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Report regarding resolution approving a consulting services agreement with Daryl D. Jones, Inc. for Telecommunications Engineering and Police Information Technology Management Services for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $608,940.00 and authorizing the City Manager to execute the consulting services agreement. (Police Chief Jeff Azzopardi)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving a consulting services agreement with Daryl D. Jones, Inc. for telecommunications engineering and police information technology management services for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $608,940.00 and authorizing the City Manager to execute the consulting services agreement.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The South San Francisco Police Department has had a professional services agreement with Daryl Jones, Inc. for the last 24 years. Daryl D. Jones was a city employee between 1981 and 1994 with responsibilities like those of the current consulting services agreement.
The City's Information Technology (IT) Department currently provides services to the Police Department for office computers, some servers, and computers in the police cars. The IT Department's responsibilities for the Police Department are also increasing, as discussed further below, the Police Department has ongoing specialized information technology needs, which the City's IT Department staff cannot provide at this time. The specialized skills that Daryl D. Jones, Inc. will continue to provide to the City include:
* 911 call support and dispatch center support.
* Police Radio, computer, server, and hardware/software support.
* Monitoring new legislative requirements on the local, State, and Federal levels in order to keep City systems up to date, effective, and in compliance.
The proposed consulting services agreement with Daryl D. Jones, Inc., dba Telecommunications Engineering Associates (TEA) provides for a th...
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