Subject:
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Amendment for administrative changes to the agreement for E911 Trust fund monies to fund Next Generation 9-1-1 Core Services.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the amendment to receive funding for Next Generation 9-1-1 Core Services. The state is requiring an amendment to the existing agreement for administrative changes included in Agreement No: DMS-P1-24-07-07. This agreement is between Florida Department of Management Services and Pinellas County. These changes are administrative and do not impact the original funding amount or scope of project. Some examples of amended language are as follows:
• References throughout the agreement to “Project Manager” are amended to “Grant Manager”.
• Section 1. Authority Subsection A. referenced to “Chapter 2024-2025” is amended to “Chapter 2024-231”.
• Section 10. Request for Reimbursement, Subsection A. reference to “tasks” is amended to “deliverables”.
This amendment has no fiscal impact on Pinellas County.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.1 Provide planning, coordination, prevention, and protective services to ensure a safe
and secure community
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.1 Maximize partner relationships and public outreach
5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of county services and support
Summary:
Amendment: The State is requesting an amendment to an executed agreement to receive reimbursement for Next Generation 9-1-1 Core Services. These changes are administrative with no operational or fiscal impact.
Background/Explanation:
The County and The State of Florida, Department of Management Services executed an agreement under Granicus 24-1573 (approved by Board of County Commissioners on October 15, 2024) that will provide $1,118,167.03 in grant funding for the Next Generation 9-1-1 Core Services project. Primarily, this project upgrade will allow for streamlined information sharing from the county’s regional 911 system to the cities/districts with their own sub-dispatch systems, to be able to provide for faster response times countywide. This administrative amendment will secure the grant funds of $1,118,167.03 for this project.
Fiscal Impact:
No Fiscal Impact related to this amendment. The original grant agreement approved under 24-1573A provides funds of $1,118,167.03 on a cost reimbursement basis by the State of Florida E911 Board. No matching funds are associated with this funding. This funding was not anticipated during the development of the FY25 Budget. A budget amendment will be processed to appropriate these funds to Emergency Communications E911 fund FY25 budget.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this Amendment is granted under Code Section 2-62 (a)(1).
Staff Member Responsible:
Judith Weshinskey-Price, Division Director, Regional 911 Division
James Fogarty, Bureau Director, Safety and Emergency Services
Partners:
State of Florida, E911 Board
Attachments:
PSAP Upgrade DMS-P1-24-07-09_Amendment 1_forsig
Agreement for E911 Funding