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WS — Item 1 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 1 Date: October 28, 2013 To: City Council From: Chief John Swenson Re: Anoka County Public Safety Data System Background During the March 28, 2011 Lino Lakes City Council meeting members for the Joint Law Enforcement Council (JLEC) provided information to the Council on the need to replace the computer aided dispatch, mobile and law enforcement records systems. JLEC partnered with other public safety officials in Anoka County to create a county wide Public Safety Data System that would create avenues for currently "siloed" public safety systems to share data across the public safety disciples (Dispatch, Police, Fire, Jail and Emergency Management). It was estimated that the cost for such a system would cost between $6.8 million to $8.2 million. In order to fund this public safety initiative, JLEC wanted to achieve legislative authority to replace the retiring Anoka County 800 MHz bonds with PSDS bonds. The Lino Lakes City Council, as well as 22 other Anoka County government entities, approved a resolution supporting this legislative change. The legislation was approved during 2011 legislative session and authorizes the Anoka County Board to issue up $8 million in bonds to purchase a county wide PSDS with approval from the JLEC. Public safety and elected officials engaged in an extensive process to identify vendor(s) that have the ability to create the PSDS in Anoka County. Through this process vendors were identified. Attached is a PowerPoint presentation for the Council Work Session on October 28, 2013 which includes more details regarding this initiative as well as pricing information. JLEC will be voting on the vendor contracts and bonding at its October 30, 2013 meeting in Blaine. Council Member Stoesz is the Lino Lakes elected official on the JLEC. Requested Council Direction This is informational only; no Council action need. Attachments PSDS Presentation — Lino Lakes Oct. 28, 2013