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C. 62

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	August 2, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Vislink, Inc. contract

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/02/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Sandra Brown 925-335-1553

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 2, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Vislink, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $245,000 for the purchase of equipment, installation and support for a downlink system for the Sheriff's helicopters for the period August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$238,531, of which will be obtained from the FY2015 Urban Area Security Initiative(UASI)funds granted by the Department of Homeland Security through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. No required match.

BACKGROUND:

The Sheriff’s Office intends to use the funds awarded by the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) FY 2015 grant project to execute a contract with Vislink, Inc. for the purchase of airborne digital downlink equipment and installation services for one of the Sheriff’s Office helicopters (STARR 3). The downlink equipment will be able to send digital video and images from the aircraft to additional fixed antenna receiving site(s) strategically placed throughout the county to provide a highly reliable video downlink transmit, receive, and distribution solution compatible with existing equipment already installed in Sheriff’s Office assets (Mobile Command Vehicle and STARR 1).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

A negative action on this agenda item will cause the Office of the Sheriff to lose the grant funding and not be able to enhance on the already installed equipment on the Sheriff’s Office assets.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None.