REPC Advisory Subcommittees July 23, 2008

Agenda Consultants Introductions The project The role of the REPC The role of the Subcommittees The role of this Subcommittee Schedule Organizational matters

Current Regional Radio Systems Motorola 4.1 Smartzone Switches

Drivers/Goals for a System Upgrade Avoid System Degradation Improve Geographic Coverage Improve Communications among Jurisdictions and Agencies Enhance and Add Services

Radio Executive Policy Committee (REPC) Sponsors: Sims and Nickels Members: King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties Seattle and Tacoma Port of Seattle EPSCA and ValleyCom State of Washington 1st meeting: July 2nd

REPC Charter Part I The Committee will develop a mutually agreeable and mutually beneficial plan to migrate from the region’s current public safety communications networks to a set of integrated networks that meet local and regional needs and also act as a single, region-wide network.

Possible Regional System

REPC Charter Part II Members will also publicly support implementation of the agreed-upon plan and commit that all future upgrades of their networks will be built consistently with any such plan.

Radio Executive Policy Committee (REPC) Examples of key policy questions: Overall geographic scope of network Coverage within each county Architecture and network design Services Funding Operations Governance

Advisory Subcommittees Requirements Operations Technical

Critical Path

Deliverables Alternatives for evaluation Consultant-related Final recommendations Support

Draft Tasks and Timetable

Advisory Subcommittees Discussion of questions lists

Organizational Matters Meeting schedule and location Chair Operational procedures Decision-making procedure Should anyone else be invited? Additional Subcommittees? Other

Organizational Matters Operational procedures This is a working Subcommittee Representatives, experts, and observers Continuity and preparation Deadlines Deliverables Consultants and confidentiality

Organizational Matters Meeting schedule and location Chair Operational procedures Decision-making procedure Should anyone else be invited? Additional Subcommittees? Other

Discussion of other matters

Primary Staff Contacts Marlin.Blizinsky@kingcounty.gov 206-263-8047 Bill.Schrier@seattle.gov 206.684.0633 Jill.Novik@seattle.gov (206) 684-8583

Thank You