Pat Johl
MOVER:
SECONDER:
Tyler Benjamin
8.
DEDIR SYSTEM
8.A. Police
8.A.1. Encryption Update
Ms. Zerwin said that ETSB was working through the proposal from Motorola regarding
additional assistance for the encryption plan. The proposal had been reviewed by a few members
of the focus groups and there were suggestions on how the proposal had been written, that it
needed to be more granular, and another draft was in the works. Ms. Zerwin said funds for the
consulting proposal, which was approximately $200,000, had been added to the FY25 budget
which begins December 1. Vice Chair Johl asked if the cost was to implement encryption or was
a consulting proposal. Ms. Zerwin said it covered different engineering aspects in terms of
keyloading, an engineering outline of the rollout, and planning and implementation which could
be complicated as the law enforcement radios were already deployed. Member Clark asked if it
included research on how encryption would interact with adjacent systems. Ms. Zerwin replied,
yes, that a few PSAP and OSHEM personnel had been sent to the KMF encryption class but that
the system is complicated and we want to ensure the encryption plan fits into the STARCOM
master plan, as well. Ms. Zerwin said the proposal would hopefully be ready for the November
agenda. Chair Selvik asked if there were any further questions, to which there were none.
8.B. Fire
Vice Chair Johl said the Fire Focus Group had tried to schedule a meeting today but that it had
been moved to next week, October 15, to go over the approved templates and configuration of
the portable radios. Ms. Zerwin said a demo of the mobile radios had been held. Vice Chair Johl
said the proposed APX6500 dual mobile radio solution demo was held at ACDC during the Fire
Standardization timeslot and it is still being looked at as to how installation might work, that the
demo radios were being tested throughout the County to ensure the APX8500 issues are not
encountered with the APX6500s. He said Chiefs had taken the information back to their agencies
to decide whether the solution would work to provide direction. Ms. Zerwin said it may work for
some of the apparatus and that agencies should submit a Zendesk ticket with their thoughts. Ms.
Zerwin said ETSB is not attempting to force a solution with the APX6500s but that we are
looking for feedback on how to proceed. She said she has a meeting with Motorola tomorrow.
Member Clark said the Fire Focus Group would also review their findings from the demo and he
thought they could create a presentation to aid agencies who may not understand the pros and
cons to help them come to a decision on whether the solution is viable. Vice Chair Johl said that
would be part of the next Fire Focus meeting, as well.
9.
OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business.
10.
11.
NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
ADJOURNMENT
11.A. Next Meeting: Monday, November 4 at 8:15am in Room 3-500A
Vice Chair Johl made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:27am, seconded by Member
