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MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
DATE: February 27, 2018
SUBJECT:
(a) Approve Facility Space License Agreement by and between the County of Lake (Licensor) and Kelseyville Fire Protection District (Licensee) to lease tower and vault space on specified County communication sites for an annual fee of $18,600, and a one-time payment in the amount of $2,500 to reimburse the Administrative office for expenses, and authorize the Chair to sign; and
(b) Approve Spectrum Manager Lease Agreement between the County of Lake (Lessor) and the Kelseyville Fire District (Lessee) allowing the "red net" frequencies to be shared with the Fire Districts for a one-time payment of $5,000 to reimburse the Administrative office for expenses, and authorize the Chair to sign.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Pursuant to your Board's direction, staff has negotiated agreements with the Lake County Fire Chief's Association that will minimize the impact on the public from the Fire Chief's proposed transition to Cal Fire for emergency dispatch services. The agreements effectively preserve the status quo use of the established communications infrastructure by allowing the local fire districts, and by extension Cal Fire, the continued use of the same communications facilities and the same "red net" radio frequencies.
Continued use of the existing communications facilities is accomplished by the attached Facility Space License Agreement which leases tower and vault space on the five pertinent communications sites.
Continued use of the "red net" frequencies is accomplished by the attached Spectrum Manager Lease Agreement which is the required FCC contractual form that provides for the underlying FCC licenses to be maintained in the name of the County while also allowing the frequencies to be shared with the Fire Districts.
The Fire District's intent is to transition dispatch services to Cal Fire effective March 1, 2018.
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