Vision: To build a coordinated resource of trained communicators, infrastructure and capabilities to assist our community by providing emergency and supplemental communications.

Mission Statement: The Lansing / Ingham ARPSC will establish a voluntary organization of competent communicators with enhanced capabilities and a resilient infrastructure to support the community. This will be accomplished through, planning, recruitment, training and professionalism.

1. Build upon our current organization of volunteer communicators in such a way that we would be operationally prepared to assist the City of Lansing & Ingham County with their emergency communications needs.
• Create a network of support operators organized in such a way as to be support during a crisis, called the "RACES Reserve Corps"
• Create Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with neighboring jurisdictions, programs, other Amateur Radio groups, etc.
2. Seek a higher degree of competency with current capabilities while striving to keep up with newer technologies in order to enhance our future capabilities.
• Identify the needed documentation of operational procedures and technical certification issues.
• Write the documentation for existing operational and technical procedures that we use.
• Identify modes (that we use) where an internal certification could be created and maintained for operational use.
3. Improve upon our infrastructure in such a way as to create a more resilient communication support structure for the City & County.
• Inventory and document all existing equipment.
• Finish ATV, APRS & MEPIN projects.
• Identify potential new services (emerging or existing technologies) that would be a benefit to our community.
4. While attempting to learn from past experiences, and anticipating future needs, we will create plans to support our development.
• Document lessons learned and make appropriate changes.
• Identify & prioritize operational guides needed.
5. Recruitment: We will seek to double our size during the next year.
• Encourage everyone to bring a friend.
• Identify a marketing plan.
• Publish our achievements.
6. It will be our aspiration to increase our level of training, certifications and professionalism individually, as well as a team.
• Create a Code of Conduct / Professionalism
• Develop a list of potential classes / courses that members may consider, i.e., IS, State, FEMA, Red Cross, Continuing Education, etc.

• Public Service
• Common Ground
• Field Day 2008
• Other summer events
• Equipment & Technology
• ATV
• New Equipment
• Configure old equipment in new boxes
• ATV Repeater
• DSTAR
• New equipment
• Repeater Location
• Tactical Call Signs
• APRS
• Purchase new mobile trackers
• Configure (4 existing) mobile trackers
• Packet
• We really need a champion for this effort (Troy Creed)
• Organize and test current equipment
• MEPIN
• Current Status?
• Equipment inventory
• Need a complete equipment inventory (City & County)
• Create equipment guidelines/checklists (laminated cards)
• HF/Code
• Mobile HF
• Net Control
• Net Control Guidelines
• Weekly ARPSC NET (simplex night)
• Create a local repeater/frequency guide
• Message traffic handling
• Skywarn
• Spotter Training
• Spotter Maps (Divisions)
• Spotter Guidelines
• Radar Standards/Training
• Media
• Need to be proactive about marketing ourselves through the media
• Administrative
• Monthly Meetings
• Quarterly AEC Strategic Planning Meetings
• Recruitment (RACES Reserve)
• LISTSERV
• Code Spear
• ARPSC Web-Site
• Exercises (SET)
• CMARC Liaison
• LCDRA Liaison
• Lansing/Ingham Communication Rooms organization
• Emergency Plans/Guidelines/Checklists
• Training
• New logo
• FSD-212
• FEMA Certificates
• ARRL Liaison

Next Meeting date: Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Submitted by:
T.A. Shaver, PEM
ARPSC E.C. Lansing/Ingham County