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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts / Purchasing Officer to sign a “County of Monterey Wireless Communication Site Lease Agreement” between the County of Monterey and Weathertop Ranch LLC for a 5 year term beginning April 1, 2013 with 3 additional 5 year renewals and an autorenewal clause after that for a cost of $500 per year; and
b. Accept Non-Standard County Indemnification Provisions as recommended by the Acting Director of Emergency Communications.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts / Purchasing Officer to sign a “County of Monterey Wireless Communication Site Lease Agreement” between the County of Monterey and Weathertop Ranch LLC for a 5 year term beginning April 1, 2013 with 3 additional 5 year renewals and an autorenewal clause after that for a cost of $500 per year; and
b. Accept Non-Standard County Indemnification Provisions as recommended by the Acting Director of Emergency Communications.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This Lease Agreement will provide for use of property to build a tower and shelter for radio communications in Carmel Valley to provide public safety radio communications in the Carmel Valley area. This site has been used as a public safety communications site since 1968. The existing tower will be replaced with a new tower and the existing shelter will be replaced with a National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association (NEMA) cabinet.
This radio communications site will be part of the NGEN Analog Overlay. The NGEN Analog overlay 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). It is also anticipated that Monterey County ITD will provide ongoing maintenance of this system. Emergency Com...
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