HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2007-165RESOLUTION NO. 2007-165
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE
PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF AN ASTRO P25 UHF VOTED
REPEATER RADIO SYSTEM TO REPLACE THE LODI POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S EXISTING PRIMARY COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
WHEREAS, Lodi Municipal Code §3.20.070 authorizes dispensing with bids for
purchase of supplies, services, or equipment when it is in the best interest of the City to
do so; and
WHEREAS, the infrastructure to the primary communication channel for the Lodi
Police Department is approximately 30 years old and has failed repeatedly recently,
causing dispatchers and officers the complete inability to communicate with one another
on the primary communication channel and forcing intermittent switching of
communications to the secondary channel, which is unreliable due to its age; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has been informed that the system will fail
beyond repair at some point within the next several weeks and the manufacturer no
longer produces replacement parts, nor will it support the current system under a service
agreement; and
WHEREAS, the unreliability of the police communication system and inevitable
failure creates not only an obstacle for day to day operations in serving the community
but a serious concern for the safety of officers in the field as well as the citizens served;
and
WHEREAS, the replacement of the current communication system will bring the
Police Department into compliance with digital capable equipment required through
federal radio standards by 2011 and will allow digital compliance with San Joaquin
County's Master Communication Plan, joining other agencies that have recently
switched to a digital capable communication infrastructure that will provide
interoperability among all local public safety agencies; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends the purchase and installation of an ASTRO P25
UHF voted repeater radio syeiam from Moak with installation provided by Delta
Wireless & Network Solutions in the total amount of $86,860 to replace Lodi Police
Department's existing primary communication channel.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby
approves the purchase and installation of an ASTRO P25 UHF voted repeater radio
system from Motorola in the amount of $70,759 and Delta Wireless & Network Solutions
in the amount of $16,101; and
BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER that funds in the total amount of $86,860 be
appropriated from the Equipment Replacement Fund for this purchase and installation.
Dated: August 15, 2007
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2007-165 was passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held August 15, 2007, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Hitchcock, Katzakian, and
Mayor Johnson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Mounce
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
iNDI JOHL
City Clerk
2007-165