Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, for the purpose of continued shared use of communications facilities and services on South Mountain. This agreement is at no cost to the City.
Report
Summary
In order to ensure adequate regional radio communications for public safety and other organizations, the City enters into Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA) with regional partners to allow for the shared use of communications facilities. In 1999, the City of Phoenix entered into an IGA allowing the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) to occupy space on the communications tower and related facilities on South Mountain. This request is to enter into a new agreement to continue the existing shared use of the facilities.
Contract Term
The contract term will be 10 years, with an option to extend for one additional 10-year period.
Financial Impact
This agreement is at no cost to the City.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the Information Technology Services Department.