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TO FROM CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of Honorable Mayor and City Council October 1, 1991 JACK H. STRATTON, CHIEF OF POLICE SUBJECT: RADIO EQUIPMENT LEASE - PURCHASE BACKGROUND Date: AG EEMENT 9-19-91 San Bernardino County began the 800 MHz Project in 1985 to develop an efficient radio network to meet the demands of the increased emergency calls for police and fire service. Edmund Sotelo, former City Manager, signed the Letter of Intent to Participate in the 800 MHz Project. To meet the increased demands of emergency service, the mayors of San Bernardino County cities providing their own police departments, joined the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department in adapting their communication system to the 800 MHz. The network will be completed by the end of 1992, providing a centralized regional communications system for police and fire communications. DISCUSSION The San Bernardino Sheriff's Department initiated the 800 MHz Project in 1985 to increase the potential of radio communications for fire and police service. Representatives from the Colton Police Department participated in this project to prepare the police department for the inevitable change to 800 MHz as no additional frequencies were available to meet the escalating radio demands in Southern California. The 800 MHz System will handle the communication needs of all police agencies within the San Bernardino County emergency response systems. In 1988, the Office of Management Services was established to manage the 800 MHz communication system for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and those police agencies entering in to the system. By the close of 1992, the police and fire agencies in San Bernardino County will be networked together through the 800 MHz System. Attachments: Page 1 of_ 2-- Item No. 13