TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Robert D. Espinosa, Fire Chief
Eve R. Irvine, Chief of Police
Bruce Moe, Finance Director
Julie Dahlgren, Senior Management Analyst
Gwen Eng, Purchasing Manager
James Craig, Firefighter/Paramedic
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution Accepting 2013 State Homeland Security Grant Funds in the Amount of $196,900; Purchase of Three Automated License Plate Readers from 3M in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $54,900; Purchase of Portable Radios from RELM Wireless in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $142,000; Appropriate $196,900 from the General Fund (Finance Director Moe)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 15-0019; WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING; APPROPRIATE; APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Adopt Resolution No. 15-0019 authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents to accept the 2013 State Homeland Security Grant award;
b) Appropriate $196,900 from the General Fund which will be reimbursed at a later date by grant funds from the Department of Homeland Security;
c) Waive formal bidding per Municipal Code Sections 2.36.140 (waivers) and 2.36.150 (cooperative purchasing);
d) Award an order to 3M for automated license plate readers in an amount not-to-exceed $54,900; and
e) Award an order to RELM Wireless for Bendix King portable radios in an amount not-to-exceed $142,000.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
These are not budgeted items; however, the purchases will be fully reimbursed by the grant. In addition, the City must first purchase the state-approved items and then submit a request for reimbursement. As a result, an appropriation of $196,900 from the General Fund is needed. There is no City fund matching requirement.
BACKGROUND:
State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) funds are awarded for the express purpose of purchasing specific equipment and technology...
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