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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with the Alameda County Fire Department Regarding the Regional Emergency Communication Center and Fire Dispatch Services Extending the Term by Five Years With a Total Not to Exceed $1,976,729. (Fire 3210)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with the Alameda County Fire Department Regarding the Regional Emergency Communication Center and Fire Dispatch Services Extending the Term by Five Years With a Total Not to Exceed $1,976,729.
BACKGROUND
The Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC) is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and is operated by the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) with oversight by an advisory committee. ACRECC delivers regional communications and dispatch services that optimize the deployment and coordination of emergency resources while providing superior customer service to the cities of Alameda, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Livermore, Newark, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City; the communities of Castro Valley, Ashland, Cherryland, San Lorenzo, and Sunol; the Lawrence Livermore, Lawrence Berkeley, and Sandia National Laboratories, Camp Parks Combat Support Training Center, all of unincorporated Alameda County; and is the Dispatch/System Status Management Center for Paramedics Plus ambulance service.
The idea of a regional emergency communication system first evolved in the aftermath of the 1991 Oakland Hills fire. That fire was so widespread that mutual aid assistance was required from many neighboring jurisdictions. Unfortunately, their radios weren't always capable of monitoring each other's communication frequencies.
While improvements were made to the radio system, some fire officials felt the best solution would be to establish ...
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