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models and city -wide network and application deployments - will provide the City of Sunny Isles Beach with the best chance of success in this important endeavor. d. Project Approach and Plan of Work IBM recognizes that there are numerous reasons why the City of Sunny Isles Beach ( "City") should deploy a wireless broadband network. City functions can gain much efficiency by allowing users to perform these functions without the traditional tethers associated with wired network connections. In the process of deploying a wireless network, the City is able to utilize existing data infrastructure, allowing for greater utilization of the already installed wired /wireless infrastructure investment. Further, the City will gain increased efficiencies, both from a mobile worker standpoint and from a public safety standpoint. City users, as well as public safety users, will be able to access agency applications (both for productivity and for mission critical needs) wherever and whenever users need those applications. From a civil standpoint, citizens will be able to access City services wirelessly, allowing the public more opportunities to interact with their government. Finally, the City's wireless network opens a new revenue stream not previously leveraged, enhancing economic development while at the same time gaining efficiencies in other areas. Creating an approach to gain the right capability, at the right time, for the right cost, makes the creation of a valid Wireless Strategy critical to the City. 10 IBM's proposed approach would lead to an accurate definition of both government and public requirements and a corresponding consolidated network architecture design that leverages existing networks and assets. With this backdrop, the City of Sunny Isles Beach will have multiple business model options from which to choose. r Typically the difference between allocated funds and anticipated system cost, while not excluding any other desired outcomes, would generally follow this six step approach: 1. Understand current business initiatives and priorities, financing and funding capabilities, etc. 2. Jointly develop with the City a high level Wireless Strategy, employing IBM's Wireless Strategy framework and using already developed infrastructure from the City to the maximum extent possible. 3. Identify the initiatives required to create a specific level of internal funding by reducing expenses or utilizing alternative financing mechanisms, either through wireless transformation of legacy processes (i.e. worker dispatch) or reengineering of existing processes (i.e. motor vehicle violations). 4. Validate the initiatives, outcomes and financial implications with required City leadership and stakeholders. This includes interviews with these agencies and stakeholders as well as an assessment and classification of the network assets. This may include the following, where applicable to each organization: Use or disclosure of data contained on this page is subject to the restriction in the disclosure statement of this document.