To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff-Coroner
Meeting Date: June 6, 2017
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Department Contact: |
Rick Ehlert |
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467-6497 |
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Department Contact: |
Shannon Barney |
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463-4080 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Purchase Two (2) Deployable Wireless Cellular Routers for the Office of Emergency Services (OES) in the Amount of $15,755.13; Approval of Budget Transfer from Budget Unit 2830, Line Item 861011 to Budget Unit 2830, Line Item 864370 in the Amount of $15,755.13; and Addition of the Items to the County’s List of Fixed Assets
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve the purchase of two (2) Deployable Wireless Cellular Routers in the amount of $15,755.13 for OES; approve the budget transfer from budget unit 2830, line item 861011 to budget unit 2830, line item 864370 in the amount of $15,755.13; and add the items to the County’s list of fixed assets.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
The Board has approved the transfer of funds and the purchase of fixed assets for OES as recently as May 2, 2017 item 4t.
Summary of Request:
The Mendocino County Office of Emergency Services (OES) is seeking to purchase two 2017 Plum Case Extended Wireless Cellular Routers for $15,755.13. These Deployable Wireless Cellular Routers are equipped with battery power and high end cellular and GPS antennas for extended reception in remote locations. These devices are intended to be deployed and used for both regular and emergency operations in locations in the county where traditional cell reception is poor to provide needed communication abilities and network access to responders for serving affected populations during disasters and emergencies. OES has been testing a vendor demo unit for the last month which has shown that it can provide greater communication and network abilities to responders working in locations where communication is limited due to terrain or distance from communication towers. This resource will be a huge improvement in communication capabilities during disasters and emergencies, increasing safety operations for the public, OES and responding agencies.
These would be purchased using FY16 Emergency Management Performance Grant funds (Cal OES Grant # 2016-0010) under a competitively awarded federal General Services Agency (GSA) contract.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternate handling
Supplemental Information Available Online at: N/A
Fiscal Impact:
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Source of Funding: FY16 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) and General Fund Match |
Budgeted in Current F/Y: Yes |
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Current F/Y Cost: $7,877.57 EMPG Grant Funded and $7,877.57 General Fund (Grant Match) |
Annual Recurring Cost: None |
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Supervisorial District: All |
Vote Requirement: Majority |
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Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: N/A
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CEO Liaison: Janelle Rau, Deputy CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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