February 2016

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

President’s Podium

2

Board of Officers

3

Minutes 3

Minutes Continued 4

Executive Council Report 4

Meeting Dates

Quarterly Meetings 5

Executive Council Report

Continued 6

You Are Invited 7

This month’s meeting will be held February18, 2016 at the

Rio Hondo Golf Course, 10627 Old River School Rd., Downey,

(562) 806-2050 Thomas Brothers Page 705-J6

DIRECTIONS: From 605 Freeway:

Exit Firestone Blvd.

Go West to Old River School Rd

Go North to address From I-5 Freeway:

Exit Lakewood or Paramount Blvds.

Go South to Florence Ave

Go West to Old River School Rd

Go South to Address Meeting Host: Jim Acosta Downey Fire Communications (Retired) Meeting Sponsor: Agenda: 0800 - 1000 Executive Committee Meeting 1000 - 1100 General Membership Meeting 1100 - 1200 Presenter: Michael Marzouk, Aler t Systems Group LLC,

Presentation: " Ear thquake Ear ly Warnings" . The presentation

will review how the ASG AMN Controller can integrate directly

into any 2-way radio system, radio dispatch console, SCADA sys

tem, existing alert peripherals (sirens, alarms, lights, etc), public

announcement (PA) system, elevators, back-up generators, garage

doors, etc

1200 Lunch

Frequency Coordination Meeting - Following Lunch

February Meeting - Downey

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The Official Monthly Newsletter of the

California Public-Safety Radio Association

C PRA serves the people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the

communications systems used to safeguard the lives and prop-erty of citizens everywhere. Among the CPRA ranks there are over 500 professionals repre-senting the Police, Fire, EMS, Forestry, Highway and Conser-vation services. CPRA provides many opportunities to grow professionally, share your ideas, upgrade your skills and network with your colleagues.

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W elcome to February, the shortest month of the year! Our January meeting hosted by Jim Acosta (Retired, Downey Fire Department) was held at Geezers Restau-

rant in Santa Fe Spring. We had a cozy 53 in attendance. I would like recognize Gary Kimmerle of Dailey Wells for a very informative and entertaining presentation “Next Gen-eration LMR/LTE Radios” and for sponsoring our January meeting. You support is much appreciated. Thank you. Gary’s presentation focused on developments for the next generation radios. I took note of the ability to add Band Class 14 capabilities to a LMR radio. Although for the foreseeable future LMR will still be the mainstay for Public Safety communication it’s good that the manufacturers are designing the ability to transition into the next generation technology. This capability is especially notable as it was reported in the trade media that the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LARICS) has deployed a band class 14 system in Los Angeles County, and has also reported successfully demonstrated its capability at the New Year’s Rose Parade. The LARICS system will be inte-grated into the nationwide FirstNet system. Looking forward as FirstNet recently released its RFP for a nationwide public safety network we are beginning seeing a number of carriers interested in competing to construct the system. We have seen reports that ATT, Verizon and Rivada may be interested in proving proposals. From my viewpoint our paradigm towards public safety communication provi-sioning and operations will be evolving and probably change. This year’s nominations for the annual RF & IT Technologist Award are open. The nomination committee has simpli-fied the nomination process making it very painless to recognize your people. This is an outstanding opportunity to rec-ognize performers in you organization. Check the CPRA Website for the nomination forms and information. Finally I would like congratulate Adriana Spirescu from the Orange County Sheriff Department for attaining Senior Membership in APCO. Adriana has served the chapter well, and it is a status well deserved. The February 18th meeting will be at the Rio Hondo Golf Course, with a presentation on earthquake early warning. Fre-quency coordination takes place after lunch, often FCC regulatory issues are discussed in more detail during frequency coordination. As public safety communications issues develop CPRA will continue to bring to our chapter membership the most cur-rent information on technology, operational and regulatory issues. Please join us this month with your colleagues from the many agencies and vendors in Southern California. As always please check the CPRA Website, CPRA.ORG for the latest information on activities and meetings.

