From: Jennifer Cline
Sent: Wed Oct 01 13:20:44 2014
To: Rod Lucich; Dan Huff
Subject: RE: FRIENDLY REMINDER: Public Safety Radio System meeting
Importance: Normal
Hi Rod,
I do think this important to have the system as a community, and the City should support it. However, since we do not operate or maintain the system a representative from the fire department should attend instead.
I am interested in outcome of the meeting, I believe the city needs to purchase a few hand radios for communication efforts during an emergency situation when the power and phone lines are down.
Jenn
From: Rod Lucich [mailto:rlucich@molallapolice.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 12:31 PM
To: Jennifer Cline; Dan Huff
Subject: RE: FRIENDLY REMINDER: Public Safety Radio System meeting
Yes they do because our grant outfitted them with it. That said, this is about the 800 Mhz system, not HAMM Amateur Radio. The police and fire folks have been dealing with this for a couple of years and are in the know regarding our needs for replacement. We have a user board made up of police and fire chiefs. I sent Dan an email saying I would be willing to attend and my guess was this information regarding the 800 Mhz system was probably not something you’ve been involved in or concerned about in public works. I may be wrong, but that’s what my initial thought was. Let me know if I’m wrong on this.
Rod
Chief Rod Lucich
P.O. Box 248, 117 N. Molalla Ave.
Molalla, OR 97038
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From: Jennifer Cline [mailto:jcline@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 9:40 AM
To: Dan Huff; Rod Lucich
Subject: RE: FRIENDLY REMINDER: Public Safety Radio System meeting
Chief,
Didn’t you mention our Fire Station has a HAM radio for emergency purposes? Should they be informed of the meeting?
Jenn
From: Dan Huff [mailto:dhuff@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 9:15 AM
To: Jennifer Cline; Rod Lucich
Subject: FW: FRIENDLY REMINDER: Public Safety Radio System meeting
Either of you interested in attending this radio meeting ?
From: Butman, Laurel [mailto:LButman@co.clackamas.or.us]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 9:03 AM
To: Peter Boyce; Chris Jordan (cjordan@westlinnoregon.gov); David Frasher; Krupp, Don; Amanda Zeiber; Bryan Cosgrove; Dan Huff (DHuff@cityofmolalla.com); Gene Green (ggreen@damascusoregon.gov); Sherilynn Lombos (slombos@ci.tualatin.or.us)
Subject: FRIENDLY REMINDER: Public Safety Radio System meeting
Good Morning –
I am hoping you can let me know your preference for a meeting time today. Here is a reminder of my original email:
At our September 2 City/County Managers meeting, attendees requested that I set up a special meeting for us to discuss in more depth the need and potential options for the future replacement of the public safety radio system in Clackamas and Washington counties.
Currently the two counties operate a joint system through two ORS 190 organizations: C-800 in Clackamas and WCCCA in Washington. Users pay for operations through user fees. Increasingly the system is becoming outdated, with some components no longer supported and parts only available on e-Bay. In addition, with the conversion to digital communications, the narrow banding of spectrum, and requirements for interoperability, replacement of the current system will become inevitable in the relatively near future. This is a costly proposition, but one that C-800 and WCCCA users have been exploring in earnest in order to continue to maintain and/or enhance their service levels for the public.
Don Krupp and I would like to convene and host a meeting here at the County to share background information and potential options with you as a group. Two potential times are:
1. Monday, October 6, 1:00-2:00
2. Monday, October 13, 2:00-3:00
These are similar to our “regular” meeting times. Would you please get back to me by Wednesday of this week with your availability/preference of when to schedule this meeting? In addition, I (along with appropriate public safety representatives) would be willing to meet with you individually if neither of these times will work for you.
Currently, preference is running strongly for Monday, Oct 6.
Thank you in advance for letting me know what will work best for you. I look forward to briefing you more thoroughly and engaging in a productive dialogue about potential solutions.
Best, Laurel
Laurel Butman
Deputy County Administrator
Clackamas County
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
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503.758-3188 (mobile)
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