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CONSENT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />THROUGH: David Johnson, Director <br />Department of Emergency Services <br />FROM: Karen Rackard, 911 Coordinator <br />DATE: May 25, 2023 <br />6 <br />SUBJECT: Joint Regional Next Generation 9-1-1 Systems and Services MOU And <br />Application for 911 State Grant Program <br />BACKGROUND. <br />Brevard County, Indian River County, Lake County, Orange County, Osceola County, Seminole County <br />and Volusia County, encompass a portion of the 9-1-1 Region 5, as designated by the Florida Department <br />of Management Services for the purposes of establishing regional 9-1-1 initiatives. As we know, <br />emergency incidents and disasters do not recognize county boundaries. Additionally, the legacy routing <br />of 9-1-1 calls, built around landline telephone technology does not route cellular callers to the authorities <br />based on their physical location. A large majority of calls for assistance now come from cellular callers. <br />The Joint Regional Next Generation 9-1-1 Systems and Services Project Memorandum of Understanding <br />(MOU) recognizes the need to move toward Next Generation 9-1-1 and allow for improved 9-1-1 services <br />across jurisdictional boundaries. Under the MOU, each county agrees to collaborate on the framework <br />for providing the Next Generation 9-1-1 Systems and Services, while each county retains the right to <br />select and implement the equipment and services that best meet their requirements. This MOU will also <br />assist each of the counties in being eligible for the Florida 9-1-1 State Grant Program. These state grants <br />are awarded to assist Public Safety Answering Points in upgrading to NG9-1-1 capabilities. Under the <br />MOU, each county will be responsible for submitting a grant application and subsequent documentation <br />for grant reimbursement. <br />Staff is also seeking Board approval to apply for the Florida 9-1-1 State Grant Program consistent with <br />the MOU. The justification for this project is based on the NENA B NG911 standard requiring the county <br />911 agencies to support interoperability and share accurate location information as the transition from <br />legacy 911 to NG911 systems evolves. The Florida 9-1-1 State Grant Program will fund the entire <br />project, should Indian River County receive an allocation from the 9-1-1 Board. The Chairman must sign <br />the grant application before submittal to the 9-1-1 Board. <br />FUNDING. <br />The cost of the Region GIS Repository project is $207,472.16 and will be funded with a budget <br />amendment allocating the grant revenue and expenses. If the grant is not awarded, a budget amendment <br />from 911 Surcharge Fund/Cash Forward -Oct 1" will be needed. <br />161 <br />