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pulled, neighbors called 9-1-1, they all took off, and 9-1-1 had the wrong address for the house that called in. We are having GIS issues which Ray explained to me but I think we need to dial into that. I know Mishawaka is helping out too but there is something with GIS. Mr. Garces stated, There is a combination of setup issues and process issues. We have Rene who is the Director of Applications. There is a Director of GIS and Data Management and then I think there is another Application Developer working hands-on with New World software.We have also been trying to work on the backend to help the County improve their process. Committee Chair Scott stated,I commend you guys for all the extra work you guys are doing with that. The next thing I would like to discuss is a brief update on the new City website rollout. Mr. Garces stated, We had done an initial assessment with the South Bend Code School. We are trying to have the initial design work done independently from the group that is going to build it. We have gotten some great feedback from the Council and the community to be sure the new website is inclusive to the needs of everyone, specifically elderly and disabled folks. We are under agreement with Pathfinders to design and build the new website.They are currently in that process and I think by June or May of this year we should see the new website. Committee Chair Scott stated, Great. Next, I would like to discuss training. We have the new Smartboard and we will be training Councilmembers on all that technology. Clerk Fowler stated, The vendor will come back and train on the Smartboard free of charge as that is part of the purchase agreement. There are other things, too, that the Council need to be trained on. Miscellaneous Committee Chair Scott opened the floor to the Committee for further discussion. Committeemember Derrik Campau stated, I've just been trying to make sure the 9-1-1 issues are not the fault of our own PSAP Center. I think they truly are AT&T's fault. Committee Chair Scott stated, It seems like we have an AT&T and a New World software issue. Mr. Garces stated, It is very complex how that works. We need to make sure nothing falls through the cracks and all the pieces are in place correctly. Committeemember Charles Barbour stated,Well,and especially schools because right now I can't think of anything much worse than not being able to get emergency personnel to the correct school if something, God forbid, would happen. My daughter is a senior at Adams and my son is a freshman and they've had all manners of threats. Committeemember Campau stated, The thing that really scares me is Dianna Scott ran a report one week ago and found that nineteen (19) or twenty (20) of our sites were showing incorrect addresses. It was showing an address for one (1) of our admin buildings. Then four(4) days later, 3 i i