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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 19, 2018
City Council
STAFF
Carol Workman, Acting Director of Police Information Services
Erik Martin, Police Financial Analyst II
Gerry Paul, Director of Purchasing & Risk Management
Ryan Malarky, Legal
SUBJECT
Items Relating to Combined Regional Information Systems Project (CRISP).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 081, 2018, Reappropriating Funds Previously Appropriated in 2017 but not
Expended and not Encumbered in 2017, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the General Fund and
Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the General Fund for the Fort Collins Police Services Combined
Regional Information Systems Project.
B. Resolution 2018-062 Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Larimer
County and the City of Loveland for the Purpose of Sharing in the Purchase of a Public Safety Software
Solution for the Combined Regional Information Systems Project.
C. Resolution 2018-063 Approving an Exception to the Use of a Competitive Process for the Purchase of a
Public Safety Software Solution from TriTech Software Systems.
The purpose of this item is to purchase a public safety software solution for the Combined Regional
Information Systems Project (CRISP). CRISP is a regional partnership with other Larimer County public safety
agencies and provides a reliable public safety software solution that allows regional agencies to share police
and fire data, manage incidents and provide for redundancy and continuity of operations. The current system
is scheduled for replacement. The City of Loveland is joining CRISP and with the addition of Loveland and
other project changes, staff is also requesting an additional appropriation of $1.98 million with the
understanding that all but $288K will be reimbursed from both CRISP partner and member agencies.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolutions and Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The concept of CRISP began in 2003, when Fort Collins Police Services and Larimer County Sheriff’s Office
were seeking a public safety software system that would provide for a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD),
Records Management System (RMS) and Mobile Solution for their agencies. Both agencies agreed to share
in the cost, use and management of the new software system and allow for other public safety agencies,
known as “members” in the region to utilize the system.
For many years, CRISP has provided a critical infrastructure for many agencies in Larimer County and is relied
upon daily for the operations of its members. The current software system needs to be replaced and initial
funding was approved in 2017 with BFO offers 29.39 and a portion of 29.2. Since receiving the original
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funding approval for the CRISP system, the City of Loveland decided to join CRISP as a partner agency. An
updated intergovernmental agreement between the City, Larimer County, and the City of Loveland was
negotiated and each partner will share equally in the costs, use and management of the system.
The selected software vendor for the project is TriTech Software Solutions and staff is also requesting
approval for an exception to the use of a competitive bid or proposal process to utilize this vendor and approval
to award an agreed upon contract to TriTech. TriTech is currently the incumbent supplier for each of the
CRISP members. Continuing uninterrupted with TriTech maintains technical continuity, increases probability
of success, keeps costs low (would have to factor in vendor change costs if do not stay with TriTech),
improves quality, and avoids schedule delays to upgrade to the new TriTech platform. TriTech has also
offered a 49% software discount if we move to their software solution.
TriTech Software Systems is a leader in the public safety software industry. TriTech offers a suite of software
including CAD, RMS, Mobile applications and a jail records. TriTech has been selected to deploy software
solutions for some of the most complex and demanding public safety operations throughout the U.S. and
across the globe. As an experienced public safety solution provider across the country and within the state of
Colorado, TriTech is uniquely positioned to provide the lowest risk, most cost-effective solution to the CRISP,
having already successfully delivered systems meeting Colorado statute codes and state reporting
requirements. The strength of TriTech’s Colorado user base will provide CRISP with ample opportunities for
data sharing.
Staff has extensively evaluated the TriTech system to include detailed demonstrations and functionality
discussions. TriTech provides not only a comprehensive software solution that supports the needs of the
agencies within CRISP, but they also meet the complex and diverse functional requirements of public safety.
Staff had previously received BFO funding (in offer 29.39 and a portion of offer 29.2) for the CRISP
replacement with the understanding TriTech would be the software vendor.
In the event the City required a competitive bid or proposal process and identified another vendor, CRISP
would likely lose both partners; The City of Loveland and Larimer County. Prior to committing to CRISP,
Loveland had completed a competitive proposal process and selected TriTech. Loveland has been a CAD
customer of TriTech for 20 years and have been pleased with the quality of the product and service from the
vendor. Larimer County has communicated they do not want to complete a competitive proposal process and
have concluded TriTech has the most effective and reliable solution for their needs.
CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
$3.43 million in funding was approved for expenditure in 2017 for the replacement of the CRISP system. This
appropriation was not expended in 2017 as there was not sufficient time to negotiate an IGA and complete the
project.
The original cost and scope of the project was in anticipation of an equal sharing with Larimer County. With
the addition of the City of Loveland, and other required scope changes including; additional implementation
costs, data conversion costs, 3rd party applications and interfaces, hardware and system redundancy costs
and network connectivity to Loveland PD, the new project cost is $5.41 million.
The City of Fort Collins is the purchasing agent for the CRISP project and a request for an additional
appropriation of $1.98 million is required for the project. Reimbursement and additional funding from partner
and member agencies, leaves the Fort Collins specific funding needs at $288K. Reimbursement will be
received as outlined in the IGA and as required per project milestone payments.
Current Project $5.41 million
Original Project $3.43 million
Net change/ask $1.98 million
Less reimbursements/funding ($1.69 million)
Fort Collins General Fund Impact $288K
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The full appropriation request is for $5.41M which is made up of a reappropriation of $3.43M [from 2017], an
additional $1.69M appropriation from funds generated through CRISP partner and member reimbursements,
and an additional appropriation request of $288K from the general fund.
