Report Prepared by: Marvin Dillsaver, Communications Supervisor, Police Department
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SUBJECT: Acceptance of Grant Funding in the Amount of $346,000 from the California Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) and $105,000 in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from the State of California for Upgrades to the City's 911 and GIS Systems
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City was recently awarded grant funds to upgrade its 911 and GIS systems. The Police Department will be using these funds to perform upgrades within the Public Safety Emergency Communications Center. These are direct funding grants, meaning that the grant funds will be held by CAL OES and the State and that all purchases will be directly funded by these agencies through a state purchasing program.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Accepting the California Office of Emergency Services grant funding in the amount of $346,000.00 for 911 systems and $105,000.00 from the State of California for GIS systems; and,
B. Approving the purchase and acceptance of items to upgrade the 911 and GIS systems through the state purchasing program.
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AUTHORITY
City of Merced Charter Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Enhancement of public safety and public emergency communication systems.
DISCUSSION
The State of California, E911 Branch is a mechanism that allows agencies to ensure high quality and best value for the procurement and maintenance of 911-customer premise equipment (CPE) on a five-year replacement cycle. The CPE allotment is determined per agency based on the agencies 911 and emergency call volume per agency.
The main funding obligation of the CA E911 division is for the delivery of 911 calls to the 911-call taker. The allotment is primarily designed to provide adequate funding for the replacement of all 911-phone equipment needed to achieve this goal.
The CA E911 branch provides to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP's) the ability to obtain equipment from any vendor; however,...
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