HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-053ORDINANCE NO `1 '7 —O �5_'�
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED
SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AND INTERAC-
TIVE SYSTEMS, LLC FOR EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT FROM PREVI-
OUSLY BUDGETED GRANT AND MATCHING FUNDS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EF-
FECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor or City Manager to exe-
cute an Agreement between the City of Denton and Interactive Systems, LLC, for equipment,
software and support, substantially in the form of the attached Exhibit "A", and further author-
izes the expenditure of previously budgeted grant and matching funds for that purpose
SECTION II That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the Al P day of 1999
JACI LLER, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY
APPR ED A TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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Victim
Agreement No, 980706074
BETWEEN
Interactive Systems, LLC
332 West Broadway Suite 1300
Louisville, KY40202
Information &
Notzfzcatzon
Everyday
Service Agreement
(CUSTOMER)
City of Denton,
Date December 8, 1998
TX (Denton P D)
601 E Hickory, Suite E
Denton, TX 76205
Interactive Systems, LLC (the "Service Provider'), hereby agrees to provide victim notification services
as described herein and in the proposal attached to this agreement (the "Service') The Services will be
provided in connection with the following correctional facilities City of Denton Jail The Services will
be provided to The QU of Denton. Texas (Denton Police Department) (the "Customer') The Customer
hereby agrees to purchase from the Service Provider the Services on e terms ao conditions
hereinafter set forth This agreement shall be effective as of the ! 1 day of k4nmq, Iqy and
continue for twelve consecutive months after the service is introduced in the community filie "Initial
Term') This service will be introduced in accordance with the Implementation Schedule set forth in
Section 7 of this Service Agreement, provided the Customer complies with any required changes or
modifications to their existing automated system during that period
2 Description of Services.
a VINE Service Subject to the conditions and limitations contained herein, the Service Provider
shall provide a victim notification service on a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week basis through its
automated call center This victim notification service shall herein be referred to as the VINE
service Included in this service are the initial labor and expenses to dedicate a special telephone
number for the Customer's use of the V17VZ call center The VINE service includes the
processing of incoming and outgoing victim calls as well as other services which are described in
the attached proposal Victim notification calls only occur after the Customer and or the
Customer's equipment transmits an automatic or manual notification signal Upon receiving the
notification signal, the notification processes as defined in the VINE® proposal are performed (this
VINE proposal is attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit 2) The Customer shall bear all
costs associated with changes or modifications to their existing automated system to provide the
Service Provider with data required for the notification signal The Service Provider acts only in
the capacity of consultant to assist in this work The Service Provider is responsible for all
development associated with the processing of the notification signal and the actual notification
attempts once the signal has been transmitted Where applicable, costs ofpostage and stationery
are excluded
3 Service Provider's Express Warranties
a Warranty of Title or Licensure Service Provider warrants that it holds title and copyright to all
software and associated modules licensed and delivered pursuant to the Service Agreement and/or
that it is f Illy licensed by the copyright and title holders of the software to license Customer's use of
said software pursuant to this Service Agreement
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b Warranty of Performance. Service Provider warrants that all software and provided hardware
will perform free of defects that would prevent the system from operating in the manner described in
the contract documents and any other related user documentation for the version installed
Year 2000 Compliance The Service Provider warrants that the Software product VINE® which is
to be licensed for use by the Customer, is designed and performs in such a manner that, within
limitations of current hardware and operating systems that are generally accepted as standard in
the computer industry, the following conditions exist
• Calculation, storage, retrieval or transmission of data fields and date -dependent data will
not cause the software to abnormally terminate or produce invalid results during use of the
software product for the business purposes for which the product is designed
• Century recognition and calculations accommodate same century and multi -century date
values and provide date data interface values that reflect the century
• The above year 2000 features assume that the date data passed from the Customer's
software from the Customer has 4-character year fields and the data within those fields is
accurate
• If a Customer's system changes such that a date f eld is sent from the Customer without
century data, the Service Provider's system will default to the current century