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ORDINANCE NO. 081, 2018
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REAPPROPRIATING FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED IN 2017
BUT NOT EXPENDED AND NOT ENCUMBERED IN 2017, APPROPRIATING
PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND AND APPROPRIATING
UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR
THE FORT COLLINS POLICE SERVICES COMBINED REGIONAL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS PROJECT
WHEREAS, since 2003, Fort Collins Police Services (“FCPS”) and the Larimer County
Sheriff’s Office (“Sheriff’s Office”) have cooperated in utilizing a public safety software system
for computer aided dispatch, a records management system, and mobile applications, known as
the Consolidated Regional Information Systems Project (“CRISP”) which has been relied upon
by other public safety agencies in Larimer County; and
WHEREAS, the current software system needs replacement, and the City of Loveland
has joined FCPS and the Sheriff’s Office as a CRISP partner in procuring a new software
solution (collectively, the “Partners”); and
WHEREAS, the Partners intend to enter into an intergovernmental agreement for the
purchase of a software solution from Tritech Software Systems, whereby the Partners will share
equally in the costs of the system, subject to limited exceptions for agency-specific components;
and
WHEREAS, as the purchasing agent for the system, the City of Fort Collins will be
entitled to reimbursement from the Partners, and will receive monetary contributions to offset
costs from Poudre Fire Authority, Wellington Fire Department, Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc.
d/b/a Poudre Valley Hospital, and the Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority in the estimated
amount of $1,690,000; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 11 of the City Charter requires that all appropriations
unexpended or unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year lapse to the applicable general or
special fund, except that appropriations for capital projects and federal or state grants do not
lapse until the completion of the capital project or until the expiration of the federal or state
grant; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council to
appropriate by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year such funds for expenditure as may be
available from reserves accumulated in prior years, notwithstanding that such reserves were not
previously appropriated; and
WHEREAS, City staff have determined that the amounts to be appropriated as described
herein are available and currently unappropriated; and
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City and its residents to re-appropriate funds
for the expenditures below, in furtherance of these expenditures authorized in 2017 for which
such appropriated funds were not expended and not encumbered during 2017.
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter permits the City Council to make
supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the
total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous
appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated
revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and
determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the General
Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the current
estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits public health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of procuring a software solution that will aid in the
efficient provision of public safety services throughout the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves
in the General Fund the sum of THREE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($3,430,000) for the Fort Collins CRISP Project.
Section 3. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated
revenue in the General Fund the sum of ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED NINETY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,690,000) for the Fort Collins CRISP Project.
Section 4. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves
in the General Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS
($288,000) for the Fort Collins CRISP Project.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of
June, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of July, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd day of July, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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RESOLUTION 2018-062
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH LARIMER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LOVELAND
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHARING IN THE PURCHASE OF A PUBLIC
SAFETY SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR THE COMBINED REGIONAL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS PROJECT
WHEREAS, since 2003, Fort Collins Police Services (“FCPS”) and the Larimer County
Sheriff’s Office (“Sheriff’s Office”) have cooperated in utilizing a public safety software system
for computer aided dispatch, a records management system, and mobile applications known as
the Combined Regional Information Systems Project (“CRISP”), which has been relied upon by
other public safety agencies in Larimer County; and
WHEREAS, the current software system needs replacement, and the City of Loveland
has joined FCPS and the Sheriff’s Office as a CRISP partner in procuring a new software
solution (collectively, the “Partners”); and
WHEREAS, the Partners desire to enter into an intergovernmental agreement for the
purchase of a software solution from Tritech Software Systems (“Tritech”); and
WHEREAS, staff for the Partners have negotiated such an agreement (the “IGA”)
whereby the City of Fort Collins will act as the purchasing agent and the Partners will share in
the costs of the system equally, subject to limited exceptions for agency-specific components;
and
WHEREAS, the IGA also sets forth each Partner’s rights and obligations with respect to
the purchase, maintenance, operation and use of the software system; and
WHEREAS, the IGA provides that each Partner may enter into separate agreements with
other public safety agencies in Larimer County in the form provided to allow said agencies
access to the software system and to govern their use, which agreements may be executed on
behalf of the City by the City Manager at a later time; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 1-22 requires, with certain exceptions, intergovernmental
agreements to be submitted to the City Council for review and approval by ordinance or
resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the joint purchase of a public safety
software solution with the Partners is in the best interests of the City and that the Mayor should
be authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement in support thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
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Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an intergovernmental
agreement between the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, and the City of Loveland for the
purpose of setting forth their respective rights and obligations regarding the purchase,
maintenance, operation and use of a public safety software solution, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit AA@, with such additional terms and conditions as the City Manager, in
consultation with the City Attorney, determines to be necessary and appropriate to protect the
interests of the City or effectuate the purpose of this Resolution.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
19th day of June, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
CRISP MASTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
THIS CRISP MASTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT("Agreement") is made and
entered into this __ day of _______, 2018 ("Effective Date"), by and between the CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, COLORADO, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Fort Collins”), and
the CITY OF LOVELAND, COLORADO, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as
“Loveland”) and LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO, a political subdivision of the State of
Colorado (hereinafter referred to as the “County”). Collectively these three will hereinafter be
referred to as the “Partners” and the singular “Partner” will hereafter refer to any of the three or
each of the three.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Combined Regional Information Systems Project ("CRISP") is a joint effort of
many public safety agencies either wholly or partly contained within the geographical area of
Larimer County, Colorado;
WHEREAS, CRISP is comprised of the three Partner agencies of the City of Fort Collins on behalf
of Fort Collins Police Services, the City of Loveland on behalf of Loveland Police Department,
Larimer County on behalf of the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, and each Partner's respective
Member Agencies as designated in Section 6.2 herein;
WHEREAS, the Partners desire to share in the use and cost of purchasing and operating a computer
aided dispatch system (“CAD”), a records management system (“RMS”), a jail management
system (“JMS”), and such other ancillary systems as the Partners may choose to enhance
functionality;
WHEREAS, the Partners desire to enter into this Agreement in order to state their respective rights
and obligations concerning the purchase, maintenance, operation and use of the System as defined
in Section 2.1 herein;
WHEREAS, C.R.S. Section 29-1-203 provides that governments may cooperate or contract with
one another to provide certain services or facilities when such cooperation or contracts are
authorized thereto with the approval of its legislative body or other authority having the power to
so approve;
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. Section 29-1-203(1), the Partners are authorized to cooperate with
one another to provide any function or service lawfully authorized to each of them and are therefore
authorized under C.R.S. Section 29-1-203(1) to enter into this Agreement;
WHEREAS, subject to approval by Fort Collins City Council, Fort Collins is further authorized to
enter into agreements to provide government services or enter into cooperative or joint activities
with other governmental bodies as provided in Article II, Section 16 of the Home Rule Charter of
the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Section 1-22 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, Loveland is further authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements to provide
any function, service, or facility as provided in the Loveland Municipal Code Section 2.08.030
and upon approval by the Loveland City Council.
