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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-12-12 12-028 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 12 028 Date: December 122011 Item/Subject: Order, Ratifying the City's Application for up to $55,355 in funds from the 2011 State Homeland Security Grant Program to be used to Purchase Equipment to Enhance the Police Department's Tactical Robot Responsible Department: Police Commentary: This order will ratify an application for $55,355 from Homeland Security Funds to purchase equipment to enhance the City Tactical Robot. Currently, the police department's tactical robot is controlled by using fiber optic cable connected to a control box. This system of control is subject to accidental damage and, therefore, failure of the robot. The police department is in need of enhancing its tactical robot by purchasing a wireless control system. When the police department contacted the Maine Emergency Management Agency in late November inquiring about the feasibility of acquiring funding from a future Homeland Security grant, they were told that they should apply for funding through the competitive 2011 State Homeland Security Grant Program, which was accepting applications for only another two days. The City applied for the grant and is now requesting that the Council ratify that application. There is no matching fund requirement. This was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Finance Committee at its 12- 5-11 meeting. Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Intr9duced for CONSENT ✓ Passage _ First Reading _ Referral Department Head Page _ of _ City Manager nance Director City Solicitor Assigned to Councilor _ Baldacci CITY OF BANGOR 12 028 December 12, 2011 (TITLE.) Order, Ratifying the City's Application for up to $55,355 in funds from the 2011 State Homeland Security Grant Program to be used to Purchase Equipment to Enhance the Police Department's Tactical Robot By the City Council of the City of Bangor. ORDERED, THAT the application submitted by the City Manager on November 28, 2011, to the Maine Emergency Management Agency for $55,355 in funding from the 2011 State Homeland Security Grant Program to be used to purchase equipment to enhance the Police Department's tactical robot be ratified. IN CITY COUNCIL December 12, 2011" Passed # 12-028 ORDER (TITLE,) Ratifying fying_ the City's Auplication for up to $55,355 in Funds from the 2011 State Homeland Security Grant Program to be used to purchase Equipment to Enhance the Police Department's Tact Robot Assigned to Councilor