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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: Pre-suit litigation
Claimant: Language Line Services, Inc.,1 Lower Ragsdale Drive, P.O. Box 16012, Building 2, Monterey, California 93940, Attn: Bart Zygmond, Controller
Claimant's Attorney: pro-se
Attorney's Address: n/a
Settlement Amount: $80,255.30
Funding Source: Police Department Budget
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, April 30, 2013
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey requires that a Public State Answering Point (PSAP) serving a municipality with a non-English speaking population of greater than five (5) percent of the population shall have either a language interpreter at the PSAP or have a language interpreter immediately available, under contract, by telephone conference call; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7R1-c adopted by the Municipal Council on August 5, 2009, a contract was entered into with Reporte Hispano LLC of 42 Dorann Avenue, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, for a two (2) year term commencing on October 5, 2009 and terminating on September 30, 2011; and
WHEREAS, sometime shortly after being executed, the contractor Reporte Hispano LLC was unable to perform under the contract and provide the services as detailed in the bid specifications; and
WHEREAS, an emergency was declared on or about June 1, 2010 and continued through December 31, 2011, resulting in a contract with Language Line Services, Inc. (hereinafter “Language Line”) 1 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Building 2, Monterey, California 93940, who was capable of performing the services; and
WHEREAS, Language Line at the request of the Newark Police Department continued to provide telephonic interpreting services in various dialects on an as needed basis from November 1, 2011 through February 28, 2013 during the time that the City was commencing the bidding process for these services; and
WHEREAS, t...
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