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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2006 TITLE: CONTRACT AWARD FOR PORTABLE SHELTERS (SPEC. NO. 05-121) ~r~ ~,~.r ~, CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1st Reading ^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For__ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Award a contract to Fisher Safety for the purchase of first response portable shelters in the amount of $44,388.69. SCUSSION On August 16, 2004, the City Council accepted a $15 million Urban Area Security Initiative grant from the Federal Department of Homeland Security, through the State of California, Office of Homeland Security. This initiative was designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of urban areas by ensuring that all emergency first responders have adequate equipment and systems to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism. The grant provides total reimbursement to local agencies for equipment purchases approved and authorized by the Office of Disaster Preparedness. The Police Department requires portable shelters to provide the urban areas capability to respond to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) events or acts of terrorism. When responding to WMD events or acts of terrorism it may be necessary for first responders to wear protective suits. Having portable, rapidly deployable shelters will provide the first responders with a location to privately put on and take off the protective suits, as well as a climate-controlled environment in which to recover. The portable shelters will be part of the equipment stored in the WMD cargo trailers that will be strategically positioned throughout the Santa Ana Urban area to facilitate a rapid response to any WMD event or terrorist incident. 22G-1