EXHIBIT A
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Partners' mutual promises and agreements contained
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Partners agree as follows:
1. Term.
This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date, and shall continue in effect indefinitely,
unless sooner terminated as provided in Section 13 below.
2. System.
2.1. The system to be purchased and operated pursuant to this Agreement shall consist of the
equipment, software, maintenance, upgrade fees, licenses, and services purchased pursuant to a
purchase contract to be executed between TriTech Software Systems, Inc. (“TriTech”) and Fort
Collins, on behalf of the Partners, for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of the System
that will meet the stated goals of this Agreement, and shall include additional equipment or
upgrades purchased to supplement the system (the “System”). Said purchase contract with
TriTech will only be executed after the form and conditions of the contract have been approved in
writing by all Partners, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any changes or
amendments to the purchase contract must be approved by the Partners, and such approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
2.2. The System shall also consist of shared ancillary costs incurred by the Partners for the benefit
of the System as a whole, including but not limited to, CRISP project management services, shared
interfaces, and network connectivity to include fiber connectivity to the splice point at the
Loveland Police Department (collectively, “Shared Ancillary Costs”). The System shall not
include ancillary costs specific to the Partners and/or Member Agencies, including but not limited
to, third-party application costs (evidence systems, citation applications, accident systems, court
applications, etc.), agency-specific ongoing costs (third-party applications, maintenance, agency-
specific vendors or consultants, agency-specific backup solutions, etc.), and agency-specific
subscription fees. Such ancillary costs specific to Partners or Member Agencies shall be the sole
responsibility of the specific agency incurring the costs.
3. Purchase of System, Cost Allocation, Appropriations, and Ownership.
3.1. The Partners shall cooperate in the purchase of the System, and agree that Fort Collins shall
act as the purchasing agent for the System in accordance with Fort Collins' purchasing ordinances,
procedures and guidelines. Fort Collins, Loveland and the County shall each be responsible for
an amount equal to one-third (1/3) of the total cost of the System. The total cost of the System
shall be: (1) the amount set forth in the executed purchase contract with TriTech, which contract
may be amended from time to time by mutual written agreement of the Partners; and (2) Shared
Ancillary Costs that shall arise during the implementation and operation of the System.
3.2. As of the date of this Agreement, the estimated total shared cost of the System is detailed in
Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The cost of the System set
forth in Exhibit A is subject to change by mutual agreement of the Partners. In the event of a
change in any of the shared costs of the System, such positive or negative change shall be allocated
one-third (1/3) to each Partner.
3.3. Each Partner shall appropriate sufficient funds to meet the entirety of their respective one-
third (1/3) cost-sharing obligations under this Agreement. Prior to the execution of a purchase
contract with TriTech, Loveland and the County shall confirm to Fort Collins that each has
appropriated sufficient funds to meet the entirety of their respective cost-sharing obligations under
this Agreement.
3.4. For the initial System purchase and System implementation and upon invoice from Fort
Collins, Loveland and the County shall each pay within thirty (30) days its one-third (1/3) share
of the estimated annual cost of the System (“Estimated Annual Cost”) into a designated account
to be managed by Fort Collins for funding the annual cost of the System. The initial invoice for
the Estimated Annual Cost will be issued by Fort Collins contemporaneously with execution of
the TriTech Contract. Subsequent invoice(s) for Estimated Annual Cost will be issued by Fort
Collins on or about March 1
st
of each year. Annual costs include, but are not limited to, Shared
Ancillary Costs, licenses, equipment, and operations and maintenance costs. Upon completion of
the System implementation Fort Collins shall invoice Loveland and the County for annual
maintenance and Shared Ancillary Costs within ten (10) days of receipt of any such third-party
invoice. Loveland and the County shall promptly pay such invoices within ten (10) days of receipt.
Fort Collins shall provide finance and accounting administrative services for each budget year. At
the close of each calendar year but no later than January 31
st
of each year, Fort Collins shall
promptly undertake a review and reconciliation of the amounts paid into, and the amounts
expended from, the designated account. Copies of all invoices for the amounts paid shall be
provided to the County and Loveland. Any amounts overpaid by the Partners shall, at each
Partner’s discretion, be proportionally refunded to the Partners within thirty (30) days or credited
against Partners’ future financial obligations. Any amounts underpaid shall be invoiced to each
Partner and each Partner shall pay their respective share into the designated account within thirty
(30) days.
3.5. Each Partner shall be responsible for one-third (1/3) of any Shared Ancillary Costs arising
from the management, operation, maintenance, and upgrade of the System that are not included in
the Estimated Annual Cost. Unanticipated expenses shall be paid from the designated account,
and shall be subject to the invoice and reconciliation process set forth in Section 3.4.
3.6. Fort Collins may collect, hold, and disburse funds belonging to Loveland and the County
only as an agent of Loveland and the County, and subject to the general duties and responsibilities
of an agency relationship. Fort Collins shall obtain the designated project manager’s approval of
all third-party invoices prior to initiating any payments for the System and Shared Ancillary Costs.
Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall be completed within ten (10) days.
Upon request, Fort Collins shall, with respect to such funds of Loveland and the County, provide
the Partners a detailed accounting of all such funds collected, held, invested and disbursed by Fort
Collins.
3.7. Any grants, stipends or other outside funding or reimbursements that the Partners or a Partner
obtains for the benefit of the System shall be applied or credited to each Partner in an equal
percentage against the cost of the System, subject to mutual written agreement of the Partners.
Each Partner retains sole discretion to use funds paid by their respective Member Agencies.
