HomeMy WebLinkAbout09219ORDINANCE NO. 9219
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND THE STATE OF
COLORADO, GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, FOR CO-LOCATION OF STATE OWNED
EQUIPMENT ON THE WALKINGSTICK RADIO TOWER
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Pueblo, a Municipal
Corporation, and the State of Colorado, Governor’s Office of Information Technology, for
the co-location of State owned equipment on the Walkingstick Radio Tower, attached
hereto and having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2.
The President of the City Council is hereby authorized and directed to execute said
Memorandum of Understanding for and on behalf of the City, and the City Clerk is directed
to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same.
SECTION 3.
The officers and staff of the City are directed and authorized to perform all acts
consistent with the intent of this Ordinance and the attached Memorandum of
Understanding to effectuate the transactions described therein.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and
approval.
INTRODUCED December 26, 2017
BY: Ed Brown
MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL
PASSED AND APPROVED: January 8, 2018
City Clerk’s Office Item # R-1
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
December 26, 2017
TO: President Stephan G. Nawrocki and Members of City Council
CC: Sam Azad, City Manager
VIA: Brenda Armijo, Acting City Clerk
FROM: Lori Pinz, Director of Information Technology
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND
THE STATE OF COLORADO, GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, FOR CO-LOCATION OF STATE OWNED EQUIPMENT
ON THE WALKINGSTICK RADIO TOWER.
SUMMARY:
Attached is the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governor’s Office of
Information Technology (OIT) and the City of Pueblo for the co-location of State owned
equipment on the Walkingstick Radio Tower.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Pueblo is connected and integrated with the State of Colorado’s Digital
Trunked Radio (DTR) System. This system handles public safety radio communications
for Pueblo Police and Fire Departments as well as other City departments relying on radio
communications. With the City’s association in the DTR system, the City shares
resources, system capabilities, and is interoperable with other state, local, regional, Tribal
and Federal agencies. This sharing of communication resources substantially reduces
costs for all participating agencies.
The City and the State are entering in to this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to
set a framework for allowing the State to co-locate State owned communications
equipment at a tower site owned and operated by the City, known as the “Walking Stick”
tower-site. This equipment will provide a connection to the DTR system and the new State
facilities for the Colorado State Patrol. This connection is Phase I of a larger microwave
project that the City of Pueblo, Pueblo County, and the State of Colorado through the
United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) 2012 CSEPP (Chemical Stockpile Emergency
Preparedness Program) program is currently working towards implementing. It is the goal
of this project to replace the old and obsolete microwave system used by participating
agencies with a new highly fault-tolerant microwave system. Funding for this project is
being provided via CSEPP grant funding and additional MOU’s will be established at a
future date.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
None.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Pueblo County Sherriff Office, City of Pueblo Police, Fire and Information Technology
Departments, and the State of Colorado OIT
ALTERNATIVES:
If City Council does not approve this Ordinance, the Memorandum of Understanding will
not take affect and the City will not be able to utilize the new microwave connectivity to
connect to the State DTR system without future financial investment.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
Attachments: Memorandum of Understanding between Governor’s Office of
Information Technology and City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation