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<br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Board of <br /> <br />Ramsey County Commissioners <br /> <br />esented By <br />~ention: <br /> <br />Commissioner Haigh Date June 24. <br /> <br />Budgeting and Accounting <br />Mary Karcz, County Manager's Office <br /> <br />2003 No. 2003-210 <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br />. Technical plans that are consistent with the plan developed and approved by <br />the county in which the entity is located (Sub-Section 6.4 4.1.c); and <br />. Plans that have been approved by the county's governing body (Sub-Section <br />6.4 4.1.c); and <br />. Applications for Radio Board grant funds ratified by the governing board of a <br />county (Sub-Section 6.4 5.1); and <br />o The 800MHz frequencies have been allocated across the state by'counties; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Financial assistance to local governments may be an important <br />concern if the County proceeds with developing a subsystem because local entities will <br />have to replace equipment, train staff and incur other expenses; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, At the current time, federal and state funds for interoperable <br />communication systems are increasing due to the importance of reliable, interoperable <br />communication systems for homeland security and general public safety; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The time between the County becoming aware of an opportunity and <br />the deadline for responding is often brief and there is no time to bring an application to <br />the Board for approval before the deadline; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The County Board has encouraged staff to pursue non-property tax <br />financing opportunities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, On Friday, June 13, 2003, the Ramsey County Manager became <br />aware of the possibility of being npminated by Governor Pawlenty to receive an <br />application for the US Department of Homeland Security's FY2003 Interoperable <br />Communications Equipment Grant Program; and <br /> <br />1\115 E Y COUNTY BOARD OE._CQ.h~{bJJ~.~I..Q.t{t:.RS <br />YEA __..__....._.H_H.l.if~.l'-...H....H_H._H.__QJ.IIIg <br /> <br />, '~ennett <br />.igh <br />\onough <br />fa\.-.. ,Jrtega <br />:toria Reinhardt <br />lice ReHman <br />I \Viessner <br /> <br />Jim McDonough, Chair <br /> <br />(Continued) <br /> <br />By <br /> <br />Bonnie C. Jackelen <br />Chief Clerk - County Board <br />