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DRAFT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, On June 22, 2004, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorized the Ramsey County Manager to proceed with the design and construction of a County subsystem backbone of a countywide Public Safety Communication System (PSCS) /800 MHz Interoperable Communication System as a subsystem for the Metropolitan Radio Board's public safety communication system; and WHEREAS, On June 22, 2004, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorized the Ramsey County Manager to develop a preliminary design of a Ramsey County PSCS /800 MHz PSAP /Dispatch Center that would be sized to allow for potential future countywide dispatching for consideration by the County Board and the Policy Planning Committee; and WHEREAS, On April 26, 2005, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorized the Ramsey County Manager to represent the County Board in formal negotiations with the independent PSAP /Dispatch Centers; and WHEREAS, On September 13, 2005, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners directed the County Manager to negotiate Agreements for dispatch center consolidation with Ramsey County municipalities that include a provision for the County to provide dispatch services to participating cities with 60% of the cost from the countywide tax levy and 40% based on each city's calls, beginning 2007 and to return to the County Board on or before October 18, 2005, with the agreements so that dispatch center site development and dispatch console reconfiguration can proceed as soon as possible; and WHEREAS, On October 4, 2005, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners reaffirmed its September 13, 2005, action and further endorsed the following dispatch agreement terms: 1. Call for Service means a Computer -Aided Dispatch (CAD) incident number that originates from a 911 calf. 2. Ten -year term (ending December 31, 2016). 3. First two years' costs based on the cost allocation sheets handed out at the September 1, 2005, meeting with Ramsey County municipalities. 4. Thereafter, rolling three year average based on 60% on the levy and 40% on Calls for Service. 5. 911 fees split 60% on the levy and 40% on Calls for Service. Now, Therefore, Be It RESOLVED, The Council supports the following Dispatch Agreement Terms proposed by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on October 4, 2005: -4