HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/17/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 171, 2002, APPROP AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 9
DATE: December 17, 2002
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FROM
• Mary Moore
SUBJECT :
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 171, 2002, Appropriating $420,500 from Prior Year Reserves
in the General Fund for Police Services Equipment.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This Ordinance, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 19, 2002,
appropriates funds from the Equipment Replacement Reserve fund to the Police Services budget for
the purchase of 800 MHz radio consoles and furniture in the Emergency Dispatch Center to enable
40 expansion and technological upgrades.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 14
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 19, 2002
STAFF:
Mary Moore
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 171, 2002, Appropriating $420,500 from Prior Year Reserves in
the General Fund for Police Services Equipment.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends adoption oCeOriCceFPtReadi
ng
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Ordinance will appropriate $420,500 from the Equipment Replacement Reserve fund to the
Police Services budget for the p h of H ' o sole and furniture in the Emergency
Dispatch Center to enable ex sionn echn al gr a !`
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Fort Collins Police Services received a one time capital funding in the 2000-2001 Budget for the
purchase of nine 800 MHz radio dispatch consoles and associated furniture. During the planning
phase, Motorola announced t it s vel n n bed" console that it expected to
release at the end of 2001. I order t btain a tech ogy, Police Services temporarily
postponed the purchase of the con . A e It of Sept her 11 th,additional anti-terrorism
features were requested and Motoro a has now delayed the re ease of the new consoles until 2004.
To ensure efficient and effective radio communication for Police, Fire and Emergency Medical
Services, Police Services is unable to further postpone its purchase. The current Dispatch Center
consoles,which are over 10 years old,are becoming obsolete. The consoles are unable to handle the
new E911 telephones or CAD wireless caller location mapping and are rapidly becoming non-
repairable. In addition, the Dispatch Center is being remodeled to expand the number, and increase
the efficiency, of its dispatch positions. The new consoles will enable the center to expand the
number of dispatch positions and improve the ergonomics of those positions. Consequently, Police
Services would like to move forward and replace the current consoles.