3.8. The Partners shall agree in writing as to those components of the System the Partners shall
jointly own ("Jointly-Owned Components"). Those components not identified as Jointly-Owned
Components shall be owned individually by each respective Partner ("Individually-Owned
Components"). During the life of the System, the Partners agree to work in good faith and
cooperatively to allocate new components as either Jointly-Owned or Individually-Owned as said
components are added, and to reallocate any components as the Partners may mutually agree in
writing. A list of all System components shall be created and maintained to be shared with all
Partners.
4. Maintenance.
The Partners shall have full access to the entire System to perform maintenance and support
activities. Each Partner will provide technicians properly trained in the operation and maintenance
of the entire System, who shall share responsibility for System administration, including but not
limited to operation and maintenance. Technicians shall act in accordance with operational
guidelines to be developed by the Partners. The CRISP Steering Committee, referenced below in
Section 5.2, shall determine any disputes among the Partners' technicians.
5. Joint Use and Operation.
5.1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, each Partner shall be responsible
for its own cost of all utilities, personnel and other necessary supplies and support to properly
operate the System.
5.2. The Partners shall jointly designate a CRISP Steering Committee ("CSC") to be comprised of
representatives of Partner and Member Agencies. The CSC shall adopt bylaws, operational policy,
and oversee all operational issues of the System. If additional funding beyond what the Partners
have appropriated pursuant to this Agreement is necessary to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement, each Partner may seek funding from its respective governing body.
6. Interconnection and Member Agency Use.
6.1. No Partner shall allow interconnection between the System and any other network or system
without the mutual written agreement of Partners. Outside of the personnel under the direct control
of each Partner, no Partner shall allow access to, and/or use of, the System without the mutual
written agreement of the Partners.
6.2. Those agencies other than Partners approved for access to, and/or use of, the System shall be
hereinafter referred to as a "Member Agency". Each Member Agency shall contract with a Partner
to gain access to the System by executing a separate intergovernmental agreement between each
Member Agency and their respective Partner. The IGA must, at minimum, contain the terms and
conditions of the "CRISP Member Intergovernmental Agreement" template, attached hereto as
Exhibit B ("Member IGA"). The Member IGA template has been created by, and can only be
changed by, the mutual written agreement of the Partners. The foregoing notwithstanding, each
Partner shall have the right to negotiate additional terms and conditions not in conflict with this
Agreement or the Member IGA template. Member Agencies may connect to the System through
either (a) their respective Partner's connection to the System; or (b) a new connection may be
allowed upon mutual written agreement of all Partners. The financial obligations, if any, of each
Member Agency shall be set forth in the Member Agency's respective Member IGA and shall be
subject to the sole discretion of the contracting Partner. Member Agencies' use of the System shall
be subject to the provisions of any third-party software licensing.
6.3. The Partners agree that the following agencies are preapproved Member Agencies and that,
subject to the execution of Member IGAs and subject to the provisions of any third-party software
licensing, such agencies are authorized to interconnect, access and/or use the System:
• Colorado State University Police Department - Member Agency of the County
• Estes Park Police Department - Member Agency of the County
• Timnath Police Department - Member Agency of the County
• Rocky Mountain National Park - Member Agency of the County
• Poudre Fire Authority - Member Agency of Fort Collins
• Poudre Valley Hospital Ambulance Services - Member Agency of Fort Collins
• Wellington Fire Department - Member Agency of Fort Collins
• Loveland Fire Rescue Authority - Member Agency of Loveland
• Berthoud Fire Department - Member Agency of Loveland
• Thompson Valley Emergency Medical Services - Member Agency of Loveland
6.4. Nothing in this Agreement shall imply or convey upon any Member Agency the right to
continued access to the System. Each Partner retains the right to revoke, at any time, its respective
Member Agency’s connectivity and access to the System.
7. Confidential Information.
All data, records, System operational information and other information belonging individually to
any Partner or Member Agency or belonging collectively to all the Partners and Member Agencies
using the System shall be confidential. Partners' and Member Agencies' access to data and records
as a result of connection and use of the System shall not change the confidential nature of the
information. Each Partner and Member Agency (each an "agency" and collectively "agencies" for
purposes of this Section 7) shall restrict its employees' use of all data, records and other information
belonging to or created by other agencies to authorized uses only. Such use does not change the
ownership of the record, which shall remain with the creating or authoring agency. Each agency
shall not copy, alter, download, print, or disclose data, records, or information for any use not
authorized in the regular course of law enforcement business. If an open records request is made
for a record, only the agency who created or authored the record may determine whether the record
should be disclosed or made available. The agency receiving the request, if the record does not
belong to that agency, shall in conformance with applicable law either (a) deny the record request
and refer the requestor to the authoring agency or (b) shall confer with the authoring agency and
obtain written consent to release the record. The obligation to make a determination regarding
release of any record or data or other information in the System shall remain with the agency
creating the record. Any requests for System operational information or de-identified data fields
belonging to all Partners and Member Agencies shall be reviewed jointly by the Partners and any
other Member Agencies whose information is being requested, and the Partners and Member
Agencies, if applicable, will coordinate to provide a joint response to the request and/or production
of the records for inspection as authorized or required by law.
8. System Degradation.
None of the Partners or their Member Agencies shall engage in any activity that might result in
the degradation of the System.
9. Notice.
Whenever a notice is either required or permitted to be given, it shall be given in writing and
delivered personally, or delivered by the postal service, postage prepaid, to the other Partners at
the addresses indicated below, or at such other addresses as may be designated in writing by a
Partner:
If to Fort Collins: City Manager
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
With Copy to: Chief of Police
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
If to Loveland: City Manager
City of Loveland
500 East 3rd Street
Loveland, Colorado 80537
With Copy to: Chief of Police
City of Loveland
810 East 10th Street, Suite 100
Loveland, Colorado 80537
If to the County: County Manager
Larimer County
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
With Copy to: Sheriff
Larimer County
2501 Midpoint Dr.
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
10. Relationship of the Partners.
The Partners enter into this Agreement as separate and independent entities and each shall maintain
such status throughout the term of this Agreement.
