pages: CityCouncil/2008-05-20.pdf, 5
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CityCouncil | 2008-05-20 | 5 | Mr. McCammon responded in the affirmative; stated additional 800 MHz is not available; the body that allocates spectrum is allocating 700 MHz to regional systems only. Mayor Johnson inquired whether Alameda could operate on the 700 MHz system, to which Mr. McCammon responded in the affirmative. Mayor Johnson inquired whether the spectrums have capacity issues. Mr. McCammon responded potentially; stated the system has been designed to take capacity issues into account; Alameda County has 21 channels; another 20 channels have been allocated to Contra Costa County; another 100 channels would become available in the 700 MHz spectrum; the system allows for priority accessi public safety has the highest priority; San Diego County has a 800 MHz system; the 2003 fires had capacity issues; the system has been fixed and worked well during fires. Mayor Johnson inquired whether San Diego County has a similar number of radios on the system. Mr. McCammon responded in the affirmative; stated San Diego County has approximately 23,000 users on the system. Mayor Johnson inquired whether San Diego County has as many jurisdictions as Alameda County, to which Mr. McCammon responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Matarrese requested that the Power Point presentation be posted to the website and that Council receive hard copies of future Power Point presentations in the Council packet. The City Manager stated presentations by outside sources do not belong to the City. Councilmember Matarrese stated that staff has control over the agenda; people should provide presentation material ahead of time so that the material is in the packet and gets posted to the website. The City Manager stated that staff can request said material. Councilmember deHaan stated Power Point presentations are usually a summary; a full report would be more than adequate; Power Point presentations that do not have a report would be good to have ahead of time. Councilmember Matarrese stated there is no reason to not have Power Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 5 May 20, 2008 | CityCouncil/2008-05-20.pdf |