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CITY OF PALM DESERT
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: Approve Funding for Emergency Service for the Satellite Phones
SUBMITTED BY: Gary Rosenblum, Risk Manager
DATE: January 25, 2007
Recommendation:
Approve funding of $8,100.00 yearly to provide ongoing service for 12
handheld satellite phones for use by the Mayor, City Council, Fire Chief,
Police Chief, City Manager, Risk Manager and other Emergency Team
Section Chiefs.
Discussion:
Portable Satellite Phones are provided for key City Officials including the Mayor, Police
Chief, Fire Chief, Incident Commander and alternate (City Manager and ACM for
Development Services) and Emergency Services Officer (Risk Manager).
The satellite phones could be used whenever other means of communication are down.
Because the satellite phone works independently from landline and cell phone systems it
may work when these systems and even radio systems are inoperable. The satellite phone
can reach any other functional phone in the world by linking directly with communication
satellites and should, therefore, be unaffected by terrestrial events like earthquakes.
The service for these phones is paid on an annual basis by the City, which includes 600
minutes of airtime per phone. This is a recurring annual cost. Funds are available in
Account No. 110-4260-422-3915 for fiscal year 2006/07. In the subsequent years, funds will
be available in Account No. 110-4260-422-2191.
The cost per phone is as follows:
Satellite Phone Annual Service
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January 25, 2007
Phone:
Service Plan:
Cost:
TOTAL:
Submitted By:
Gary Rosenblum
Risk Manager
Approval:
Carlos L. Orte
City Manager
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auI Gibson
Director of Finance
Globalstar GSP 1600 Satellite Phone
Annual service including 600 minutes of airtime
$600 annual service per phone, plus taxes ($70.90)
$670.90 x 12 = $8050.80/yr.
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