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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 24, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~~'' <br />SUBJECT: Modify 2005 COPS Interoperable Communications Grant Contract with the City <br />of Durham <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Grant Contract Amendment Frank Montes de Oca, 968-2050 <br />PURPOSE: To amend the grant contract with the City of Durham for the 2005 US Department <br />of Justice COPS Interoperable Communications grant approved by the Board on March 2, 2006 <br />and previously amended December 4, 2006. <br />BACKGROUND: The United States Department of Justice COPS office awarded Orange <br />County and the City of Durham a competitive grant in the amount of $3,998,320 in 2005 to <br />procure interoperable communications equipment. Orange County's share equaled $1,353,160 <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 grant and Orange County <br />is asub-grantee. <br />The Board approved the grant acceptance and original contract with the City of Durham on <br />March 2, 2006. Due to cost savings of approximately $493,648 through state contract and <br />competitive pricing, the County was able to request a budget modification to procure additional <br />items necessary to fully implementing an interoperable communications system. These items <br />include a new telephone switch, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs), additional portable <br />radios, and improved electrical grounding for the system, which were considered and approved <br />by the Board on December 4, 2006. <br />As a result of the Emergency Services Department moving to the new Meadowlands facility, the <br />power demand and associated cost for the uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) increased and <br />the required installation services decreased. The City of Durham asked Orange County to <br />outline any changes to the grant and has received permission from the Department of Justice to <br />adjust the line items in the grant to reflect the changes resulting from the move to the new <br />facility. <br />