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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION D$partm$-�it Appr�+ral; �lana�cr Ap�r�v$� �� -� ' _ l� �� Date: J u I 10,2006 itern No.: �.ri1 ,�genda Se-�tian: C�n s�rFl Iterrt Description: Approval to Acceptthe 800 MHz Ramsey County Dispatch Agreement & Subscriber Agreement BACKGROUND Ramsey County is constructing a subsystem to the Regional Interoperable Radio System that will provide: 1j 2) 3} Radio coverage improvements for public safety activities The ability to link several agencies that before were unable to communicate with each other (within the county and through the region and eventually the state) Increase radio system capacity. For municipalities that wish to have dispatch services provided by Ramsey County, the attached agreements must be approved and submitted to the County by mid-July. The first agreement is the Ramsey county Dispatch Agreement that governs Roseville's Public Safety Department's (Police and Fire) participation in the consolidated Ramsey County Dispatch Center. The second agreement is the Ramsey County Countywide Public Safety Radio Communication Subsystem Subscriber Agreement that details: �� The use of the Ramsey County Subsystem to the Region-wide Public Safety Radio Communications System 2� The purchase, maintenance and repair of subscriber radios 3� The administrative and operational support of the subscriber radio fleet. PROPOSED ACTION The Roseville Police and Fire Departments are requesting that the Council review and approve the attached agreements which will allow transition to the Ramsey County Public Safety Communication System1800 MHz system during the Fall 2006—a transition that is critical to moving the 800 MHz project to completion. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS The total project cost is $34 million with the majority of the funding from County bonds ($15 million) and state and federal grants ($17 million). The majority of the funds are to develop the radio system's backbone. The funding also provides subsidies to municipalities for the purchase of subscriber uni#s-- portable and mobile radios. The municipalities will provide funding for radios that will be used by their public agencies. The Roseville Public Safety Department's costs –both Police and Fire -- would be as follows: