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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 18, 2011 <br />TITLE <br />AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH <br />VERIZON WIRELESS DATA <br />SERVICES FOR WIRELESS DATA <br />SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to the <br />Participating Addendum with Verizon Wireless Data Services under the California Wireless <br />Contract Master Agreement for Wireless Data Communications Services and Equipment, <br />extending the term up to an additional 18 months, through March 30, 2013, and increasing <br />compensation by $115,000, for a total not to exceed amount of $265,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Police Department and other technology supporting units currently employ wireless data <br />communications to link officers in the field with computerized systems. These systems allow <br />officers to obtain critical information faster and in visual format which greatly assists them in the <br />performance of their duties. The wireless links also enable field-based officers to submit reports <br />and other administrative documentation without leaving the field. This is an officer safety tool and <br />facilitates the productivity of patrol/policing activities. <br />The Fire Department has requested a change from another vendor to the use of Verizon Wireless <br />Data Services to support wireless data communications for its vehicles in direct support of <br />emergency services. Additional requests for wireless data communications have been made or are <br />in the planning stages for support of mobile computing systems for the City Council, City <br />Manager's Office, Executive Directors and select managers and field personnel. <br />In order to support the additional requests for wireless data communication services, the current <br />participating addendum with Verizon Wireless Data Services under a Master Agreement with the <br />California Wireless Contract (CWC) and its replacement agreement through the Western States <br />Contracting Alliance (WSCA) must be amended. The State is currently negotiating with Verizon to <br />extend the term of the Master Agreement. Staff recommends that the term of the City's <br />Participating Agreement be modified to match the agreed term of the California Wireless Contract <br />25F-1