P RESIDENT ’S P ODIUM R ON W ONG

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2016Board of Officers

President RON WONG

Los Angeles County-ISD –Retired Phone 213-291-9411

President-Elect DALE DIGIAMBATTISTA

Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept.

Phone 213-291-9411

Vice-President SCOTT ESPINDOLA

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. Phone 909-356-9652

Secretary

JIM BARE San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept.

Phone 760-995-8231

Treasurer

JOE PARRINO City of Montebello - Retired

Phone 323-246-3899

Sergeant-at-Arms

JEFFREY LOVELAND City of Riverside Fire Dept.

Phone (951) 826-5321

APCO Executive Council Delegate CommLink Editor

JIM ACOSTA

City of Downey-Retired

Phone 562-868-8317

Commercial Advisory Member LARRY WEBER

The Sales Group

Phone 800-801-7253

Vice-Commercial Advisory Member RON LYONS

Zetron

Phone 619-855-7041

Frequency Advisory Committee Chair GARY DAVID GRAY

Orange County Communications - Retired

Phone Please Contact:

Frequency Advisory Committee Co-Chair DAVID BUCHANAN

San Bernardino County - Retired

Phone 909-633-9336

Frequency Advisory Committee Alternate RON WONG

Los Angeles County-ISD-Retired Phone 213-291-9411

Directors

DON MILLER

City of Long Beach-Retired (310) 530-0478

RICHARD GRANADO

Los Angeles County - Retired (626) 575-8167

TIM TRAGER San Bernardino County - ISD (909) 388-5563

Historian

ADRIANA SPIRESCU

County of Orange (714) 628-7150

Webmaster ERNEST GALLO

City of Torrance (310) 618-2885

CPRA Phone - Fax 213-291-9411

CHAPTER MEETING

Geezers Restaurant 12120 Telegraph Rd

Santa Fe Springs, California January 21, 2015

SUMMARY Meeting Host: Jim Acosta, Downey Fire Department (Ret.) Meeting Sponsor: Gary Kimmerle, Dailey-Wells Secretary’s Report: Minutes from the December 10 meeting are posted on the CPRA website. Treasurer’s Report: See comments Program: Dailey-Wells – “Next Generation LMR/LTE Radios” Attendance: 53 AGENDA Call to Order – Ron Wong. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M. Welcoming Remarks – Ron Wong. Ron W. invited Mike Rowles to lead the Pledge of Alle-giance. November Chapter Meeting Minutes Approval – Ron Wong. Ron asked for a motion to ap-prove last month’s Chapter Meeting Minutes. Don M made the motion. Dick G seconded the motion. No discussion ensued. The motion carried. Self and Commercial Member Introductions: Members were welcomed. Everyone in attendance introduced themselves to the group. The various Commercial Members intro-duced themselves and spoke briefly of the products and services they offer. Chapter Officer Reports: Future Meetings Report-Dale Digiambattista – The February 18th meeting will be at the Rio Hondo Golf Course, with a presentation on earthquake early warning. The meeting for March 17th will be at the Hughes Center in Claremont. For the April 14th meeting at the Knott’s Berry Farm Resort, the Riverside County DA’s office will be giving a presentation on dispatch recordings as evidence, followed by the Annual Telecommunicators Banquet. Membership Report – Scott Espindola – Scott reported we have one new member. Jeffrey Nelson from Russ Bassett Corporation is a new Commercial Member. Current total mem-bership includes 181 Full Members, 50 Commercial Members, 100 Online Members and 15 Associate Members. Treasurers Report – Joe Parrino – Joe reported on the current account balances and expend-itures for the last 30 days. APCO-International Report: Executive Council Delegate Report – Jim Acosta – Jim provided an APCO-International Executive Council Report. See Attachment #1. Regulatory Update: FCC Update Information – Gary Gray. The FCC is taking steps to ensure licensees comply with narrowbanding requirements. In the absence of approved exceptions, the Commission will begin rejecting applications for renewal or modification that list wideband emission designators. Senior Member Candidate Nomination: Gary Gray presented the nomination of Adriana Spirescu for Senior Member. Gary outlined her qualifications and advised she meets the requirements for that honor. Dick G made a motion to nominate her, Don M seconded. After no discussion, the motion carried unani-mously.

