Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Department of Safety and Homeland Security Conference Room
Dover, DE 19901
Members Present: Members Absent:
Warren Jones - DVFALouis Schiliro – Secretary, DSHS
Eric Wagner - City of Wilmington
Mayor Carlton Carey, Sr. – League ofAdditional Attendees:
Local Government Mark Grubb - DivComm
Colin T. Faulkner – KentCountyTom Kadunce - DivComm
Michael Witkowski – City of WilmingtonTim Dobrowolski - DivComm
Gene Donaldson – DelDOT Beth Moran - DEMA
James Ceto – DTIJoe Wessels - Consultant
Joe Thomas, SussexCountyTerry Whitham – DSHS 911
William F. Streets – New CastleCounty
Col. Dallas Wingate – DE National Guard
Jennifer Dittman - DEMA
Greg Patterson – Office of Governor
Alternates Present:
Richard Pounsberry – DOC
Agenda:
Welcoming Remarks: Mayor Carlton Carey, Sr.
Approval of Meeting Minutes from Previous Meeting -
Minutes from February will be tabled to May’s meeting for approval.
Subcommittee Updates
Operations – Gene Donaldson, DelDOT
Cancelled due to holidays
Technical – Jim Cole, DTI
Cancelled due to holidays. Jim Cole and Mark Grubb attended the Harper Ferry regional meeting.
Training and Exercise – Bill Streets for Dave Roberts, New CastleCounty
No reports
Scheduled Business Meeting
800 MHz System Update – Mark Grubb.
Security camera update
Security gate lock update
Moving along with regular maintenance requirements.
WindsorTower location (Claymont) has stipulation on lease that the State can buy back from Bill Windsor - counter offer in place but will be rejected. During 2012 the State can buy back and Secretary Schiliro and the Attorney General’s Officeare working to finalize purchase. Funding through OMB and Bank of America to be paid off in ten years.
Worth is$181,000 - $1.7 million minimum with $2 million maximum.
Site was previously the women’s prison (Woodshaven) but torndown and now a park
Mark congratulated Tom Kadunce and DivComm techs for outstanding work on security camera and gate installation.
Project is 100% complete.
700 MHz System Update – Tom Kadunce
Progress Update
Everything is up and running atJames T. Vaughn CorrectionalCenterControl station requests have been received from JTVCC. All is good with normal maintenance to follow.
DOC has requested 8 mobile radios and the Kent County radio shop has completed all site survey work and working with DOC to schedule the installs.
DOC has requested the CERT console be moved from the James T. Vaughn facility to their Admin in Dover. This move will require connectivity. Jim Cole has provided pricing to DOC. Funding has been received from DOC and details are being worked out between DOC and DTI.
BDA Update – Tim Dobrowolski
Progress Update
Opt Out Memo
Task 6 is complete.
Task 7 presentation in future. Buildings have not been identified and working with DSP, New Castle Co. Police and the volunteer fire departments. These are private owned buildings. Tom Ellis and Secretary Schiliro working with the AG’s office on letter for opt-outs and what it means to them. Copy of this memo should be available within 30 days for review.
Cost share for building owner is 50%
$2,100,413.94 remains as budget balance
Cost of building decision on business owners for funding being worked on by committee
University of DE has received proposals and if they opt-in work will take place when school lets out
Performed on case to case basis – 6 years of data
Retest prior to any installations
What are priorities, ball park estimates for final decision for opting out
Terry Whitham questioned legislation….current legislation is any new building that is not additional to pre-exiting and is over 25,000 square feet. Pending question is if they opt-out what the liabilities are.
Rebanding Update – Tom Kadunce/John Tillinghast (RCC Consulting)
Update
Non Motorola Manufactured Units – Tom Kadunce
Finish up New Castle Police Department (85% complete)
Middletown, Newport, New CastleCity and Elsmere Police Departmentsare complete
Start New Castle Fire Companiesbeginning 4/9/12 with Brandywine VFD and DELDOT radios.
Bill Carrow will work with DSP on templates
KentCounty in process of building templates is at 50% with Harrington, Hartley, Kent Paramedics, Smyrna, Camden, SouthBowers, Dover Fire, Marydel, American Legion, Carlisle, Clayton
Templates completed and sent to subcontractor
SussexCounty remains in template process.
Infrastructures are solid
The first touch has no changes (frequencies standardized)
The second touch will take place next year to pull specific frequencies out.
Radio’s sold in mass to fire departments were built with spare partsnothing to do with Motorola. The company “Magnum Electronics” is no longer is business. Their product looked like Motorola but is not authorized and they are only look likes. Approximately 40-60 of this product is in service and had been approved as a State vendor. Motorola will not touch these not even to certify them (has to have validated serial number).
Additional radios will only be purchased by authorized State vendors. Visor cards to be presented at next meeting.
Mark Grubb said that the next LMR system that will be deployed by the State will be compatible with the APX6000 MHz radios.
Tom Kadunce said that the XTS5000 units will continue to work but will be losing support. Motorola and Harris are the only ones working with P-25 systems. Other companies are working on but are not there yet.
The State will continue to program radios for the Federal Government.
Review Clearinghouse Report – Mark Grubb
No new items
Mark Grubb congratulated Tim Dobrowolski for being named in the new position on RCC Consulting. He will continue to work with the BDA project while a replacement is recruited.
New Business
Exacom Update – Tom Kadunce
Funding and Scheduling
Funding and Scheduling through DEMA within two weeks after running through Clearinghouse. Eighteen servers to be upgraded. Training to be scheduled. Proposal for annual upgrade in works.
Narrowbanding Update – Tom Kadunce
By close of business on 31 Dec 2012, all public safety and business industrial land mobile radio systems operating in the 150-512 MHz radio bands must cease operating using 25 kHz technology, and begin operating using at least 12.5 kHz technology.
Within the State of Delaware there are currently 949 total licenses in this frequency range spread across 430 licensees. The majority are private business licenses in the “Industrial/General” class. Public Safety accounts for 151 licenses.
The Division of Communications has mailed informational letters out to all 430 license holders regarding the deadline. The letter also addresses how to update equipment and licenses if needed.
To date, of the 430 licensees, 46 have been returned as address unknown, 16 license holders have requested their license be cancelled, an additional 14 have indicated they plan to cease operations prior to the deadline.
All pagers will continue to work but may have a miner volume issue.
FCC changed this 15 years ago – not a last minute issue.
Kevin Sipple has requested coverage map sites through Tom Kadunce.
Broadband of Public Safety Update – Mark Grubb
Commerical/ prelude for next meeting in May: February 2012 Congress passed legislation and was signed by the President on the Middle Class Relief Act. In that legislation a provision for D Block Broadband Network was made. The First Network Board will be assigned by 8/22/12. How will this work in Delaware? LMR is here to stay for approximately next ten years.
Talk Groups – Seaford has safety issues. (Fire/EMS operation safety issue)
SussexCountyEMS requested 3 new talk groups. Operations Committee Chair Gene Donaldson made motion and 2nd by Warren Jones. No one opposed.
Sussex County Family Courttalkgroups request was approved by motion made by Gene Donaldson and 2nd by Eric Wagne. No oneopposed.
Gene Donaldson needs meeting to establish code/committee of ownership of E911. Terry Whitham and Gene will work with Secretary Schiliro to resolve.
The meeting adjourned at 11:20 am
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