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292 - - "1 That the C�ty Attorney approve the form of the final document 2. That the document be amended so that the City is not financially obligated beyond December, 1977, as a result of signtng the agreement ' 3 That the provision for written notice of termination be shortened to 45 days prior to the start of the fiscal year. It is also recommended that the Council review PRISM performance in the ensuing six months prior to making a final decision regarding allocation of the $5,112 re- quired for grant year 1978 " Mr Gray urged that the Council go on record to indicate its in- tention to participate in PRISM, noting that he will present the pro�ect to the Board of Supervisors soon and would like to be able to advise which cities will support the pro�ect Mr Gray advised that with regard to the Manager's report of June 3, that the firm of Hughes, He�ss and Associates are reviewing the Agreement and the Cost Benefit Analysis, but the firm has stated that they do not believe their study can be a dec�sion-making tool. In response to questions, Mr. Gray advised that the concept of the pro�ect is that information being kept by components of the criminal �ustice system would be transferred to a data base and be available for agencies which require it, that provision is being made to eliminate any possible infringement on rights to privacy, and that � the PRISM Board would establish regulations to police use of data In response to questions, Councilman Barrett, representative to the Criminal Justice Council, advised that no special district is being created, that costs for maintenance and employees would be shared, that it is difficult to determine specific cost benefit since the pro�ect involves fighting crime through the use of tech- nology, that there is now no effective means of communication between cities in the County, that a need to share informat�on quickly with other �urisdictions exists, that potential applica- tions of the system would be reviewed by the Board, that protec- tion of rights to privacy has been a ma�or consideration, and that the pro�ect should be of value to the City In further response to questions, Mr Gray advised that it is necessary to provide for withdrawal of inembers from the pro�ect, that a question exists as to whether those cities which chose to remain outside the pro�ect would be allowed access to it, even �f they are willing to pay for services, that the expectation �s that apprehension of criminals would increase and that more effective and efficient means of dealing with them would exist, and that he would prefer to approach the Board of Supervisors to present the pro�ect with statements of intentions from interested cities In response to questions, Police Chief Bold stated that the Police � Department has supported and continues to support the concept of the pro�ect, not�ng that officers have observed similar pro�ects V Reg Mtg ' 6/6/77