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Commission authorizes $240,000 contract to update GIS for dispatch across rural and tribal areas
Summary
Sandoval County approved a two-year, $240,000 professional services agreement with Hula Zollars to update CAD and GIS data used by dispatch, aiming to improve response times in rural and tribal parts of the county.
The Sandoval County Board of County Commissioners authorized the county manager to execute a professional services agreement with Hula Zollars for updates to the county's geographic information system (GIS) used by dispatchers.
Chief Nasterson explained the project is a two-year effort with an initial cost of $240,000, designed to build out road centerlines, house numbers and other GIS attributes so public-safety entities in Sandoval County have accurate turn-by-turn directions. "This is a $240,000 request. It is a 2 year project," he told the commission, noting that incomplete or out-of-date GIS data in rural and tribal areas has in some cases forced dispatchers to rely on paper charts.
Funding for the initial tranche will come from a combination of sources the chief described as existing capital and potential "geo bond" money; officials said the state has indicated it may fund year two. Chief Nasterson said Hula Zollars will work with local GIS partners and the state so updated data is uploaded to the statewide system and propagated to dispatch centers and mobile data terminals.
Commissioner Brook asked whether the contract includes all Navajo Nation chapter houses; the chief said he would follow up with the contractor and subcontractors to confirm that tri-chapter data is included. He also said the contract will include training for county GIS personnel so they can continue updating the data internally.
The board approved the agreement and authorized the county manager to approve subsequent amendments. Commissioners said they expect the work to reduce emergency response times once data is integrated across dispatch systems.
