To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Zonehaven SaaS Software Agreement
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and authorize the Sheriff to sign the Zonehaven SaaS Software Agreement (attachment 1) between the County of Humboldt and Genasys Incorporated.
2. Authorize the Chair of the Board or Sheriff to sign any amendments or extensions to the Agreement.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) through its Office of Emergency Services (OES) is seeking to create a dynamic community evacuation plan with the utilization of technology. Only one vendor exists that can deliver all of the required development, implementation, and field use requirements for a comprehensive countywide plan that meets our needs; this vendor is Zonehaven. Zonehaven will provide a comprehensive Evacuation Management Platform (EMP) that will serve Humboldt County and will also allow for our integration with surrounding counties/jurisdictions for regional planning and execution, as required.
Zonehaven will:
1. Design data-driven Smart Evacuation Zones for all communities within Humboldt County.
2. Integrate these zones into a public safety application that will establish a common operating platform that will be shared with public safety agencies in the County (along with neighboring counties).
3. Utilize real-time traffic data to assist with the evacuation process
4. Allow for real-time fire modeling for a wildfire incident that allows for the rapid establishment of evacuation requirements and/or notification of potential evacuation areas.
5. Allow for multi-nodal notifications with an anticipated interface into existing Humboldt County software systems.
6. Establish a community forward-facing interface that will allow for seamless evacuation information for the affected areas.
The following capabilities/functions are unique to Zo...
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