HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-071 CCR Member Kay Lasman introduced the following resolution and moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -71
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S NEW
REGIONAL 911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center values public safety as a core service of
government; and
WHEREAS, reliable emergency communications is a critical component in the
delivery of public safety; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center receives police and fire dispatch service
from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, with over 45,000 police dispatch events handled in 2010
within Brooklyn Center; and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office currently provides dispatch to 36
entities across Hennepin County from a 60 plus year -old building in Golden Valley scheduled to be
replaced in 2012/2013 with a new facility on county -owned property in Plymouth, adjacent to the
Adult Correctional Facility at Parkers Lake; and
WHEREAS, the new Hennepin County Sheriff's Office emergency communications
facility is important to public safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Brooklyn Center supports
the construction of a new Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Regional 911 Communications Facility.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that due to the regional nature of this project, the
City of Brooklyn Center encourages the Minnesota State Legislature and Federal Elected Officials to
support this project through state bonding and state and federal grants.
April 25, 2011
Date Mayor
ATTEST: q�
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Dan Ryan
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Tim Willson, Carol Kleven, Kay Lasman, Tim Roche, and Dan Ryan;
and the following voted against the same: none;
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.