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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor, City Council & City Manager
From: Mark T. Sokolow, City Attorney ~ ~
Subject: P. R. No. 14319 Council Meeting August 28, 2007
Date: August 24, 2007
Attached is P. R. No. 14319 as it pertains to authorizing the
Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement for the Port Security
Grant.
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P. R. No. 14319
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AS IT PERTAINS TO AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO EX~CUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR
THE PORT SECURITY GRANT
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest to
approve an Interlocal Agreement as it pertains to the Port Security
Grant in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit
"A"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Neches shall provide a copy of all
additional documents and agreements that are signed in accordance
with the Interlocal Agreement to the City Attorney to be approved
as to form and to be in compliance with the financial allocations
in Exhibit "A", and to ensure that the City of Port Arthur's usage
or access to the radio system infrastructure and with a copy of the
final documentation to be filed in the City Secretary's Office.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT ARTHUR,
Section 1.
true and correct.
Section 2.
TEXAS:
That the facts and opinions in the preamble are
execute the Interlocal Agreement in substantially the same
as attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
That the Mayor is herein authorized to
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Section 3. That the City of Port Neches shall provide a
copy of all additional documents and agreements that are signed in
accordance with the Interlocal Agreement to the City Attorney to be
approved as to form and to be in compliance with the financial
allocations in Exhibit "A", and to ensure that the City of Port
Arthur's usage or access to the radio system infrastructure and
with a copy of the final documentation to be filed in the City
Secretary's Office.
Section 4. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution
be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of
the City of
Mayor
Councilmembers
, A.D.,
Port Arthur,
2007, at a Meeting of the City Council of
Texas, by the following vote: AYES:
NOES:
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS:
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
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EXHIBIT r'A"
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS), Office of
Grants and Training, Fiscal Year 2006 Infrastructure Protection Program: Port
Security was announced and made available to improve the sustainable effort for
protection of critical infrastructure from terrorism, especially explosives and non-
conventional threats that would cause major disruption to commerce and significant
loss of life; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Port Neches submitted a grant application online as
the consortium lead entity with the cities of Port Arthur, Nederland, and Groves,
herein called the "Consortium," to DHS with the federal partner of the United States
Coast Guard, Marine Safety Unit, Port Arthur in the amount of $7,188,544 for
· improved "Interoperability"; and,
WHEREAS, the Port Security Grant award amount is $5,391,408 and requires
a 25% cash match of $1,797,136 as illustrated in Exhibit A, with individual City
prorata share of the cash match listed in Exhibit "A" as well; and,
WHEREAS, the consortium will have ownership by merging with the
Jefferson County/Beaumont Regional 800MHz radio system infrastructure which
includes four existing tower sites, adds infrastructure to install and use Mobile Data
Computers (MDC) in police units, remodels Central Dispatch in Nederland, and
updates with new dispatch consoles at Central Dispatch and Port Arthur Dispatch who
are both Public Safety 'Answering Points that are used for back up to each other
within the consortium; and
WHEREAS, the grant award will have standard grant forms to administer and
execute including possible memorandums of understandings; and,
WHEREAS, the City Administrators of the Consortium met on November 10,
2006 at 6:00 p.m. and agreed to place a resolution for authorization to accept the award
by City Councils of the Consortium and agreed to pay the 25% cash match as illustrated
in Exhibit "A" for the said Port Security Grant, 2006 award by the City of Port Neches;
and
WHEREAS, The City of Port Neches holds licenses for ten 800 MHz frequencies
under Call Sign WNVF965 used by the Consortium; and
WHEREAS, Sprint/Nextel and the Federal Communications Administration has
agreed to reband 800MHz radio frequencies which will replace the two Fail Soft
frequencies on the Sharenet System used by the Consortium; and
WHEREAS, The City of Port Neches, on behalf of the Consortium, authorized to
submit for approval the 800 MHz Reconfiguration Request for Planning Funding Form
and execute all future necessary documentation to transfer radio frequencies to
Sprint/Nextel; and
WHEREAS, each City, under authority of the Interlocal Cooperation Act,
§§791.001 et seq, Texas Government Code, has determined that it is in their best
interests to enter into this Interlocal Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Port Neches City Manager, Police Chief and Fire Chief are hereby
authorized to accept the award for the Consortium from the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security's, Fiscal Year 2006 Infrastructure Protection Program: Port
Security in the amount of $5,391,408 and execute as the Consortium lead entity all
necessary documents and agreements of said grant.
2. The 25% cash match of the Consortium will be paid by each City as
allocated in Exhibit "A", payment to be made upon presentation of request for
payment by the City of Port Neches.
3. The City of Port Neches or its designees are hereby authorized to facilitate
and coordinate between Sprint/Nextel, the 800 MHz Transition Administrator, the
Consortium, and appropriate vendors/consultants to complete the rebanding process.
4. This Interlocal Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts.
City of Port Neches
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Secretary
APPROVED FOR FORM:
City Attorney
APPROVED FOR ADMiNISTRATION
City Manager
City of Port Arthur
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Secretary
APPROVED FOR FORM:
City Attorney
APPROVED FOR ADMiNISTRATION
City Manager
City of Nederland
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED FOR FORM:
City Attorney
APPROVED FOR ADMiNISTRATION:
City Manager
City of Groves
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Secretary
APPROVED FOR FORM:
City Attorney
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION
City Manager