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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-091 CCR Member Bill Fignar introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 78 -91 PLEDGE OF BROOKLYN CENTER'S EMERGENCY RADIO FREQUENCIES TO THE HENNEPIN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has committed itself to the goal of improving public safety dispatching in Hennepin County by participating as a member of the Hennepin Emergency Communications Organization; and WHEREAS, the Hennepin Emergency Communications Organization (HECO) resulted from, among other things, a realization that effective public safety dispatching in Hennepin County requires the re- allocation and sharing of the limited number of radio frequencies which are available to public safety agencies; a nd WHEREAS, the command and control of public safety and emergency service agencies should remain with the chief or the director of such agency; and WHEREAS, it is feasible and practical to reduce the number of public safety dispatching facilities which serve the residents of Hennepin County; and WHEREAS, the development of a consolidated dispatching facility will require several years to complete and such a complex development process may require intermediate stages of consolidation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Brooklyn Center does hereby pledge the following radio frequencies to HECO and will assign these frequencies to HECO at such time as they are needed to implement the consolidation plans as approved by the HECO Board of Directors. The City will take the actions necessary to transfer the FCC operating license to HECO on or before the date the frequency will be used by HECO and on the date of the license transfer the City will relinquish all rights to the use of such radio frequencies except as specifically authorized by HECO. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this pledge and the ultimate transfer of the frequency license to HECO are conditioned upon HECO members pledging a sufficient number of radio frequencies to HECO to be able to implement the consolidation plan. If, for any reason, a consolidation plan is not adopted by the HECO Board of Dir- ectors by April 1, 1979, or an adopted plan cannot be or is not implemented and an alternative plan is not approved by the Board, or if the City ceases to be a member of HECO before the radio frequencies are assigned to HECO, this pledge is auto- matically withdrawn. May 8, 1978 Date May ATTEST: Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 78 -91 The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Tony Kuefler and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Dean Nyquist, Tony Kuefler, Bill Fignar, Gene Lhotka and Celia Scott and the following voted against the same: none whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.