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AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE FIRE SERVICES FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF
$2,600 000 FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS TOWER; MAKING
THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING
ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING A.N
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS•
SECTION 1
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2002-
2003 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and
appropriations in the Fire Services Fund in the amount of $2,600,000 from available funds for the
purpose of development of the Western Communications Tower
SECTION 2
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid,
inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or
judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this
ordinance which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No 15184 and all other ordinances and
appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance
are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said
conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed
SECTION 4
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE. ~ O ~~~ I O
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
10/29/02 P-9702 0002-0297 1 of 2
SUBJECT SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA COMMUNICATIONS
FOR A SMARTNET REMOTE SITE CONTROLLER FOR THE WESTERN
COMMUNICATIONS TOWER FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council•
1 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations by
$2,600,000 in the Fire Services Fund from available funds, and
2 Authorize the City Manager to execute a sole source purchase agreement with Motorola
Communications (Motorola) for a SMARTNET Remote Site Controller for the Western
Communications Tower for the Information Technology Solutions Department (IT Solutions) at an
estimated cost of $38,639
DISCUSSION
IT Solutions is coordinating the effort to construct a Western Communications Tower (WCT) The WCT
will be located in the western- segment of Fort Worth near Parker County The tower will provide Police
and Fire Departments trunked radio coverage to support public safety service for the general area in
the western segment of Fort Worth to the Parker County line and the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction in
northwest Tarrant County The estimated total cost to build the tower is $5,200,000 The funding for
the Western Communication Tower comes from the Crime Control and Prevention District (M&C G-13558
dated. March 19, 2002) in the amount of $2,600,000, and Certificates of Obligation in the amount of
$2,600,000 approved by the City Council in December 2000 This Mayor and Council Communiction
appropriates the funding from the transfer out of the Crime Control and Prevention District to the Fire
Services Fund in order to allow all expenditures for this project to be made from the Fire Services Fund
IT Solutions will use the agreement to purchase a SMARTNET Remote Site Controller for the
implementation of the Western Communications Tower In order to complete the implementation of the
WCT, the specified controller will need to be purchased directly from Motorola The use of an alternate
controller for this project would necessitate changing a significant amount of equipment at the other
tower sites, due to the need for compatibility with the Motorola equipment at these sites, and it could
add significant time and expense to the WCT project. Motorola will provide aone-year warranty for the
controller IT Solutions Communications staff is responsible for the maintenance of the equipment.
Motorola is the documented sole source provider for the SMARTNET Remote Site Controller, which is a
proprietary product, exclusive to Motorola
M/WBE - A waiver of the goal for M/1/VBE subcontracting requirements was requested by the
Purchasing Division and approved by the M/WBE Office because the purchase of goods is from
sources where subcontracting or supplier opportunities are negligible
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE
10/29/02 REFERENCE NUMBER
P-9702 LOG NAME
0002-0297 PAGE
2 of 2
SUBJECT
: SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA COMMUNICATIONS
FOR A SMARTNET REMOTE SITE CONTROLLER FOR THE WESTERN
COMMUNICATIONS TOWER FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
DEPARTMENT
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that upon adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be
available in the current capital budget, as appropriated, of the Fire Services Fund
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BQN/02-0297/VVW
Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
C132 472079 004132001001 $2,600,000
Charles Boswell 6183 C132 541390 004132001001 $2,600,000
Originating Department Head:
Jim Keyes 8517 (from) APPROVED 10/29/02
C132 541390 004132001001 $ 38,639 ORD.# 15310
Additional Information Contact:
Robert Combs 8357
David Miller 8781