HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10072014 - FPD C.1RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE Appropriation and Revenue Adjustment No. 5002 authorizing use of fund balance in the amount of
$215,000 and appropriating it for fiscal year 2014-15 capital equipment costs in the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District.
1.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$215,000; 100% Special District General Operating Fund
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District's 911 call processing computer aided dispatch (CAD) system was
purchased over 10 years ago. The existing core server (Stratus 3300) is both undersized and obsolete. The District's
CAD software vendor (TriTech) has
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/07/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen,
Director
Mary N. Piepho, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director
Contact: Ken Crawley, Fire IS Manager
(925) 941-3391
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes
of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 7, 2014
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.1
To:Contra Costa Fire Board of Directors
From:Jeff Carman, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:October 7, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Appropriation Adjustment for Purchase of New Server and Related Equipment for the 911 Computer Aided Dispatch
(CAD) System
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
advised the District that all future software releases will require more current computer equipment to comply with
their minimum software specifications. Additionally, the availability of replacement parts for the current
equipment is becoming difficult to acquire due to its obsolescence and the overall performance and reliability of
the system has become poor. The system does not meet current day standards for operating system software,
disaster recovery provisioning, and virtualization technology.
The CAD system comprises fourteen individual business class servers to be virtualized on to two physical servers.
This purchase is for a Cisco integrated system with a VMware (software) add on. It will provide the necessary
infrastructure update to allow the District to move forward with the necessary CAD software upgrade.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the system is not upgraded, the Fire District will not have a platform to install future CAD software upgrades
and system reliability will continue to degrade. This will result in increased delays during 911 call processing and
more frequent and extended system outages.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.
ATTACHMENTS
Appropriation and Revenue Adjustment No. 5002