Councilmembers will hear a proposal to create an easement, use and maintenance agreement for an open space near San Diego Bay.  They will also consider a large contract to modernize the communications system for public safety agencies as they make the transition from analog to digital communications.

From the Office of Council President Jennifer Campbell 

City Council Meeting – October 25, 2021 – 2 p.m.

The Monday afternoon agenda lists three items.

Item 200 - Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Performance Report – Per City Council Budget Policy, quarterly reports are presented to the Budget and Government Efficiency Committee and the City Council each fiscal year. The purpose of the FY 2021 Year-End Performance Report is to compare fiscal year-end actuals to third quarter projections. The actuals included in this report and attached Charter 39 Schedules are the most current data available at the time of publication and are subject to change.  This is an informational item. 

Item 201 – Approval of Agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc, for the Public Safety Radio Modernization Project - This item requests approval for the City of San Diego to enter a 10-year term contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $51,050,000 to modernize the City’s public safety radios.  Modernization and improvements have been made to the City’s public safety radio communication infrastructure and mountaintop towers over the past three years to move the City from analog to digital technology.  The requested contract will provide modern digital radios and support to replace end of life radios used by the City’s first responders.  This passed in the Budget Committee on October 13, 2021.

Item S400 - Easement, Use, and Maintenance Agreement for Open Space with IQHQ-RaDD I, LLC for the approximately 1.5 acre property at the southeast corner of Broadway and Harbor Drive, commonly known as Block 1A – Block 1A is an open space parcel that is part of the Research and Development District (RaDD) project being constructed by IQHQ, a life sciences real estate investment trust focused on the development of life science complexes. The RaDD will sit on more than eight acres of land in the downtown area and occupy six blocks along North Harbor Drive. When completed, the District will consist of five buildings containing lab, office, and retail space totaling approximately 1.7 million square feet.

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