EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF FEES TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN THE REGIONAL WIRELESS COOPERATIVE
Staff Contact: Mark Burdick, Fire Chief
Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to approve expenditure authorization by the City Manager to
pay fees to the Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC) in an amount not to exceed $1 ,475,092
for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014‐body
Background
The RWC is a coalition designed to create efficiency and reduce costs for a valley-wide public safety communications system that includes both fire and police departments. The RWC includes the following cities and towns: Avondale, Buckeye, Chandler, El Mirage, Glendale, Goodyear, Guadalupe, Maricopa, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe, and Tolleson. The RWC also includes the following fire districts: Daisy Mountain, Sun City, Sun City West, and Sun Lakes, as well as the Maricopa County Community College District.
Analysis
Continued participation in the RWC will provide public safety personnel with true radio interoperability between disciplines and departments in the Phoenix metropolitan area, for safety and coordination during major events and emergency situations. Additional benefits include enhanced radio coverage, system redundancy, and a mechanism for controlling network costs through the economy of scale provided by the cooperative.
Previous Related Council Action
On February 22, 2011, Council approved an intergovernmental agreement to participate in the RWC.
Budget and Financial Impacts
One-time and on-going costs have been budgeted by all participating departments.
Cost |
Fund-Department-Account |
$662,915 |
1000-12230-526800 Police Communications |
$94,923 |
1000-12433-518200 Fire Resource Management RWC Expense |
$3,780 |
1840-34091-522700 UASI Glendale FD TLO |
$1,378 |
1840-33224-524400 UASI Glendale PD TLO |
$361,984 |
2040-75012-551500 Police Digital Communications CIP |
Capital Expense? Yes
Budgeted? Yes
Requesting Budget or Appropriation Transfer? No
If yes, where will the transfer be taken from?