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Page 1 of 2 <br />Item #4 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />February 4, 2025 <br />Fire <br /> <br />TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, IN HIS <br />CAPACITY AS JOINT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LIVERMORE- <br />PLEASANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, TO <br />EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE <br />DEPARTMENT FOR EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE STATION <br />ALERTING SYSTEMS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $653,430 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) seeks City Council approval to execute an <br />agreement with the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) for $653,430 to purchase and <br />install a new Phoenix G2 Alerting fire station alerting system at each fire station. This system <br />will replace the current Locution Station Alerting System, which is at the end of its useful life, <br />and enable the Fire Department to continue to receive calls dispatched from the Alameda <br />County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC). <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, in his capacity as Joint Executive Director of <br />the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) Joint Powers Authority (JPA), or his <br />designee, to execute an agreement with the Alameda County Fire Department for $653,430 for <br />the purchase and installation of a new Phoenix G2 fire station alerting system. This will replace <br />the current Locution Station Alerting System and will enable the Fire Department to continue to <br />receive calls dispatched from the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications <br />Center (ACRECC). <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />LPFD has contracted with the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center <br />(ACRECC) for dispatch services since 2008 and recently renewed that agreement through <br />June 30, 2027. All fire agencies dispatched by ACRECC must use a common fire station <br />alerting system. <br /> <br />ACRECC administers and operates the ACRECC dispatch center. It currently dispatches fire <br />emergency calls using a software program called Locution, which was installed approximately <br />twenty years ago. This software and the alerting system have exceeded their useful life <br />expectancy. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br />Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) has worked with the ACRECC consortium <br />operations committee to determine the most appropriate station alerting system to replace the <br />outdated Locution system. The committee brought back the recommendation to move forward <br />with Phoenix G2 Station Alerting, which the ACRECC Advisory Board approved at its <br />November 16, 2022, meeting. This approval was for the equipment only. ACFD released <br />Page 140 of 350