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East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS) 4 April 12, 2007 Financial Impacts There are three components of cost that must be considered in order to participate in the system. The build out of the infrastructure is expected to cost in the neighborhood of $60 million, currently grant funds are funding elements of the build out. While grant funding has been available it is not expected to cover the entire cost of the build out. It is expected that local jurisdictions that participate will be responsible to pay a proportionate share of the remaining build out costs. The second component is the cost associated with purchasing new radios to use on the new system. Each jurisdiction will be responsible for the radios they plan to use on the system. Every effort will be made to use the purchasing power of the EBRCS to obtain the lowest possible price for the radios. Lastly there will be a cost associated with the maintenance, technological upgrades and system reserve for the replacement of the system. It has been agreed that the fairest way to allocate costs to each jurisdiction based on a proportional share of the radios that each jurisdiction uses on the system. Each jurisdiction will be responsible for a proportionate share of the infrastructure costs and an ongoing subscriber fee will be charged for each radio used on the system. Subscriber pricing will be determined by the Board of Directors, and adjusted ad necessary as new users come on to the system. It is also anticipated that once the system is operational there will be opportunities to increase revenue by attracting new users. RECOMMENDATION In order for the EBRCS joint powers authority to judge the interest in the local communities in the two counties the Task Force working on the formation of the joint powers authority has requested that each jurisdiction's governing board take action to support the formation of the EBRCS joint powers authority by supporting the following: · Adhere to the EBRCS Task Force timeframes for presentation and consideration · Support the proposed lP A structure · Establish an accurate radio count · Authorize the City Manager to sign the Letter of Intent and contribute a good faith contribution of $1 00 per radio · Provide a technical point of contact to work with operational committees on system implementation issues. It is expected that a second action by the City Council will be required for the City to join the EBRCS. That action will be scheduled for a future meeting.