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3 <br />County Capital Projects <br />Fiscal Years 2014 -19 <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 />Emergency Services <br />Completion Date <br />613012021 <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 <br />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 <br />2013 -14 <br />2014 -15 <br />2015 -16 <br />2016 -17 <br />2017 -18 <br />2018 -19 <br />Total <br />Year 10 <br />Appropriation <br />Additional Channels on Existing Towers <br />5437750 <br />- <br />Towers <br />5007000 <br />5007000 <br />5007000 <br />5007000 <br />11500,000 <br />170007000 <br />Total Project Budget <br />5433750 <br />5003000 <br />5003000 - 500,000 500,000 - 17500,000 <br />1,000,000 <br />General Fund Related Operating Costs <br />Personnel Services <br />Operations <br />New Debt Service <br />1187701 <br />2277853 <br />3377005 <br />3377005 <br />4467157 <br />5557309 <br />179037329 <br />176377280 <br />2273853 <br />337,005 <br />337,005 <br />446,157 <br />555,309 <br />11903,329 <br />17637,280 <br />Total Operating Costs <br />1183701 <br />Revenues /Funding Source <br />General Fund - Debt Service <br />1187701 <br />2277853 <br />3377005 <br />3377005 <br />4467157 <br />5557309 <br />179037329 <br />176377280 <br />Capital Projects Fund Balance <br />Debt Financing <br />5437750 <br />5007000 <br />5007000 <br />5007000 <br />5007000 <br />175007000 <br />170007000 <br />7273853 <br />337,005 <br />837,005 <br />946,157 <br />555,309 <br />31403,329 <br />21637,280 <br />Total <br />5433750 <br />6183701 <br />Project 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 />