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M M i <br />There will be some costs incurred for the communications project <br />prior to October 1, 1995, such as frequency coordination fees, <br />consultant fees related to system design, a propagation study, and <br />system specification development. These processes will take <br />approximately one year to complete from the point initiated and <br />surcharge funds could be used to cover these expenses prior to the <br />time the project is scheduled for funding from the sales tax revenue. <br />Staff would prefer to have these tasks completed and a vendor <br />selected by the Board prior to October 1, 1995, so the communications <br />backbone can be completed timely given the poor performance of <br />existing county and some municipal VHF and UHF systems and the fact <br />that improvement is not going to occur over the next sixteen months, <br />when construction of the system is scheduled to begin. <br />Staff feels that the following alternatives are available to the <br />Board: <br />Alternative No. 1: Do not implement the $12.50 surcharge as a <br />funding source for the intergovernmental <br />radio system. This would increase the <br />funding required from other sources for the <br />radio system. <br />Alternative No. 2: Do not implement the $12.50 surcharge at <br />this time. This could result in a revenue <br />loss of approximately $80,000-90,000 <br />between August 1, 1994, and October 1, <br />1995. <br />Alternative No. 3: Implement only a portion of the $12.50 <br />surcharge, which would reduce the revenue <br />anticipated accordingly. <br />Alternative No. 4: Implement the $12.50 surcharge effective <br />August 1, 1994, subject to a public hearing <br />and Board approval. The revenue would be <br />utilized to pay expenses associated with <br />obtaining frequencies, consultant expenses <br />and licensing requirements prior to October <br />11 1995, as well as offset funding from the <br />one cent sales tax revenue as appropriate, <br />given the understanding the surcharge <br />revenue is also planned to be utilized for <br />recurring maintenance expense when the <br />system comes on line in FY 96/97. <br />RBCOMMMMATION: <br />Staff recommends the Board approve Alternative No. 4 and schedule a <br />hearing for the proposed ordinance. A suggested date for the public <br />hearing is July 19, 1994. <br />33 eCCK 9620F.1�E 6�8 <br />J�� 211994 <br />