City of San Antonio - File #: 17-3007

• File #: 17-3007
• Type: Misc - Professional Services Agreements
• In control: City Council Special Meeting
• On agenda: 5/25/2017
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing an agreement with the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council to provide funding in an amount not to exceed $7,500.00 in support of multiagency funded license for EverBridge software related to public health emergency preparedness activities for Bexar County for a period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD, Director of Health]

DEPARTMENT: Health



DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:

Authorizing an Agreement with STRAC for Everbridge Software License



SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes an agreement with Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) to provide funding in an amount not to exceed $7,500.00 in support of a multiagency-San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health), STRAC, Texas Department of State He alth Services (DSHS), and all regional hospitals-funded license for Everbridge Software Notification System and other public health/medical emergency preparedness activities. The funding for this agreement is available and budgeted within Metro Health's Public Health Emergency Preparedness FY 2017-2018 grant.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant has been awarded to Metro Health since 2001. The PHEP grant is an all hazards grant to better prepare the City, County, all regional hospitals, and the general public for emergency situations. In FY 2015 in response to decreasing Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Hospital Planning and Preparedness funds, Metro Health in conjunction with STRAC, DSHS Region 8 and all forty-nine regional hospitals located in the DSHS Trauma Service Area P initiated a multi-agency cost sharing plan to enhance efficiencies that would maintain medical response systems.



ISSUE:

Metro Health is requesting City Council authorization of an agreement with STRAC to provide funding in an amount not to exceed $7,500.00 in support of a multiagency (Metro Health, STRAC, DSHS and all regional hospitals) funded EverBridge Software Notification System license used to notify public health/medical staff in an emergency event and provide for the maintenance of services listed below related to emergency preparedness. This will allow Metro Health's PHEP program to comply with grant deliverables and achieve optimal response capabilities...