Interoperability Subcommittee public meetings in 2025
6 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Interoperability Subcommittee
The SIEC Technical Subcommittee approved a proposal to move all equipment from the Boothville Tower Site to the Belle Chase Tower. This move is intended to increase coverage for Plaquemine, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and New Orleans Parishes. The project will be funded by a UASI Grant.
- Approved moving Boothville Tower Site to Belle Chase Tower (unanimous)
Interoperability Subcommittee
The Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee will meet to discuss unfinished business including a tower lease in Tangipahoa, a tower in Youngsville, and a Motorola state contract. The chairman will also report on a subcommittee volunteer request. Public comments will be taken, and the next quarterly meeting is proposed for October 15, 2025.
- Tangipahoa Tower Lease
- Youngsville Tower
- Motorola State Contract
- SIEC Subcommittee volunteer request
- Public Comments
The Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee approved a five-year contract totaling $56,605,092 for 2026-2030. The committee also approved a lease payment for the Tangipahoa Tower site and a temporary coverage solution for the Youngsville tower site.
- Approved payment for Tangipahoa Tower lease
- Approved 5-year contract for 2026-2030 totaling $56,605,092
- Approved temporary solution for Youngsville tower site coverage
Interoperability Subcommittee
The Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee will meet to approve minutes from February and April 2025, hear reports on the Motorola contract, a commercial carrier meeting, and COMEX Green Wizard, and discuss new business including subcommittees, broadband funding, fiber outages, tower proposals in Youngsville and Houma, and lease/funding requests for Tangipahoa, Jefferson Parish, and West Feliciana.
- Motorola Contract
- Youngsville Tower
- Ethernet Statewide Upgrade
- Houma Tower proposal
- Tangipahoa lease
Interoperability Subcommittee
The Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee will meet to approve February minutes, receive updates on the Hazardous Mitigation Generator Project, Motorola Contract, and Youngsville Tower, and discuss the Ethernet Statewide Upgrade and LWIN radio programming.
- Hazardous Mitigation Generator Project update
- Motorola Contract discussion
- Youngsville Tower update
- Ethernet Statewide Upgrade (unfinished business)
- Programming of LWIN Radios Inquiry (new business)
The committee met to receive updates on the Hazardous Mitigation Grant Project, the LWIN system, and the Ethernet Project. No official actions were taken as the meeting was designated non-binding and the committee lacked a quorum to approve previous minutes.
- Unable to approve minutes due to lack of quorum
- Scheduled next quarterly meeting for July 23, 2025
Interoperability Subcommittee
The Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee will review updates on the Hazardous Mitigation Generator Project and supplemental budgets. The agenda includes discussions on state ethernet upgrades, weather service projects, and various communications infrastructure items.
- Hazardous Mitigation Generator Project update
- State Ethernet Project Upgrade
- National Weather Service Project Status
- Portable Tower Trailer discussion
- LWIN Tower Site Evaluation (100)
The committee approved the meeting minutes from October 23, 2024. Members received updates on the LWIN system, the Ethernet Project, and the National Weather Service Project. No other substantive decisions were made.
- Approved October 23, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Scheduled next quarterly meeting for July 24, 2024
Interoperability Subcommittee
The Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee will hear reports on the Hazardous Mitigation Generator Project and a supplemental budget update. New business includes a Super Bowl Communications Project, a Portable Tower Trailer, LWIN 100 tower site inspection, Independence Tower Lease, and Avoyelles Tower site request. The committee will also discuss interoperability channels for the Super Bowl.
- Hazardous Mitigation Generator Project update
- Supplemental budget update
- Interop channels for Super Bowl
- Super Bowl Communications Project
- Independence Tower Lease and Avoyelles Tower site request
The Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee approved the minutes from the October 23, 2024 meeting. The committee reviewed updates on the LWIN system, the FY2025 Budget proposal, and the status of the Ethernet Project. Tower projects for Golden Meadow, Zachary, and Iberville were noted as approved and awaiting funding.
- Approved October 23, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved tower projects for Golden Meadow, Zachary, and Iberville (awaiting funding)
- Scheduled next quarterly meeting for July 24, 2024 at 1:30 PM