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County Administrator's Report 19. 3.

BCC Regular Meeting

Technical/Public Service Consent

Meeting Date:	07/11/2013
Issue: License Agreement for Installation of Backup Microwave Communication System at the EOC
From:	Mike Weaver
Department:	Public Safety
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning a License Agreement by and between ADX Communications of Escambia, LLC, and Escambia County, Florida - Michael D. Weaver, Public Safety Department Director

That the Board take the following action regarding the License Agreement by and between ADX Communications of Escambia, LLC, and Escambia County, Florida:

A. Approve the Agreement to allow ADX Communications of Escambia, LLC, to install, at no cost to the County, a backup microwave communication system to facilitate the broadcast of public information from the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during periods of declared local emergency; and,

B. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Agreement.

BACKGROUND:

The recommended License Agreement will allow ADX Communications of Escambia, LLC to fund and install a small Outdoor MIMO microwave antenna on the Escambia County Public Safety facility antenna-mast which will provide ADX/CatCountry 98.7 a redundant path of connectivity in broadcasting emergency information from the EOC to their audience during disaster situations.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Assistant County Attorney Stephen G. West approved the Agreement as to form and legal sufficiency on June 5, 2013.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

Agreements require approval by the Board of County Commissioners.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

John Dosh, Emergency Management Division Manager, will oversee implementation of the Agreement.

Attachments
Agreement with ADX Comms