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County Capital Projects <br />Fiscal Years 2013 -18 <br />Project Name <br />Viper Radio System <br />Project Status <br />Approved <br />Functional Service Area <br />Public Safety <br />Starting Date <br />71112012 <br />Department <br />Emergenw Services <br />Completion Date <br />613012020 <br />Current <br />Year 1 <br />Year 2 <br />Year 3 <br />Year 4 <br />Year 5 <br />Five <br />Year 6 <br />Prior Years Fiscal Year <br />Fiscal Year <br />Fiscal Year <br />Fiscal Year <br />Fiscal Year <br />Fiscal Year <br />Year <br />to <br />Project Budget <br />Funding 2012 -13 <br />2013 -14 <br />2014 -15 <br />2015 -16 <br />2016 -17 <br />2017 -18 <br />Total <br />Year 10 <br />Appropriation <br />Additional Channels on Existing Towers <br />543,750 <br />Towers <br />500,000 <br />500,000 <br />500,000 <br />500,000 <br />2,000,000 <br />1,000,000 <br />Total Project Budget <br />- 543,750 <br />500,000 500,000 - 500,000 500,000 2,00010001 <br />1,000,000 <br />General Fund Related Operating Costs <br />Personnel Services <br />Operations <br />New Debt Service <br />118,701 <br />227,853 <br />337,005 <br />337,005 <br />446,157 <br />1,466,721 <br />1,309,824 <br />Total Operating Costs <br />1 118,701 <br />227,853 <br />337,005 <br />337,005 <br />446,157 <br />1,466,721 <br />1,309,824 <br />Revenues/Funding Source <br />General Fund - Debt Service <br />118,701 <br />227,853 <br />337,005 <br />337,005 <br />446,157 <br />1,466,721 <br />1,309,824 <br />Capital Projects Fund Balance <br />Debt Financing <br />543,750 <br />500,000 <br />500,000 <br />500,000 <br />500,000 <br />2,000,000 <br />1,000,000 <br />618,701 <br />727,853 <br />337,005 <br />837,005 <br />946,157 <br />3,466,721 <br />2,309,824 <br />Total - 543,750 <br />Proiect Description /Justification <br />Additonal Channels: Equipment and hardware on the existing towers in Orange County as well as the surrounding areas will be upgraded to allow for increased system <br />capacity which will reduce busy signals received by field units during times of high demand. If the upgrades are not funded, the system will not be able to alleviate the <br />current service /coverage issues. Channels and additional equipment will be added to the following locations based on the most current information from the state. <br />Chatham Site: 3 channels /1 combiner; Hillsborough Site: 2 channels/1 combiner /1 antenna package. The tower is currently full and may require additonal work to allow <br />channels to be added; Laws Site: 3 channels; UNC Site: 2 channels. Site is maintained by UNC and may require additonal work to add channels; Altamahaw Site: 1 <br />channel; Mebane Site: 2 channels. <br />Towers: The addition of two towers over the next five years (costs for each tower are spread over a two year period) will expand coverage which in turn will increase <br />capacity allowing better access for field units increasing safety and more stable interoperability. A third tower is planned in Years 6 -10. Can not be funded by 9 -1 -1 funds. <br />Note: This Viper Radio System project was reviewed as part of the charge to the Emergency Services Work Group. <br />36 <br />11 <br />