11. Liability.
11.1. Each Partner shall be responsible for any and all claims, damages, liability and court awards
including costs, expenses and attorney fees incurred as a result of any action or omission of such
Partner or its respective officers, employees and agents in connection with such Partner's
performance of this Agreement.
11.2. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing herein shall be
construed as a waiver of the notice requirements, defenses, immunities and limitations of liability
the Partners and their respective officers, directors, councilors, employees, volunteers, and agents
may have under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. Sec. 24-10-101, et. seq or to
any other defenses, immunities, or limitations of liability available to the Partners by law. Each
Partner shall be liable for any worker's compensation claims filed by its respective personnel
arising from injuries sustained as a result of performance under this Agreement.
12. Default/Remedies.
12.1. Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event any Partner should fail or refuse to perform
according to the terms of this Agreement, such Partner may be declared in default thereof by any
non-defaulting Partner.
12.2. In the event a Partner has been declared in default hereof, such defaulting Partner shall be
allowed a period of thirty (30) days from receipt of written notice of said default from the non-
defaulting Partner, within which to cure said default. In the event the default remains uncorrected
at the end of the cure period, the non-defaulting Partners may elect to: (a) terminate this Agreement
as to the defaulting Partner and seek damages; (b) treat this Agreement as continuing and require
specific performance; or (c) avail themselves of any other remedy at law or equity. In the event
of termination as to a Partner, Section 13.1 herein shall control the disposition of the Partner's
assets and data as though the Partner withdrew from the Agreement.
13. Withdrawal and Termination.
13.1. Any Partner may withdraw from this Agreement at any time, without cause, upon one (1)
year prior written notice to the other Partners. Upon notice, the withdrawing Partner shall be
responsible for obtaining a replacement system to meet that Partner's needs. Any data contained
within the System belonging to the withdrawing Partner shall be made available to the withdrawing
Partner for copying, downloading, or similar manipulation appropriate to preserve such
information and to transition to a new system, and if so desired by the withdrawing Partner said
data shall be removed from the System. The withdrawing Partner shall retain ownership of its
Individually-Owned Components. The withdrawing Partner shall release any ownership claim to
Jointly-Owned Components. The withdrawing Partner shall assume all costs for meeting these
terms of termination.
13.2. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by the mutual written agreement of the
governing bodies of the Partners. Upon termination, each Partner shall retain ownership of its
Individually-Owned Components. The remaining Jointly-Owned Components of the System shall
be distributed or disposed of pro rata to the Partners by mutual written agreement. If the Partners
are unable to agree to the distribution of the remaining portions of the System, then such portions
shall be sold by Fort Collins and the proceeds distributed equally to each Partner. The Partners
shall cooperate to make data available to the respective Partners and Member Agencies for
copying, downloading, or similar manipulation to preserve such information and to transition to a
new system.
14. Non-waiver.
No waiver by any of the Partners of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be
deemed to be or construed as a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement, nor shall
a waiver of any breach of this Agreement be deemed to be or construed to be a waiver of any
subsequent breach thereof.
15. Non-appropriation.
15.1. The Partners are all governmental entities; therefore, all direct and indirect financial
obligations of a Partner under this Agreement shall be subject to annual appropriations pursuant
to Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, their respective charters and ordinances, and
applicable law. This Agreement and the obligations of the Partners hereunder do not constitute a
multi-year fiscal obligation and are expressly contingent upon the Partners' respective governing
bodies budgeting and appropriating the funds necessary to fulfill the Partners' respective
obligations hereunder.
15.2. If any Partner does not appropriate funds sufficient to meet its obligations under this
Agreement, such non-appropriation will constitute a termination by such Partner, effective on
January 1 of the Partner's fiscal year for which the funds are not appropriated regardless of any
notice period required in this Agreement. The non-appropriating Partner shall give written notice
of such non-appropriation of funds to the other Partners not later than thirty (30) days after it is
certain that its governing body will fail to appropriate the funds necessary for the Partner to meet
its financial obligations for the ensuing fiscal year.
16. Assignment.
No Partner may assign any rights or delegate any duties under this Agreement without the written
consent of the other Partners.
17. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, along with all exhibits and other documents incorporated herein, shall constitute
the entire agreement of the Partners and supersedes any prior agreement between the Partners.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Partners' respective successors and assigns.
Covenants or representations not contained in this Agreement shall not be binding on the Partners.
No amendment to this Agreement shall be enforceable unless in writing and signed by all three
Partners. Course of performance, no matter how long, shall not constitute an amendment to this
Agreement.
18. Governing Law and Venue.
This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Colorado and venue
for any action arising hereunder shall be in Larimer County, Colorado.
19. No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This Agreement is made for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Partners and shall not be
construed to be an agreement for the benefit of any third party or parties and no third party shall
have a right of action hereunder for any cause whatsoever.
20. Severability.
In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other
provision of this Agreement.
21. Authority.
The persons who sign and execute this Agreement represent that they are duly authorized to
execute this Agreement in their individual or representative capacity.
22. Counterpart Signatures.
The Partners agree that counterpart signatures of this Agreement and signatures by facsimile or
electronic PDF shall be acceptable and that execution of the Agreement in such form by each and
every Partner shall be deemed to constitute full and final execution of the Agreement.
[signature pages follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Partners have executed this Agreement on the day and year first
above written.
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO,
a Colorado Municipal Corporation.
