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City of Independence
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Agenda Title:

Council action is requested for acceptance of a Warning Siren Project Grant agreement.
Recommendations:

Staff recommends approval of this grant agreement 
Executive Summary:

This mitigation project mitigates 4 specific, related, issues:

         First, installing a new siren on or near 2601 N Liberty St adds outdoor warning siren coverage to an area previously poorly covered or uncovered by our existing siren network. 

         Second, adding a second siren encoder in the Independence Communications Center allows 911 dispatchers the ability to utilize the outdoor warning sirens during times when the main encoder in the Emergency Operations Center is inaccessible, unavailable, or unusable for any reason.

         Third, including the CommanderOne capability to our existing system allows for authorized personnel to activate the sirens remotely via secured internet access as a backup to either fixed encoder site.

         Fourth, updating our system to utilize encrypted encoders protects the siren network from intrusion by bad actors via radio transmission in a manner similar to what occurred in Dallas, TX in April of 2017.

 

 

 

Background:

This project adds a new outdoor warning siren in the city right of way along N Liberty St at or around 2601 N Liberty, updates existing the siren control computer and encoder at the Emergency Operations Center at 950 N Spring St, activates the Commander-One software package to allow for secure, remote, internet control of the siren network, and installs a new encoder and siren control computer at the Independence Communications Center at 17220 Medical Center Parkway.

Fiscal Impact:

Non-Federal Match Source (25% Cost Share):  City of Independence will provide the 25% local non-Federal match of cash in the amount of $22,311.67 (Acct. 4671-5405).
Department:          Fire Contact Person:          Douglas Short

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ATTACHMENTS:
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Hazard Mitigation Grant-Siren ExpansionOrdinance