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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 7, 2020 <br />TITLE: <br />AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER FOR AN <br />AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $154,502 TO <br />QUEST SOLUTION INC. FOR 30 <br />PANASONIC TOUGHBOOKS, <br />ACCESSORIES AND EXTENDED <br />WARRANTY FOR THE POLICE <br />DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC DIVISION <br />(SPECIFICATION NO. 20-029) <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1"Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2itlReading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize a one-time purchase and payment of purchase order to Quest Solution Inc., for the <br />purchase of 30 Panasonic toughbooks, accessories and extended warranty to be used by the <br />Police Department Traffic Division as electronic citation writing devices for a total not to exceed <br />$154,502 subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Police Department Traffic Division is seeking to replace the existing handheld ticket <br />writers that were purchased in 2014. The current eCitation devices, Motorola MC-75's, have <br />reached the end of their useful life. The software and drive systems are failing or no longer <br />supported, and it is no longer cost efficient to repair them. <br />Handheld ticket writers are used to collect citation data, print traffic citations in the field, transfer <br />information electronically to the agency's RMS system, then transmit the data to Orange County <br />Sheriff's Department and to the courts. The new Panasonic tablets will be used by our Traffic <br />Division to continue these enhanced efficiencies that were realized when the current devices were <br />deployed. <br />The current devices do not have internet browsing capability. When a motor officer contacts a <br />motorist or pedestrian, they are unable to conduct record checks similar to a patrol officer's <br />capability. The Panasonic tablets will allow motor officers to conduct record checks in the field, <br />which will assist with confirming the identity of individuals who have no physical form of <br />identification. Currently, a motor officer must perform all record inquires over the radio through <br />22B-1 <br />