55A - RESO AND AGMT - 800MHZ RADIO SYS

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Page 2 - cont'd Cost justification for Next Generation equipment for City of Santa Ana Current city -owned equipment has reached its end -of- life and requires replacement and /or software upgrade. The existing radio equipment includes; police dispatch consoles, all mobile and portable radios and base radio control stations. Console and Radio EmJinment 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; 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 (P &I) 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 The current Astro Spectra Base Radio is obsolete and can no longer be repaired.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. Specifically, equipment today must demonstrate compliance with the P25 standard to meet the current best practice needs and ensure compatibility with other P25 equipment. Orange County Law Enforcement agencies have long benefited from a unique capability to monitor the Orange County Law Enforcement Channel known as "Red Channel ". The Hot Red radio receiver installed in all front -line law vehicles allows for officers to monitor Red channel at all times, regardless of what channel they have selected as their primary channel . This allows an officer to listen to emergency traffic from other agencies such as crime broadcasts or pursuits while stilt communicating with Santa Ana Police dispatch. This capability requires a unique configuration of radio equipment that is not available in any other off -the -shelf arrangement, and is a proprietary system designed by Motorola, Inc. Motorola has extended a 50% discount off the list price to agencies, if purchased prior to December 31, 2015. The total replacement cost of City owned portable and mobile radios along with the base control stations equipment is $4,267,176 (P &I). 55A -55