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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25V - ALARM/SECURITY SVCS CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION NOVEMBER 20, 2006 TITLE: APPROVED D As Recommended D As Amended D Ordinance on 151 Reading D Ordinance on 2nd Reading D Implementing Resolution D Set Public Hearing For AGREEMENT WITH MILLENNIUM ALARM SYSTEMS, FOR ALARM AND SECURITY SYSTEM SERVICES AT MAINPLACE MALL. 2005 BUFFER ZONE PROTECTION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO ~,-u,Jv~J;/t~y~ . CITY~NAGER \ FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to approve an agreement with Millennium Alarm Systems to provide addi tional security cameras and supporting infrastructure at the Main Place Mall in an amount not to exceed $37,648. DISCUSSION The Governor's Office of Homeland Security is distributing federal funding to local governments under the 2005 Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP) in the amount of $1,085,810. Funding in the amount of $47,287.50 has been awarded to the City of Santa Ana to secure mitigation measures outlined for the Westfield Main Place Mall. This funding is to be used for the costs of equipment related to enhancing the protection of this identified Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources. Main Place Mall is considered to be a potential terrorist target that has been determined to be of national level importance in the areas of public health and safety, economic and national security, and public confidence. Under the BZPP, the Santa Ana Police Department has prepared a Vulnerability Reduction Purchasing Plan (VRPP) for the identified site, which has been approved by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and the Federal Department of Homeland Security. This grant funding is to be used to purchase equipment from the Department of Homeland Security's 2005 Authorized Equipment List. 25V -1 Agreement with Millennium Alarm Systems November 8, 2006 Page 2 One of the components approved under the Main Place BZPP is the installation of additional security cameras and infrastructure at the Mall. As a condition of installation, Westfield's management requires that the mall's current vendor, Millennium Alarm Systems, install the system. Utilization of Millennium will ensure a seamless operation and protect the integrity of the system and performance. Once installed, the cameras will become the property and responsibili ty of Mainplace wi th the provision that they are linked to the Santa Ana police substation at the mall. FISCAL IMPACT Funds are available in the Police Department's Buffer Zone Protection Program, Other Contractual Services Account (account no. 128-350-various). (j)-<vL~~ Paul M. Walters Chief of Police Police Department APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: 1\.\S" ,'(\ \' \. "'U' ~) \\ ~ "-:-" Francisco Gutierrez Executive Director Finance & Mgmt. Services Agency t-- 25V -2