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RESOLUTION 11-15 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br /> TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF <br /> UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AND THE <br /> LOS ALTOS HILLS EMERGENCY GROUP AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR <br /> TO EXECUTE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON BEHALF OF <br /> THE TOWN <br /> WHEREAS,the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town)recognizes that during times of emergency and <br /> disaster, amateur radio is often used as a means of communication when wireline, cell phones and <br /> other traditional means of communications fail; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Town owns an amateur radio repeater currently located at the La Cresta water tank <br /> site and may, in the future, own repeaters at other authorized locations; and <br /> WHEREAS, Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") regulations prohibit the Town as a <br /> local government entity from holding the station license which is necessary to operate on amateur <br /> radio frequencies; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Los Altos Hills Emergency Group ("LAHEG") is a private amateur radio club <br /> formed in 1999 and has operated the Town's repeater under an FCC license and call sign"W6LAH" <br /> and by formal agreement with the Town since 2010; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Town desires to enter into a revised agreement with LAHEG to operate the Town's <br /> repeater system under terms specified by the attachment Memorandum of Understanding("MOU"); <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS,the Emergency Communications Committee("ECC")has reviewed and unanimously <br /> recommended approval of the revised MOU at its meeting on March 3, 2015. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby RESOLVE as <br /> follows: <br /> 1. That the Town hereby approves the MOU, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A; <br /> and <br /> 2. The Town hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute the MOU on behalf of the Town. <br /> The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los <br /> Altos Hills at a special meeting held on the 30th day of March; 2015 by the following vote: <br /> AYES: Corrigan, Harpootlian, Larsen, Radford, Waldeck <br /> NOES: None <br /> ABSTAIN: None <br /> ABSENT: None <br />