55A - RESO AND AGMT - 800MHZ RADIO SYS

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Agreements with County of Orange, Motorola Solutions, Inc. May 5, 2015 Page 2 infrastructure today, along with agency owned equipment and dispatch consoles has reached its end of life, and a systematic replacement of obsolete equipment is scheduled over the next four fiscal years. Funding for the system is accomplished through a partnership with participating Orange County agencies. Annual inventory of subscriber units is completed by agencies and submitted to the County to determine agencies' cost allocations. The 800 MHz backbone infrastructure project financing agreement will be presented to the City Council at an upcoming meeting for consideration. Console and Radio Eauipment Currently, Police Communications operates seven radio dispatch consoles within the Emergency 911 Operations Center. These dispatch consoles have been discontinued and will not support the technical and operational requirements of the "Next Generation" 800 MHz system. The existing Gold Elite Console equipment will be replaced with an IP based Motorola MCC7500 model that will provide console priority and support the "Next Generation" radio system while maintaining all features and functions. Motorola Solutions provides the only equipment that is compatible with the 800 MHz system. Santa Ana Police dispatch consoles are scheduled for replacement in January 2016. The replacement cost for seven dispatch consoles will be $600,482 (principal and interest costs). Approximately 78% of current City owned subscriber radio equipment are obsolete and require replacement. These legacy radios cannot be upgraded and will not be compatible with the new Project 25 (P25) radio system, however a small portion of equipment may only require a software upgrade. Equipment replacement includes portable and mobile radios, along with base radio control stations. Portable radios, both the Motorola APX6000 utilized by public safety and the Motorola APX4000 utilized by other City agencies, allow users the flexibility of a portable radio that can be carried while performing their assigned duties. The Astro Spectra mobile radios are affixed within various City vehicles for use by public safety and participating City agencies, The current Astro Spectra Base Radio is obsolete and can no longer be repaired. Thus, when the system backbone is upgraded to Project 25 (P25) standard during FY 2018 -19, all subscriber radios must be P25 capable. Administered by the Telecommunications Industry Association, P25 is the standard for the manufacturing of interoperable digital two -way wireless communications products. Equipment today must demonstrate compliance with the P25 standard to meet the current best practice needs and ensure compatibility with other P25 equipment. The total replacement cost of City (Police, Planning, Parks and Recreation, Public Works and Finance Management Services Agency) owned portable and mobile radios, base control stations and flash upgrades to equipment is 2,679,077 (principal and interest costs). 55A -2