TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Whelen Master Cloud Services Agreement and Customer Certification for Mobile Broadband Priority Service with Whelen Engineering Company, Inc., for CORE+ / Whelen Cloud Platform services, Including Integration with Verizon Frontline Mobile Broadband Priority (MBP) and Five (5) Years of Connected Service at No Charge.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Whelen Master Cloud Services Agreement and Customer Certification for Mobile Broadband Priority Service with Whelen Engineering Company, Inc., for CORE+ / Whelen Cloud Platform services, including integration with Verizon Frontline Mobile Broadband Priority (MBP) and five (5) years of connected service at no charge.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Whelen Master Cloud Services Agreement and Customer Certification for Mobile Broadband Priority Service with Whelen Engineering Company, Inc., for CORE+ / Whelen Cloud Platform services, including integration with Verizon Frontline Mobile Broadband Priority (MBP) and five (5) years of connected service at no charge.
* Pros: Allows the North Port Police Department to enhance communication reliability, operational efficiency, and officer safety using advanced cloud-based fleet technology and prioritized network access for five years at no cost.
* Cons: Commits the North Port Police Department to a fixed five-year contract with Whelen Engineering Company that includes limited termination options and no early termination.
Option 2: Deny the approval and authorization of the City Manager to execute the Whelen Master Cloud Services Agreement and Customer Certification for Mobile Broadband Priority Service with Whelen Engineering Company, Inc., for CORE+ / Whelen Cloud Platform services, includi...
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