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[Continued From Page 3] Survey: Chuck Taylor addressed the survey that was sent out this week. For those that didn’t get the survey in email, printed copies were made available at this morning’s meeting. RF & IT Technologist Award Nominations: Mike Rowles talked about the RF & IT Technologist Awards. Anna will be taking this responsibility starting next year. Mike demonstrated a new “Invitation to Nominate” award recipients. This invitation is intended to identify points of contact for potential nominations. Mike requested members distribute this invitation to anybody who might be in a position to make a nomination. The invitation will be available on the Website. Program: Dailey Wells – “Next Generation LMR/LTE Radios” Dale introduced Gary Kimmerle, who gave a report and demonstration of Harris’s newest handheld radio. Meeting Adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 A.M. Notes for the Record. Frequency Advisory Committee (FAC). Gary Gray convened the Frequency Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting. Ongoing and new frequency requests were presented and acted upon. Respectfully submitted, Jim Bare, Secretary

Executive Council Report – January 21, 2016

Executive Committee and Board Activities

CSRIC

On December 3, First Vice President Cheryl Greathouse continued her service on the Communications, Secu-

rity, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) with participation in its latest quarterly meeting in

Washington, DC.

FirstNet PSAC

On December 8-9, Mr. Lee attended the FirstNet Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) meeting in Hou-

ston, TX.

International Executive Council Representative

Acting in the capacity as the officers of the International Chapter, the Executive Committee selected and noti-

fied Deborah Weiss of Australia on December 10 of her appointment to the post of Executive Council Repre-

sentative for the International Chapter for calendar years 2016 and 2017. It bears noting that APCO Australa-

sia officially ceased operations in September 2015, so Ms. Weiss is appropriately a member of the Internation-

al Chapter going forward.

Audit

On December 11, the audit team from Weston & Gregory reviewed its findings with the Executive Commit-

tee. The auditors rendered an unmodified opinion (its highest level of opinion) on the FY2015 financials,

which is available on the governance web page under the “Board of Directors” tab.

[See Report on Page 6]

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January 21, 2016 Santa Fe Springs - Geezers Restaurant CommLink Cutoff Date Monday January 4, 2016 Meeting Sponsor - Dailey Wells February 18, 2016 Downey - Rio Hondo CommLink Cutoff Date Monday February 1, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor - March 8-10, 2016 - 2016 WRC Portland, OR March 17, 2016 Claremont - Hughes Center CommLink Cutoff Date Monday February 29, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor April 14, 2016 Buena Park - Knott’s Berry Farm Resort Technical Awards AM Annual Dispatchers’ Banquet PM CommLink Cutoff Date Monday March 28, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor - May 19, 2016 TBA CommLink Cutoff Date Monday May 2, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor - June 16, 2016 TBA CommLink Cutoff Date Monday May, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor

July 21, 2016 Santa Fe Springs - Talley Communications CommLink Cutoff Date Monday July 5, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor - August 14-17, 2016 - APCO International Conference Orlando, Florida August 25, 2016 San Marcos - Old Spaghetti Factory CommLink Cutoff Date Monday August 1, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor - September 15, 2016 Thousand Oaks - Annual “No Ties Meeting” CommLink Cutoff Date Tuesday August 29, 2016 Early Bird Sponsors - Bassett Sales & Talley Communications October 27, 2016 Montebello - Quiet Cannon Annual “Tabletop Meeting” CommLink Cutoff Date Monday October 3, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor & Meeting Sponsors - Commercial Members - See Program Guide at Venue November 17, 2016 Downey - Rio Hondo Golf Course Event Center CommLink Cutoff Date Monday October 31, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor - December 2, 2016 Annual Holiday Officer Installation Downey - Rio Hondo CommLink Cutoff Date Monday November 21, 2016 Early Bird Sponsor

2016 Meeting Dates

2016 Executive Committee Quarterly Meetings

January 6, 2016 - Downey - Rio Hondo Golf Course

April 6, 2016 - Downey - Rio Hondo Golf Course

July 6, 2016 - Downey - Rio Hondo Golf Course

November 2, 2016 - Downey - Rio Hondo Golf Course

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[Continued From Page 4] Important Dates to Remember

Nominations for APCO President Closed January 15th

Life member nomination deadline: February 1, 2016

Committee sign ups begin February 1, 2016 & close April 1st

Scholarship applications close March 31 at midnight Eastern Time

PSAP award nominations close April 1 at midnight Eastern Time

Arrangements for Orlando 2016 are well underway:

Booth sales are ahead of this time last year – 479

Number of Exhibiting companies 192

Number of repeat Exhibitors 183

Keynote Speakers for the Opening Session, Distinguished Achievers Breakfast and Food for

Thought Luncheon Keynote have been confirmed. Announcements for these speakers will be

made public within the next month or two.

Speakers are also being secured for the Career Advancement Center.

Staff is still looking at several places for the Block Party.

Housing & Registration will open on April 1st.

CEAC is the process of selecting a 2017 Conference Host Committee Chair to recommend to the

BoD.

This year we had three nominees (2 from Colorado and 1 from Arizona)

Our selection process is ending today and we’re hoping to send our recommendation to Derek

Poarch by the end of today so that maybe the BoD will have a chance to approve it this weekend.

Membership

Membership renewal invoices are available online at www.myapcointl.org/MyInvoices.

Membership 12/1/2015 22,490

12/1/2016 25,797

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You are invited! California Public-Safety Radio Association (CPRA) February meeting program is all about the ability to alert and automate life-saving processes in the case of earthquake or other disaster, before it strikes! · When: Thursday, February 18, 10 AM. · Where: Rio Hondo Golf Club, 10627 Old River School Road, Downey, CA 90241 · Who: Our speaker is Michael Marzouk, founding partner of Alert Systems Group, LLC · Cost: Meeting cost is just $20 and includes lunch, cash, check or CC at the door. CPRA’s meeting begins at 10 AM. The program will begin precisely at 11 AM, and will be followed by lunch provided by CPRA. Who should attend? Emergency Managers, First-responders (Police, Fire, EMS), Hospital Safety officials, Ambulance Com-panies, City and County Public-Safety Managers, School Safety officials, Transit Safety Managers, Util-ity Company Safety Managers, Petroleum Company Safety Managers, Public-Safety Commissioners, anyone interested in learning about new ways to protect and save lives through early, automated warn-ings and responses. In this short, one hour program, you will learn about the many uses for the ASG AMN Controller in-cluding: · Integration directly into any 2-way radio system to send pages, alerts, tones, customized messages, over your system to public-safety first responders, security, staff, and anyone designated as part of your disaster management plan. · Integration directly into any radio dispatch console to send pages, alerts, tone, or customized messages. · Integration directly into SCADA systems. · Integration directly into any already existing alert peripherals (Sirens, Alarms, Lights, etc). · Integration directly into any Public Announcement (PA) System. · Integration directly into elevators to recall to the first floor or to the next available floor. · Integration directly into your back-up generators. · Integration directly into your garage doors. ALL BEFORE THE NATURAL DISASTER STRIKES! FULL AUTOMATION, NO NONSENSE We expect a larger than normal attendance for this meeting/program, so an RSVP by reply email is ap-preciated. Hope to see you there, Larry Weber CCAM - CPRA

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The California Public-Safety Radio Association

(Southern California Chapter of APCO, International)

Presents the

28th Annual Telecommunicators Awards Banquet

Please come join us as we honor public safety employees for their outstanding service.

Date: Thursday April 14, 2016

Time: 6 p.m. Social Hour 7 p.m. Dinner

Location: Knott’s Berry Farm Resort Hotel 7675 Crescent Avenue Buena Park, California 90620

Tickets: $40 per person (Paid by March 30, 2016) $45 per person (After March 30, 2016) (Add $5.00 to the price above when selecting beef) Reservation deadline is April 6, 2016 at 5 p.m. NO TICKETS AND NO PAYMENTS ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR.

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We look forward to a wonderful evening honoring our best of the best!

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