the Customer(and Client, if any) is responsible for the continuation of data generation to the VINE
Interface with accurate century date In the event the Customer is unable to provide the required data
to the Interface due to any event affecting the Customer's booking system, or any other system used to
generate inmate and/or victim data, the Customer is still bound by the terms and conditions of this
contract for the payment of the monthly service fees as outlined in section 5(b) of this Service
Agreement
4 Supplies and Materials The Service Provider shall make available certain materials and supplies to the
Customer for use in introducing V17VE to the community The creation of print, radio and television
PSA's is included in start-up fees Quantities of support materials such as brochures, victim cards,
posters and similar material is included in start-up as indicated in the VINE proposal that is part of this
contract At the customer's expense, additional quantities of support materials may be purchased
5 Pricing. Prior to this contract being valid, and service to begin, the Service Provider must receive a
purchase order from the Funding Agency to cover the following fees
a Non -Recurring StaIU12 Fees These fees are for establishing the system connection, startup, training,
and interface development These fees are billed and due prior to work beginning on this project
The startup fees for services on this project are $ 6,250.00 includingthe he Spanish Language All
startup fees must be paid in full prior to the service being initiated Invoices paid after 30 days will
be assessed a finance charge of I %per month
Recurring 0Rerational Fees These fees cover the annual cost of operating and supporting the
VINE® service Hardware and Software service are included in this fee All incoming and outgoing
calls are included in these fees as well as 24 hour monitoring of the service and the cost of
transmitting all data These fees are billed during the first month of service Billing will begin no
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sooner than (1) moving the system into the production call center, or (2) the negotiated System Online
date in the Implementation Schedule The operational fees for the f rst twelve months of the VINE
service will be $ 6, 000.00• Invoices paid after 30 days will be assessed a finance charge of 1 % per
month
6 Performance of Services Not Covered. The parties agree that should the Service Provider choose to
perform, at the Customer's request, any services not covered by this contract, the Customer shall
compensate the Service Provider for its direct labor, parts and subcontracted work at the Standard Rate
of $ 75 00/Fir and Overtime Rates of $11 S 001Hr
7 Implementation Schedule. An Implementation Schedule will be developed and agreed upon during the
design phase of Installation The completed schedule will be signed and attached to this contract as an
addendum (a sample addendum is attached to this contract) Billings, as set forth in section 5(b) of this
Service Agreement, will begin at the sooner of (1) moving the system into the production call center, or
(2) the negotiated System Online date in the Implementation Schedule
8 Indemnity.
Indem i cation of Service Provider The Customer shall indemnify to the extent permitted bylaw,
the Service Provider and shall hold the Service Provider harmless against any damage, loss, cost or
expense which the Service Provider may sustain or incur by reason of any claim, demand, suit or
recovery by any person or entity arising out of the failure of the Customer to perform the Customer's
obligations pursuant to this Agreement Customer shall not be liable under the foregoing
indemnification provision to the extent any damage, loss, cost or expense results from the
proportional negligence or willful misconduct of the Service Provider
Indemajawtion to the Customer Notwithstanding Section 8(a) hereof, the Service Provider shall
zndemnf; the Customer and shall hold the Customer harmless against any damage, loss, cost or
expense which the Customer, may sustain or incur by reason of any claim, demand, suit or recovery
by any person or entity arising out of the Service Provider's performance (or nonperformance) of the
Service Provider's obligations pursuant to this agreement Such indemnification shall also extend to
any third party claims that Service Provider's software, products or services violate or infringe any
claimed intellectual property rights, and in such cases, Service Provider shall provide at its own
expense separate counsel to defend Customer against such claims
c Limitation Period Neither party hereto may assert against the other party any claim in connection
with this Agreement unless the asserting party has given the other party written notice of the claim
within one (1) year after the asserting partyfirst knew or should have known of the facts giving rise to
such claim
Force Majeure Neither parry shall bear any liability or responsibility whatsoever to any other party for
any failure to perform or delay caused by fire, earthquake, explosion, flood, hurricane, tornadoes, the
elements, acts of God or the public enemy, restrictions, limitations or interference of governmental
authorities or agents, war, invasion, insurrection, rebellion, riots, strikes or lockouts, inability to obtain
necessary materials, goods, services, utilities or labor, or any other cause whether similar or dissimilar
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to the foregoing which is beyond the reasonable control of that party, and any such failure or delay due
to said causes or any of them
