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5/10/12

ST. LOUIS COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM COMMISSION

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File Number 	0005200889   	Radio Service 	YE - PubSafty/SpecEmer/PubSaftyNtlPlan,806-817/851-862MHz,Trunked
Call Sign 	  	Application Status 	2 - Pending  

6 Total Locations
10 Locations per Summary Page
	Locations Displayed:
All | Fixed | Mobile | Itinerant | Temp Fixed | 6.1m
 
   Tetminated = Terminated or Termination Pending
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	Location 	Transmitter Address /Area of Operation 	Latitude, Longitude
Add   	1 - Fixed  	5467 JENNINGS STATION ROAD
ST. LOUIS, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-42-39.0 N, 090-16-00.0 W
Add   	2 - Fixed  	OFF CRITERION AVENUE - SPANISH LAKE
ST. LOUIS, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-47-35.5 N, 090-12-17.9 W
Add   	3 - Fixed  	5775 CAMPUS PKY BLDG 270 JAMES S MC DONNELL BL & I-70
HAZELWOOD, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-46-32.0 N, 090-23-26.0 W
Add   	4 - Fixed  	845 CARICCO RD
FLORISSANT, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-51-36.0 N, 090-18-38.0 W
Add   	5 - Fixed  	10195 CORPORATE SQUARE
ST. LOUIS, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-40-48.8 N, 090-24-09.7 W
Add   	6 - Fixed  	13204 INTERSTATE DRIVE
CHAMP, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-44-57.4 N, 090-26-41.9 W
Add   	1 - Fixed  	41 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE
CLAYTON, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-38-57.0 N, 090-20-20.0 W
Add   	2 - Fixed  	4045 SEVEN HILLS DR.
FLORISSANT, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-46-36.0 N, 090-16-44.0 W
Add   	3 - Fixed  	14847 OLIVE ST RD
CHESTERFIELD, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-40-18.0 N, 090-32-17.0 W
Add   	4 - Fixed  	OFF BRISTOL AVENUE
ST. JOHNS, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-42-37.9 N, 090-21-09.5 W
Add   	5 - Fixed  	OLD DES PERES RD.
TOWN & COUNTRY, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-36-03.2 N, 090-27-07.9 W
Add   	6 - Fixed  	ODAY AVENUE
ST. LOUIS, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-36-36.6 N, 090-22-26.7 W
Add   	1 - Fixed  	MO-94 .2 MILE SW OF RT D
WELDON SPRING, MO ST. CHARLES County   	38-41-53.8 N, 090-42-41.9 W
Add   	2 - Fixed  	ALLENTON-SIX FLAGS RD
EUREKA, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-31-23.0 N, 090-40-36.0 W
Add   	3 - Fixed  	22 WEIS
ELLISVILLE, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-35-33.0 N, 090-35-35.0 W
Add   	4 - Fixed  	5475 OLD LEMAY FERRY ROAD - SOUTH COUNTY FIRE
ST. LOUIS, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-28-48.3 N, 090-21-20.3 W
Add   	5 - Fixed  	HIGHWAY 109
GROVER, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-34-41.5 N, 090-38-37.7 W
Add   	6 - Fixed  	JCT OF HWY 100 AND DOUBLE O HWY.UNNAMED PAVED RD.2 MILES TO LITTLE TAVERN ROAD
PACIFIC, MO FRANKLIN County   	38-32-22.4 N, 090-45-02.3 W
Add   	1 - Fixed  	7501 WATSON RD
SHREWSBURY, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-34-50.0 N, 090-19-45.0 W
Add   	2 - Fixed  	HWY 30 & SCHUMACHER RD
HIGH RIDGE, MO JEFFERSON County   	38-28-01.0 N, 090-31-22.0 W
Add   	3 - Fixed  	FINE RD 1 MI E OF TELEGRAPH
ST. LOUIS, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-24-10.0 N, 090-19-53.0 W
Add   	4 - Fixed  	OFF LYNCH ROAD - PACIFIC
HOUSE SPRINGS, MO JEFFERSON County   	38-25-20.0 N, 090-40-22.0 W
Add   	5 - Fixed  	OFF THEODORE MARTIN DRIVE - BABLER STATE PARK
CHESTERFIELD, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-36-59.1 N, 090-42-20.8 W
Add   	6 - Fixed  	3937 S LINDBERGH BLVD
SUNSET HILLS, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-32-40.0 N, 090-24-08.0 W
Add   	1 - Fixed  	1150 HANNA ROAD - OHLENDORF PARK
BALLWIN, MO ST. LOUIS County   	38-33-38.3 N, 090-30-38.6 W


