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10 <br /> 1 Southeast portion of County— Chapel Hill — existing monopole <br /> 2 E. Franklin St—WCHL or New Site near the Mall <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Proposed "Talk-In" <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Proposed VHF Paging Sites- page 211 <br /> 7 Two (2) additional Fire Paging sites were selected to improve coverage within the <br /> 8 County. They are: <br /> 9 ■ North portion of County— Cedar Grove Fire Station <br /> 10 o 720 Hawkins Road — Existing Tower <br /> 11 ■ Southwest portion of County— Orange Grove Fire Station <br /> 12 o 6800 Orange Grove Road — Requires new tower <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Proposed VHF paging (map) <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Short story <br /> 17 • Four (4) tower sites recommended for VIPER coverage <br /> 18 • One (1) new tower site for VHF coverage <br /> 19 • One (1) existing tower site for VHF coverage <br /> 20 • Cost Example (GTE Wireless) <br /> 21 ■ $1,000 credit application fee <br /> 22 ■ $2,000 structural analysis <br /> 23 ■ $2,000 inspection fee (if construction installation fee is waived) <br /> 24 ■ $1,500 Closeout documentation fee <br /> 25 ■ $2,500 per month, rental fee with 5 year initial term <br /> 26 o Four (4) automatic renewal 5 year terms at 3% escalation <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Next steps <br /> 29 1. Present the final report to the BOCC during the January, 2014 work session <br /> 30 2. Develop a project management plan and implementation schedule <br /> 31 3. Incorporate the recommendations of the study into the Capital Investment Plan <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Jim Groves said VIPER stands for Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency <br /> 34 Responders, and it is a state initiated system. He said it was designed to provide <br /> 35 interoperability throughout the state. <br /> 36 Referring to the talk-in map slides, he noted that the green indicates a good signal; <br /> 37 yellow indicates a fair signal; red indicates a poor signal; and gray indicates no signal. He <br /> 38 noted that this applies to coverage outdoors only. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Chief Jones said he would like to bring up an item for discussion regarding the <br /> 41 possibility of having a stand alone system. He said this is a discussion that has been ongoing <br /> 42 for a number of years. He said that the County is about to invest significant money into <br /> 43 improving tower coverage and thus improving the VIPER system. He said this helps the state <br /> 44 by adding infrastructure to their system. He said there are problems with the state VIPER <br /> 45 system, including building penetration and the fact that the system is not controlled at the local <br /> 46 level. <br /> 47 He said there is now an opportunity to make a change, and this might be the most <br /> 48 efficient time to look at their own systems. He said that a 700Mgz system with its own controller <br /> 49 could use the same towers and radios. He said this system could still be compatible with <br />