10 Entire Agreement; Inconsistent Terms. This contract, with attached exhibits, includes the complete
and exclusive statement of the agreement between the Customer and the Service Provider, and
supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties This contract may not be
modified except by written instrument signed by the Customer and by an authorized representative of
the Service Provider The parties agree that any terms or conditions of any purchase order or other
instrument that are inconsistent with the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate the
Service Provider
11 Contract Renewals. This contract shall be renewed, after the initial term, from month to month unless
either party provides to the other party thirty (30) days written notice of the intent to cancel The
customer has two additional renewal year options without price increases, assuming service levels are
not changed Any changes in pricing for this Agreement will be mutually negotiated between the Service
Provider and the Customer prior to contract renewal
12 Assignment. Neither party may assign its rights, duties, or obligations under this contract without
prior written consent of the other party, but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
13 Jurisdiction and Choice of Law. This agreement and all questions relating to its validity,
interpretation, performance, and enforcement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas Service Provider and Customer hereby consents to thelurisdiction of any
competent court of record of the State of Texas with respect to any actions arising from this agreement
and further consents to venue in Denton County, Texas
14 Customer's Project Manager For the purposes of this project the following contact will be used as the
customer's project management contact All project responsibilities that belong to the customer will be
coordinated and managed by this contact The Customer appoints the project manager to be
INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS, LLC BY.-
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Signature Date
Thomas R. Sgigle VP of Sales & Marketing
Name Title
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Customer Acceptance of proposal - The above prices, proposal, provisions and conditions are
satisfactory and are hereby accepted Service Provider is authorized to do the work as specified Payment
will be made as described on the terms outlined in this service agreement
CUSTOMER BY
APPROVED AS TO L
BY
Herbert L Prouty,
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Interactive Systems, LLC
Implementation Schedule
WORK DAYS (M-P)
Contract signed 0
Project engineer contacts customer. 10
Planning & design complete. 40
Equipment installed. 45
Customer programming complete & 70
data delivered to VINE.
VINE programming complete. 70
QA testing complete. 80
Customer testing complete. 90
System online 95
Training complete. 100
Media announcements. 100
This is to certify that I have reviewed the design specification and implementation schedule and find it
acceptable I also understand that any changes from this point on will result in a change and subsequent
delay in the implementation schedule I further understand that a requested change may result in a
charge by The VINE Company (Interactive Systems LLC) as outlined in the signed contract
VINE PROJECT MANAGER signs here
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Victim
Information &
Notification
Everyday
Automated Victim Notification System
Proposed to
Denton County, Texas
City of Denton, Texas
City of Carrolton, Texas ?
Citv of Lewisville. Texas
Proposal Prepared
by
The VIlV'E Company
332 West Broadway, Suite 1300
Louisville, KY 40202-2130
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COMPANY BACKGROUND
InteraMV0,Systetns ("Tbe VINE Company') was incorporated in 1993 with its headquarters located
in Louisville, Kentucky. The company was formed to develop and provide automated Victim
Notification services These services provide victims of crime information and notification about
their attacker. Interactive System's vision is. To continue our growth as the leading provider of
automated victim nodf icadon services to the criminal jwdce cononuntry. Our primary product 1s
called VIl"JB' , which stands for Victim Information and Notification Everyday It was first
developed for the Corrections Department in Louisville, Kentucky From this breakthrough in
technology, Interactive Systems pioneered a new approach to notify victims of violent crimes when
their attackers we released from custody. Today the VINE program is in 24 states covering more
than 300 communities It has proven to be a positive outreach to all types of crime victims
SERVICE OVERVIEW
This proposal explains how Interactive Systems (the VINE Company) will provide an Automated
Victim Notification Service for Denton County through its national call center located in
Louisville, Kentucky
The VINE program will be integrated into the customer's computer system The customer's staff
will continue to use the existing software and procedures for processing inmate and court case
information. Below is a brief description of the VINE service
VINE Service Deseriptlon
VINE is a service that provides incoming call services for crime victims within a
specific county. Victims of crime will call this number to receive basic information
about a defendant held in custody. If registered, VINE will monitor the inmate's
status and automatically begin making notification attempts to the victim, until a
successful notification is recorded.
