REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 07/21/2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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Reallocation of funding for the additional Simulcast Site Radio System on the Corona Grape Hill Site.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
An additional Simulcast Site Radio System is being installed on the Corona Grape Hill Site. This is a permanent antenna project designed to address Communication Interoperability issues consisting of pockets of dead zones and the inability to penetrate building walls in the City's north-east end. Some grant funding that was identified for this project will not be available, and this action will realign the budget to reflect this change.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve an appropriation reduction of $53,323 in the Reimbursement Grants Fund 480 for the FY19 State Homeland Security Program Grant Award.
b. Authorize an appropriation and estimated revenue increase of $53,323 in the Citizen's Option for Public Safety Grant Fund 231 "Growth"; and an appropriation of $100,000 from the General Fund Designated Revenue Reserve (Donations) to the Public Safety Enterprise Communications Radio Interoperability Capital Improvement Project No. 70110.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
In 2017, the Corona Police Department entered into an agreement with the County of Riverside for migration to and participation in the Public Safety Enterprise Communications system. This allowed the Police Department to be part of a county-wide radio interoperability system. Since that migration, it was discovered that there are pockets of dead zones and a lack of in-building penetration in the north-east end of the City. This inability for the officers to communicate with dispatch and other officers poses a serious public safety issue. After these problems were identified, the Corona Police Department began meeting with the Public Safety Enterprise System steering committee and Motor...
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