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Consider recommendations regarding a request for Waiver of Competition in the purchase of Law Enforcement Equipment and approval of an Axon Purchase Agreement, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) For the purchase of the Axon Enterprises Taser 10 Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) less-lethal tool, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39 authorize the Purchasing Agent to purchase this equipment as a sole source procurement without being required to conduct a formal bid process;
b) Approve and Authorize the Sheriff, or designee, to execute an Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. to purchase Taser equipment for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,063,102.00;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009467 for $596,900.00 to increase appropriations of $49,000.00 in General County Programs General Fund for Intrafund Expenditure Transfers (+) funded by release of Restricted Public Safety Prop 1102 Fund Balance and to increase appropriations of $547,900.00 in Sheriff General Fund for Capital Assets - Equipment funded by release of Restricted Sheriff Asset Forfeiture ($300,000.00) and Committed Sheriff Projects ($198,900.00) Fund Balance and an Intrafund Expenditure Transfer (-) in from General County Programs ($49,000.00); and
d) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4) since the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and Section 153108(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.