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PAOL, MINNESOTA
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1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has been reviewing the needs of tfie radio communicalion system that provides emergency
2 services to police, fire, and emergency medical agencies in its jurisdiction; attd
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WHEREAS, the Me�opolitan Radio Boazd, as a result of legislative changes, has the authority and resources to provide finaucial
assistance to local uniu of government in the metropolitan azea that plan to parlicipate in the regional 800 NIfIz digital trunked
communication system; and
WHEREAS, Special legislative authority has been given to Minnesota counries to issue bonds for the piupose of designing,
consmicting, and installing the infrashucture, facilities, and equipment necessary to participate in the regional system; and
WI�REAS, Federal funds have been appropriated and made available through the Deparnnent of Public Safety to supplement local
and state funds for the puipose of participating in the regional system, for wluch metropolitan azea local governments aze eligible; and
WI�REAS, The Saim Paul City Council has been informed of Federal funds available for a joint Ramsey County/Saint Paul
Emergency Communications Center; and
WHEREAS, The City Council of Saint Paul has detemrined that its participation in the regional system would improve its
interoperability among its various agencies and with other jurisdictions for purposes of mutual aid and emergency medical services, thus
improving public safety, as well as the entire region's ability to respond to weapons of mass destruction incidenu;
15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Saint Paul intends to proceed with planning for development of an
16 upgraded radio communicarion system with the intenrion of participating in the regional system and that the Metropolitan Radio Board
17 be norified of Saint Paul's intention and request any state or federal financial incentives that may be offered to local jurisdictions and that
18 Saint Paul and Rainsey County continue to explore the feasibiliry of and work towazd a consolidated Ramsey County and Saint Paul
19 Emergency Communicarion Center.
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between Saint Paul and Raznsey County.
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