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RESOLUTION NO. 2003-505
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2004
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET BY
APPROPRIATING $1,671,871 FOR FIRE COMPUTER AIDED
DISPATCH (CAD) INTERFACES AND EQUIPMENT FROM
THE AVAILABLE BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND,
AND $585,000 FROM THE AVAILABLE BALANCE OF THE
PUBLIC FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE FUND
FOR A CAD MESSAGE SWITCH; APPROVING THE FIRST
AMENDMENT WITH CROSS CURRENT, THE CURRENT
CAD PROVIDER, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAD
INTERFACES NEEDED TO TRANSITION DISPATCH
SERVICES FROM HEARTLAND TO THE CITY, AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID
AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, On October 7, 2003, Council took action to notify the Heartland
Communications Authority of the City's intent to tenninate the Joint Powers Agreement for
dispatch services on July 1,2004; and
WHEREAS, this resolution appropriates funds to complete necessary Computer Aided
Dispatch interfaces needed to transition fire dispatch services to the City ofChula Vista; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Management and Infonnation Services and the Fire
Department have developed the scopes of work with Cross Current, the current Computer Aided
Dispatch (CAD) provider, to develop and complete most of these interfaces by July I, 2004; and
WHEREAS, CAD interfaces include: Firehouse (records management software), ARCH
Wireless (paging services), Priority Dispatch (emergency medical dispatching and
call-screening) and Westnet (station alerting); and
WHEREAS, the message switch is needed by the Fire and Police departments to serve
the continued growth within the City; and
WHEREAS, Attachment I to the staff report provides a detailed description of the
proposed interfaces and associated costs; and
WHEREAS, the total cost for dispatch interfaces and the message switch is $2,256,871 of
which $585,000 is for the message switch and will be paid from the Public Facilities
Development Impact Fee fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chula Vista City Council hereby
amends the Fiscal Year 2004 Capital Improvement Program budget by appropriating $1,671,871
for Fire Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) interfaces and equipment from the available balance
of the general fund, and $585,000 from the available balance of the Public Facilities
Development Impact Fee fund for a CAD message switch; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chula Vista City Council hereby approves the
first amendment with Cross Current, the current CAD provider, for the development of CAD
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interfaces needed to transition dispatch services from Heartland to the City, and authorizes the
Mayor to execute said amendment.
Presented by:
Approved as to fonn by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 16th day of December 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
NAYS: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
Davis, McCann, Rindone, and Padilla
None
Salas
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ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, CMC, City erk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2003-505 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 16th day of December, 2003.
Executed this 16th day of December, 2003.
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Susan Bigelow, CMC, City Cler