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I-Tarry Kim <br />M<>) or <br />County of Hawaii <br />Finance Department <br />25 Aupuni Street, Room I Ix rlilo, liawaii 95720 <br />~xos~951-xzsa ra<(xox~951-xzax <br />August 27, 2008 <br />Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and <br />Members of the Hawaii County Council <br />Hawaii County Council <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Re: Operating Budget <br />William Takaba <br />Director <br />Nancy E. Crawford <br />Deputy /~II@CIOr <br /> r~ <br />G <br /> <br />l~ t3J <br /> <br />C ~ c ~_'• <br />-a t-; N r-F~. <br />" <br /> ~ ~ <br /> r.~ <br /> <br />"> ~ - <br />- <br /> i <br />f i <br /> ~ r-; <br />~ <br /> <br />- ~,.,, <br />_ <br />, C.J <br />= ~ <br />The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Preparedness Directorate, U.S. Department of <br />Commerce, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration had jointly <br />awarded a Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant to the State of Hawaii. As a <br />result, the State of Hawaii Legislature enacted Act 158, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, also <br />cited as the Supplemental Appropriation Act of 2008, which appropriated funding for the <br />matching requirement to that federal grant. These funds, which are being passed through <br />the State of Hawaii Department of Defense, State Civil Defense, amount to $1,275,000 of <br />federal funds and to $300,000 of state funds. <br />The Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant is intended to provide the County of <br />Hawaii with enhanced interoperable communications with respect to voice, data, and/or <br />video signals. This project will add one island wide radio channel in each of the 22 repeater <br />sites and enhance police and fire facilities internal communications equipment, and will <br />establish Radio over Internet Protocol at multiple points (2PSAPS), and at the County's fire <br />and police stations and emergency operating center. Also, it will support enhanced data <br />connectivity by establishing T-1 lines from the DS3 microwave links that currently support <br />connectivity to the Hawaii County Fire and Police Departments. <br />Enclosed is a resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of <br />Hawaii Department of Defense, State Civil Defense for the Public Safety Interoperable <br />Communications Grant. <br />Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating the <br />federal and state funds into separate program accounts. <br />C ~~ 7`~_D~ 7 ~}~~~.~~ ~ Comm. No. ~ TZ / <br />- Ref. To= <br />Ref. Dafe,,,,pllt. ~ R 911t1A: <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />