Item 4E
M E M O R A N D U M
May 15, 2012
TO: Shana Yelverton, City Manager
FROM: Rusty Daniels, Deputy Chief of Police
Item 4E: Approve the purchase of twenty-one mobile radios from
SUBJECT:
Motorola Solutions in an amount not to exceed $64,177.
Action Requested:Recommendation to City Council to approve the
purchase of twenty-one mobile radios and the re-
banding of three radios for the Department of Public
Safety Police Services in an amount not to exceed
$64,177.
Background
Information:
There is Federal mandate known as Project 25 (P-25)
which requires all governmental entities to utilize radios
on a digital spectrum. This will require SDPS Police
Services to replace 21 radios currently being utilized in
our patrol fleet. In addition, there are three radios
currently being utilized that can be modified to work in the
digital spectrum. Full compliance is required prior to
January 1, 2016. NETCO, our radio system consortium,
is planning to have full compliance prior to January 1,
2014. The purchase of these radios and required
modifications will ensure that all radios in DPS Police
Services are compliant with P-25 requirements.
The FY 2012 Crime Control and Prevention District
budget included $106,007 for the replacement and
required modifications of mobile radios that are no longer
supported by Motorola beginning January 1, 2016. The
cost of the 21 Motorola APX6500 mobile radios is
$59,346.87. An additional $4,830 is required to re-band
the existing compatible radios. The total cost of this
upgrade is $64,177.
Financial
Considerations:
$106,007 was included in the FY 2012 CCPD budget to
fund this project.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact outside the normal operating
budget.
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Shana Yelverton
Approval of Radio Purchase
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Strategic Link:
Safety and Security; B6 – Optimize Use of Technology.
Citizen Input/
Board review:
CCPD has approved the purchase of the equipment.
Board Review:
There has been no citizen input. The Crime Control and
Prevention District authorized the funding during the FY
2012 budget process.
Legal Review:
There has been no legal review of this purchase.
Alternatives:
Alternatives may include the following:
Council authorizing the purchase of the radios as
submitted.
Council rejecting the request to authorize the
purchase of the radios.
Supporting
Documents:
Supporting documents include the following items:
Quote from Motorola Solutions.
Staff
Recommendation:
Staff recommendation to City Council is to approve the
purchase of mobile radios from Motorola Solutions in an
amount not to exceed $64,177.
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