To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Robert Plummer, Police Chief
Prepared By: Gus Ulloth, Communications Manager
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Public Safety Dispatching Services provided to the County of Napa
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Authorize the Police Chief, on behalf of the City, to execute an amendment to Agreement No. C2013 363 for Public Safety Dispatching Services between the City of Napa and the County of Napa to extend the term for an additional year and increase the City's annual compensation to $2,097,574 for fiscal year 2020-21.
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DISCUSSION:
The City of Napa Police Department Communications Center is the primary answering point for all 911 emergency calls for the City of Napa, City of American Canyon, Town of Yountville and all unincorporated areas of Napa County.
The County of Napa currently contracts for Public Safety Dispatching Services with the City of Napa under City Agreement No. C2013 363 (Napa County Agreement No. 1707998) effective August 6, 2013. The County of Napa originally contracted with the City of Napa for Dispatch Services in July 1986. The recommended action is to extend the Agreement for an additional year to continue the services through June 30, 2021.
The proposed amendment increases the annual compensation paid by the County of Napa to the City of Napa by three percent. Utilizing the actual costs from FY2017-18, the cost allocation plan will be updated to capture the total cost of the Communications Center and the percentage breakdown of the calls for service to determine the cost to the County of Napa and other contract agencies. The updated cost allocation plan will be utilized for future contract negotiations with the County of Napa.
During this fiscal year, the City of Napa and the County of Napa will be working in partnership to implement a new Law Records Management system. The new system will replace the current system, implemented by both entities in 2006. The one-time implementa...
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