LTC 245-2018 Motion Made by the Disability Access Committee on February 20, 2018/V\IA/v\l E.IEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC# 246-2018
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of tie City Co mission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: May 3, 2018.
SUBJECT: Motion Made by the Disability Access Committee on
February 20, 2018
On February 20, 2018, the Disability Access Committee (DAC) approved the following
motion:
Motion: The Disability Access Committee recommends providing funding for Aira
wayfinding technology to make the City of Miami Beach even more accessible to blind
and visually impaired people.
Motion made by: Helen Swartz Seconded by: Sandy Rojas.
Adopted 9-0 by voice.
Aira Destination Network executive summary and pilot program proposal attached.
JLM/JMT/AMNM
aira
Proposal for Services - Aira Destination Network
City of Miami Beach
Author: Marty Watts, Director of Sales 1 Aira Tech Corp 1 marty.watts@aira.io
Date: 02/20/2018
Executive Summary
The purpose of this document is to describe the benefits of Aira for the City of Miami Beach and how it can be
quickly and easily implemented.
Aira is Al + AR for the blind. Combining wearables with AI -powered Human
Agents the company makes the entire world immediately accessible, giving
superpowers of information to 300 million blind and low vision people
around the globe. One user describes it as having vision in a pocket.
Aira is pleased to submit this proposal for services to support The City of Miami Beach in achieving their goals
of making the entire city "Aira Accessible." Think of the Aira Destination Network as a hotspot, similar to what
you find in your neighborhood coffee shop. By joining the Aira Destination Network, you provide
complimentary service to users while visiting your city which in turn attracts more visitors.
There is no cost to them while on the network. Residents and tourists will use Aira as a Guest, with the only
requirement being a smartphone. Download and install our app, and be connected with an Aira Agent in
minutes. The entire city of Miami Beach becomes immediately accessible.
Beyond that, you provide a richer leisure experience enabling your blind residents and visitors to independently
navigate your city, locate shops, restaurants, services or restrooms, and receive vivid descriptions of all that
South Beach has to offer. All without a sighted assistant nearby and without any new infrastructure installation
at the facility.
Aira is on a mission to create smart cities where every person's right to accessibility is a reality.
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Purchase Proposal
Aira Destination Network
Aira will provide one Site Access Brick for $5,000. The Site Access Brick enables The City of Miami Beach to
designate their location as a geo-fence, and will be immediately "Aira Accessible." The location will be
designated from Beach to Bay, from 1st to 23rd Street. (This footprint can be expanded or reduced as the City
see's fit).
The City of Miami Beach will pay for Aira users usage while visiting their location. The brick is virtual, requires
no physical infrastructure and is enabled by Aira on the back end. The minutes do not expire and are
consumed on a pay-as-you-go model (similar to a prepaid cellular plan). There is no limit to the size of the
geo-fence covered by the Site Access Brick.
Site Access Purchase Options
Item
Qyt
Costs
Site Access Brick (2,500 minutes)
1
$5,000
Total
$5,000
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aira
January 25, 2018
Aira Tech Corp
4225 Executive Square
La Jolla, CA 92037
Sole Source Justification Letter
To Whom it May Concern;
Aira is today's fastest growing assistive community for people who are blind or low vision. Leveraging
leading edge technology and human assistants, the company delivers a unique service to make visual
information immediately accessible at the point of need without a sighted assistant nearby. Aira is
unique among assistive technologies or services for three reasons.
1. The first to incorporate Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality into a dashboard used
by a distributed network of agents to provide location -specific and time -relevant information
to its users.
2. The only service with hired, contracted and paid professional assistive Agents that are
extensively trained and then certified prior to assisting Aira users.
3. Multi -functionality in one device and service. The service is not limited to Optical Character
Recognition, Navigation or other tasks but instead interprets anything that the professional
agent views at the Aira Agent Dashboard: text, color, item, environmental information, etc.
To learn more about our Smart Glass and Service please visit our website at aira,io.
If you have any questions regarding our product, service, or patent, please contact me at anytime.
Regards,
Kevin Phalen
Vice President of Public Relations
Aira Tech Corp
Aira.io
kevin@aira.io
Office: 858-876-2472
Mobile: 617-515-8011
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