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Sheriff's Department requesting authorization to enter into a Service Agreement with Ground Control, of Atascadero, California, for broadband support services.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: 2006 Homeland Security Grant funding.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $2,148
Funding
Budgeted $2,148
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $2,148
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: None. Funding for this project has been supplied by the State of California's 2006 Homeland Security Grant.
Background: The FY2006 Homeland Security Grant has approved the use of grant funds for the purchase of a broadband radio system to enhance the County's radio interoperability program. These funds have been allocated to the Sheriff's Office for the purchase of the broadband system. Not spending these funds by the end of the grant in March 2008, would mean that the Sheriff's Office would miss the opportunity to enhance its radio interoperability program.
Reason for Recommendation: The radio system has already been purchased. However, in order to operate the system, a broadband connection service is required. The vendor, Skyway Connections, from whom the radio system was purchased, uses Ground Control as its service provider. The service provider operates much like a utility company, similar to Hughes Net and cellular phone providors.
We have been working with the County's Purchasing Department since March 2007 to get a service agreement in place with Ground Control. County Purchasing, County Counsel and Risk Management are not willing to approve this service agreement because Ground Control will not increase their insurance costs to add the County of El Dorado as an additional insured on their current policy.
The basis for having the County named as an additional insured on a vendor's insurance policy is to protect the County i...
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