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BACKGROUND Maco Study The cities of Pleasanton and Livermore jointly own and operate an 800 MHz Motorola SmartNet Trunked radio system that was originally purchased in the late 1980's. The system consists of a single five-channel repeater site located off Doolan Canyon Road, just north of Interstate 580 in Livermore. The operating system and some equipment were updated in the early 1990's. In 1994 both cities entered into an intergovernmental agreement for the shared use of this equipment that includes a provision to equally share in the cost of system upgrades. The radio system is used by all City departments including public safety, public works, parks and community services and paratransit. Each city is responsible for maintaining its equipment and operating its dispatch center. The system is also programmed to operate on state mutual aid channels and the Alameda County trunked radio system. The current system is outdated, has experienced some operational issues, and due to its age, upgrades are limited. Asa result, the cities anticipate a need for system replacement. As part of this process, the cities jointly issued a request for proposals on March 14 for consultant services to study the system and make a recommendation to address current and long-term wireless communication needs. As an outcome of the RFP process, the cities identified Macro Corporation as the most qualified consultant to complete the project and have completed negotiations on a service agreement. Macro recently delivered the Improvement to the Livermore-Pleasanton Radio Communication System and after review, both cities agreed it would be beneficial for Macro to conduct additional studies to do the following: 1. Analyze the requirements and cost of completing only the system improvements required to assure system reliability with the understanding that a system upgrade will occur as part of the EBRCS-JPA or a new system pursued at a later date. 2. Same as number 1 above with additional information related to improvements needed to expand and improve radio coverage. 3. Cost of replacing the existing system and creating interoperability with the EBRCS-JPA at a later date. These services are outlined in Attachment B. Based on estimates included in the original study, the estimated cost of a new Pleasanton/Livermore system may be $6-$8 million. EBRCS-JPA Over the past three years, public safety representatives from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties have been working to evaluate the feasibility of developing a regional communications system to serve all jurisdictions in both counties. Through the assistance of the federally funded Urban Area Security Initiative (USAI), a group of technical advisors from the Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program (ICTAP) has been working to evaluate different alternatives to achieve the goal of interoperability for the two counties. The goal of interoperability is to provide seamless Page 2 of 5