TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Robert D. Espinosa, Fire Chief
Eve Irvine, Police Chief
SUBJECT:Title
Creation of a Joint Powers Agency to Form the Interoperability Network of the South Bay (Fire Chief Espinosa).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Joint Powers Agency Agreement to form the Interoperability Network of the South Bay.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Although no funding is necessary to join the JPA, once the Wide-Area infrastructure is placed into production, initial annual maintenance and service fees for the City of Manhattan Beach will be approximately $123,658 per year based on the cost allocation formula contained in the Agreement. This cost will be partially offset by the annual maintenance costs of our current system. The earliest funds will be needed is Fiscal Year 2017-2018. Once known, the exact amount will be included in any adjustments to the FY 17/18 budget when it is reconsidered in the third quarter of FY 16/17.
BACKGROUND:
Since August 2000, the Manhattan Beach Police and Fire Departments have operated on a "conventional" analog radio system for public safety radio communications. This system was designed to provide superior coverage throughout the City and has proven successful for over a decade and a half.
Although this communication system has functioned well, the radio infrastructure and equipment is aging beyond its useful service life. Additionally, the manufacturer will be discontinuing factory-level maintenance and support by December 31, 2018, after which they will no longer be providing replacement parts and repairs. Further, due to the technological limitations of this equipment, interoperable communications between neighboring agencies remains limited.
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