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• <br /> AMENDED SANTA CLARA COUNTY DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK <br /> JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT <br /> This Amended Joint Funding Agreement("Agreement")is made by and between the Cities of Campbell, Gilroy, <br /> Los Altos,Milpitas,Monte Sereno,Morgan Hill,Mountain View,Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, <br /> Sunnyvale,the Towns of Los Gatos,Los Altos Hills,the South Santa Clara County Fire District,County of Santa <br /> Clara, San Jose State University and the Santa Clara Valley Water District and is dated for identification purposes <br /> this fifteenth(15t)of December,2001. <br /> Recitals <br /> WHEREAS,the Santa Clara County/Cities Managers Association has established a Santa Clara County <br /> Data and Radio Communications Task Force for the purpose of creating county wide radio interoperability and a <br /> public safety radio and data communications network to enable the real time exchange of event and resource data <br /> between automated and nonautomated Public Safety Communications Centers within Santa Clara County to <br /> improve public safety and emergency services by enhancing field communications during emergencies and reducing <br /> response time of emergency resources;and <br /> WHEREAS,the cities of Campbell,Gilroy,Los Altos,Milpitas,Monte Sereno,Morgan Hill,Mountain <br /> View,Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga,Sunnyvale,the Towns of Los Gatos,Los Altos Hills,the South <br /> Santa Clara County Fire District, County of Santa Clara, San Jose State University and the Santa Clara County <br /> Valley Water District(individually referred to as"Network Participant"and collectively"Network Participants")all <br /> desire to design county wide radio interoperability and a public safety radio and data communications network <br /> system that can be implemented in each of their respective agencies at a significant cost savings to each Network <br /> Participant;and <br /> WHEREAS,Network Participants previously approved a Joint Funding Agreement to retain the services of <br /> William J.Doolittle and Associates,Incorporated to conceptually design and develop an implementation strategy for <br /> , county wide radio interoperability and the public safety radio and data communications network;and <br /> WHEREAS,Network Participants have determined that JPS Communications,Inc.offers an economical <br /> and reliable radio interoperability solution; and <br /> WHEREAS,Network Participants desire to acquire a radio communications system providing <br /> interoperability between all Network Participants utilizing the JPS Communications,Incorporated hardware in Santa <br /> Clara County;and <br /> WHEREAS,Network Participants have determined that the Communications Steering Committee and <br /> existing agency staff of the Network Participants possess the knowledge and capability of designing a countywide <br /> data communications network system;and <br /> WHEREAS,the Communications Steering Committee terminated the agreement with William J.Doolittle <br /> and Associates prior to completion of the design and implementation of the a county wide radio interoperability and <br /> the public safety radio and data communications network;and <br />