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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts / Purchasing Officer to sign a “Letter of Intent / Consent for Temporary Installation” with Onesimo Parcel C for use of an Existing Communications Site near Post Ranch Inn; and
b. Accept Non-Standard County Indemnification Provisions as recommended by the Sheriff and Director of Information Technology.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts / Purchasing Officer to sign a “Letter of Intent / Consent for Temporary Installation” with Onesimo Parcel C for use of an Existing Communications Site near Post Ranch Inn; and
b. Accept Non-Standard County Indemnification Provisions as recommended by the Sheriff and Director of Information Technology.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Department of Emergency Communications has been in negotiations with Onesimo Parcel C to construct a new radio site on property near the Post Ranch Inn as part of the NGEN Analog Overlay System. The NGEN Analog Overlay System is intended to provide coverage outside of the digital system currently being installed by Harris Corporation. This includes law, fire, and an interoperability channel as well as a paging channel for fire departments. This system will be installed by the Monterey County Department of Information Technology (ITD). This site would replace an existing site at “Little River Hill” and will improve public safety radio coverage along the Big Sur Coast.
While the lease negotiations continue, there is a critical need to relocate public safety radio equipment from Little River Hill to an existing radio communications site at Post Ranch Inn. The property owner at Little River Hill has advised that the County should remove equipment before May 1, 2013 or pay a share of costs for upgrade of that property.
Recognizing the County’s urgent need to install radio equipment, Onesimo Parcel C has agreed to a Letter of Intent / Consent for Temporary Installation to permit...
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