HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 - RESO - 11 - IGA Radio MaintenanceCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 11 Series of 2023
TITLE: A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE AND THE WEST METRO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE USE AND
MAINTENANCE OF A SHARED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 29-1-203, the cities of Wheat Ridge, Lakewood, and the West Metro Fire Protection District, are authorized to enter into
cooperative agreements with other governmental entities to provide any function,
service, or facility; and WHEREAS, each of the parties is engaged in emergency response and other public safety functions that rely on radio communications systems; and
WHEREAS, public safety and first responder radio communications systems consist of electronic network switching equipment, microwave equipment, fixed hardware components, terminal equipment, mobile and portable radios, tower facilities, and computer software, among other things; and
WHEREAS, currently, Lakewood shares and has joint and equal ownership with Wheat Ridge and West Metro Fire, a P25 radio communications system with facilities maintained by Lakewood, located in and around each entity’s respective jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, said jurisdictions wish to enter into an intergovernmental agreement to set forth the rights and responsibilities of each party concerning the shared P25 radio system; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 14.2 of the City’s Home Rule Charter, the City Council wishes to approve said intergovernmental agreement by resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, as follows:
The Intergovernmental Agreement by and among the City of Lakewood, the City of Wheat Ridge, and the West Metro Fire Protection District regarding the use and maintenance of a shared radio communications system, attached to this resolution and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved. The Mayor
and City Clerk are authorized to execute the same.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 10th day of April 2023.
_____________________ Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________ Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk