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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 1, 2009 <br />TITLE: <br />FY 2009 CALIFORNIA 9-1-1 EMERGENCY <br />CONIlrlUNICATIONS GRANT <br />"~ - , <br />,~' <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15` Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Authorize the Fire Chief to request reimbursement from the State of <br />California 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Office in the amount of <br />$75,000, for maintaining its geographical information system and <br />integrating this dataset into Orange County's. <br />2. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment recognizing the 2008-09 California <br />9-1-1 Emergency Grant funds and appropriate the same into the 2009 <br />California 9-1-1 Emergency Grant expenditure account. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The State of California 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Office provides <br />funding to emergency dispatch centers, which they call "public safety <br />answering point" (PSAP) The Santa Ana Fire Department communication <br />center qualifies as a PSAP. The California 9-1-1 Emergency <br />Communications Office as agreed to provide one year of funding for <br />maintenance of the department's geofile (mapping program) and for a <br />portion of the cost to integrate these files into the Orange County Fire <br />Authority data file. The integration of the data sets provides for a <br />county-wide mapping system that assists in the dispatching of emergency <br />vehicles. The total cost for this is estimated at $80,000, with the <br />State providing $70,000 for maintenance and $5,000 for integration <br />costs. The City is required to provide $5,000 of the total estimated <br />expenditures. <br />21 A-1 <br />