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GARLAND
POLICY REPORT
Work Session Item 3.e.
City Council Work Session Agenda
Meeting Date:
10/10/2022
Item Title:
Interagency Communication Site Lease Agreement With Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Submitted By:
Jeffrey Bryan
Strategic Focus Areas
:
Safe Community
ISSUE
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seeks to install and maintain equipment on a suitable transmission tower to support a video downlink feed from DPS to the various local law enforcement agencies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The City of Garland owns a transmission tower located at 715 Rowlett Road, Garland, Dallas County, Texas and this tower would be a suitable site for the installation and use of the DPS-provided equipment. The Garland Police Department is requesting City Council approve by resolution the City Manager to execute an Interagency Communication Site Lease Agreement between the Texas Department of Public Safety and the City for use of the tower.
OPTIONS
Approve by resolution the City Manager to execute an Interagency Communication Site Lease Agreement between the Texas Department of Public Safety and the City.
Do not approve by resolution the City Manager to execute an Interagency Communication Site Lease Agreement between the Texas Department of Public Safety and the City.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve by resolution the City Manager to execute an Interagency Communication Site Lease Agreement between the Texas Department of Public Safety and the City. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the October 11, 2022 Regular Meeting.
BACKGROUND
The Agreement is for the lease of antenna and shelter space, including any wires and related equipment on the City of Garland tower necessary to carry out DPS’s operation of equipment on the City of Garland Tower located at 715 Rowlett Road, Garland, Dallas County, Texas, 75040, together with permission for DPS to have access from Dallas County, which owns the real property site upon which the Tower is located. The Tower Equipment will be installed and maintained by and at the expense of DPS.
Both Parties involved in the contract will review the Agreement prior to September 1 of each year to determine if any amendments or modifications are necessary. The Agreement may be renewed up to two (2) times for up to ten (10) years each under these same terms and conditions through a written amendment to the Agreement which is executed by the Parties.
DPS shall provide communications assistance during a disaster, emergency, or for law enforcement purposes upon the City’s request. In addition, DPS will provide the City with both general and Garland-specific feed from the video/data relayed from DPS’s aircraft relating to local law enforcement and public safety events. DPS shall provide the City with such equipment (including decryption equipment and programs) as may be necessary for the City to receive and use the video/data feed in a format usable by the City.
CONSIDERATION
The initial term of the contract will terminate on August 31, 2032, upon execution. In the interest of state and local law enforcement cooperation, the City shall provide DPS with access to and use of the Tower at no cost to DPS. The total amount of this contract shall not exceed Zero Dollars ($0.00).
Attachments
Tower Resolution and Contract
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