HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Cost-Sharing Agreement for Public Safety Information Management System RESOLUTION NO. 11-069
RESOLUTION APPROVING COST-SHARING AGREEMENT
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City is part of a group of public safety entities that manages a shared information
management system, and this system includes computer-aided dispatch,records management, and related
criminal justice software; and,
WHEREAS,representatives from Story County,the City of Ames,and Iowa State University make
up the joint management group now known as the MultiAgency Public Safety Group (MAPSG); and,
WHEREAS,in early 2008,the current software vendor,SunGard Public Sector,Inc.,announced that
it would discontinue support of its computer-aided dispatch product; and,
WHEREAS, in July 2009, MAPSG released an RFP for the purpose of acquiring an integrated
software package that included an expanded list of desired items; and,
WHEREAS,the RFP was issued by the City of Ames,as MAPSG intended that the City would serve
as the primary buyer and licensee for this program; and,
WHEREAS,MAPSG spent approximately 14 months reviewing the 12 responses from vendors,and
there were six responses that were judged to be compliant with the RFP; and,
WHEREAS, SunGard Public Sector,Inc., and its OSSI product was selected as the recommended
vendor, and the new program will include all of the capabilities of the existing software; and,
WHEREAS, ongoing costs for the system include software maintenance fees, enhanced data
recovery capability, and hardware depreciation; and,
WHEREAS,these costs will be shared with each of the participating entities resulting in a City cost
of$49,000 per year.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
Memorandum of Understanding with Iowa State University and Story County for the purchase and on-going
costs for the Public Safety Information Management System is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22"d day of February, 2011.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson,Mahayni, Orazem,Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of February, 2011.