City of Madison - File #: 19129

• File #: 19129
• Version: 1
• Name: Indicating the City of Madison’s interest in partnering with Dane County and our municipal neighbors to develop, build, operate and maintain a state-of-the-art countywide radio communications system that would allow - but not mandate - full interoperabili
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Filed
• File created: 7/6/2010
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 8/3/2010
• Final action: 9/21/2010
• Title: Indicating the City of Madison’s interest in partnering with Dane County and our municipal neighbors to develop, build, operate and maintain a state-of-the-art countywide radio communications system that would allow - but not mandate - full interoperability.
• Sponsors: David J. Cieslewicz, Mark Clear, Tim Bruer, Paul E. Skidmore, Bryon A. Eagon

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/21/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Place On File Without Prejudice	Pass
9/7/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt	Pass
8/3/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt	Pass
7/20/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt	Pass
7/13/2010	1	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
7/6/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
7/6/2010	1	Mayor's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The City 2010 Adopted Capital Improvement Program includes $10,000,000 in total funding through 2015 for radio replacements and system upgrades. This Resolution does not commit the City to additional expenditures at this time, although there will be significant fiscal implications associated with the final outcome of the system design and its subsequent implementation. Future City expenditures will require Council approval as part of the City budgeting process.
Title
Indicating the City of Madison’s interest in partnering with Dane County and our municipal neighbors to develop, build, operate and maintain a state-of-the-art countywide radio communications system that would allow - but not mandate - full interoperability.

Body

WHEREAS, the Madison Common Council adopted a resolution on February 2, 2010 under legislative file number 17318 which described the upcoming federal narrow-banding requirements for radio communications systems, acknowledged that the City of Madison’s existing system meets these future requirements, noted the opportunity created by the federal requirement to explore a countywide radio communications system that allowed full interoperability, and indicated the City of Madison’s conditioned support for Dane County’s “DaneCOM” countywide radio communications system proposal; and

WHEREAS, Dane County decided to discontinue the “DaneCOM” proposal after receiving insufficient positive responses from municipalities throughout the County; and

WHEREAS, while the City of Madison’s current 800MHz analog system does not require any upgrade in order to comply with the narrow-banding requirements, it will have to be replaced in the next seven to fifteen years by an 800MHz digital system at an estimated cost of $12 million to $15 million (in 2010 dollars); and

WHEREAS, Dane County must still make a substantial investment in order to bring their system into compliance before January 2013; and

WHEREAS, Dane County representatives re...