Title
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-044 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE FORMAL BID REQUIREMENT, APPROVING AN EQUIPMENT LEASE CONTRACT WITH MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORPORATION FOR MOBILE DATA COMPUTERS AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS ACCORDINGLY (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
Body
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
Body
SUMMARY
The Police and ITS Departments have conducted extensive research of replacing the fleet of mobile data computers in police vehicles and are seeking to waive the competitive formal bid requirement and requesting authorization to contract with PCS Mobile for the purchase of mobile data computers and associated software.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This proposed activity has been reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and it has been determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not Applicable.
DISCUSSION
The Police Department is upgrading the entire fleet of mobile data computers (MDCs) for the department. A vast majority of the MDCs in service today were installed well over 7 years ago. As technology has progressed and the need for higher levels of processing power has increased, the Department is in immediate need of replacing the MDCs. There are also new increased security protocols which have been mandated by the U.S. Department of Justice which are also dictating a fleet replacement.
Currently, the City has been using Panasonic Toughbook computers as the MDCs which are installed in the police vehicles. The Panasonic Toughbook has proven to be a highly reliable and rugged tool for officers in t...
Click here for full text