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CABARRUS COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERSREGULAR MEETINGNOVEMBER 21, 20116:30 P.M.AGENDA CATEGORY:Consent AgendaSUBJECT:County Manager – Regional Communications Interoperability <strong>of</strong> PublicSafety Agencies (Emergency 911 Radio System)BRIEF SUMMARY:In an effort to enhance our current (911 Emergency Radio System,Cabarrus County, the City <strong>of</strong> Concord, and the City <strong>of</strong> Kannapolis areproposing to join the “regional” system that is currently based in andmaintained by the City <strong>of</strong> Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Moving inthis direction will allow our three (3) local systems to continue to operateas they are currently (with enhancements to our system funded by a grantsecured by Charlotte/Meck. Cty) and also enjoy the benefits <strong>of</strong> being amember <strong>of</strong> the regional system. These benefits will include improvedequipment added to our current system, enhanced coverage withinCabarrus County, uninterrupted coverage as our public safety agenciestravel into Mecklenburg, Gaston and Union counties, and potential grantfunds for system updates in the future. In addition, the enhancements toour current equipment will allow us an additional two to three years beforewe have to replace our system with a new digital P25 system. This newsystem will cost approximately $7.5 million and will be funded jointly byCabarrus, Concord, and Kannapolis.Two (2) formal agreements are required for this proposal to occur. Thefirst agreement needed is an inter-local agreement betweenCharlotte/Mecklenburg, Cabarrus County, Concord and Kannapolis forradio service. The second agreement is between Cabarrus County,Concord, and Kannapolis for the regional radio system.The fees associated with these Agreements are included in the FY 2012budget.F-2Page 249

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