HomeMy WebLinkAbout#10 - BoldPlanning Software STAFF REPORT
DATE: March 20, 2018
CONSENT
ITEM #: 10
TO: City Council
FROM: Greg Malmquist, Fire Chief
AGENDA ITEM: Approval of Cooperative Agreement with Washington County for
BoldPlanning Software
REVIEWED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
BACKGROUND: Through the utilization of FEMA Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)
funding, the Washington County Sheriffs Office, Emergency Management is offering access to
Bold Planning software. The software will be available to those cities and townships that are
interested in utilizing the cloud-based system for their Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and/or
Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP).
Benefits to us:
• The county has grant funding to pay for the annual maintenance fee AND an initial
training session with BoldPlanning.
• Technical assistance from BoldPlanning is included in the fee paid for through the
grant.
• Washington County will be entering data for the county Emergency Operations Plan
(EOP) into BoldPlanning in 2018 as well. The county, cities, and townships can try
to collaborate on areas of service that overlap.
• The cloud-based system makes it significantly easier to keep a plan updated and
available to those who need access.
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the Council approve the cooperative agreement between
Washington County and various municipalities within the county for the purpose of allowing
said municipalities access to and utilization of bold planning software?
PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: This program affords us the opportunity to take a more
regional approach to updating and maintaining our required plans. We will now have the ability
to share and gather this information internally between City Departments and externally amongst
various agencies. Including the ability to review other plans at any time and to avoid
”reinventing the wheel”.
FISCAL IMPACT: $0, unless the grant funding stops or the County opts to stop funding. If this
occurs, the City would have the option to continue on their own, or discontinue utilization of the
software.
OPTIONS:
1) Approval Agreement
2) Deny approval
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Washington County Cooperative Agreement #11607 for
allowing access to and utilization of BoldPlanning Software.
ATTACHMENTS: Copy of cooperative agreement #11607