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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />DECEMBER 20, 2010 <br />6:30 P.M. <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: <br />County Manager - Regional Emergency Radio System - MOU <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />At the work session, Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, will provide an <br />update on the status of our current emergency radio system. In addition, a report <br />will be provided describing the possibility of participating in the Regional <br />Emergency Radio System that is currently housed and maintained in <br />Charlotte/Mecklenburg. Grant funds of approximately $975,000 for system <br />improvements are available from the Charlotte/Mecklenburg which will result in <br />the extension of the life expectancy of the system should Cabarrus County, <br />Concord, and Kannapolis choose to participate. To qualify for the grant funds, <br />Cabarrus County, Concord and Kannapolis must acknowledge that we are <br />committing to join the regional system by December 31, 2010. <br />Related contracts and inter -local agreements are being drafted at this time. Upon <br />completion and review by staff, these documents will be presented to the Board <br />of Commissioners and the city councils of Concord and Kannapolis for review at <br />their regular meetings later this month. <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the UASI Grant <br />and Regional Radio Interlocal Agreement and authorize the County <br />Manager to execute the MOU on behalf of the Board. <br />EXPECTED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: <br />SUBMITTED BY: <br />Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager <br />F -5 Page 49 <br />