdictions makes up the Santa Ana Urban <br />Area, with the City of Santa Ana as the lead agency. An objective of the <br />consortium is to improve communications between first responders during an <br />emergency. Public safety vehicles throughout the Urban Area are equipped <br />with wireless computers that have a limited ability to share data with each <br />other and public safety command centers. The goal of this project is to <br />develop a regional wireless mobile ad-hoc public safety network. This <br />mobile ad-hoc network will permit both police and fire first responders to <br />exchange data including documents, maps, photographs and videos across <br />disciplines. <br /> <br />As part of the risk mitigation strategy, this project is designed for <br />phased implementation. The first phase involves the installation of the <br />mobile ad-hoc network in the City of Santa Ana, testing the ability to <br />share data between the Police and Fire Departments. Subsequent phases will <br />involve expanding the use of the network to other jurisdictions within the <br />urban area. <br /> <br />25J-1 <br />