APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 90562 C.M.S., W HICH
AMONG OTHER THINGS AUTHORIZED THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
TO ACCEPT STATE GRAN T FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY -FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($165,000) BY: (1)
AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE
EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT F OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED AND SI XTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($165,000) TO L.N. CURTIS AND SONS; AND (2) WAIVING THE CITY’S R EQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND
QUALIFICATIONS AND C OMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
AND LOCAL/SMALL LOCA L BUSINESS ENTERPRIS E (L/SL BE)
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CONTRACT
WHEREAS, each year, the Oakland Fire Department responds to several hundred vehicle accidents throughout the city, with many of these incidents requiring the use of power tools to remove a trapped occupant; and
WHEREAS, modern vehicle construction requires new technology to allow fire department personnel to quickly, and safely remove an occupant from a vehicle that has suffered significant damage from an accident, where delays in extracting a patient(s) from a vehicle that has been significantly damage can result in a fatality; and
WHEREAS, the goal of this grant is to allow the Fire Department to purchase modern vehicle extrication equipment that is environmentally friendly (battery powered), more portable, and requires less time to set up for operation in comparison to legacy vehicle extrication equipment in current use; and
WHEREAS, purchasing modern portable battery-operated tools, will shorten the critical amount of time it takes OFD to extricate victims, and get them to the emergency room faster, which may result in lives saved; and
WHEREAS, this is the fourth grant that the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS grant funds) has awarded to the Oakland Fire Department. In December 2023, with the adoption of Resolution Number 89998 C.M.S., the City Council authorized the City Administrator to enter
2 into an agreement with the State Of California to accept an Office Of Transportation Safety (OTS) Grant in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); and
WHEREAS, as technology continues to advance, the complexity of quickly and safely removing an occupant from a vehicle by firefighters will intensify; and
WHEREAS, the aim of this agreement is to ensure that Fire Department members have access to technology that complements the comprehensive emergency service delivery offerings provided to the communities of Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the City Council authorized the City Administrator to accept and expend one hundred and sixty five thousand dollars ($165,000) in OTS grant funds by adopting Resolution No. 90562 C.M.S. on December 17, 2024; and
WHEREAS, as specified in Resolution No. 90562 C.M.S., the OTS grant funding allocation is to be used for the purchase of critical vehicle extraction equipment; and
WHEREAS, Oakland Municipal Code Section 2.04.050.1.5 permits the City Council to waive the City’s Request for Proposals/Qualifications, advertising, bidding and purchasing requirements for the purchase of professional services, supplies or a combination thereof, upon a finding that it is in the best interest of the City to do so; and
WHEREAS, the City Council may waive the City’s Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (“L/SLBE”) requirements pursuant to Part 1 of Oakland’s Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program guidelines adopted by Ordinance No. 13647 C.M.S.; and
WHEREAS, that City staff recommends that the City Council waive the City’s Request for Proposals and Qualifications and competitive bidding requirements and Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) requirements for the proposed contract with L.N. Curtis and Sons in order for the City to expend the OTS grant funds without further delay; and
WHEREAS, staff members in the Fire Administration have provided representatives from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety with all required documents to satisfy initial paperwork to satisfy grant acceptance requirements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That Resolution No. 90562 C.M.S is hereby amended to authorize the City Administrator to award a contract for the purchase of vehicle extraction equipment for the Fire Department in an amount not to exceed one hundred and sixty five thousand dollars ($165,000) to L.N. Curtis and Sons; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That pursuant to Oakland Municipal Code Section
2.04.050.1.5, for the reasons provided above and in the City Administrator’s report accompanying this legislation, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to waive the Request for Proposals/Qualifications, advertising, bidding and purchasing requirements for the agreement with L.N. Curtis and Sons; and be it
3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council waives the City’s Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (“L/SLBE”) requirements for the agreement with L.N. Curtis and Sons; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Attorney shall review and approve said agreement as to form and legality and copies of said agreement shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, HOUSTON, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, AND
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE GALLO
NOES –
ABSENT – COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS (serving as Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 303) ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
3404504/AS
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