SUBJECT
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Authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute contracts between Intrado and the City of Laredo for Text to 9-1-1 Services and ECaTS, Management Information Systems (MIS) Analytics Services for the eight (8) Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) throughout the South Texas Region, including Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb and Zapata Counties. These services will be purchased through the Houston Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC) Cooperative Purchasing Contract No. EC07-23 in the total amount of $84,571.57. Services will be provided for a one-year period. Funding is available in the 9-1-1 Regional Fund.
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VIVA LAREDO PLAN ALIGNMENT
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo approved Resolution 2003-R-066 requesting that the Commission on State Emergency Communications designate the City of Laredo as the administrator of the Region’s 9-1-1 Emergency Communication System. At the February 4, 2004 meeting, the Commission on State Emergency Communications designated the City of Laredo as the Administrator for the Region’s 9-1-1 System, which became effective March 1, 2004. As administrator for the South Texas Development Council (STDC), the City of Laredo oversees the four county region of Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb and Zapata. The agreements with these entities are contracted with the City of Laredo beginning September 1, 2025 and ending on August 31, 2027.
Text to 9-1-1 Services and ECaTS, a Management Information Systems (MIS) Analytics will be purchased from Intrado through the Houston Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC) Contract No. EC07-23 in the total amount of $84,571.57.
Text to 9-1-1 service will allow users to send 9-1-1 text messages and receive text replies from the PSAP’s. Text to 9-1-1 is an essential component of the 9-1-1 program that enhances services for the community.
MIS analytics data will be used to provide 9-1-1 reports on number of 9-1-1 calls for the region to the Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC). Services will be provided for the PSAPs located throughout the South Texas Region, including Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, and Zapata Counties.
Services will be provided for a one-year period from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. Funding is available in the 9-1-1 Regional Fund for these services.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that this motion be approved.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2025/2026
Budgeted Y/N?: Y
Source of Funds: 911 Regional Fund
Account #: 258
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funds are available in the 9-1-1 Regional Fund RCOM 26.
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Description |
Expense Account No. |
Allocated Fund Strategic Plan FY26 |
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MIS |
258-5568-523-82.08 |
$68,177.17 |
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Text to 9-1-1 |
258-5568-523-82.22 |
$16,394.40 |
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Total |
$83,571.57 |