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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />JUNE 6, 2005 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />CARGO TRAILERS <br />(SPEC. NO. 05-054) <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 />tJv.. <br /> <br />/. /1. <br />. ,. ..' <br />./ r~....-/ <br />/ /,'- <br />~. u~-~t~ ,/ .-/2 <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Award a contract to Garrett Custom Trailers for the purchase of four <br />cargo trailers in the amount of $22,440. <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 ini tiati ve 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 four cargo trailers to be used as <br />Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) equipment trailers. The trailers <br />will store and transport a cache of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) <br />personal protective equipment, such as Chemical Biological protective <br />ensembles and air purifying respirators. The trailers will be <br />strategically positioned throughout the Santa Ana Urban area to <br />facilitate a rapid response to any WMD event or terrorist incident. <br /> <br />22G-1 <br /> <br />CS 383 <br />