ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 22, 2005

Agenda Item No. 16

 

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A GRANT MATCH FOR THE CITY OF LANSING’S COPS INTEROPERABLE VOICE AND DATA GRANT

 

RESOLUTION #05-324

 

WHEREAS, the City of Lansing has applied for, and received a COPS Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the voice and data interoperability project; and

 

WHEREAS, the focus of the grant is to encourage interoperable communications between public safety units on a regional basis; and

 

WHEREAS, this grant requires a twenty-five percent match on equipment purchases from all communities and agencies in participation in the project; and

 

WHEREAS, Ingham County’s share of the Matching Funds will be used to purchase a microwave backhaul to replace T-1 Lines - telephone connections; a stargate for direct interconnection between Clinton and Ingham trunked systems with full console capability for PSAPs in both counties; data basestations for the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office; a CAD mapping system for the East Lansing PSAP; and radio equipment for the Lansing Fire Department Technical Rescue Team.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes entering into a subcontract with the City Lansing for the COPS Interoperable Communication Technology Program grant for the time period of September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2008 to fund: a stargate system; radio equipment for Lansing Fire Department; and a microwave backhaul project for the Public Safety Radio System and to provide data basestations for the Ingham County Sheriff ’s Office through COPS Grant funds of up to $331,543.50, with seventy-five percent of the total COPS grant eligible costs to be reimbursed through the City of Lansing with $110,514.50 in local match including Ingham County providing up to $100,514.50 and East Lansing/MSU/Meridian Township providing up to $10,000 in local match  funds, for a total project cost of  $442,058.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes up to $42,500 to be spent from 911 funds as the twenty-five per cent match in the COPS grant for the purchase of the City of East Lansing’s CAD/Mapping System.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary contract documents with the City of Lansing and the City East of Lansing and the appropriate vendors consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the expenditure of funds for these projects are contingent on the other partner municipalities agreeing to participate in the specific project portions of the COPS Interoperable Communication Technology Program Grant.

 

 

 

ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 22, 2005

Agenda Item No. 16

 

RESOLUTION #05-324

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  De Leon, Nolan, Copedge, Thomas, Schafer, Vickers

  Nays:  None             Absent:  None       Approved 11/10/05

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Dedden, Swope, Hertel, Schor, Thomas, Dougan

       Nays:  None           Absent:  None              Approved 11/16/05