ADOPTED - MAY 12, 2009

Agenda Item No. 21

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE 4.9 GHZ MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT PROJECT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

RESOLUTION #09-146

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners operates the Ingham County Public Safety Radio Communications System; and

WHEREAS, the System Administrator and the 911 Advisory Board have identified a plan for a  4.9 GHz microwave equipment project and subsequent purchase orders, for the purchase and  installation of three 4.9 GHz microwave dishes at three hops on the Public Safety Wireless Voice Communication System to replace three T-1 lines for the affected hops; and

WHEREAS, the 911 Advisory Board is recommending the attached 4.9 GHz microwave equipment project list to the Ingham County Board of Commissioners to fund this request from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - Ingham County Public Safety Radio Communications System Project Budget.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the 4.9 GHz microwave equipment project for the purchase and installation of three 4.9 GHz microwave dishes at three hops on the Public Safety Wireless Voice Communication System, to replace three T-1 lines for the affected hops.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following budget and purchase orders are authorized as part of this project:

AAT- Tower Study                                                                              $  2,500.00

Earthcom, Inc. – path study and labor and installation 

     on towers                                                                                        $12,450.00

TESSCO - 4.9 GHz microwave equipment                                           $13,030.43

Tyco Electronics - labor and installation of the three paths to

     include equipment hookup in the shelters, alignment

     and testing                                                                                       $  3,200.00

AT&T cancellation fees                                                                        $  6,101.10

Project Contingency Amount                                                                $  3,819.47

Total Costs Not to Exceed                                                                   $41,101.00

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to make the necessary budgetary transfers of these funds from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund for Management and System Improvements, as part of the upgrade of the Public Safety Radio Communications System in Ingham County, to be completed by August 1, 2009.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any new contract or purchase documents as prepared by or approved as to form by the County Attorney that are consistent with this resolution.

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Schor, Holman, Celentino, Copedge, Thomas, Schafer

    Nays:  None         Absent:  None        Approved  4/30/09

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan

    Nays:  None         Absent:  None        Approved  5/06/09