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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD of coMMlssIONERs <br />ACTIaN AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 26, 200?' <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ ~"~ <br />SUBJECT: Authorization for Emergency Services to Apply for 240?' CGPS Technology <br />Grant with the Cit of Durham <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services PUBLIC HEARING: ~Y~N~ No <br />ATTACHMENT~S~a <br />Initial Grant Announcement <br />lnitial Budget Spreadsheet <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Kent McKenzie, 9682050 <br />PURPOSE: To authorize the,Division of Emergency Services to apply for Interoperable <br />Communications Equipment as a sub~applicant from the City of Durham. <br />BACKGROUND: The United States Department of Justice CGPS office awarded orange <br />Count and the ~Cit of Durham a competitive grant in the amount of $3,998,324 in 2040 to <br />Y y <br />procure interoperable communications equipment. Orange County's share equaled $~ ,353, ~ 60 <br />and was originally identified to purchase interoperable radio consoles and portable radios. Due <br />to the nature of the grant, the City of Durham was the lead agency for the grant and Grange <br />County was a sub~applicant. The Board approved the grant acceptance and original contract <br />with the Cit of Durham on March 2, ZDD6. Grange County Emergency Services is currently in <br />y <br />the process of procuring and installing the equipment funded under this grant. <br />The CGPS Gftice recently announced the availability of funding for equipment as part of its 2007 <br />grant package to geographic areas that fit the description of a Metropolitan Statistics[ Area <br />~MSA} tv increase interoperabilityomong emergency personae[ and units in the region. The <br />initial guidance is attached for review. <br />grange County is again eligible to apply far funding as part of the Durham MSA and proposes to <br />request funding for 3 projects: <br />• Interoperable mobile radios <br />• 9- -~ center upgrades <br />• Signs[ enhancementfor the Eastgate area of eastern Chapel Hill, including the Eastgate <br />Shopping Center. , <br />For the first of three proects, Orange County Emergency Services would request $SO4,OD0 for <br />interoperable mobile radios for response vehicles in the Sheriff's Gffice, EMS units and Fire <br />Department vehicles as part of the grant. $200,000 is already in the budget for this equipment <br />