The customer will be given the VINE workstation for Windows software. This
software allows the customer to register certain types of victims for written
notification letters. The VINE workstation software will also provide audit reports
on all notification calls that the system processes. Every single contact to a victim is
recorded to provide assurance of the systems performance
The VINE Company provides these services by linking the customers computer into
the automated VM call center in Louisville. In addition to providing the automated
services and support, VINE prepares and assists the customer with a complete
Mining, promotion, and public relations campaign designed to ensure that the
Program effectively reaches crime victims within the community
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DETAUM SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Once this project is contracted by executing the VINE Service Agreement (See Enclosure,
Titled - Service Ag:eemggl), Interactive Systems will assign a project team to assist in the
development and introduction of the VINE'service This team will consist of the
following members:
Account Manager To act as the primary account contact for any issues relating to
the contract or service proposal
Project Engineer To coordinate and manage the technical implementation of the
service
Promotion Specialist To assist with the development of promotional materials such as
the VINE brochure, victim ID Cards, Television and Radio
Public Service Announcements (PSA's) This person will also
coordinate training programs, media coverage, and press
announcements.
At the point the contract is executed, a customer representative must be named in the
contract es the point of contact or customer's project manager. The Interactive Systems
team will work with the customer's project manager to introduce the services described in
this proposal.
The Project Engineer will coordinate an initial design meeting with the customer's internal
project manager This meeting will result in a script design for incoming and outgoing calls,
as well as a project implementation schedule showing the responsibilities of the Customer
and Interactive Systems, Within 30 days of executing the service agreement, a design
specification document will be produced which will provide all of the technical details for
the system interface described below
Interactive Systems will establish a VINE'" telephone number dedicated for the Customer's
use. Concurrently, Interactive Systems provides and installs the necessary interface
hardware that collects the inmate data from the jail's mainframe computer system The
Customer will be required to assist in the development of the software interface between the
criminal justice information system and the Vnie Call Center. There are many methods of
creating this interface. Interactive Systems will develop the necessary interface software to
collect this information from a transaction file, created by the customer, and transmit it back
to the VINE"a Call Center The cost of heating the transaction file that will be harvested by
the VINE'" interface will be the responsibility of the customer.
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The information typically required for this project Interface is shown below:
INMATE DATA
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YES
F Middle
YES
7ftcialSwurity
Iflotown
YES
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Sometimes called Docket #
NO
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Generated at the scene
ND
Number
YES
Race
YES
Location Code
Currant physical location
NO
Custody Code
Type of Status (i o Suparvrsod.
Unsupervised, Released,
Thutaterrod
YES
Sautwtca exWration
If Sentenced
YES
Reason for Release
if aralease/transfer has occurred
NO
Ball Amount
Total amount of Bail
NO
CHARGEDATA
VICTIM DATA (If victims are registered by the customer)
Victim Nmnber
Generated at int of entryYES
Victim Name
Fi>s Les Middle
YES
Maillm Address
If known
NO
Tel hoax Number
for notification calls
YES
PIN Code
for acknowledging calls
YES
Inmate Key
Key field to tie victim to an
WPM
YES
COURT DATA
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This proposal assumes that the customer's technical staff will provide programming and
testing assistance dung the design and development of the interface
This interface may be accomplished by attaching a PC on the customer's network
communicating with TCPIP protocol and defining the appropriate transaction files
that will be transferred (via FTP). Inmate custody and victim files will be transferred
every 10 minutes, court information will be transferred once per day The VIN>
interface PC will contain software to transfer these files, process the information and
then transmit the information to the VINE call center by calling out on a standard
analog line. Sometimes the customers can generate standard reports to disk files
which contain the mfomi4don on the files shown above These files can be picked up
by the VINE PC and used for the VINE program This approach may require little or
no changes on the customers computer system
Tha interface hardware that is placed at the customer's site will be owned by the customer
This equipment will be maintained by Interactive Systems as a part of the monthly service
fee for the duration of this contract. Interactive Systems will be responsible for the
telephone lines that (1) callers dial into, (2) notification calls are placed on, and (3) data from
the booking system is transferred on. The only telephone lines provided by the customer are
those used for VINE'" workstations as described in the next section
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Yam' Workstation
Interactive Systems also provides a Wmdows software package called the VINE
workstation. This software will run on a customer provided PC running Windows 3.11 or
Windows 95. The software requires a modem and a customer supplied telephone line for
accessing the VINE'" Call Center. This software will allow the customer to perform the
following types of functions.
• Register victims for telephone or written notification
• Print notification letters for victims who are pie -registered
• Print reports about registered victims
• Print notification audit reports for documentation
• Call Trace by Phone Number
• Call Trace by Inmate Number
• Summary of Unconfirmed Calls
• Summary of Successful Calls
• Notification Summary Report
• Audit Report
• Print VINE usage reports with statistics on number of calls, number of
notifications, number of victims, number of inmates, and number of inmate
searches
• Print tracking report for the manual release line
Notification Letters
The VINE• service is able to make notifications using a combination of telephone calls as
well as written letters. W* ww notiloahons regure p Mg1stered victims with dresses
entered by the county/state.
Notification calls am used for notification of release, transfer, arrest, or a change in security
level. Calls are also used for notifying victims/witnesses of upcoming court events as well
as other important dates.
Written notification is a backup to telephone notifications Some victims may not have
telephones, or may not be available by phone at the point of a notification event. Often
phone numbers provided are disconnected or out of service at the moment of notification
Notification Letters are generated at the county/state agency's site using the VINE°
Wod istation for Windows software. This software connects daily with the call center and
extracts all necessary letters generated since the last call. These letters are then printed on
the customer's letterhead at the customer's site Letters maybe generated as a backup in
case telephone notification is not confirmed, or as a primary notification in place of
telephone calls This can be configured from project to project.
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For those victims who the customer chooses to register, notification letters can be
automatically generated with the VINE Workstation The customer may choose to use
letters with one of the following options for each type of notifluggg tvtie (Chang& in
csstody status. ArrrHaL CQ= date. Parole Hearing
• Letters as a Backup to Calls - Letters will be generated for each victim registered by
the customer only if the telephone notification is not confirmed
e Letters in Addition to Calls - Letters will be generated for each victim registered by
the customer in addition to notification calls made by the service
Note that if a victim is registered by the customer and no telephone number is specified, the
notification letter will be generated regardless of which option is chosen
Letter Notification come standard with one designed letter templates per type of notification
event.
Incoming Calls from the Public
Anyone in the public will be able to call the VINE and lookup an inmate using one of six
possible identification methods:
1. Inmate Name (first & last)
2 Inmatc Number
3 Case Number
4, Social Security Number
5 Incident Number
6 Arrest Number
Only inmates currently in custody, or recently released/transferred will be retained in the
system The customer will be able to specify a period of time ranging from 1-90 days
(Default at 24 hours) after which an inmate will no longer be located in the service An
Inmate who has been transferred or released within this period of time will still be located
and an appropriate status message will be played (i a "This mmate was in custody but has
been recently transferred to .: ')
Once the mmate is located, the caller will be given the following information about the
inmate.
• Custody Status of the Offender
SUPERVI5l3D CUSTODY
UNSUPERVISED CUSTODY
TRANSFBRED TO ANOMER AGENCY
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
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• Location of the Offender
A location table will be defined by the customer showing all possible
locations and an appropriate status message for each
• Sentence Expiration Date Of available)
• Up to 90 seconds of static text providing direction to other victim service
agencies within the communities.
• Next Upcoming Court Date
• Type of Court Event
• Location and time of Court Event
• Bail Amount (for Pre -sentenced Inmates)
• Charges Pending (up to 10 charge types per inmate, 200 Charges overall)
The caller will also be asked If they would like to register for notification If they request
notification, the registration telephone number and PIN code will be accepted from the
caller
Script Customizations
During the Incoming call, the customer will be allowed to customize the script by modifying
the following sections of the script.
• Initial greeting when the call is first answered
• Search options presented (from the list shown below)
Inmate Number (Customer will choose what this is called)
Case Number (Customer will choose what this is called)
Arrest Number (Customer will choose what this is called)
Social Security Number
Inmate Name (first, last name, middle initial, date of birth, race)
• Optional agency to refer the caller to when an inmate is not located (agency name
and address)
• Up to 90 seconds of static text providing general jail information
=� i.e visitation information, how to leave money for an inmate
• Up to 90 seconds of static information that will be available to direct the victim
to other victim services within the community
• Initial message for outgoing notification calls
• Custody Status Table - With messages regarding where the offender is being held
• Unsupervised Status Table - With messages regarding the types of unsupervised
custody
• Transfer Status Table - With messages defining the agencies the offender was
transferred to
• Notification Table - With messages defining all possible notification messages
• Release Status Table - With messages defining the mason for release
• Court Event Table - With messages defining the types of count events
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• Court Location Table - With messages defining the court locations
• Court Result Table - With messages defining the court event result
• Charge Table - With messages defining the grouping of charge codes
Notification Calling Patterns
The VINE' service provides two different notification calling patterns based upon the type
of notlfrcation The "HIGH PRIORITY" calling pattern begins Immediately after the event is
detected and continues at thirty minute intervals for twenty four hours These notifications
require the called party to enter a PIN code, provided during registration, to stop the
notification calls Calling intervals are increased to 2 hours in the event that a message is
left on an answering machine or a person hears the message and fails to provide the correct
PIN code
The second calling pattern is called "STANDARD". These calls will be restricted to 7:00am
till 9:00pm (customer's local time) and are made at two hour intervals for forty eight hours
These notifications may be acknowledged by anyone who hears the entire message and
selects to and the notifications by pressing 1 Thew messages will also be stopped if two
massages are left on an answering machine. These types of notifications are not ended with
a PIN code. This is simply because these are information notices and do not represent an
immediate safety issue.
Calls will be made in the language the caller selects at registration.
WGH PRIORITY Notification patterns are used when an inmate is being moved from the
SUPERVISED status to UNSUPERVISED or RELEASED status The only exception to this
will be an advanced notification of release for end of sentence If the advanced notice is
more than 24 hours in advance a STANDARD notification will be sent
All other notifications will be STANDARD
The Customer will be allowed to specify a system parameter which will delay all transfer
notifications for a specific period of trine (for security reasons).
Manual Release Line
Each customer will have access to a special 800 number for the purpose of manually
overriding certain VINE service functions. This line would be used if the booking system is
unavailable or some other service problem has occurred. The Manual Release line will
allow the customer to
• Enter a security ID code to identify the site
• inter a PIN to identify the caller
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• Hook in an mmate who should be 1n custody
• Release an inmate who is leaving custody
• Issue an escape notice & recaputre
• Cancel notification calls to a specific phone number
• Block or un-block inmate information from the service
Account Promotions Assistance
The Account Promotion specialist assigned to this project will provide the following
services under this agreement.
Promotional Wterlal Development
Interactive Systems will create the following promotional materials used for long-
term promotion of the VINE service.
Victim Brochure (explaining the program, designed to be distributed by law
enforcement and other victim service agencies)
A pre -determined number of brochures and service promotion posters per year will
be provided annually under this agreement Additional quantities can be purchased
for a separately quoted fee.
Introducing VINE to the Media and Public
Interactive Systems will assist in introducing VINE to the public and the media
through media releases and conferences Thus service includes creation and
distribution of media advisories and Public Service Announcements Interactive
systems will also assist in coordinating any needed media conferences
Support items for media assistance include.
♦ Recommended press releases.
s Generation of a media distribution list
♦ Press conference support, including media kits, Q & A reference sheet and
press conference check list.
The Account Promotions Department will continue to maintain a relationship with
the local media, keeping them apprised of VDM success stories and any new VINE
services available to the community
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P rogrsim Training - i9rrahft the Trainers"
lakwactive Systems staff will coordinate a VINE workshop for staff and related
victim service providers to assist in introducing the VINE program to your
community. The workshop consists of from one to four separate presentations to be
completed within a one day (8 hour) period. The workshop will be conducted by a
VINE educator. The intent of this training program will be to tram each agency so
they will be able to continue training their staff In the future Arrangements for tlus
training should be made at least two weeks In advance of the service being
introduced.
Support materials which are provided during this training include.
♦ One ti' mms kit containing a descriptive video of the VINE service
♦ A complete lesson plan designed specially for your VINE program
♦ Examples of support and promotional materials, i e pamphlets, ID cards, etc
This proposal includes up to 10 training kits Additional training kits may be
purchased by individual agencies at their request.
Service Operation
After the system startup is complete, Interactive Systems will provide the services on a 24
hour, 7 day per week basis. The VINE Call Center is monitored continuously to ensure that
any interruption in service is detected and remedied immediately. Interactive Systems
maintains redundant equipment in the Call Center so that interruptions in service are
minimized Interactive Systems maintains a lughly trained and qualified staff to monitor and
operate call center equipment. The customer is given a 24 hour, 7 days per week contact
number for the purpose of reporting problems that might be experienced. Interactive
Systems responds to these problem reports within 2 hours of their receipt
Live Operator Service Options
The VR& Call Center offers a vanety of live operator assistance features The most
common is a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week option to allow callers to press zero for
operator assistance In these cases an operator can assist the caller with performing a lookup
or registenmg to be notified. This service will cost a county an additional service fee as well
as an increase in the initial startup fee This approach will allow operators to give out
information and register victims for either telephone or written notification.
If the live operator option is used, the a victim will be given a message, during notifications,
that will Instruct them to press `0' and an operator will take their PIN code and acknowledge
notifications.
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Description of Service Fees
Program Startup Fees
The VINE program requires a startup fee and an ongoing service fee The startup fee covers
the following program expenses
• All equipment requited for the interface
• Development of custom interface software for the booking system
• Installation and checkout of interface equipment
• Startup costs for all telephone services
• Project Management
• Script Design, Recording, translation and programming
• Call Center Programming for all customer options
• System testing
• Development of a customized training program
• Video training program for arresting agencies and other victim service
providers
• Creation of Public Service Announcements for Television and Radio
• Development of Victim Brochures and M Cards (minus prmtmg costs)
• On Site Customer Orientation Program
• Coordination of Media Announcements
• Assistance with live Press Conference Presentation
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Sy*em Support Fee
A system support fee is used to cover the cost of providing the service, monitoring the
system around the clock, maintain all software and hardware and support all system
programming needs.
This fee can be paid monthly, quarterly or annually It covers the following ongoing support
services.
• Service Operation 24 hours / day 7 days / week
• Complete support of interface hardware and software
• Monitoring of all system hardware and software every 10 minutes
• 24 hour troubleshooting support if system alarms are generated
• Ongoing support of system script or normal programming changes
• Ongoing public relations support for generating ongoing media updates
• All incoming and outgoing telephone calls
• Communications cost fot'transferring all system transactions every 10
minutes
All system support fees are base on the information obtained by the VINE Survey form.
This estimate was based on the statistical data provided by the County Agencies. This
information includes
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Number of Annual
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Cases/Year
Court Event -Total
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Esdemeanors/Year
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Event Notifications
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Hass 9unn9rt Fee - Includes Releastdl'raft No gcation
Call-m service
Victim can call -in to retrieve information &
register to be notified.
Call -out service
Victim will be notified if there is any change in
inmate's custody or status
Custody status of the Offender
• Supervised Custody - lists all possible
locations of the inmate & appropriate ptatus
message for each.
• Unsupervised Custody - indicates all possible
types of unsupervised status (home
Incarceration, work release, etc ) & appropriate
status message for each.
Transferred to Another Agency - shows all
possible transfer location/reasons & appropriate
status message for each
• Release from Custody - gives all passible
reasons for release & appropriate status
message for each.
Sentence Expiration Date
Lists current expiration date. If changes in status
occurs, victim will be notified automatically.
Parole Eligibility Date
Indicates current parole date. If date changes due
to good behavior, victim will be notified within 10
minutes of change.
Support Program Information
Up to 90 seconds of static text providing general
jail information (visitation information, etc.) & 90
seconds directing caller to other victim service
agencies within their community
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Court Event Notifications
Denton Color
$11028
City of CW01ton
77
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Live Operator Support
Denton Coup
8,904
City of Carrolton
$ 0
C!q of Lewisville
$ 0
City of Denton
$ 0
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Court Information
Call -in service
Victims can call-m to obtain information on all
Bible court events and court event results
Next upcoming court date
Real time information for victuntwltness to plan
their schedule
Type of court event
Listing of all 22Lsible court events & results
Location of court event
Indicates all possible court locations
Bail Amount
Allows family members or bail bonds men to
obtain bail information for re -sentenced inmates
Charges pending
Summarizes all charge codes into a maxnnum of
100 charges TgEkljand efficiently.
Arrest Nodfleation
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