TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary amendments, with Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for the purchase, delivery, and implementation of radio communications equipment, for a total purchase price not to exceed $17,700,000, which will be automatically reduced based on multi-agency purchase volumes achieved under Motorola Solutions, Inc., Territory Los Angeles Volume Subscriber Pricing Program;
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease-purchase agreement, and related financing documents, with Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, for the financing of the radio communications equipment, in a total principal amount not to exceed $17,500,000, and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $23,300,000 including principal, interest, and fees, payable over terms not to exceed 12 years;
Increase appropriations in the General Services Fund (IS 385) in the Technology and Innovation Department (TI) by $541,000 for implementation costs, offset by a transfer from the General Fund; and
Increase appropriations in the General Fund (GF) in the Citywide Activities Department (XC) by $541,000 for transfer to the General Services Fund for implementations costs, offset by additional Measure A revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) Police, Fire, Public Works, Disaster Preparedness, and Airport Departments rely on a Motorola-based radio dispatch, radio signal, and portable and mobile radio infrastructure for day-to-day and emergency response radio communications. After providing more than 12 years of reliable services to the City, the currently used XT series of portable and mobile radios will no longer be supported by the manufacturer beginning December 2018. This obsolescence of the XT series not only affects the City, but also many of the public agencies across the region. In addition, the XT series does not support the current interoperabi...
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