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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 221091

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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas

Estimating revenue in the amount of $317,138.00 in the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund; appropriating $672,282.17 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund; authorizing the City Manager to execute a $7,648,330.96, six-year contract with Motorola Solutions subject to future annual appropriations; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri contracted with Motorola Solutions for maintenance of the Mid-America Regional Radio System (MARRS) which provides the City and surrounding communities with emergency radio service in 2012; and

WHEREAS, the City works with the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) to facilitate coordination with partner municipalities for public safety communications; and

WHEREAS, these regional partners remit fees to Kansas City for their use of the MARRS system which contribute to the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund; and

WHEREAS, the current MARRS radio contract is set to expire at the end of 2022; and

WHEREAS, the proposed contract renewal in 2022 increases in cost and incorporates several tower sites that were not captured in the original contract; and

WHEREAS, fees charged to community partners will increase based on the increased maintenance contract costs; and

WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 221063 to allow for the purchase of radios and computer-aided dispatch software and the approved purchase results in an annual discount of $90,000.00 on the annual maintenance contract; and

WHEREAS, the City has negotiated an annual discount of $225,000.00 if the maintenance contract is signed before December 27, 2022; and

WHEREAS, the total contract amount is $7,648,330.96 with the first year cost being $1,124,352.17 and future annual amou...

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