TITLE
Title
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GREENSBORO ON 800MHZ RADIO SYSTEM - AMENDMENT 17
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Jim Albright
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BACKGROUND
Background
Guilford County and the City of Greensboro have shared ownership of the 800 MHz trunked public safety radio system from inception in 1995. Over the past decade, the system has undergone a number of system upgrades and enhancements. Additionally, the City of Greensboro has served as the maintenance contractor for the system since its inception. This has been handled through a series of amendments to the original contract 36460-04/95-211, and is currently operating under Amendment #16 approved by the Board of Commissioners on July 17, 2025.
This amendment established a mechanism for shared revenue and expenses on the jointly owned towers at Triad Park, Hagan Stone Park, Northeast Park, and Dusty Lane. Cellular companies are interested in leases on these towers that can be used to offset the operating costs of the towers, and as shared owners of these assets, the revenues and expenses should be equally shared.
Additionally, the City of Greensboro Technical Services Division serves as the system maintenance contractor. They have identified a need to add three additional PCTEL SeeHawk devices which provide spectrum monitoring, interference location estimation, and uplink testing for the integrity of the radio system. The total cost of the three devices is anticipated to be less than $100,000 and the County’s share would be 50%.
For FY27, there would be no additional maintenance expense, however in future years, adding the three additional devices will likely increase the annual maintenance to $42,000 for all nine devices, and the County would be responsible for 50% or $21,000.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Approve, in substantial form, Amendment #17 to the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Greensboro, for the jointly owned 800 MHz radio system.
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