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Cooperative Purchase: Dispatch Console Equipment and Services
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Summary Recommendation
Authorize the purchase of dispatch console equipment and services for the Emergency Dispatch backup Center utilizing a Cooperative Purchase Agreement through the Houston-Galveston Area Council, from Russ Bassett Corporation, Whittier, California for a total expenditure of $115,296.54. (Police-CPA-26-024) (Thomas Garrity/Robin R. Wilson)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
This item supports the City Council’s strategic outcome of Safe and Prosperous by providing an Emergency Dispatch Backup Center to ensure that Public Safety entities continue to provide premier services in the event of unforeseen emergencies.
REPORT:
Currently, the City’s Public Safety Dispatch Center is located at, 1500 S. 1st Avenue inside the Yuma Police Department building. The current back-up console is located at City Hall, with the current space being inadequate to run a Public Safety Dispatch Center in case of a natural disaster within the City.
There is only one dispatch console currently available. The current backup center is also not fully capable of providing adequate support in case of structural damage to the police facility, or infrastructure damage within the City.
In 2023, during a minor power outage it was discovered that the Police Department and City Hall were on the same power grid, leaving the Public Safety Dispatch Center without a main building or back-up center, as power was out in both buildings. The redundancy put in place to prevent such outage did not adequately operate as expected.
The new location of the back-up center at the Agua Viva Water Plant is on a different power grid and already has most of the major infrastructure to support the requested addition. The facility is anticipated to be completed in Spring 2026.
FISCAL REQUIREMENTS:
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CITY FUNDS: |
$ 115,296.54
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BUDGETED: |
$200,000.00
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STATE FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER: |
$ 0.00
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FEDERAL FUNDS: |
$ 0.00
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IN CONTINGENCY: |
$ 0.00
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OTHER SOURCES: |
$ 0.00
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FUNDING: ACCOUNT/FUND #/CIP |
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TOTAL |
$115,296.54
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Public Safety CIP 0075-EDBC
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
Sufficient budget capacity is available in the FY 2026 City Council approved budget.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
None
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☐ Department
☐ City Clerk’s Office
☐ Document to be recorded
☐ Document to be codified
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Acting City Administrator: |
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John D. Simonton |
8/26/2025 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
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Richard W. Files |
8/25/2025 |