By:
Wade O. Troxell, Mayor
Date:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(Printed Name)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Assistant City Attorney
(Printed Name)
THE CITY OF LOVELAND
For the City:
A Municipal Corporation
Mayor Jacki Marsh
Signature:
Date:
ATTEST:
____________________________________
Acting City Clerk
Approved as to legal form:
_____________________________
Assistant City Attorney
LARIMER COUNTY COLORADO
For the County:
A political subdivision of the State of Colorado
Board of County Commissioners of Larimer County, Colorado
Name:
Title:
Signature:
Date:
ATTEST:
Approved as to legal form:
__________________________
Assistant County Attorney
CRISP MEMBER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
THIS CRISP MEMBER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ("CRISP Member IGA") is
made and entered into this __ day of ______, 2018 ("Effective Date"), by and between
______________________ ("Partner"), and ____________________ ("Member Agency").
Collectively, Partner and Member Agency shall be referred to as "Parties" and the singular "Party"
will hereafter refer to either or each of them.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Combined Regional Information Systems Project (“CRISP”) is a joint effort of
many public safety agencies either wholly or partly contained within the geographical area of
Larimer County, Colorado;
WHEREAS, CRISP is comprised of three partner agencies, consisting of the City of Fort Collins
on behalf of Fort Collins Police Services, the City of Loveland on behalf of the Loveland Police
Department, and Larimer County on behalf of Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, collectively
referred to as the “CRISP Partners”. The CRISP Partners have executed the CRISP Master
Intergovernmental Agreement among them, hereafter referred to as the “CRISP Master IGA;”
WHEREAS, the CRISP Master IGA was executed for the specific intent of purchasing and
operating a computer aided dispatch system (“CAD”), a records management system (“RMS”), a
jail management system (“JMS”) and such other ancillary systems the CRISP Partners choose to
enhance functionality (collectively, the “System”);
WHEREAS, the CRISP Partners desire to allow access to and use of the System by other agencies
in Larimer County;
WHEREAS, each of the CRISP Partners has specific agencies with which they have an established
relationship to provide access to public safety information and services. These agencies are
considered to be “Member Agencies” of their respective Partner. A list of preapproved Member
Agencies is set forth in the “CRISP Master IGA”. This CRISP Member IGA defines the terms of
access to the System and is executed between Partner and Member Agency in accordance with the
“CRISP Master IGA”;
WHEREAS, to facilitate communication and cooperation between emergency services agencies
in Larimer County, including Member Agency, Partner agrees to allow Member Agency access to
and use of the System pursuant to the terms and conditions contained herein and consistent with
the CRISP Master IGA;
WHEREAS, the form of this CRISP Member IGA conforms to the requirements of the CRISP
Master IGA.
WHEREAS, C.R.S. Section 29-1-203 provides that governments may cooperate or contract with
one another to provide certain services or facilities when such cooperation or contracts are
authorized thereto with the approval of its legislative body or other authority having the power to
so approve; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. Section 29-1-203(1), Partner and Member Agency are authorized
to cooperate with one another to provide any function or service lawfully authorized to each of
them and are therefore authorized under C.R.S. Section 29-1-203(1) to enter into this CRISP
Member IGA.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Parties’ mutual promises contained herein, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Parties agree as follows:
1. Term.
This CRISP Member IGA shall be effective as of the Effective Date, and shall continue in effect
unless otherwise terminated as provided in paragraph 15, below.
2. Access to System.
The Partner will provide the software necessary for the Member Agency to access the System. All
other equipment required by the Member Agency, including hardware and additional software,
and any other costs incurred by the Member Agency in accessing and using the System are solely
the responsibility of the Member Agency.
3. Steering Committee.
The CRISP Partners have jointly designated a CRISP Steering Committee (“CSC”), as required
by the CRISP Master IGA, which shall adopt bylaws, operational policy, and oversee all
operational issues of the System. The Member Agency agrees to comply with and be bound by
the bylaws, policies, procedures, and decisions of the CSC regarding access to and use of the
System.
4. Interconnection and System Degradation.
The Member Agency shall not allow any party other than authorized personnel of the Member
Agency to access or interconnect to the System through the Member Agency without the written
mutual consent of the CRISP Partners. The Member Agency shall not engage in any activity that
might result in the degradation of the System or data contained within the System.
5. Confidential Information.
All data, records, System operational information and other information belonging individually to
any Partner or the Member Agencies or belonging collectively to all the participating agencies
using the System shall be confidential. Partner’s and Member Agency’s access to data and records
as a result of connection and use of the System shall not change the confidential nature of the
information. Partner and Member Agency (each an “agency” and collectively “agencies” for
purposes of this Section 5) shall restrict its authorized personnel’s use of all data, records and other
information belonging to or created by other agencies to authorized uses only. Such use does not
change the ownership of the record, which shall remain with the creating or authoring agency.
Each agency shall not copy, alter, download, print, or disclose data, records, or information for
any use not authorized in the regular course of law enforcement business. If an open records
request is made for a record, only the agency who created or authored the record may determine
whether the record should be disclosed or made available. The agency receiving the request, if the
record does not belong to that agency, shall in conformance with applicable law either (a) deny
the record request and refer the requestor to the authoring agency or (b) shall confer with the
authoring agency and obtain written consent to release the record. The obligation to make a
determination regarding release of any record or data or other information in the System shall
remain with the agency creating the record. Any requests for System operational information or
de-identified data fields belonging to all CRISP Partners and Member Agencies shall be reviewed
jointly by the three CRISP Partners and any other Member Agencies whose information is being
requested, and the CRISP Partners and Member Agencies, if applicable, will coordinate to provide
a joint response to the request and/or production of the records for inspection as authorized or
required by law.
6. Software Licenses.
The CRISP Partners have been granted licenses by their suppliers to use certain software
applications as part of the System. The Member Agency shall not, and shall not permit any other
party to, make any alteration, modification or enhancement to any licensed or sublicensed
application, nor shall the Member Agency permit any other party to use a licensed or sublicensed
application without the express consent of the CRISP Partners. The Member Agency shall not,
and shall not permit any other party to disassemble, de-compile or reverse-engineer any licensed
or sublicensed application. The Member Agency shall not violate the terms and conditions of any
System software license.
7. Liability.
Each of the Parties hereto shall be solely responsible for any and all claims, damages, liability and
court awards, including costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees, incurred as a result of any actions or
omissions of their respective officers, employees, and agents, and shall not be responsible or
legally liable for the negligent acts or willful misconduct of the other Party, its officers, employees
and agents. In no event shall the CRISP Partners be liable for any loss or damages related to the
operation or failure of the System or any component thereof, or for the accuracy or completeness
of data, nor shall the CRISP Partners be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages.
