Council accepts Homeland Security grant for AI-enabled dive-team sonar units

Mar 11, 2026

Council approved Resolution 26 0 1 2 to accept a Homeland Security grant to fund AquaHi Pro Command sonar units for the regional dive team; staff said the grant is 100% and would speed recovery operations and improve diver safety.

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Council adopted Resolution 26 0 1 2 to accept a Homeland Security grant to purchase AquaHi Pro Command handheld sonar units for the city's volunteer dive team. City manager Dennis Baldwin and dive-team presenters described the equipment as GPS-capable and AI-assisted; the team said the units mark likely human targets on GPS, speed searches from hours/days to seconds/minutes in many situations, and improve diver safety. The council approved the resolution after clarifying matching-fund language.

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