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REVISED <br />County Capital Projects <br />Fiscal Years 2014 -19 <br />Project Name <br />Orange County Radio /Paging Systems Upgrade <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 />P25 compliant paging and multi -site <br />5437750 <br />- <br />microwave on existing towers <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 />Remove antiquated VHF Fire repeaters and VHF EMS repeaters and hardware and replace with a P25 compliant VHF simulcast system for Fire and EMS supported by a <br />multi -site microwave link (2 or 3 sites depending on quotes). Add station alerting and paging for EMS stations and add 30 portable VHF radios for EMS vehicles for <br />communications back -up if VIPER fails. This radio systems upgrade will provide a robust and stable paging capability for Fire and EMS responders, and will also be a <br />communications back -up for Fire and EMS on separate frequencies so radio traffic can be better managed. The multi -site microwave link will be able to support future <br />growth if Orange County decides to build our own radio infrastructure. <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 />