2018-084 Peer City Radio Costs Date: July 6,2018 Report No. 2018-084
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Provide information on radio costs and usage from surrounding cities.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
During the June 12, 2018 City Council meeting, Mayor Watts requested information on the
ongoing maintenance costs for the proposed Motorola Radio System replacement, and whether the
costs are comparable to similar cities. This report is intended to collect and present data among
Denton's peers regarding radio costs and usage.
BACKGROUND:
Below are the cities that responded to our inquiry. Not all cities provided all of the requested
data as information at that time was not readily available.
City No. of Cost Per i
Radios RadioSupport/Maintenance
Arlin ton 2,400 $1,100,000
Bryan 600 $4,200 $300,000 Also joined to Harris
County Radio System
Denton 1,596 $4,000- $380,945 (Proposed)
$7,500
Denton $1,835,969
County
Flower 156 $1,200 $13,000 per year for
Mound third party
contractor, includes
repairs,
programming
(updates bug fixes)
Frisco 1,100 $5,500
Garland 3,800 Unable to Unable to disclose due Hybrid approach for
disclose due to contract language maintenance
to contract
language
Lewisville 451 $320,000 Also joined to
Denton County Radio
System
Date: July 6,2018 Report No. 2018-084
Denton County, Arlington, and Lewisville are all utilizing the Motorola System Upgrade
Agreement II maintenance package. This package, which was quoted to Denton, consists of the
services outlined in greater detail below.
ASTRO 25 System Upgrade Agreement II (SUA II)
As system releases become available, Motorola agrees to provide the City of Denton with the
software, hardware, and implementation services required to execute up to one system
infrastructure upgrade in a two-year period for the proposed Motorola radio system. At the time
of the system release upgrade, Motorola will provide applicable patches and service pack updates
when and if available. Currently, Motorola's service includes third party software such as
Microsoft Windows and Server operating systems, Red Hat Linux, Sun Solaris, and any
Motorola software service packs that may be available. Motorola will only provide patch releases
that have been analyzed, pre-tested, and certified in a dedicated Motorola Radio system test lab
to ensure that they are compatible and do not interfere with the Motorola Radio system network
functionality.
STAFF CONTACT:
Melissa Kraft
Chief Technology Officer
Melissa.Kraftgcityofdenton.com
940-347-7823