Nothing in this CRISP Member IGA shall be construed as a waiver of the notice requirements,
defenses, immunities and limitations of liability the Parties and their respective officers, directors,
employees, volunteers, and agents may have under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act
(C.R.S. §§ 24-10-101, et seq.), or of any other defenses, immunities, or limitations of liability
available to the Parties by law.
8. Ownership, Upgrades and Maintenance.
This CRISP Member IGA does not grant the Member Agency, nor shall the Member Agency have,
any ownership interest in the System or its components. The CRISP Partners are solely responsible
for maintenance of, and upgrades to, the System, and the Member Agency may only request
service, upgrades or changes to the System through the Partner personnel tasked with System
administration.
9. Relationship of the Parties.
The Parties enter into this CRISP Member IGA as separate and independent entities and shall
maintain such status throughout the term of this CRISP Member IGA. The Partner shall be the
Member Agency's point of contact for all requests pursuant to Paragraph 8 of this CRISP Member
IGA, or for any other issues regarding the Member Agency's access to and use of the System.
10. Other Users.
The CRISP Partners may allow use of the System by other Member Agencies in addition to the
Member Agency. Neither the Partner nor the CRISP Partners shall be responsible for misuse of
the Member Agency's data by such other agencies. The CRISP Partners agree that they will
execute a substantially similar agreement to this CRISP Member IGA with such other agencies
which will include a requirement that such other agencies agree to the exact terms of Paragraph 5
before granting such agencies access to the System.
11. Joint Maintenance Payments.
The CRISP Partners agree that they will enter into a maintenance agreement with the vendor of
the System for system maintenance. The Partner’s portion of this expense will include the amount
that is attributable to the Member Agency. The Member Agency will reimburse the Partner for
the Member Agency's portion of the maintenance expense as follows:
• The Member Agency's initial share of the annual maintenance expense is $_____. Member
Agency shall pay said amount to the Partner annually starting on <Date> and continuing
annually for the duration of this CRISP Member IGA, or as may be mutually agreed in
writing between Member Agency and Partner.
• At the beginning of each calendar year the Partner may review the Member Agency's use
of the System in the previous year to determine if the percentage of use has changed
significantly. If a change in percentage of use is found, or if overall maintenance costs
change the Partner may alter the Member Agency’s annual maintenance expense. In such
case the Partner will work in good faith with the Member Agency to set a mutually
agreeable revised cost. All maintenance payments by Member Agency pursuant to this
Paragraph 11 are subject to annual appropriation as provided for in Paragraph 18 of this
CRISP Member IGA.
• In the event the Member Agency disagrees with an invoiced maintenance expense, the
Member Agency shall contact the Partner in writing and the Parties will attempt to resolve
the dispute in good faith. If the dispute remains unresolved as of <Date>, the Member
Agency's portion of the maintenance expense shall be as set forth in the invoice and
payment shall be due on or before <Date> of the following year unless the Member Agency
terminates this CRISP Member IGA pursuant to Paragraph 15, in which case the terms of
that Paragraph shall apply.
12. No Representations or Warranties.
The CRISP Partners collectively and Partner individually make no representations or warranties
as to the adequacy, capacity or availability of the System.
13. Amendment.
No amendment or other modification to this CRISP Member IGA shall be valid unless made in
writing and signed by the Parties. Course of performance, no matter how long, shall not constitute
an amendment to this Agreement.
14. Assignment.
The Member Agency may not assign any rights or delegate any duties under this CRISP Member
IGA without the prior written consent of the CRISP Partners.
15. Termination.
The Partner or the Member Agency may terminate this CRISP Member IGA at any time by
providing one (1) year prior written notice to the other Party. Upon such termination, the Member
Agency shall promptly return any software, documentation, data, or other property of the Partner
or the CRISP Partners in the Member Agency's possession. In addition, the Partner shall calculate
the Member Agency's share of maintenance expenses incurred but unpaid, if any, up to the date of
termination. The Partner shall invoice the Member Agency for any such unpaid amounts and the
Member Agency shall remit payment within thirty (30) days of receipt.
16. Notice.
All notices provided for under this CRISP Member IGA shall be effective when mailed,
postage prepaid, and sent to the following addresses:
If to the Partner:
<contact title/position>
<address>
<contact info>
With a copy to: <agency CEO or attorney>
<address>
<contact info>
If to the Member Agency:
<contact title/position>
<address>
<contact info>
With a copy to: <agency CEO or attorney>
<address>
<contact info>
17. Default/Remedies.
17.1 Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event any Party should fail or refuse to perform
according to the terms of this CRISP Member IGA, such Party may be declared in default thereof
by any non-defaulting Party.
17.2 In the event a Party has been declared in default hereof, such defaulting Partner shall be
allowed a period of thirty (30) days from receipt of written notice of said default from the non-
defaulting Party, within which to cure said default. In the event the default remains uncorrected
at the end of the cure period, the non-defaulting Party may elect to: (a) terminate this CRISP
Member IGA and seek damages; (b) treat this CRISP Member IGA as continuing and require
specific performance; or (c) avail itself of any other remedy at law or equity.
18. Non-appropriation.
The Parties are governmental entities; therefore, all direct and indirect financial obligations of a
party under this CRISP Member IGA shall be subject to annual appropriations pursuant to Article
X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, the Parties’ respective charters and ordinances if any,
and applicable law. This CRISP Member IGA and the obligations of the Parties hereunder do not
constitute a multi-year fiscal obligation and are expressly contingent upon the Parties’ respective
governing bodies budgeting and appropriating the funds necessary to fulfill the Parties’ respective
obligations.
