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Council acts on smaller business, procurement and grant items; consent calendar approved
Summary
Beyond the Normandy Crossing and closed‑session items, the City Council rejected all bids for a new major‑incident response vehicle, approved a three‑year data‑integration agreement for police analysis, and accepted a federal tobacco‑prevention grant.
Gardena — In addition to the evening’s two large items (the Normandy Crossing specific plan and closed‑session actions), the City Council took several discrete votes on Jan. 14 on procurement, grant and consent items.
Key motions and outcomes
- Consent calendar: The council approved the consent calendar (unanimous roll call recorded: Serta, Tanaka, Henderson, Francis, Love).
- Rejection of bids for Major Incident Response Vehicle (MERV): Staff recommended rejecting the single proposal received for an outfitted MERV because the sole proposal exceeded budget. The council voted to reject all bids and authorized staff to rebid the RFP; the mandatory pre‑bid meeting requirement will be removed to encourage additional bidders. Vote: unanimous.
- Approval of real‑time data integration contract (Peregrine Technologies): The council approved a three‑year agreement for a hosted data‑integration and analytics platform (Peregrine Technologies) to unify CAD, RMS, body‑camera indexes and other data sources for the police department. The cost is approximately $91,000 per year (three‑year total not to exceed $272,273) funded by COPS/OP grants (no general‑fund impact). Vote: unanimous.
- Acceptance of federal tobacco‑prevention grant:…
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