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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF MECKLENBURGINTERLOCAL AGREEMENTFOR RADIO SERVICETHIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR RADIO SERVICE (the “Agreement”) is entered into on________, 2011 and made effective as of ___________, 2011 by and between the CITY OFCHARLOTTE, a North Carolina municipal corporation (“Charlotte”), MECKLENBURG COUNTY, apolitical subdivision of the State of North Carolina (“Mecklenburg County”), CABARRUS COUNTY, apolitical subdivision of the State of North Carolina (“Cabarrus County”), the CITY Of CONCORD, a NorthCarolina municipal corporation (“Concord”), and the CITY OF KANNAPOLIS, a North Carolina municipalcorporation (“Kannapolis”). The term Cabarrus Entities means, collectively, Cabarrus County, Concordand Kannapolis.WITNESSETH:WHEREAS, Charlotte and Mecklenburg County currently share an 800 MHz trunked radiosystem consisting of eight primary Simulcast tower sites and related operations;WHEREAS, Charlotte has been designated the lead agency for regional communicationsinteroperability of public safety agencies within the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) eleven countyregion;WHEREAS, Charlotte has completed establishing the infrastructure necessary for regional voicecommunications interoperability with the support of several grants;WHEREAS, the Radio System supports public safety needs and provides service to variousCharlotte and Mecklenburg County departments and other local government entities in the region;WHEREAS, the Cabarrus Entities and Charlotte/Mecklenburg County recognize the need toensure that public safety agencies have the communications infrastructure and regional integration torespond in a coordinated, comprehensive manner to local and regional emergencies;WHEREAS, the Cabarrus Entities and Charlotte/Mecklenburg County have made theenhancement of homeland security an increased priority, and both entities are committed to securinggrant funds for the Radio System and to assisting each other in the recruitment of regional users for thesystem;WHEREAS, the Cabarrus Entities and Charlotte/Mecklenburg County now desire to expand theRadio System into Cabarrus County through connection with the Cabarrus Radio Subsystem, and toconsolidate operation and management of the Radio System under the City of Charlotte;WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statutes §§153A-445(a)(1) and 160A-460 et. seq. authorizeCharlotte/Mecklenburg County and the Cabarrus Entities to enter into an interlocal agreement regardingconnection of the Cabarrus Radio Subsystem to the Radio System;F-21Attachment number 1Page 251