If a Party does not appropriate funds sufficient to meet its obligations under this CRISP Member
IGA, such non-appropriation will constitute a termination by such Party, effective on January 1 of
the Party’s fiscal year for which the funds are not appropriated regardless of any notice period
required under this CRISP Member IGA. The non-appropriating Party shall give written notice of
such non-appropriation of funds to the other Party not later than thirty (30) days after it is certain
that its governing body will fail to appropriate the funds necessary for the Party to meet its financial
obligations for the ensuing fiscal year
19. Non-waiver.
No waiver by either of the Parties of any of the terms and conditions of this CRISP Member IGA
shall be deemed to be or construed as a waiver of any other term or condition of this CRISP
Member IGA, nor shall a waiver of any breach of this CRISP Member IGA be deemed to be or
construed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach thereof.
20. Governing Law and Venue.
This CRISP Member IGA shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Colorado,
and venue for any action arising hereunder shall be in Larimer County, Colorado.
21. No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This CRISP Member IGA is made for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties and shall not be
construed to be an agreement for the benefit of any third party or parties and no third party shall
have a right of action hereunder for any cause whatsoever.
22. Severability.
In the event any provision of this CRISP Member IGA shall be held invalid or unenforceable by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any
other provision of this CRISP Member IGA.
23. Authority.
The persons who sign and execute this CRISP Member IGA represent that they are duly authorized
to execute this Agreement in their individual and representative capacity.
24. Entire Agreement.
This CRISP Member IGA shall constitute the entire agreement of the Parties and supersedes any
prior agreement between the Parties in conflict. All prior and contemporaneous conversations,
negotiations, possible alleged agreements, representations, covenants, and warranties concerning
the subject matter hereof are merged herein. This CRISP Member IGA shall inure to the benefit
of the Parties' respective successors and assigns. Covenants or representations not contained in
this Agreement shall not be binding on the Parties.
25. Negotiated Provisions.
This CRISP Member IGA shall not be construed more strictly against one Party than against the
other merely by virtue of the fact that it may have been prepared by counsel for one of the Parties,
it being acknowledged that each party has contributed substantially and materially to the
preparation of this CRISP Member IGA.
26. Counterpart Signatures.
The Parties agree that counterpart signatures of this CRISP Member IGA and signatures by
facsimile or electronic PDF shall be acceptable and that execution of the CRISP Member IGA in
the same form by each Party shall be deemed to constitute full and final execution of the CRISP
Member IGA.
27. Additional Documents or Action.
Each Party agrees, at the reasonable request of any other Party, to make such further assurances
and to execute such further instruments in order that this CRISP Member IGA may be fully
performed in accordance with its intent and provisions.
[Signature page follows.]
[insert signature block]
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RESOLUTION 2018-063
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING AN EXCEPTION TO THE USE OF A COMPETITIVE
PROCESSFOR THE PURCHASE OF A PUBLIC SAFETY SOFTWARE
SOLUTION FROM TRITECH SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, Section 8-161(d)(1)(b) of the City Code authorizes the Purchasing Agent to
negotiate the purchase of supplies and services without utilizing a competitive bidding or
proposal process where the Purchasing Agent determines that although there is more than one
source, the competitive process cannot reasonably be used, or if used will result in a substantially
higher cost to the City, will otherwise injure the City’s financial interests or will substantially
impede the City’s administrative functions or the delivery of services to the public; and
WHEREAS, since 2003, Fort Collins Police Services (“FCPS”) and the Larimer County
Sheriff’s Office (“Sheriff’s Office”) have cooperated in utilizing a public safety software system
for computer aided dispatch, a records management system, and mobile applications, which has
been relied upon by other public safety agencies in Larimer County; and
WHEREAS, the current software system needs replacement, and the City of Loveland
(“Loveland”) has joined FCPS and the Sheriff’s Office as a partner (collectively, the “Partners”)
in procuring a new software solution to include software, hardware and support services; and
WHEREAS, the staff from the Partners have selected Tritech Software Systems
(“Tritech”) as the software vendor to provide computer aided dispatch, a records management
system, mobile applications, and a jail management system; and
WHEREAS, in making that selection, the Partners relied in part on a request for
proposals issued by Loveland for a records management system, under which Loveland selected
Tritech, which had already been providing Loveland computer aided dispatch and mobile
applications; and
WHEREAS, Tritech is the current incumbent software solution vendor for the Partners,
and continuing with Tritech maintains technical continuity, increases probability of success,
keeps costs low, improves quality and reduces the likelihood schedule delays in upgrading to the
new software solution; and
WHEREAS, Tritech has also offered a forty-nine percent (49%) software discount if the
Partners continue to use Tritech as their software provider; and
WHEREAS, the estimated total cost for the public safety software solution from Tritech
is $4,700,000; and
WHEREAS, City Council appropriated $3,430,000 in 2017 for replacement of the
software system and associated hardware, which appropriation was not expended because the
Partners did not complete negotiation of an intergovernmental agreement or the terms of a
purchase agreement with Tritech before the close of 2017; and
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WHEREAS, the Partners will share the cost of the system equally, and City will be
entitled to reimbursement from the Partners pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement being
presented to City Council concurrent with this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City will receive additional funding from Poudre Fire Authority,
Wellington Fire Department, and Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc. d/b/a Poudre Valley Hospital,
who will be considered Member agencies by separate agreement, and from the Larimer
Emergency Telephone Authority; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Purchasing Agent has determined that although there is more than
one source for public safety software solutions, the competitive process, if used, would result in a
substantially higher cost to the City, would otherwise injure the City’s financial interests, and
would substantially impede the City’s administrative functions or the delivery of services to the
public; and
WHEREAS, the City Purchasing Agent and other City staff recommend the adoption of
this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, Section 8-161(d)(3) of the City Code requires prior approval of this
purchasing method by the City Council for all procurements which exceed $200,000.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby approves the purchase of a public safety
software solution from Tritech Software Systems, as an exception to the City’s competitive
purchasing process requirements, for the reasons set forth herein, and authorizes the Purchasing
Agent to negotiate and execute a purchase agreement.
Section 3. That the Purchasing Agent may use this approval, as authorized in City
Code Section 8-161(d)(4), as the basis for negotiating the additional purchase of services from
Tritech Software Systems at any time within a period of five (5) years from the date of this
Resolution.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
19th day of June, A.D. 2018.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk