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128. CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS INTERLOCAL CONTRACT FOR PSAP MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT UPGRADE, AND TRAINING Art. 1. Parties and Purpose 1.1. The Capital Area Council of Governments ("CAPCOG") is a regional planning commission and political subdivision of the State of Texas organized and operating under the Texas Regional Planning Act of 1965, as amended, chapter 391 of the Local Government Code. CAPCOG has developed a Strategic Plan to establish and maintain 9-1-1 emergency telephone service in State Planning Region 12, and the Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications has approved its current Plan. 1.2. The City of San Marcos (Public Agency) is a Texas home-rule municipality that operates one or more Public Service Answering Points (PSAPs) that assist in implementing the Strategic Plan as authorized by chapter 771 ofthe Health and Safety Code. 1.3. This contract is entered into between CAPCOG and Public Agency under chapter 791 of the Government Code so that Public Agency can maintain its PSAP(s), upgrade its equipment, and train its personnel to participate in the enhanced 9-1-1 emergency telephone system in the Region. Art. 2. Goods and Services 2.1. Public Agency agrees to: (1) purchase supplies such as printer paper, printer ribbons, cleaning materials, etc. necessary for the continuous operation of its PSAP(s); (2) upgrade its PSAP equipment and software, as authorized in the current Strategic Plan, by requesting CAPCOG to purchase new equipment and software; (3) protect the PSAP equipment and secure the premises of its PSAP(s) against unauthorized entrance or use; (4) practice preventive maintenance for the PSAP equipment; (5) provide emergency communications training to call-takers/dispatchers as described in CAPCOG's 9-1-1 Policies and Procedures Manual; (6) protect the confidentiality of9-1-1 database information and of information furnished by telecommunications providers, and notify CAP COG's Emergency Services Department in writing within two business days of the receipt of a request for 9-1-1 database information, or for information furnished by telecommunications providers, made under the Texas Public Information Act;