COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Sheriff’s Office

DATE:

May 19, 2010

BOARD MEETING DATE:

June 8, 2010

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Greg Munks, Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services Area Coordinator

SUBJECT:

Appropriation Transfer Request for the Purchase of a Talon Generation IV Robot

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $118,000 from Emergency Assistance Expense to Fixed Assets for the purchase of a Talon Generation IV Robot.

BACKGROUND:

The Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad received funding from the FY 09 State Homeland Security Grant in order to purchase a Talon Generation IV Robot. The Robot has the capability to perform intricate tasks, as well as remotely detect chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear material.

On March 23, 2010, your Board adopted Resolution No. 070682, which waived the Competitive Bid Process and authorized the purchase of a Talon Generation IV Robot from Talon –Robotics, a Division of Foster-Miller.

DISCUSSION:

The proposed Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) authorizes the transfer of $118,000 from Emergency Assistance Expense (5925) to Fixed Assets (7311) in order to fund the purchase of the Talon Generation IV Robot.

Approval of this Board Memo contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Collaborative Community by the collaboration of fire, law and environmental health agencies to share resources that enhance the ability to prevent, deter, respond, and recover from threats and incidents of terrorism, as well as ensure the safety of first responders.

PERFORMANCE MEASURE:

Measure

FY 2008-09
Actual

FY 2009-10
Projected

Number of Incidents responded to by the Bomb Squad

92

95

FISCAL IMPACT:

The purchase of the Talon Generation IV Robot is fully funded through the FY 09 State Homeland Security Grant and has been included in the Sheriff’s Office FY 2009-10 Adopted Budget. There is no Net County Cost.