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<br />Item No: 8G <br />Meeting Date: July 14, 2003 <br />Type of Business: Consent <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, Interim City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 6056 Proclaiming <br />Support of County-Wide 800 MHz Digital Trunked <br />Communications System <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />Paul Kirkwold, Ramsey County Manager, has asked Mounds View and all other Ramsey <br />County suburban municipalities to lend its support toward a County-wide 800 MHz digital <br />trunked communications system. The resolution in no way obligates the City to participating <br />with or financing such a system. The resolution however will be used to enhance the <br />County’s position as it applies for grants and other alternative funding sources to lessen the <br />cost of the system and the future cost to the City if it chooses to participate. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />Staff provided the Council with some background information in the July 7, 2003 worksession <br />packet that explains the benefits of such a coordinated communications system. Chief <br />Sommer supports this type of communications system and believes that Mounds View will <br />want to participate in once the system becomes operational and the costs are known. The <br />County has indicated that they will be bonding for the cost of the system and municipalities <br />will have many options for repayment if they should choose to participate. <br /> <br />Again, the adoption of the attached resolution does not obligate the City to participate nor <br />does it obligate any financial outlay from the City. The intention of the resolution is solely to <br />show unified support as the County applies for grants and other funding opportunities. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Resolution 6056 is attached for your approval. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />_____________________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />Interim City Clerk/Administrator <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Resolution 6056