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Amd 1 to Agmts A140783 and A140791 with the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, Allina Health Systems, Hennepin Healthcare System, City of Edina, City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County establishing the relationship between and among the Parties for the procurement of components to support shared emergency communications services
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 to Agreements A140783 and A140791 with the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, Allina Health Systems, Hennepin Healthcare System, City of Edina, City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County establishing the relationship between and among the Parties for the procurement of a Shared 9-1-1 Call Handling System, shared Wide Area Network connectivity, and shared Data Center usage to support emergency communications services be approved; that the inclusion of the Cities of Bloomington and Eden Prairie as additional participating members be approved; and that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreements on behalf of the County.
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Background:
In 2014, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 14-0216, approving Agreements A140783 and A140791 between Allina Health Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the City of Edina, the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Hennepin EMS and the Metropolitan emergency Services Board (MESB). These entities, collectively referred to as the Original Parties, are represented by their respective Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).
Joint Powers Agreement A140783, established under Minnesota Statutes ? 471.59, is known as the Master Cooperative Agreement. It provides a framework for governance, planning, and coordination related to the procurement of emergency communications services, including Enhanced 9-1-1 (E911) and emerging technologies such as the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) call handling system, referred to as Call Handling System 1 (CHS-1). Pursuant to the procurement and implementati...
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