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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCM MERA AppointmentsAgenda Item No: 1 0✓fes Meeting Date: January 5, 2009 SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Department: CITY MANAGER i Prepared by: Ken Nordhof ' City Manager City Manager Approval: t—d— SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPOINTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE(S) TO THE MARIN EMERGENCY RADIO AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution BACKGROUND: Recognizing the need for a new countywide public safety radio system, twenty-six Marin local government agencies including the City of San Rafael and the County of Marin formed the Marin Emergency Radio Authority (MERA). Organized back in 1999, the goal of MERA is to establish a state-of-the-art public safety radio system for Marin County Fire, Police, and Public Works agencies (including transit). After an extensive due diligence bidding process, Motorola was contracted to build the new countywide computer -controlled digital radio system. This new radio system is used by member agencies in the law enforcement, fire management, emergency medical, road maintenance, transit, public works, local government, and other county -based entities in Marin County. The system unified public safety response and allowed regional conversations between dispatch centers and mobile units operating throughout the county. Periodically, the City is asked to review the Board representation to this Joint Powers Authority (JPA). This report will asks you to make appointments based upon our current staffing. ANALYSIS: Formally, the City has not acted to appoint a primary MERA Board appointee, nor alternates, since former City manager Rod Gould left San Rafael employment in late 2005. Due to the technical nature of this JPA, and the focus of public safety collaborative communications, the MERA Board has been, and remains, mostly appointed police and fire chiefs from many JPA jurisdictions. A small number of Board members and their alternates include city managers or district elected officials. Our representation since inception has been handled at the staff level. The attached Resolution would allow the City Manager (me) to continue as the primary FOR CITY CLERK ONLY File No.: Council Meeting: Disposition: SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Paee: 2 appointee (A side note — I was also just appointed Vice Chair of MERA for 2009). 1 am recommending that Police Chief Odetto serve as my primary alternate to the Board, with Chief Gray serving as a second alternate. These appointments allow San Rafael to bring both a historical and technical perspective to the Board for the matters of finance, policy and other actions required of this JPA. FISCAL IMPACT: None OPTIONS: The City Council may choose to: 1. Adopt the Resolution as presented. 2. Modify the Resolution for MERA appointments as you deem appropriate. ACTION REQUIRED: Adopt Resolution. ATTACHMENTS Resolution WACity Managers- WorkFile\Council Material\Staff Reports\09\MERA Board appointments.doc RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPOINTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE(S) TO THE MARIN EMERGENCY RADIO AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEREAS, the Federal Government has made certain radio frequencies available to local agencies in Marin County for the operation of a public safety and emergency radio system; and WHEREAS, numerous local agencies within Marin County have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement establishing the Marin Emergency Radio Authority, including the County, all cities and towns, and numerous special districts; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreement, each member entity of the Radio Authority is entitled to appoint one representative and up to two alternates to the Board of Directors of the Authority. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the San Rafael City Council as follows: Section 1 The following individual is hereby designated as the representative to the Marin Emergency Radio Authority, and authorized to take all actions necessary to meet the duties and obligations of the Joint Powers Agreement: Ken Nordhoff, City Manager Section 2 The following individual is hereby designated as the alternate representative to the Marin Emergency Radio Authority, and authorized to take all actions necessary to meet the duties and obligations of the Joint Powers Agreement in the absence of the designated representative: Matthew Odetto, Police Chief Section 3 The following individual is hereby designated as the second alternate representative to the Marin Emergency Radio Authority, and authorized to take all actions necessary to meet the duties and obligations of the Joint Powers Agreement in the absence of the designated representative and the first alternate: Christopher Gray, Fire Chief I, ESTHER C. BEIRNE, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday, the 5a' day of January, 2009 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk W:\City Managers- WorkFile\Council Material\Resolutions\2008\MERA.doc