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<br />Preview <br /> <br />Page 1 of2 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Giovanni Batista, Public Works Director <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />6/15/2011 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Resolution to approve the purchase and installation of the lightning <br />prediction and warning system at Heritage Park. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Commission approve the purchase and installation of the lightning prediction and <br />warning system for Heritage Park in an amount not to exceed $17,925.00. <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />The Heritage Park has a wide variety of amenities including an interactive water feature, <br />a fountain, a performance stage, two playground areas, and a large open area that can be <br />utilized by visitors and residents for a number of outdoor activities functions. With all the <br />possible activities that may take place, it is recommended that an advanced warning <br />system be installed for the awareness of visitors to the park of the potential for lightning <br />in the area. <br /> <br />The Thor Guard system is a lightning prediction system which detects atmospheric <br />conditions likely to produce lightning strikes in a certain area and sounds an auditory <br />alert, warning those nearby that lightning is imminent. The system proposed includes all <br />the necessary software and hardware to predict, notify, and provide an "all clear" when it <br />is safe to return. It also includes a preventative maintenance task to ensure the system <br />works continuously. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />Staff has conducted a good faith review of available sources and has found that Thor <br />Guard is the only company that designs and manufactures an interactive package of both <br />lightning prediction and external warning systems. The system is designed to give a "Red <br />Alert" warning eight (8) to twenty (20) minutes in advance of a potential strike in the <br />area which differs from other companies that only offer a lightning detection system <br />which will only warn after a lightning strike has hit. <br /> <br />http://sibagenda.sibfl.net/agenda/Preview .aspx?I temID=520&MeetingID=0&MeetingDate... 6/1 0120 11 <br />