Request for Extended Implementation Schedule
Expedited Consideration Requested
County of St Louis, MO
The County of St Louis, as part of the St. Louis Regional Communications Core Group a
consortium of governmental agencies in the Greater St. Louis Region, consisting of the Counties
of Franklin, MO, Jefferson MO, Madison, IL, Monroe, IL, St. Charles, MO, St. Clair, IL, St. Louis,
MO, and the City of St. Louis MO, requests consideration of SLOW GROWTH IMPLEMENTATION
as defined in 47CFR 90.629.
In June 2008, the above‐referenced governmental agencies elected to move forward with an
interoperability strategy with the adoption of the St. Louis Emergency Land Mobile Emergency
Communications Plan. The Emergency Communications Plan is based on the following:
1. Networking independent digital county systems (i.e. system of systems). This
consists of interconnecting various county Project 25 trunked digital
radio\microwave systems using the new regional microwave system collocated at
the county trunked radio sites to improve system reliability and provide regional
connectivity.
2. Creating a highly tolerable fault tolerant infrastructure thereby supporting all
emergency public safety communications within the region.
3. Designing a system with the capacity and functionality to support additional nonemergency
municipal users including local, county, regional, state and federal users.
4. Implementing an open standard (Project 25 and IP) based system of systems that is
compatible with regional, as well as the State of Illinois and State of Missouri
interoperability initiatives, including Region 13 and 24 Regional Planning
Committees.
5. Coordinating with critical infrastructure service providers in the region to improve
interoperability and share infrastructure where practical.
Objectives
The St. Louis Regional Communications Core Group decided to design a seamless regional
interoperability emergency communications network that would efficiently utilize existing
spectrum. The required policies and procedures for all members of the St. Louis Regional
Communications Core Group are currently under development. Three of the four Missouri
localities without P‐25 systems have secured funding for the development of specifications,
procurement and implementation for new microwave and P‐25 radio systems. The remaining
county is currently engaged in development of a funding strategy.
Governance
The St. Louis Regional Communications Core Group (RCCG) is a sub‐committee to the Executive
Board of the East West Gateway Council of Governments (EWG), which serves the greater St.
Louis area. Members of the Core Group are appointed by members of the EWG Executive Board.
Through the auspices of the EWG an Interlocal Agreement setting forth the governance and
policies and procedures for regional interoperability is near completion and will serve as the
governing document for the region’s public safety communications. . The Core Group also has
an Operational Group sub‐committee. The Operational Group consists of representatives from
fire, emergency communications, emergency management, emergency medical, police and
public works representatives. The Operations Group is responsible for the development of
communications protocols which once approved by the Core Group become operating
procedure for the region. There is also a technical sub‐committee to the Operations Group
consisting of technical personnel from the member localities that advise the Operations and
Core Group on technical matters related to the systems and protocols.
St Louis County has formed a policy group that represents all emergency responders. These
groups include county and municipal officials, representatives of municipal fire and police
departments and fire and ambulance districts. The county policy groups coordinate
county\regional activity with the RCCG. The county policy groups are responsible for
coordinating with all emergency response agencies that operate within their respective
counties, securing the required funding to implement and operate the county‐wide emergency
communications systems. County Policy groups have formed county based Operation Groups.
The Operations Group is responsible for the development of communications protocols which
once approved by the County Policy Group to become operating procedure for the county.
There is also a technical sub‐committee to the Operations Group consisting of technical
personnel from the member localities that advise the Operations and County Policy Group on
technical matters related to the systems and protocols.
In summary the RCCG works closely with St Louis County Policy Groups to ensure that any
opportunity to improve the effectiveness and efficiently of emergency communications is
coordinated with local, county, state and federal emergency response agencies.
Background
The County of St Louis, and local entities contained, have current radio systems based on vintage
conventional communications system architecture. These older systems are also using a
significant number of VHF frequency channels that were allocated when the systems were
initially installed meanwhile the number of radio users and system requirements have increased
expediently throughout the County.
These congested outdated systems frequently experience routine severe radio congestion and
that forces agencies to limit access to these capacity stressed systems. This then limits
interoperability with public service and public safety organizations in the region due to the
limited capacity of the existing channels.
Current Status
The County of St. Louis has secured funding for implementing a county‐wide system to support
all agencies that operate within the County, with capacity to support regional interoperable
communications to the systems for all St Louis Regional Communication participants. On
November 3, 2009, the County of St Louis passed a dedicated sales tax to fund the development
of this new interoperable communications system. A radio consultant has been tasked with the
development of system specifications in anticipation of a request for proposal from radio
equipment vendors. The specifications are currently in draft review prior to release.
Proposed Extended Implementation Schedule
2010
2st Quarter Radio Specifications Updates Initiated
3nd Quarter Radio System RFP’s Released
4th Quarter Review & Evaluation Initiated
2011
1st Quarter Bid Evaluation Completed and Cont6racts Awarded
2st Quarter St. Louis County Contracts Awarded
3rd Quarter Site Development Begins
4th Quarter System Factory Staging and Acceptance
2012
1nd Quarter Fixed Base Installation Begins
3rd Quarter Installation Completed – Subscriber testing begins
4th Quarter Initiate final system acceptance testing
2013
1st Quarter Install subscriber units into countywide public safety fleet
2nd Quarter General Acceptance Testing and system cutover
3rd Quarter System burn‐in
4th Quarter Abandon Legacy frequencies
Summary
The rules, 47CFR 90.625, provides that specific conditions must be met to attain extended
implementation status. The time table schedule details the planned approach to the
construction of the system. Specifically, in Paragraph (a)(1), due to the purpose, size, and
complex nature of the proposed system, which is comprised of eight major governmental
entities and numerous smaller public safety entities, as well as covering two states, a one‐year
period of time to implement channels acquired through giveback spectrum acquisition isn’t
feasible. Extremely large systems routinely take the full five‐years allowed under Section 90.629
of the Commission’s rules and in fact there have been instances that those systems have taken
even longer than the Commission’s rules permit. Further, in Paragraph (a)(2), the St Louis system
is part of a coordinated and integrated wide area system, which will require more than 12
months to purchase, construct and place into operation. The County has passed the funding
hurdle and is moving toward the purchase of the new 800 MHz system.
The St. Louis Regional Communications Core Group has been moving forward on all fronts, from
working with Regional Planning Committees for additional spectrum, to passing county tax
funding initiatives, to working in the development a state of the art interoperability system to
serve all jurisdictions.
Therefore, with good cause shown, it is in the public interest, convenience and necessity to grant
the subject request for extended implementation. Such extended implementation authority is in
the public interest and will foster the development of total interoperability in the St Louis Urban
Area Security Initiative plan.