1. National Public Safety Telecommunications Council NATIONAL REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL UPDATE Richard R. Reynolds, K3ELK Vice Chairman September 16, 2008

2. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 2 National Regional Planning Council National Regional Planning Council “ UPDATE REPORT” NRPC Mission Statement “The National Regional Planning Council (NRPC) is a national community of fifty five Regional Planning Committees (RPCs), whose affiliation is linked to states and US Territories. Their mission is to serve all Public Safety Communications Users through spectrum planning and management services for their spectrum needs.”  NRPC promotes spectrum issues to assist Regional Planning Committees.  NRPC provides support to enable effective use and management of RPC spectrum resources.  NRPC provides education, training, and facilitation for RPCs to develop and adopt their plans, and operate their plans effectively.  NRPC supports forums for RPCs to share information and collaborate, and allocate resources to support RPC business.  NRPC researches and provides information critical to RPC collaboration and success.  NRPC receives and acts on input from RPCs to perform the will of the RPCs individually and nationally.  NRPC establishes affiliations with elected and appointed officials to promote RPC representation on issues that benefit public safety interests.  NRPC educates elected and appointed officials and requests resources needed to support RPC interests.

3. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 3 National Regional Planning Council National Regional Planning Council “ UPDATE REPORT” Organization Chart

4. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 4 National Regional Planning Council National Regional Planning Council “ UPDATE REPORT” NRPC District Map

5. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 5 National Regional Planning Council National Regional Planning Council “ UPDATE REPORT” South: Jay Groce Region 28 Vice-Chairman, Pennsylvania-East & S. NJ/DE Department of Emergency Services 601 Westtown Road, Ste 12 West Chester, PA 19382 Phone: 610-344-5084 Email: mgroce@chesco.orgmgroce@chesco.org West: Mark Schroeder Region 3 Chairman, Arizona Phoenix Fire Dept. Technical Services Communications and Infrastructure Manager 150 S. 12th St. Phoenix, AZ 85034 Phone: 602-262-7814 Fax: 602-534-5960 Email: mark.schroeder@phoenix.govmark.schroeder@phoenix.gov District Directors North: William Carter Region 54 Chairman, Michigan Public Services Grundy County 10928 South Lawndale Chicago, IL 60655 Phone: 773-867-4626 Mobile: 312-497-6802 Email: william.carter@bearingpoint.comwilliam.carter@bearingpoint.com East: John Johnson Region 39 Chairman, Tennessee Radio System Analyst, TEMA APCO Local Frequency Advisor 700 MHz RPC Chairman 800 MHz RPC Chairman Madison WI 53707-7912 Phone: (615) 741-3826 Fax: (615) 741-6027 Email: jjohnson@TNEMA.ORGjjohnson@TNEMA.ORG

6. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 6 National Regional Planning Council National Regional Planning Council “ UPDATE REPORT” CAPRAD Oversight Committee Chair: Ron Mayworm Region 49 Chairman, Texas-Central Austin Radio System Engineer City of Bryan PO Box 1585 Bryan, TX 77806 Phone: 979-209-5475 Email: ron@ktsignals.comron@ktsignals.com Standing Committee Chairmen Technical Committee Chair: Carl Guse Region 54 Chairman, Wisconsin Wisconsin State Patrol POB 7912 Madison WI 53707-7912 Phone: 608-266-2497 Phone: 608-267-4495 Email: carl.guse@dot.state.wi.uscarl.guse@dot.state.wi.us Training Committee Chair: Mike Jeffres Region 26 Chairman, Nebraska State of Nebraska Network Supervisor OCIO-Network Services 501 S. 14th St. Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: 402-471-3719 Email: mike.jeffres@nebraska.govmike.jeffres@nebraska.gov

7. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 7 National Regional Planning Council National Regional Planning Council “ UPDATE REPORT” Karla Jurrens Program Administrator, Project Manager Border Research & Technology Center Sheriffs' Association of Texas 1601 South I-35 Austin, TX 78741 Phone: (512) 445-2316 Fax: (512) 445-5616 Email: karla@txsherriffs.orgkarla@txsherriffs.org NRPC Support Joe Peters Director Border Research & Technology Center Sheriffs' Association of Texas 1601 South I-35 Austin, TX 78741 Phone: (512) 445-2316 Fax: (512) 445-5616 Email: joe@txsherriffs.orgjoe@txsherriffs.org

8. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 8 National Regional Planning Council National Regional Planning Council “ UPDATE REPORT” Vice-Chairman Richard Reynolds Region 28 Chairman, Pennsylvania-East & S. NJ/DE State of Delaware Department of Technology & Information 801 Silver Lake Blvd Dover, DE 19904-2407 Phone: (302) 739-9648 Mobile: (302) 242-5398 Fax: (302) 677-7048 Email: richard.reynolds@state.de.usrichard.reynolds@state.de.us Officers Chairman Alan Bull Region 39 Vice-Chairman, Tennessee Knox County Emergency Communications District Technical Services Manager 605 Bernard Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 Phone: 865-215-1101 Email: abull@knox911.orgabull@knox911.org Secretary Mark Pallans Region 27 Chairman, Nevada System Administrator Nevada Shared Radio System c/o Nevada Power Company Mailstop 93 2215 East Lone Mountain Road North Las Vegas, NV 89084 Phone: 702.402.6246 Fax: 702.402.6299 Email: MPallans@nevp.comMPallans@nevp.com

9. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 9 National Regional Planning Council National Regional Planning Council “ UPDATE REPORT” Recent Activities NRPC’s New Web Site – WWW.NRPC.USWWW.NRPC.US New Tri-fold Flyer available on the literature table. We are able to provide funding support for both 700 and 800. We are planning joint Training Workshops for 700 and 800 Next training will be “CAPRAD Training” 11/27/2008 to 11/29/2008 in North Carolina We have three active committees; Training, CAPRAD and Technical/writing, which are tracking FCC publications for purpose of timely responses if necessary. We look forward to working with all organizations and appreciate the support that we have received from everyone. We hold Monthly Conference Calls for all Regional Planning Committees.

10. NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. 10 National Regional Planning Council National Regional Planning Council “ UPDATE REPORT” Questions?