IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a five-year Lease Agreement with three five-year options to renew with American Tower of Atlanta, GA, for lease of space for digital radio equipment related to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office radio system, at a cost to the County for 2013 not to exceed $3,800.00, and an annual cost to the County for 2014 not to exceed $22,915.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18302, November 12, 2013
INTRODUCED BY James D. Tindall, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 4471, dated November 5, 2012, the Legislature did award a contract to Motorola Solutions, Inc., for the furnishing of a narrow band public radio system for use by the Sheriff's Office, Parks and Recreation Department, Public Works Department, Emergency Management, and the Transportation Unit of the Department of Corrections, as required by the Federal Communication Commission; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 18276, dated October 14, 2013, the Legislature authorized the execution of a User Agency Master Site Port Agreement necessary for the County to join the Metropolitan Area Regional Radio System (MARRS), which was established to further local government communication interoperability; and,
WHEREAS, in order to provide adequate radio coverage in the southern portion of the County, the County desires to locate radio antenna equipment on a tower owned by American Tower of Atlanta, GA; and,
WHEREAS, the administration recommends a five-year lease agreement with three five-year options to renew with American Tower to provide an additional site location for the County's digital radio equipment, at a monthly cost in the amount of $1,900.00, with a three percent annual increase; and,
WHEREAS, this lease will be effective no later than December 1, 2013, with a cost for 2013 not to exceed $3,800.00, and a cost to the County in 2014 not to exceed $22,914.00, with the availability of funds for future years subject to annual appropriation; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Lease Agreement with American Tower is a suitable mechanisms by which to implement the mutual understanding of the parties; and,
WHEREAS, execution of this Lease Agreement is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Lease Agreement with American Tower; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency are available in the then current Jackson County budget; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments on the contract.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18302 of November 12, 2013, was duly passed on November 18, 2013 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas __________9_______ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 004 5104 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Special Road and Bridge Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Contractual
NOT TO EXCEED: $3,800.00
Funds sufficient for this expenditure are subject to appropriation in the 2014 and future years' annual budgets.
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing