HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2005.09.01 - 27987MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #05158 August 18, 2005
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RADIO
SYSTEM AGREEMENT FOR THE NEW COUNTY - WIDE RADIO SYSTEM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, pursuant to MR #98308, recognized
that the County's current 800MHz radio system needed to be upgraded and expanded to encompass all
public safety agencies and to create interoperatibility between public safety agencies located in Oakland
County; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, pursuant to MCL 484.1401 and MR
#99279, authorized the levy of a four (4%) percent emergency telephone operational charge to pay for a
new County-wide radio system that will have the ability to encompass all public safety agencies and
create interoperability between public safety agencies located in Oakland County; and
WHEREAS, the municipalities and/or public safety agencies listed below will utilize the new
County-wide radio system; and
WHEREAS, to properly implement and operate the new County-wide radio system, the County
needs to enter into the attached Radio System Agreement ("Agreement") with the municipalities and/or
public safety agencies listed below to delineate the relationship and responsibilities between the Parties
regarding the new County-wide radio system; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Department of Information Technology that the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners accept and approve the terms and conditions of the attached
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Departments of Information Technology and Corporation Counsel have reviewed
and/or prepared all necessary documents related to the attached Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves and authorizes the attached Agreement to govern the relationship and responsibilities between
the County and the following municipalities and/or public safety agencies regarding the new County-wide
radio system:
Auburn Hills
Berkley
Beverly Hills
Bingham Farms
Birmingham
Bloomfield Hills
Bloomfield Township
Brandon Township
Clarkston
Clawson
Commerce Township
Farmington
Farmington Hills
Ferndale
Franklin
Groveland Township
Hazel Park
Highland Township
Holly Village
Huntington Woods
Independence Township
Keego Harbor
Kensington Metropark
Lake Angelus
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Long, KowaII and Coulter absent.
Lake Orion
Lathrup Village
Lyon Township
Madison Heights
Milford Township
Milford Village
North Oakland Fire Authority (Holly and Rose Townships)
Novi
Oak Park
Oakland Community College
Oakland Township
Oakland University
Orchard Lake
Oxford Village
Pleasant Ridge
Pontiac
Rochester
Rochester Hills
Royal Oak
South Lyon
Springfield Township
Sylvan Lake
Troy
Walled Lake
Waterford Township
West Bloomfield Township
White Lake Township
Wixom
Wolverine Lake
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any costs and fees associated with the use, operation, and
maintenance of the Radio System that would be assessed to the user shall be approved by the Board of
Commissioners.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby directs its
Chairperson or his designee to execute the attached Agreement and all other related documents between
the County and the municipalities and/or public safety agencies above listed.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE exm e ect,Triv,
Radio System Agreement Final. doe 05-280
RADIO SYSTEM AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
OAKLAND COUNTY
AND
[NAME OF MUNICIPALITY]
This Agreement ("the Agreement") is made between ()Aland County, a Constitutional
and Municipal Corporation, 1200 North Telegraph, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 ("County"),
and the [Name and Address of Municipality] ("Municipality"), on behalf of the
, a participating public safety department ("Department"). In this
Agreement the County and the Municipality may also be referred to individually as
"Party" or jointly as "Parties."
PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT. Pursuant to the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967, 1967
PA7, MCL 124.501, et seq., the County and the Municipality enter into this Agreement
for the purpose of delineating the relationship and responsibilities between the County
and the Municipality regarding the new interoperable 800 MHZ Radio System in
Oakland County. The creation of the new Radio System stemmed from major
interoperability deficiencies of the current patchwork radio systems operated on 150
MHZ, 420 MHZ, and 800 MHZ frequencies by public safety agencies throughout
Oakland County. The major interoperability deficiencies were illustrated in November
1996, by the inability of thirteen public safety agencies to effectively communicate at the
scene of the Wixom Ford Plant shooting. This event and the need for homeland security
underscores the need to unify public safety communications in Oakland County.
Through this Agreement and with the operation of the new Radio System, each Party will
be better prepared to serve its citizens.
In consideration of the mutual promises, obligations, representations, and assurances in
this Agreement, the Parties agree to the following:
1. ENTITIES PERFORMING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. All County
responsibilities set forth in this Agreement shall be provided through the CLEMIS
Division of the County Department of Information Technology. All Municipal
services and obligations set forth in this Agreement shall be performed by [insert
name of department]. The Radio Oversight Committee of the CLEWS Advisory
Board shall provide direction, counsel, and recommendations concerning the
operation and use of the Radio System.
2. DEFINITIONS. The following words and expressions used throughout this
Agreement, whether used in the singular or plural, within or without quotation marks,
or possessive or nonpossessive, shall be defined, read, and interpreted as follows.
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2.1. Agreement means the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Exhibits
attached hereto, and any other mutually agreed to written and executed
modification, amendment, or addendum.
2.2. Municipality means the , a Municipal and Constitutional
Corporation including, but not limited to, its Council, Board, any and all of its
departments, its divisions, elected and appointed officials, directors, board
members, council members, commissioners, authorities, committees,
employees, agents, subcontractors, volunteers, and/or any such persons'
successors.
2.3. Claim means any alleged loss, claim, complaint, demand for relief or
damages, cause of action, proceeding, judgment, deficiency, liability, penalty,
fine, litigation, costs, and/or expenses, including, but not limited to,
reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs,
investigation expenses, litigation expenses, and amounts paid in settlement,
which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the County, its
employees or agents, whether such Claim is brought in law or equity, tort,
contract, or otherwise.
2,4. CLEMIS means the Courts and Law Enforcement Management Information
System, a regional consortium of public safety departments, and the
associated voice and data networks operated by the County to enhance public
safety and criminal justice operations in Southeastern Michigan.
2.5. CLEMIS Advisory Board means the Board that provides direction, counsel,
and recommendations to the County concerning the operation of CLEM1S
2.6. CLEMIS Division means the CLEMIS and Public Safety Division of the
Oakland County Department of Information Technology.
2.7. County means Oakland County, a Municipal and Constitutional Corporation
including, but not limited to, all of its departments, divisions, the County
Board of Commissioners, elected and appointed officials, directors, board
members, council members, commissioners, authorities, committees,
employees, agents, volunteers, and/or any such persons' successors.
2.8. Day means any calendar day beginning at 12:00 a.m, and ending at 11:59 p.m.
2.9. FCC means the Federal Communications Commission.
2.10. Infrastructure Euuipment means all base stations, transmitters, combiners,
antennae, amplifiers, coaxial cable, generators, shelters, network switches and
all associated servers and routers (Network Switching center), network
connectivity, consoles at public safety answering points, and gateways.
2.11. Radio Oversight Committee means the standing committee of the CLEMIS
Advisory Board, which provides direction, counsel, and recommendations to
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the CLEMIS Advisory Board regarding radio communication and the
operation of the 9-1-1 Service Plan for Oakland County.
2.12. Radio System ("the System") means the County wide interoperable 800
MHZ voice radio system.
2.13, Radio System Policies and Procedures means the policies and procedures
created by the Radio Oversight Committee and approved and adopted by the
CLEMIS Advisory Board which shall govern the management, operation, and
use of the Radio System.
2.14. User Equipment means mobile and portable radios and all accessories
thereto, control stations, and V-Tacs.
3. AGREEMENT EXHIBITS. The Exhibits listed below and their properly
promulgated amendments are incorporated and are part of this Agreement.
3.1. Exhibit A. The Radio System Policies and Procedures
4. OPERATION AND USE OF RADIO SYSTEM.
4.1. The County is the owner of the Radio System and the Infrastructure
Equipment. The County shall maintain and provide insurance for the Radio
System and the Infrastructure Equipment.
4.2. The County is the license holder for all FCC licenses for the 800 MHZ
frequencies used in the Radio System. The County shall maintain these
licenses and/or modify the licenses as required to operate the Radio System.
4.3. The Department or Municipality shall be the FCC license holder and maintain
any legacy conventional frequencies used by the Department or Municipality,
including those interfaced through the Radio System consoles and/or
gateways.
4,4. The County may monitor and audit the Municipality's and/or Departments
compliance with the Radio System Policies and Procedures. The monitoring
and auditing of the Radio System may be performed periodically at the
discretion of the County and at the sole expense of the County.
5. OPERATION AND USE OF USER EQUIPMENT.
5,1. The policies and procedures for the purchase, programming, repair,
replacement, and maintenance of User Equipment will be set forth in the
Radio System Policies and Procedures.
5.2. The County shall not provide insurance for the User Equipment.
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5.3. User Equipment purchased by the County shall remain the property of the
County. User Equipment purchased by the Municipality shall remain the
property of the Municipality,
6 CLEMIS ADVISORY BOARD/RADIO OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
RESPONSIBILITIES.
6.1. The Radio Oversight Committee shall provide direction, counsel, and
recommendations to the CLEMIS Advisory Board concerning the operation of
Radio System. The CLEM1S Advisory Board shall relay such direction,
counsel, and recommendations to the County.
6.2. The Radio Oversight Committee shall create policies and procedures that
govern the management, operation, and use of the Radio System. The Radio
Oversight Committee shall present the policies and procedures to the CLEM1S
Advisory Board for approval and adoption.
6,3, The Radio Oversight Committee shall review the Radio System Policies and
Procedures at least once a year to determine if changes or amendments are
necessary. All changes and amendments to the Radio System Policies and
Procedures shall be presented to the CLEM1S Advisory Board for approval
and adoption.
6,4. The County shall compile and send to the Municipality the Radio System
Policies and Procedures and any changes or amendments to the Radio System
Policies and Procedures after their approval and adoption by the CLEMIS
Advisory Board.
7. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. The costs and fees associated with the use,
operation, and maintenance of the Radio System, the maintenance of the User
Equipment, and the repair, replacement, or purchase of the new User Equipment shall
be set forth in the Radio System Policies and Procedures. In the event there are any
costs or fees imposed and due to the County in connection with this Agreement
and/or for the use, operation, or maintenance of the Radio System or User Equipment,
the County has the right to set off any amount past due and retain any amount of
money due to the Municipality from the County equal to the past due amount,
including, but not limited to, distributions from the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund
(DTRF).
DURATION OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
8.1. The Agreement and any amendments hereto shall be effective when executed
by both Parties with concurrent resolutions passed by the governing bodies of
each Party. The approval and terms of this Agreement and any amendments
hereto shall be entered in the official minutes of the governing bodies of each
Party.
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8.2. This Agreement shall remain in effect until cancelled or terminated by either
Party pursuant to Section 10.
9. ASSURANCES.
9.1. Each Party shall be responsible for its own acts and the acts of its employees,
and agents, the costs associated with those acts, and the defense of those acts.
9.2. The County is not responsible for any Claims arising directly or indirectly
from misuse of the Radio System by the Municipality, its employees, or its
agents.
9,3. Neither the County nor Municipality shall be liable for any consequential,
incidental, indirect, or special damages in connection with this Agreement,
9.4. The Parties have taken all actions and secured all approvals necessary to
authorize and complete this Agreement. The persons signing this Agreement
on behalf of each Party have legal authority to sign this Agreement and bind
the Parties to the terms and conditions contained herein.
9.5. Each Party shall follow the Radio System Policies and Procedures and its
changes or amendments.
9.6. Each Party shall comply with all federal, state, and local ordinances,
regulations, administrative rules, and requirements applicable to its activities
performed under this Agreement, including but not limited to, all FCC rules
and regulations.
9.7. Violation of the Radio System Policies and Procedures shall first be addressed
by the Municipality. If the violation is not addressed by the Municipality, the
Radio Oversight Committee shall take the appropriate action to correct the
violation or recommend to the County action the County should take to
correct the violation, which could include termination of this Agreement.
9.8. Any costs, fees, or fines which result from violation of the Radio System
Policies and Procedures and/or any federal, state, or local laws, administrative
rules, regulations, or ordinances shall be the responsibility of the entity or
entities committing the violation,
10. TERMINATION OR CANCELLATION OF AGREEMENT.
10.1. The Municipality may terminate or cancel this Agreement for any reason upon
thirty (30) Days written notice to the County. Within Sixty (60) Days of
termination or cancellation of this Agreement, the Municipality must return all
User Equipment (not purchased by the Municipality), all consoles, and all
control stations to the County
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10,2. Upon thirty (30) Days written notice to the Municipality, the County may
terminate or cancel this Agreement upon recommendation of the Radio
Oversight Committee, as adopted by the CLEMIS Advisory Board, or if the
Radio System ceases to exist,
11. TRAINING. The policies and procedures concerning initial and continual training
regarding the use of the Radio System by the Municipality and/or Department will be
set forth in the Radio System Policies and Procedures.
12. LOCAL RADIO SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR The Municipality and/or
Department shall designate at least one person and an alternate to act as the Local
Radio System Administrator. This individual(s) will act as a liaison between the
Department and the County regarding the operation and use of the Radio System for
that specific jurisdiction. The names of the Local Radio System Administrators shall
be conveyed to the individual listed in Section 22.1.
13. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Except as provided for the benefit of the
Parties, this Agreement does not and is not intended to create any obligation, duty,
promise, contractual right or benefit, right to indemnification, right to subrogation,
and/or any other right, in favor of any other person or entity.
14. DISCRIMINATION. The Parties shall not discriminate against their employees,
agents, applicants for employment, or another persons or entities with respect to hire,
tenure, terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, or any matter directly or
indirectly related to employment in violation of any federal, state or local law.
15. PERMITS AND LICENSES. Each Party shall be responsible for obtaining and
maintaining, throughout the term of this Agreement, all licenses, permits, certificates,
and governmental authorizations necessary to perform all its responsibilities under
this Agreement. Upon request, a Party shall furnish copies of any permit, license,
certificate or governmental authorization to the requesting Party,
16. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. This Agreement does not, and is not intended to
impair, divest, delegate, or contravene any constitutional, statutory, and/or other legal
right, privilege, power, obligation, duty, or immunity of the Parties.
17. FORCE MAJEURE. Each Party shall be excused from any obligations under this
Agreement during the time and to the extent that a Party is prevented from
performing due to causes beyond such Party's control, including, but not limited to,
an act of God, war, acts of government (other than the Parties), fire, strike, labor
disputes, civil disturbances, reduction of power source, or any other circumstances
beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party. Reasonable notice shall be given
to the affected Party of any such event.
18. DELEGATION/SUBCONTRACT/ASSIGNMENT. The Municipality shall not
delegate, subcontract, and/or assign any obligations or rights under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the County.
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19. NO IMPLIED WAIVER. Absent a written waiver, no act, failure, or delay by a
Party to pursue or enforce any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall
constitute a waiver of those rights with regard to any existing or subsequent breach of
this Agreement. No waiver of any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement,
whether by conduct or otherwise, in one or more instances, shall be deemed or
construed as a continuing waiver of any term, condition, or provision of this
Agreement. No waiver by either Party shall subsequently effect its right to require
strict performance of this Agreement.
20. SEVERABILITY. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds a term, or condition, of
this Agreement to be illegal or invalid, then the term, or condition, shall be deemed
severed from this Agreement. All other terms, conditions, and provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force.
21. CAPTIONS. The section and subsection numbers, captions, and any index to such
• sections and subsections contained in this Agreement are intended for the
convenience of the reader and are not intended to have any substantive meaning. The
numbers, captions, and indexes shall not be interpreted or be considered as part of this
Agreement. Any use of the singular or plural number, any reference to the male,
female, or neuter genders, and any possessive or nonpossessive use in this Agreement
shall be deemed the appropriate plurality, gender or possession as the context
requires.
