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a. Approve and authorize the General Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with OneRain, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $142,177 to upgrade the central base stations, the radio repeaters, and the data concentrator of the Agency's flood warning system from Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time (ALERT) to ALERT2 technology, for the period beginning upon execution of the Agreement through December 31, 2017; and,
b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the Monterey County Water Resources Agency's FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget to increase appropriations by $142,177 financed by unassigned fund balance in Fund 113 (4/5th vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the General Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with OneRain, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $142,177 to upgrade the central base stations, the radio repeaters, and the data concentrator of the Agency's flood warning system from Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time (ALERT) to ALERT2 technology, for the period beginning upon execution of the Agreement through December 31, 2017; and,
b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the Monterey County Water Resources Agency's FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget to increase appropriations by $142,177 financed by unassigned fund balance in Fund 113 (4/5th vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The current Monterey County ALERT flood warning system is operated and maintained by the Agency. The system consists of approximately 50 remote sites located throughout the major watersheds of Monterey County and two redundant central databases receiving data from the remote sites. These remote sites measure a variety of environmental factors including rainfall, and water levels that are used to forecast flooding and monitor storm events.
ALERT is a communications protocol that was developed by the National Weather Service in the...
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