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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Re UASI Grant and Regional Radio Interlocal Agreement Statement of Purpose. The City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County currently share an 800 MHz trunked radio system consisting of eight primary Simulcast tower sites and related operations. The City of Charlotte has been designated the lead agency for regional communications interoperability of public safety agencies within the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) eleven county region, and has completed establishing the infrastructure necessary for regional voice communications interoperability with the support of several grants. The radio system currently supports public safety needs and provides service to various City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County departments and other local government entities in the region. Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis, along with the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, recognize the need to ensure that public safety agencies have the communications infrastructure and regional integration to respond in a coordinated, comprehensive manner to local and regional emergencies. Each of these entities has made the enhancement of homeland security an increased priority, and all intend intend to work in securing grant funds for the regional radio system and in assisting each other in the recruitment of regional users for the system. This memorandum sets forth the understanding among Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis, the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County regarding: (a) negotiation of an interlocal agreement to address operation, funding, and future development of the regional radio system, and to consolidate operation and management of the system under the City of Charlotte; and (b) the allocation of UASI funds to Concord, Kannapolis and Cabarrus County for budgeting purposes only pending execution of the interlocal agreement. 2. Obligations of Cabarrus County, City of Concord, City of Kannapolis. Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis each agree: a. To negotiate in good faith to complete an interlocal agreement between Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis, the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to join the regional Radio System operated and managed by the City by January 31, 2011; and b. To use any UASI grants funds provided by the City of Charlotte after execution of the interlocal agreement solely for the purpose of making necessary upgrades to the Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis radio systems as required to interconnect and ensure interoperability with the regional system. 3. Obligations of the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County agree to negotiate in good faith to complete an inter -local agreement between Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis, the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to join the regional Radio System operated and managed by the City by January 31, 2011. 4. Obligations of the City of Charlotte as UASI Lead Agency. Upon signature of this Memorandum of Understanding by all parties, the City of Charlotte will, as the UASI lead agency, allocate for budgeting purposes only UASI Grant funds to Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, and the City of Kannapolis for completion of the upgrades required to interconnect and ensure interoperability with the regional radio system. Such allocation will be part of determining the budget Attachment number 2 F -5 Page 53