By Francis Taylor, Executive Editor
| In lieu of a regular Tuesday, weekly City Council meeting, a special meeting of the City Council was held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the Council Chamber, One Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, California. The only published agenda item was a staff recommendation that the Mayor and Council Members approve an agreement with Buffalo Computer Graphics for the acquisition of Crisis Management Software. The Council approved the agreement in a total amount not to exceed $67,371.69, which includes a 10% contingency in the amount of $6,124.70. They also adopted a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget to fund an agreement for Crisis Management Software. The council was advised via a staff report that “significant turnover in the El Segundo Fire Department in late 2021” as the reason for Inglewood taking over as fiduciary agent for State Homeland Security Grant Program funds for crisis management software through New York vendor Buffalo Computer Graphics. The City is seeking reimbursement of over $61,000 in contract costs and over $137,000 in qualifying prior Super Bowl related expenditures, following their recent payment of nearly $18,000 for costs related to the Super Bowl. |