22. NOTICES. Notices given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
personally delivered, sent by express delivery service, certified mail, or first class
U.S. mail postage prepaid, and addressed to the person listed below. Notice will be
deemed given on the date when one of the following first occur: (1) the date of actual
receipt; (2) the next business day when notice is sent express delivery service or
personal delivery; or (3) three days after mailing first class or certified U.S. mail.
22.1. If Notice is sent to the County, it shall be addressed and sent to: Oakland
County Department of Information Technology, Manager of CLEMIS
Division, 1200 North Telegraph Road, Building #49 West, Pontiac, Michigan,
48341 and Chairperson of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, 1200
North Telegraph, Pontiac, Michigan 48341.
22.2. If Notice is sent to the Municipality, it shall be addressed to:
22.3. Either Party may change the address and/or individual to which Notice is sent
by notifying the other Party in writing of the change.
23. GOVERNING LAW/CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE. This
Agreement shall be governed, interpreted, and enforced by the laws of the State of
Michigan. Except as otherwise required by law or court rule, any action brought to
enforce, interpret, or decide any Claim arising under or related to this Agreement
shall be brought in the 6th Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Michigan, the 50th
District Court of the State of Michigan, or the United States District Court for the
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Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, as dictated by the applicable
jurisdiction of the court. Except as otherwise required by law or court rule, venue is
proper in the courts set forth above.
24. AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS OR AMENDMENTS. Any modifications,
amendments, recessions, waivers, or releases to this Agreement must be in writing
and agreed to by both Parties. Unless otherwise agreed, the modification,
amendment, recession, waiver, or release shall be signed by the same persons who
signed the Agreement or other persons as authorized by the Parties' governing body.
25. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement represents the entire Agreement and
understanding between the Parties. This Agreement supercedes all other oral or
written Agreements between the Parties. The language of this Agreement shall be
construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any Party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, hereby acknowledges that he/she has been
authorized by a resolution of the , a certified copy of which is
attached, to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Municipality and hereby accepts and
binds the Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
EXECUTED: DATE:
WITNESSED: DATE:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, hereby acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to
execute this Agreement on behalf of the Oakland County, and hereby accepts and binds
the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
EXECUTED: DATE:
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: DATE:
Ruth Johnson, Clerk, Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
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FISCAL NOTE (MISC. 405158) September 1, 2005
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHUCK MOSS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF
RADIO SYSTEM AGREEMENT FOR THE NEW COUNTY-WIDE RADIO SYSTEM
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has
reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds:
1. Pursuant to MR 498308, recognized the need for the 800MHz
radio system upgrade and expansion to encompass all public
safety agencies located in Oakland County.
2. The Department of Information Technology and Corporation
Counsel have developed a Radio System Agreement setting forth
rights and obligations of the County and the municipalities
and/or public safety agencies concerning the new County-wide
radio system.
3. The estimated costs of the Radio System is estimated to be
$6,500,000 of that amount $4,000,000 reflects depreciation
and the remaining costs of $2,500,00 includes the associated
operations of the county-wide radio system.
4. The method of recovery for the estimated costs could include
future receipts from the E911 surcharge fees if continued and
approved by Michigan Legislature and Oakland County Board of
Commissioners; imposing user fees due to the County from
public safety agencies and future General Fund allocation as
determined by the Board of Commissioners.
5. The anticipated revenues and expenses associated with the
approval of the Radio System Agreement have been included in
the FY 2006 and FY 2007 Recommended Budget; no additional
amendments are required.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #05158 August 18, 2005
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #05158 September 1, 2005
Moved by Nash supported by Long the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, KowaII,
Long, Melton, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Patterson, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Wilson,
Woodward, Zack, Bullard. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda, were adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
I IFION APPROVE DI FORE60110 RES1101101 Ot_ct N -7,3eA /3c?
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on September 1, 2005
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 1st day of September, 2005.
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Ru John - , County Clerk