HomeMy WebLinkAbout17 - CC-14 - Amendment to Joint Agreement for the Op - 3/17/2015CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 17, 2015
ITEM NUMBER: CC -14
SUBJECT: Amendment to Joint Agreement for the Operation, Maintenance and Financial
Management of the Orange County 800 Megahertz Countywide Coordinated
Communications System
DATE: March 9, 2015
FROM: POLICE DEPARTMENT — SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTATION BY: KEITH DAVIS, LIEUTENANT — SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT. KEITH DAVIS — 714-754-5660
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approve the terms of the Amendment to
Maintenance, and Financial Management
Coordinated Communications System.
BACKGROUND:
the Joint Agreement for the Operation,
of the 800 Megahertz Countywide
The City of Costa Mesa, as a member of the 800 Megahertz Countywide Coordinated
Communications System (CCCS), agrees to the joint management and governance of
the shared communication system. This amended agreement addresses the estimated
cost of upgrading aging backbone equipment through a cost-sharing allocation and
memorializes the City's commitment to funding of the Next Generation Project.
ANALYSIS:
The City of Costa Mesa, along with 33 other Orange County municipalities, the County
of Orange, and the Orange County Fire Authority, jointly govern and finance the 800
MHz Countywide Coordinated Communications System (CCCS).
The 800 MHz CCCS provides a fully interoperable communications network that is
utilized by several departments at the City, including Fire, Police, Municipal
Operations/Utilities, and Public Works. The 800 MHz system is a nationwide resource
that has provided reliable communications in time of crisis for Public Safety and Public
Works agencies. The rise in the growth of cell phone use has resulted in an increase in
radio interference from cellular sites, resulting in missed or poor transmissions
nationwide, including the County's public safety network. This interference is because
the cellular frequencies are mixed with the public safety 800 MHz frequencies. The
Sheriffs Communications Division worked closely with local cellular companies to
alleviate some of this interference and to monitor future cellular installations, but was
unable to fully address the interference issues. On October 29, 2004, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), mandated a national program that involves the
Amendment to Joint Agreement