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CITY OF CORTEZ
123 ROGER SMITH AVENUE
CORTEZ, CO 81321
May 10, 2022
Agenda Item: 7.d.
MEMO TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Lori Millich, Administrative Secretary/Police
SUBJECT:
Resolution No. 12, Series 2022
BACKGROUND
After the 9/11 attacks, it was determined that communications between first responders was an issue with everybody on different radio channels. The State of Colorado moved to solve some of these issues for Colorado responders by building a statewide digital trunked radio system (DTRS). Law Enforcement in Montezuma County began to move to the 2006, but there were holes in the coverage. One of the areas with issues was the west side of Montezuma County, including the Town of Mancos, and the east side of La Plata County. In 2015, the City of Cortez Communications Supervisor wrote and presented a grant for funds through the Department of Local Affairs (DoLA). The grant was awarded and equipment purchased for the DTRS site currently on the Caviness Mountain. An agreement with the Southwest Television District allows the City use of their tower and building at the site.
The DoLA grant required the City of Cortez to maintain ownership of the equipment for five years. That requirement has been met. At this point, it would be in the best interest of the City to transfer ownership of the electronic equipment, purchased through the grant, to the State of Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT). The tower site provides public safety communications coverage to several first responders in Montezuma and La Plata County as well as State resources. OIT has agreed to take ownership and will provide updates and maintenance for the site’s electronic equipment which could amount to several thousands of dollars in the future.
The City of Cortez will maintain our agreement with the Southwest Television District to continue to pay for electricity used by the DTRS equipment as well as the Forest Service lease requirements associated with the Caviness site. OIT will cover all costs to update and maintain the DTRS electronic equipment at the site.
RECOMMENDATION
Council approve Resolution No. 12, Series 2022 authorizing transfer of equipment at the Caviness Mountain Tower to the State of Colorado.
Attachments
Caviness Lease Agreement
Resolution No. 12
Exhibit 1
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