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To: Mayor Hicks & Councilmembers VI-3 From: Dave Osberg Re: Approve and authorize execution of Subscriber Agreement with Dakota County Cor use of the Dakota County 800 MHz radio subsystem Date: ~ay 30, 2007 Action Reauested Approve and authorize execution of Subscriber Agreement with Dakota County for use of the Dakota County 800 MHz radio subsystem. Back2round Information By Resolution No. 05-13-05, approved on May 16,2005, the Hastings City Council authorized the City of Hastings to join the Metropolitan Regional 800 MHz Radio System. By Resolution No. 05-14-05, approved on May 16, 2005, the Hastings City Council approved the Dakota Communications Center Joint Powers Agreement for countywide dispatch services. In August 2006, Dakota County entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the MESB and Mn/DOT that outlines the rights and obligations of Dakota County as a member of the regional public safety radio communications system in the metropolitan area. A formal Subscriber Agreement must be entered into by each local government (city, township, volunteer fire department, etc.) that will be users of the Dakota County 800 MHz radio network before they are authorized to use the subsystem. Staff has worked with representatives of Dakota County in drafting the proposed Subscriber Agreement. A copy of the Subscriber Agreement is included in attachment A. The Subscriber Agreement defmes the terms and conditions between the local governments and the County for the use of the Dakota County subsystem. There are three main features to the agreement: 1) Subscribers must operate under the rules and policies ofthe MESB and the State Radio Board; 2) Subscribers pay a user fee on a per radio basis that is a pro rata distribution of the operating and maintenance costs incurred by the County and the MESB to support the Dakota County subsystem and the regional system; and 3) Other repair and maintenance services will be provided by the County as requested. An 800 MHz Policy Work Group has been established by the County for the purpose of making recommendations to the County Board regarding operating and financial policies for the County 800 MHz trunked radio subsystem under the terms of the Subscriber Agreement. The City will have a representative on the Policy Work Group.