REPORT TO COUNCIL
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Approve Budget Modification No. 29 to Appropriate $95,000 of Department of Homeland Security, Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Funds to Develop a Countywide Computer Aided Dispatch Interface
Report
GRANT SUMMARY
The City Manager applied for, and on November 5, 2014, the City was awarded Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds in the amount of $95,000 to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to develop a countywide Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) interface. This project, Data Exchange (Dx), is part of the Silicon Valley Regional Interoperable Authority's (SVRIA) mission to increase interoperable capabilities throughout the entire Bay Area. Sunnyvale is a partner in SVRIA.
Santa Clara County's Communications Department, on behalf of SVRIA partners, initiated the grant request. The $95,000 allotted for Sunnyvale includes payment for both Sunnyvale and Los Gatos. (Sunnyvale serves as the CAD host for Los Gatos.)
Dx's enhanced capability will provide significantly better situational awareness of events and incidents as they occur in all surrounding jurisdictions. Dx also will provide the future groundwork for even greater interoperability between public safety agencies in Santa Clara County. Activities occurring during daily public safety operations, acts of terrorism and natural disasters create a critical demand to have seamless integration of data and resources. That integration will save time by increasing interagency coordination. An integrated data sharing solution between geographically related communities is a significant unmet need in emergency preparedness and response. At the moment of an incident or disaster, time spent calling for resources between communities can slow response and recovery efforts. The future of public safety and emergency resource management is based on integration between disparate CAD systems. This will allow for a mo...
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