Speaker 4: The Report of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee Agenda Item 20 Council 4119 879. Relating to the operation and maintenance of a new regional 800 megahertz emergency public safety radio communications system. The committee recommends that the bill pass.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Council member Herbold, as chair of the committee here, recognized in order to address this item and provide the committee report.
Speaker 5: Thank you so much. Council Bill 11 9879 at the Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network Interlocal Agreement authorizes a new digital radio system primarily used for emergency response. This system replaces a 20 year old analog system no longer supported by the vendor. The passage of this legislation will authorize the city to enter into a and interlocal agreement between 12 King County jurisdictions, including King County, and will create a new nonprofit to own, operate and maintain this radio network. This nonprofit will be called Peace Earn Again for the Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network. The new network, once completed in 2023, will provide 97% reliability at street level in the King County area. This is an increase over the previous system, and the goal is to have all 12 parties approve the entire local agreement by mid-September. 50% of the cities and agencies have already signed off.
Speaker 0: Thank you so much, Councilmember Herbold. Are there any comments on the bill? Hearing. Manuel Leclerc Please call the role on the passage of the bill.
Speaker 1: Lewis.
Speaker 2: I.
Speaker 1: Morales Yes, let's get it. Hi, it's me.
Speaker 2: Peterson All right.
Speaker 1: So what?
Speaker 3: Yes.
Speaker 1: Strauss Yes. HERBOLD Yes.
Speaker 4: Suarez Yes.
Speaker 1: President Gonzalez. I am favored unopposed.
Speaker 0: The bill passes and the chair will sign it. Will the clerk please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Report of the Transportation and Utilities Committee. Item 20. Will the clerk please read the short title of item 21 into the record?
AN ORDINANCE relating to the operation and maintenance of a new regional 800 MHz emergency public safety radio communication system; authorizing the Chief Technology Officer of the Seattle Information Technology Department to execute for and on behalf of The City of Seattle an interlocal agreement between The City of Seattle, King County, and the Cities of Auburn, Bellevue, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Redmond, Renton, and Tukwila for the purpose of creating a non-profit corporation, as provided under RCW 39.34.030, to own, operate, and maintain the regional emergency radio communication system that is being installed and developed under a separate interlocal agreement authorized by Ordinance 124685.