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REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


BOARD MEETING DATE:  October  16, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - Public Works-15.

SUBJECT:

Alarm Monitoring Agreements

DEPARTMENT: Public Works

Supervisorial District No. :  All

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Pat Minturn, Public Works Director, (530) 225-5661

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Pat Minturn, Public Works Director

Vote Required?

Simple Majority Vote
General Fund Impact?

No Additional General Fund Impact 

RECOMMENDATION

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign: (1) A retroactive agreement, with Call Center Sales Pro, dba Redding Telephone Answering Service, for a total not to exceed $10,000, to provide elevator emergency phone monitoring at County facilities for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, with two automatic one-year renewals; and (2) an amendment, effective date of signing, to the agreement with California Safety, Inc. to remove the responsibility for elevator emergency phone monitoring at County facilities.

SUMMARY

Contractual adjustments are proposed for elevator emergency phone monitoring.

DISCUSSION

County elevators are equipped with emergency phones.  On June 1, 2018, the County executed an agreement with California Safety, Inc. for general alarm monitoring.  On July 13, 2018, California Safety, Inc. notified the County that they had transferred their elevator-related business to Call Center Sales Pro, dba Redding Telephone Answering Service (RTAS).  The new vendor is qualified to carry out the work.  Contractual arrangements are proposed with California Safety, Inc. and RTAS.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board may decline to approve the proposed assignment from California Safety, Inc. to RTAS.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

County Counsel has approved the agreement and amendment as to form.  Risk Management has reviewed and approved the agreement and amendment.  The recommendation has been reviewed by the County Administrative Office.

FINANCING

Alarm monitoring costs are borne by the respective departments.  Adequate funds have been included in the Adopted 2018/19 Facilities Management budget and the various departmental budgets.  There is no additional General Fund impact.

ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateDescription
RTAS Agreement10/8/2018RTAS Agreement
California Safety Amendment10/11/2018California Safety Amendment