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Member Theodore Willard introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 71-132
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN A METROPOLITAN
COMMUNICATION UPGRADING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center recognizes the growth
complexities of law enforcement and the need for sophisticated and rapid
criminal information retrieval methods; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Public Safety, Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension, is submitting a Federal Grant application for funding
of a metropolitan communication upgrading system that would meet such a
need, and benefit the City of Brooklyn Center and other governmental agencies
in the Twin City Metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, it is understood that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
will act as grantee for the metropolitan communication upgrading program, and
administer the funds in behalf of the metropolitan users for the twelve month
duration of the program; and
WHEREAS, it is acknowledged that when federal support is no longer
available for the program the City of Brooklyn Center accepts the total cost of
the upgraded communication system on a pro -rated basis if we so desire to stay
on the system; and
WHEREAS, it is agreed that the City will pay approximately twenty -five
per cent of the cost of its portion of the system, such cost to be based on total
mileage pro- rated, premise charge, channel conditioning and hardware installa-
tion; and
WHEREAS, it is agreed that the City will accept rmnthly billing from
the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension based upon the above formula; and
WHEREAS, it is acknowledged that the City will make maximum use
of the available equipment and computer programs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Brooklyn Center
will participate in the metropolitan communications upgrading program and that
the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Department of Public Safety, is hereby
authorized and directed to execute such an agreement as requested by the
Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control to implement said grant.
RESOLUTION NO. 71 -132
Tuly 26. 1971
Date Mayor
ATTEST
Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded
by member John Leary and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof: Philip Cohen, John Leary, Vernon Ausen,
Howard Heck and Theodore Willard;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.