REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Chris Slama, Director of Community Services
Subject:
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Approve the Purchase of Parking Meters and Associated Service Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and MacKay Meters Inc.
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Statement of Issue:
The purchase and installation of new smart parking meters is required. The City's current inventory is well beyond the average life expectancy of smart meters. In addition, the current smart meters use 2G cellular network technology, which is scheduled to be discontinued by T-Mobile and Verizon at the end of this calendar year. The 2G network is required in order to transmit credit card information for most of the City's existing smart meters.
Financial Impact:
Funding for the purchase in the amount of $446,000 is included in the FY 2020/21 Equipment Replacement Fund 324, along with $827 in Parking Meters General Supplies 10045203.63100.
Recommended Action:
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A) Approve the purchase of MacKay parking meters and associated Gateway/Hosting services in the amount of $446,827; and,
B) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Service Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and MacKay Meters, Inc., for Gateway/Hosting services.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the recommended action and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The City currently has 808 designated single space, smart parking meter spaces. Many of the meters utilized in these spaces are well beyond their average useful life expectancy of approximately 5-7 years, making repairs increasingly costly. Additionally, 80% of the City's smart meters function with 2G modems using T-Mobile or Verizon cellular networks. Early this calendar year, staff became aware of the phone companies' plans to discontinue their 2G network services at the end of the year, which will render 80% of the City's on-street meters o...
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