HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12192006 - C.57 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Tom Whittington '� SE " CONTRA
Chief Information Officer, t of Information
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Technology
COUNTY
DATE: DECEMBER 19, 2006 `°7J •
SUBJECT: Frequency Reconfiguration Services
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Information
Technology (DoIT) to enter into an agreement with Nextel of California whereby the County
will reconfigure certain County radio frequencies and Nextel will pay the County the amount of
$49,760 for such reconfiguration, all as required by the FCC.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The County will receive $49,760 from Nextel of California to provide frequency reconfiguration
services through this agreement.
BACKGROUND:
.On August 6, 2004, the Federal Communications Commission issued a report and order that
modified its rules governing the 800 MHz band. The purpose of the order was to reconfigure
the 800 MHz band to minimize harmful interference to public safety radio communications
systems in the band. The County and Nextel are licensed on frequency allocations subject to
the reconfiguration. Nextel will pay the County an amount to effect a reconfiguration of the
County's affected frequency allocations per this agreement.
The frequency reconfiguration agreement requires the County to indemnify Nextel for any
claims arising out of the agreement which were caused by the County.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: .
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Contact: Tom Whittington (3-1204)
CC: County Administrator
ATTESTED
JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ` D PUTY