HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 AMALFI APARTMENT HOMESMEETING DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2017
TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER
FROM: CHARLES F. CELANO, JR., CHIEF OF POLICE
SUBJECT: AMALFI APARTMENT HOMES
SUMMARY
The Tustin Police Department is committed to a partnership with our business and
residential community to provide the highest level of service based on trust and
transparency. The Tustin Police Department has been working closely with our business
and community partner, the Irvine Company, to ensure the safety of the public and first
responders.
Members of the Tustin Police Department, City Staff, and the Irvine Company have had
meetings researching options with the goal of finding the best option to provide for the
radio frequencies at the Amalfi Apartment Homes. Through the meeting and research
process with the various stakeholders, it was determined that an In -building Bi-directional
Amplifier offers the most appropriate solution to address coverage for the Police
Department and for the safety of the public.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council:
Approve a supplemental appropriation of $275,000.00 from the General Fund
Reserves to pay for the City's share of the associated costs.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total cost of the proposed bi-directional in -building amplifier, including the prevailing
wage, is approximately $550,000.00. With a cost-sharing agreement with the Irvine
Company, the City's total cost is estimated at $275,000.00.
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CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN
Goal B: Public Safety and Protection of Assets — Ensure Tustin is an attractive, safe
and well maintained community in which people feel pride.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Amalfi Apartment Homes are located at 16000 Legacy Road and the complex is a
17 -building residential apartment complex in the City of Tustin. All buildings are three
story wood structures, and none have the subterranean parking garages.
The Amalfi Apartment Homes were occupied in early 2015. On August 31, 2015, the
Orange County Sheriffs Department (OCSD) Communications and Technology Division,
upon the request of the Tustin Police Department, conducted the 800 MHz public safety
coverage test. The extensive tests concluded that almost all the parking garages and
most first and second floors lack the necessary 800 MHz public safety coverage.
The best solution to enhance the 800MHz public safety coverage for the buildings
requires an extensive In -building Bi-directional Amplifier (BDA) system. Personnel from
the OCSD Communications and Technology Division have been working with members
of the Tustin Police Department, City Staff, and Irvine Company consultant to review and
discuss coverage solutions. The OCSD reviewed the submitted BDA design and the final
copy submitted by the Irvine Company for the deployment of the BDA to enhance the
coverage for the Amalfi Apartment Homes. The OCSD staff has committed to the
participation of the BDA design review, test, and completion of the system. The BDA
design process shall follow the County BDA deployment design documentation
guidelines.
The primary goal of the meetings with all stakeholders was to find an effective solution
that will enhance the Police Department's ability to effectively fulfill the Department's
mission to provide for community and public safety. As part of the evaluation process, the
Irvine Company conducted testing within the complex to validate the test results as
provided by the OCSD Communications and Technology Division. It was determined that
the current structure failed to support the necessary radio frequency coverage for City
emergency service workers operating on the 800 MHz communication system. Per
Chapter 10 — Public Safety Radio System Coverage, Section 8955, Buildings and
structures that cannot support the required level of radio coverage shall be equipped with
amplification systems as specified in the City of Tustin Public Safety Radio System
Coverage specifications, as set forth in Section 8958, or any other system approved by
the OCSD Communications, in writing.
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If this proposal is approved by the City Council, we expect full implementation in the early
part of 2018. .
CHA . CELANO, JR.
Chief of Police
A INA A. THOMAS
Civilian Commander