TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: J.R. Rogers, Fire Administrator
REPORT BY: Stacie McCambridge, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Peraton, Inc CAD to CAD Software PSA
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 260193B with Peraton, Inc. to provide Computer Aided Dispatch services between the Napa County Fire/CAL FIRE LNU Peraton Altaris CAD and the City of Napa Central Square Hub CAD; approve purchase of capital assets; waive competitive bidding requirements and provide a sole source award due to technical compatibility requirements; and approve a Budget Amendment to increase Fire Operations appropriations by $217,000 for the first year of the Agreement. (Fiscal Impact: $285,000 Expense; Fire Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The County of Napa, through its Schedule A fire services contract with CAL FIRE, receives Emergency Dispatch services, which are provided to Napa County using the CAL FIRE St. Helena Emergency Command Center (St. Helena ECC) and its Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. The St. Helena ECC is the primary contracted dispatch center for the Napa County Fire Department, CAL FIRE, Calistoga Fire Department, and St. Helena Fire Department. The expectation from these agencies is to receive a quick and accurate response for dispersing communication with the goal of emergency equipment responding to incidents as quickly as possible.
Both the St. Helena ECC and Napa Central Dispatch system communicate with each other when an emergency call is received. Both systems communicate through the CAD relaying important information related to the type of call, demographics of the call, time stamped, and response needed. Recently, Napa Central Dispatch moved to a new CAD system, Central Square. The new system Napa Central Dispatch is using, Central Square, does not completely communicate with the CAD system at the St. Helena ECC, causing a delay in sharing information. This change requires a new CA...
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