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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Jeff Carman, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:	October 9, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order for SHSGP Funded Hazardous Materials Equipment

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/09/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

Contact:

Chuck Stark, Acting Assistant Chief 925-941-3300

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 9, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute a purchase order with R. S. Hughes, in an amount not to exceed $120,000, for the purchase of hazardous materials detection equipment.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Federal grant funded, FY 2017 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP).

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office was awarded funding from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, FY 2017 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP). The Sheriff's Office will pass a portion of the funds through to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) to purchase hazardous materials detection equipment. The AreaRAE Plus Rapid Deployment Kit (RDK) allows first responders to assess and respond quickly to the release of toxic and radioactive substances. The RDK includes four (4) versatile GPS-enabled AreaRAE air monitors, a RAEMet meteorological sensor, a RAELink3 wireless router built in, and all the necessary accessories for field operation. The RDK enables first responders to create a perimeter and set up a command station up to two miles from the site. It fits into a military-grade protective case, which charges all the batteries during storage.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The District will not be able to purchase equipment used to detect a variety of hazardous and life threatening environments.