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<br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 CoIlins A venue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br /> <br />l\1EMQRANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Susan Simpson, Cultural and Human Services Director <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />4/15/20 I 0 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Resolution to approve the purchase and installation of lightning <br />prediction and warning systems at Pelican Community Park, Senator <br />Gwen Margolis Park, Samson Oceanfront Park and Town Center Park <br /> <br />RECOMMENDA TION: <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Commission consider the attached resolution to approve <br />the purchase and installation of lightning prediction and warning systems for four City <br />parks from Thor Guard, Inc in an amount not to exceed Thirty Six Thousand, Three <br />Hundred Ten Dollars ($36, 310.00). <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />Pelican Community Park, Senator Gwen Margolis Park, Samson Oceanfront Park and <br />Town Center Park are all host to many youth programs including summer camp, soccer, <br />baseball, after school care, and junior lifeguard camp to name a few. Additionally, <br />Pelican Community Park is used by the Sunny Isles Beach Community School for the <br />Physical Education Program and daily recess. With all of this activity, it is necessary to <br />have advance warning of a possible lightning strike at these parks. <br /> <br />The Thor Guard system being proposed is a unique lightning prediction system that <br />monitors the electricity in the air (atmospheric electrostatic analysis) to predict the <br />probability of a lightning strike at the location before lightning strikes in the area. This <br />system comes complete with the prediction hardware and software, monitors, horns and <br />strobe lights to predict, notify, and send the all clear when it is safe to return as well as a <br />Preventative Maintenance Agreement. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />This system is used in schools, parks, golf courses, airports and other outdoor locations <br />nationwide including our neighbors in Aventura, Bal Harbour and Miami-Dade County <br />Parks. Thor Guard is a sole source vendor of this prediction system. The quote is based <br />on government pricing through GSA Contract # GS-07F-0576T as also off~3t~'l~.IOB <br />'tlafe4/ r)/201 tr <br />39 <br />