Police Employee Pension Board Minutes - 11.08.18a
Report to the City Commission
Commission Meeting of June 24, 2019
Agenda Section: ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS
Agenda Item: 8.A Resolution No. 19-35
Prepared By: Michelle Cook
Date: June 12, 2019
BACKGROUND
The Police Department Communications Division serves as a Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP) for the citizens of Atlantic Beach. This includes answering all incoming emergency and
non-emergency calls from citizens and directly dispatching police units to these calls. The
Communications Center has 1 ½ workstations for Emergency Communications Operators (ECOs)
to answer and dispatch police service calls. The Police Department contracts with the First Coast
Radio System to provide radio a communications system. This network is maintained by the City
of Jacksonville and utilizes Motorola equipment.
Presently, only one position has a full radio console for communications that is capable of
performing all tasks required to manage calls for service. The second console is only capable of
taking incoming calls from citizens and entering the information into a Computer Aided Dispatch
(CAD) software. The only backup radio available in the Communications Center is a hand-held
portable radio that does not have the full capabilities of a dispatch radio console that is controlled
by a PC, connected to the First Coast Radio system by a hardwired data line and integrated with
the CAD system.
The Police Department has identified the need for a second radio console to have available two
full dispatch positions to enhance operational capability and provide a backup position if the
primary position becomes inoperable. The selected radio console has been identified by the City
of Jacksonville radio technicians and by Motorola as a compatible radio console for use by our
agency. The cost for this console software is approximately $30,000.
Motorola is the sole source for supply of these radio consoles which are not available from any
other vendor. Other manufactures radio systems are not compatible for use on the Motorola
network as it is a proprietary system.
FISCAL IMPACT
For the Commission to authorize by proclamation the City Manager to expend budgeted police
funds from account 001-2001-521-41-00 to purchase one radio console within city purchasing
guidelines for software that will exceed $25,000.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt Resolution No.19-35
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution - Purchase of Police Radio Console FY 2019
Console Quote and Sole Source Letter
APPROVED: ___________________________________________________
Joe Gerrity, City Manager