Marin Emergency Radio Authority (MERA)

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Marin Emergency Radio Authority (MERA)

• www.meraonline.org

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Marin Emergency Radio Authority (MERA)

• MERA Board Meeting
• April 8, 2004
• www.meraonline.org

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Agenda

• A. Executive Officers Report
• B. Adopt minutes of February 12, 2004
• C. Open time for items not on agenda (limited to
  3 minutes per speaker)
• D. Project Status Report
• E. Approve Motorola Contract Amendment No. 4
• F. Approve agreement with MuniFinancial for
  arbitrage analysis.
• G. Membership Ross Valley Sanitary District.
• H. Establish regular meeting date.
• I. Closed session Conference with Legal Counsel
  Existing Litigation (Government Code 54956.9(a)
  Zack, et al. vs. MERA, Marin Superior Court
  Actions Nos. CV 024952 and CV 024971
  (consolidated).
• J. Adjournment

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Project Status Report
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Project Status Report
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System Overview

• San Pedro San Rafael Area Complete P1
• Big Rock Novato Area Complete P1
• Forbes Hill San Rafael Area Complete P1
• Pt. Reyes Inverness/West Marin Area Complete
  P1
• Mt. Burdell San Geronimo Valley Area Complete
  P1
• Mt. Barnabe Novato Area Complete P1
• Dollar Hill San Rafael Area Complete P1
• Mill Valley City Hall - Mill Valley Area Complete
  P1
• Mill Valley PSB Mill Valley Area Complete P1
• Civic Center Prime Site San Rafael
  Area Complete P1
• Mt. Tam South Central Marin Complete P1
• Sonoma Mt. Petaluma, Sonoma County 06/01/2004
  P2
• Bay Hill Road Western Sonoma County Sept. 2004
  P3
• Bolinas Bolinas Area Sept. 2004 P4
• Mt. Tiburon Tank Tiburon Area Unknown- In
• litigation P5

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MERA Network
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PHASES

• PHASE 1 East West Simulcast Zones
• 101 area, less Southern Marin West Marin
• PHASE 2 Sonoma Mountain
• Northern Novato
• PHASE 3 Bay Hill
• Bodega Bay Area
• PHASE 4 Bolinas
• PHASE 5 Southern Marin
• PHASE 6 Make all sites work together

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PHASE 1

• Site installations are complete (Tiburon site
  moved to Phase 5)
• Allows some use of the system
• San Rafael Police and Public Works
• Novato Police and Public Works
• Fairfax Police and Public Works
• San Anselmo Police and Public Works
• Marin Community College District
• Ross Police
• Ambulances and Hospitals
• Fire Station Alerting is being installed
  programmed
• System operation is being optimized

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Phase 2 Sonoma Mt.
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Phase 3 Bay Hill
Existing
Proposed
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Phase 4 Bolinas
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Phase 5 Southern Marin

• Mt. Tiburon Tank

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Phase 5 Southern Marin

• Alta Tank
  Wolfback Ridge

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Phase 5 Southern Marin

• Stuart Pt. (Angel Island) Wolfback Ridge

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Stuart Pt.
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Point Stuart Proposed Coverage Estimates
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Point Stuart Proposed Coverage Estimates
X
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Point Stuart Proposed Coverage Estimates
X
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Point Stuart Proposed Coverage Estimates
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Phase 6 All Sites Working Together
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MERA System Operations

• 600 Mobiles/Portables in Phase 1
• City of San Rafael 300 Complete
• City of Novato 186 Complete
• City of Fairfax 33 Complete
• EMS/Paramedics 40 95
• San Anselmo 54 End Month
• College District 11 End Month
• County Radio Shop 14 Complete
• Ross Police Fire 19 Follow SA
  

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XTS Model 1 Portable Radio

• Basic Portable Radio
• 48 Talkgroups
• No Display
• Used primarily by
• Public Works
• Building Code Enforcement
• Parking Services
  

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XTS Model 2 Portable Radio

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Most used Portable Radio 256 Talkgroups Display
Function buttons and keys Used primarily
by Law Enforcement and Fire
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Spectra W4 Mobile Radio

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Most used Mobile Radio 128 Talkgroups Display R
otary knobs for Mode and Volume Used by Law
Enforcement and Fire
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Spectra W5 Mobile Radio

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Similar to W4 Mobile Radio 256
Talkgroups Display Rocker switches for Mode and
Volume Used by Law Enforcement and Fire
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Spectra W9 Mobile Radio

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Most used by Law Enforcement 256 Talkgroups,
Display, Optional Multibutton DEK console Rocker
switches for Mode and Volume, large display Used
by Law Enforcement and Fire
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Typical Installations
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Supervisor Car Dual Radios
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Motorcycle Installation
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Undercover Installation
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Most Noticeable Changes

• Improved Coverage
• Portable Operation
• Unit ID display at console
• Emergency Alarm Operation
• Digital vs. Analog
• The most crucial factor in all of the above
  improvements

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Analog vs. Digital

• Digital sounds different from existing systems
• Uses Error correction to compensate for weak
  signal areas
• Easy to get used to the digital sound
• Samples of Analog vs. Digital conversations
• Weak Analog Signal (12 dB SINAD)
• Weak Digital Signal (12 dB SINAD)

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Analog vs. Digital

• Digital sounds different from existing systems
• Uses Error correction to compensate for weak
  signal areas
• Easy to get used to the digital sound
• Samples of Analog vs. Digital conversations
• Weak Analog Signal (12 dB SINAD)
• Weak Digital Signal (12 dB SINAD)

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SYSTEM STATISTICSSince April 1, 2004

• Agency Calls Air-time
  Busy Avg
• San Rafael PD 7,220 243408 0 12
• San Rafael PW 121 001824 0 10
• Novato PD 7,057 230408 0 12
• Novato PW 522 012731 0 10
• Fairfax PD 2,352 075255 0 12
• Hospitals/EMS 653 030528 0 18
• KSR 191 005233 0
  21
• MGH 284 013107 0 19
• NCH 158 004148 0
  16
• Note Existing SO, Novato Fire, Control 6
  (Southern Marin Fire) are
• also patched to verify system capacity.

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Marin Emergency Radio Authority (MERA)

• www.meraonline.org

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Agenda

• A. Executive Officers Report
• B. Adopt minutes of February 12, 2004
• C. Open time for items not on agenda (limited to
  3 minutes per speaker)
• D. Project Status Report
• E. Approve Motorola Contract Amendment No. 4
• F. Approve agreement with MuniFinancial for
  arbitrage analysis.
• G. Membership Ross Valley Sanitary District.
• H. Establish regular meeting date.
• I. Closed session Conference with Legal Counsel
  Existing Litigation (Government Code 54956.9(a)
  Zack, et al. vs. MERA, Marin Superior Court
  Actions Nos. CV 024952 and CV 024971
  (consolidated).
• J. Adjournment