Town of Los Gatos Civic Omer Office of the Town Manager 110 E. Man Street*

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Jurisdictions which maintain their own dispatching centers – Campbell, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, The City of Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale - and all jurisdictions which use Santa Clara County Communications for dispatch - Cupertino, Los Altos Hills and Saratoga - should consolidate dispatch with neighboring jurisdictions and, where appropriate, should issue RFPs to do so. Town response: Agree. The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The Town of Los Gatos is preparing to issue a contract to study consolidation of dispatch with the City of Campbell and expects to have the results of that study by January 2012. While the Town indicates that it agrees with the recommendation, a decision to consolidate with Campbell is dependent upon receipt and consideration of the study and Town Council consideration of cost savings/service level impacts. In addition, the Town of Los Gatos has participated in regional dispatch consolidation research through the Chief of Police's involvement as chair of the Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority (SVRIA) Working Committee. The chief has convened two meetings with public safety officials to discuss regional consolidation and also participated in a December 2010 site visit to the Utah dispatch center identified in the Grand Jury report. The complete study and analysis of regional dispatch is a high priority for County police chiefs including the Los Gatos Chief. Several agencies are exploring varying models of collaboration to include virtual and traditional brick and mortar regionalization. Since the role of the dispatcher plays a key part in the successful delivery of community safety, agencies are deliberate in their review to help ensure the highest quality dispatch services. ATTACHMENT 1

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Jurisdictions which maintain their own dispatching centers - Campbell, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, The City of Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale; all jurisdictions which use Santa Clara County Communications for dispatch - Cupertino, Los Altos Hills and Saratoga; the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, and Santa Clara County, should continue to work with the Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority to achieve countywide standardization of radio technology. Town Response Agree. The recommendation has been implemented. A county-wide interoperable radio system is in the planning stages. The Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority is preparing a formal request for proposals to be released in late 2011. A project of this magnitude requires significant infrastructure investment funded through sources not yet identified. Until a project funding stream is identified, this project will receive priority funding for Homeland Security Grants. In addition, the Town is upgrading and standardizing its dispatch system as a sub-recipient through the City of Sunnyvale.