CC MEETING: April 21, 2020
DATE: April 13, 2020
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Rex Redden, Executive Director of Public Safety
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Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Addendum To The Consolidated Public Safety Communications And Dispatch Operations Agreement Transferring Ownership And Operation Of The Joint P25 Public Safety Communications System to NTECC.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2013, the cities of Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Coppell and the Town of Addison entered into the Metrocrest Quad Cities Radio System Interlocal Agreement. This agreement required all cities to jointly approve and share in the costs associated with the digital trunked radio system.
In 2014, the four cities entered into the Metrocrest Quad Cities Local Government Corporation, which established the North Texas Emergency Communications Center, Inc. (NTECC). The purpose of NTECC was to assist on behalf of the cities with the operation of a Public Safety and Communications Center.
The four cities entered into a Consolidated Public Safety Communications and Dispatch Operations Agreement, which allowed all cities to share in the costs related to operations.
NTECC is the primary user and manages the system and its shared components. The current operations agreement limits NTECC's ability to make immediate decisions on future upgrades and requests under the current Harris Agreements.
This proposed resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute an addendum to the Consolidated Public Safety Communications and Dispatch Operations Agreement and transfers ownership and operation of the Joint P25 Public Safety Communications System to NTECC.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no financial impacts to the City of Carrollton other than transferring payments to NTECC instead of the City of Farmers Branch.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
This transfer of ownership will allow NTECC to make immediate decisions and upgrades to the radio system, resulting in ...
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