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1 ORD-2013-034 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 17, 2013 Action Agenda Item No. 5-g SUBJECT: FY 2013-14 Budget Amendment#1-F — Public Safety 9-1-1 Grant Acceptance DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Attachment 1: Communication System Craig Blackwood, 919-245-6130 Improvements Capital Jim Groves, 919-245-6100 Project (Current) Attachment 2: Communication System Improvements Capital Project (Amended) Attachment 3: 9-1-1 Grant PURPOSE: To approve Budget Amendment #1-F accepting a grant from the NC 9-1-1 Board in the amount of $625,828 to improve the 9-1-1 Communications Center by upgrading the current 9-1-1 telephone system to handle newer forms of communication; upgrade the current Emergency Medical Dispatch program to the newest version and add Emergency Police Dispatch and Emergency Fire Dispatch; and add two new furniture positions in order to expand the number of dispatch furniture positions to eleven. BACKGROUND: Several components of the 9-1-1 Center are in need of being updated which this grant will accomplish. The current 9-1-1 Telephone system will be upgraded to a new Next Generation Phone System to handle newer forms of communication at a reimbursable cost of $349,573 (Note: Updated pricing has reduced the cost from $402,000 as included in the Approved Capital Investment Plan (CIP) funding for FY 2013-14 in the Communication System Improvements project.). The current Emergency Medical Dispatch program will be upgraded to the newest version and add Emergency Police Dispatch and Emergency Fire Dispatch at a reimbursable cost of $197,245 for the main program and $16,830 to interface it with the SunGard CAD system, for a total of $214,076. (Note: This total represents an increase from the $198,000 as included in the Approved CIP funding for FY 2013-14 in the Communication System Improvements project.) The 9-1-1 Center currently has nine (9) furniture dispatch positions, and this grant will add the necessary furniture to add two additional positions and expand to eleven furniture positions at a reimbursable cost of $62,180. Attachment 1 reflects the currently Approved Communication System Improvements project included in the FY 2013-18 CIP, and Attachment 2 reflects the Amended Communication System Improvements project with the receipt of the $625,828 in grant funds and associated budget adjustments as a result of the grant funds.