HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Authorizing Payment to StoryComm for Annual Radio System Subscriber Fees RESOLUTION NO. 21-262
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO STORYCOMM
FOR ANNUAL RADIO SYSTEM SUBSCRIBER FEES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, in December 2018, the City Council authorized the City's participation in
StoryComm, an entity created by a 28E Agreement with Iowa State University, Story County, and
the Story County 911 Service Board to own and operate a new County-wide radio system; and,
WHEREAS,the StoryComm Board of Directors has one member from the City,Iowa State
University, and Story County, and three additional non-voting ex-officio members who are the
permanent members of the Story County 911 Service Board Executive Committee; and,
WHEREAS, Iowa State University agreed to serve as the fiscal agent for StoryComm, and
as the fiscal agent, ISU sends and receives invoices on behalf of StoryComm, which includes
invoicing participating agencies for their share of the costs to operate and maintain the system; and,
WHEREAS, as the fiscal agent of StoryComm, Iowa State University will invoice each
participating agency annually; and,
WHEREAS, in October 2019, the StoryComm Board set an annual "subscriber fee"to be
charged to each active radio on the system to pay for the ongoing maintenance and operation of the
county-wide radio system, not including the radios themselves; and,
WHEREAS,the Board set these fees at$33.93 per radio,per month,for fiscal year 2020/21,
or$165,726.33 in total for the number of radios operated by the City; and,
WHEREAS, the Story County 911 Service Board pays 50% of the subscriber fees for the
public safety(police,fire,and EMS)agencies in Story County,which results in a$31,760.82 savings
for the City in fiscal year 2020/21; and,
WHEREAS, that will leave a net invoice amount of$133,965.51 to be paid by the City of
Ames; and,
WHEREAS, with the new radio system, there will no longer be a monthly radio rental fee
as the City elected to purchase radios in fiscal year 2019/20 as part of the approved City-Wide Radio
System Capital Improvement project; and,
WHEREAS,it should be noted that the cost does not include radio maintenance,which will
be incorporated into future years' payments to StoryComm, and it is estimated that the additional
radio maintenance fee will be $108 per year per radio by the third year of operation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the payment to StoryComm for the annual radio system subscriber fees in the amount of
$133,965.51 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25`h day of May, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25`" day of May, 2021.