Consideration and Approval of Grant Agreement:  Arizona 911 Grant Agreement between Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources and the City of Flagstaff Acting as System Administrator for Coconino County in the amount of $943,515.00. 

Flagstaff Police Department acting as 911 System Administrator for Coconino County Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) was awarded $943,515.00 in grant funds from the Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources. This grant funds all operational costs of the 911 telephone systems for the PSAP's in Coconino County which includes: Flagstaff Police Department, Williams Police Department, Page Police Department, Grand Canyon National Park Service, and Glen Canyon National Park. The amount also includes the transition to Next Gen 911 which will include photos, video and call transcription. It also includes better redundancy and call routing. 

The grant award is $943,515.00 which will fund all of Coconino County's 911 telephone system operational costs 100%.  This grant is budgeted in the Police Grant Section at $550,000 for FY2023-24. Additional allocation from the other potential police grant program budget will cover the increase in this grant in FY2023-24.

We will be working with our legal department and state 911 office to determine the best policies for the accepting and evidence storage of the pictures and videos that citizens will be able to send to 911. 

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Yes. The council has approved this grant since 2020. 

Approve the acceptance of the 911 Grant Agreement.  

Flagstaff Police Department has been designated by the Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources Office State 911 Office as the System Administrator for all PSAP's in Coconino County. The System Administrator is responsible for submitting 911 system operating bills to the Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources Office State 911 Office and submitting call statistics and required reports to the State for all PSAP's within the county. Historically the 911 telephone bills for all the PSAP's in Coconino County would be mailed to the Flagstaff Police Department. The 911 Coordinator would audit the charges on the 911 bills and send them to the State 911 Office for payment. In turn, the State 911 Office would pay the bills with money from revenues collected through the Emergency Telecommunications Services Revolving Fund. In 2018, the State 911 Office was moved to the Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources Office. With this change, the Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources created a grant program for the yearly 911 budget. System Administrators have to apply for the funds on behalf of the PSAP's in their county to pay the 911 bills. This allows the PSAP's and the System Administrators to be responsible for their bills and to be reimbursed through the grant award by the state.

Flagstaff Police Department was designated System Administrator for the PSAP's within Coconino County to include: Williams Police Department, Page Police Department, Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Park. 

Having a 911 system allows citizens to dial three numbers to have access to emergency services instead of having to dial seven digits and go through an automated telephone system. This allows for faster responses to emergencies for every citizen. The 911 Grant will allow the PSAP's in Coconino County to have a consistent emergency response. 

To work with the public to ensure that the Coconino County PSAP's have correct address information and provide exceptional emergency services Countywide.