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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Appropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested: October 12, 2020 <br /> <br />Source of Funds: 023 - Technology Fund <br />Requested By: Steve Deardorff, Chief <br /> <br />Department: Police <br />Account Number: 023-9903-580-8023 <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: $435,000 <br />Report Resolution Ordinance <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Amount Requested: $413,336.43 <br />Exhibits: Proposal & Quote from Motorola for Radio <br />Budgeted Item: Yes No <br /> <br />System Upgrade and Agenda Request previously <br /> <br />discussed during Council Budget Retreat <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />The La Porte Police Department current radio communications system (dispatch <br />consoles) will reach end-of-life at the end of calendar year 2021. Due to Motorola no <br />longer providing support or repairs to our current system, we need to upgrade the <br />consoles before their end-of-life to provide for continuity of services. <br /> <br />Earlier this year, City Council approved this item during the last City Council pre-budget <br />retreat. Staff have set aside replacement funds and budgeted for funds to cover the <br />upgrade to the current consoles to the MCC7500 program. In the attachment, staff <br />have provided you the scope of work from Motorola related to this project. The scope <br />of work has been reviewed and approved by and the La Porte <br />Fire Department. <br /> <br />together for quicker police, fire, EMS and other mutual aid communications during a <br />catastrophic event, allowing police officers to talk directly with EMS and Fire over their <br />mobile and handheld radios, which is a challenge with our current system. The new <br />system will be hardwired from dispatch to the radio room, which allows for more reliable <br />connectivity than the current wireless system. Staff have received positive feedback <br />and recommendations from other agencies which have already upgraded their systems <br />with this configuration. <br /> <br />The total cost of the project, is $413,336.43 through Motorola under HGAC Contract # <br />RA05-18. Motorola has advised that this system will be supported by them for at least <br />the next ten (10) years. This project will take 30 days to complete, once the vendor <br /> <br />