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Prescott City Council Study Session —August 15, 2006 Page 6 G. Approval of contract/agreement with Sigma Communications Reverse 911 for the purchase and installation of Reverse 911 hardware and software in the amount of $57,962.72 under GSA Contract#GS-35-F-023S. Deputy Police Chief Mike Kabbel explained this item was a contract for the purchase and installation of Reverse 911 hardware and software for use in the Prescott Regional Public Safety Communications Center and the funding was from a Homeland Security Grant accepted by Resolution No. 3725 in December 2005. Councilman Blair asked Deputy Chief Kabbel what Reverse 911 meant and Mr. Kabbel explained it was two different things, it was a product and a company; the program utilized information already in the Emergency 911 system, specifically addresses and phone numbers, and it would automatically do emergency notifications as well as utilizing the city's GIS maps. Deputy Chief Kabbel gave a couple of examples of how the Reverse 911 system could be utilized. The first example was a hazardous materials spill that created a plume of smoke; the GIS system would show the exact location of the smoke, tell the dispatcher who to contact first, notify residents in the area of the situation, and provide other valuable information to get a quick emergency response underway. The second example was a water main break or a large sinkhole — a message would be created and the program would automatically contact residents in the area by phone and notify them of the problem in their area. In the case of an evacuation, it would plot a map and give a list of residents in that area and also provide a list of those contacted; the system could also provide potentially life-saving instructions to the dispatcher who could then relay those instructions to an individual. H. Homestead Subdivision: 1. Public Hearing (August 29) and Adoption of Ordinance No. 4551 - Rezoning for the proposed Homestead Subdivision from SF-35 to SF-18 on a 18.81 acre parcel located east of Senator Highway and west of Summer Field (RZ06-003). 2. Approval of Preliminary Plat for the Homestead Subdivision, creating 36 lots on 19.5 acres located east of Senator Highway and west of Summer Field (SP06-003). 3. Approval of Water Service Agreement for 12.60 acre feet with Tenney Feed & Livestock Company, Inc. the Tenney Living Trust, and Jeanine Brown for the Homestead Subdivision, located east of Senator Highway and west of Summer Field.