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<br /> <br />~OUNTY ADMINISTRATOR <br /> <br />SUSA.N S. MUI'lANI5HI <br />COUN1'y AOMINI5TIMTOR <br /> <br />July 25, 2001 <br /> <br />DONNA LINTON <br />IISSISTIINT COUNTY IIDMINISTflllTOR <br /> <br />John Jennanis, City Mllnager <br />City of San Leandro <br />835 Bast 14111 Street <br />San Leandro, CA 94577 <br /> <br />^ A ~ Subject: East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS) <br />Dear Mrl~anis: <br /> <br />As you are aware public agencies within Alameda and Contra Costa counties have been working over the <br />past two years to develop a plan to develop and implement a two~ounty P 25 compliant radio <br />communications system. The East Bay Regional Communications System will provide public safety and <br />general government communications tor day.to-day operations and will be our interoperable system in <br />region wide emergencies. <br /> <br />This has been an unprecedented collaborative effort between dHTcrcnt public safety disciplines with broad <br />political support from all levels of government in the two Counties. A task force of eJected officials, public <br />safety professionals and city managers has developed a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) governance model tOt <br />the system that represents a balanced approach to managing the system. This governance model has received <br />wide acceptance:. The County of Alameda and ] 0 of i1..<; 14 cities will have adopted the JP A agreement by <br />July 31 st. Contra Costa County and 16 of its 19 cities, wi II have adopted the lP A agreement by August 8th. <br />All of the cities in Contra Costa County have adopted a letter of intent to join. <br /> <br />We are now at an important jlmcture where establishment of the lPA is critical in terms of our ability to <br />secure federal grants to offset infrastructure costs for the regional system. In recent meetings, Mayors from <br />both Alameda and Contra Costa counties met with Senators Feinstein artd Boxer as well as our congressional <br />delegation and they echoed the: need for the formation of a regional JPA. They also expressed a sense of <br />urgency to establish the .IPA by mid August 2007 in order to obtain available fodeml funding. <br /> <br />Pm writing you today to ask for your support to encourage the San Leandro City Council to adopt the JPA <br />agreement and join the regional partners in the EBRCS. Please feel free to contact me if you have any <br />questions. <br /> <br />Very truly yours, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Susan S. Muranishi <br />Co~mty Administrator <br /> <br />'~2.1 0"1< ~TflE:I!:T' SI,IITIt !:Ill!:! . OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA il.ll612 . /~ID) "7.2-11!HI4 <br />FIIX (51 DI Z7:.t.:i!71i14 <br />