HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Funding for Fire Station Control System RESOLUTION NO. 07-431
RESOLUTION APPROVING FUNDING FOR COMPLETION OF
FIRE STATION CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, a Fire Dispatch Network Upgrade Project was originally undertaken as a result of an
Insurance Services Office(ISO)evaluation conducted in 2003,and the Iso recommended that the City have
two paths, or redundant systems, for fire dispatch; and,
WHEREAS, after looking into options to achieve this redundancy, staff moved forward with the
project; and,
WHEREAS, an Assistance To Firefighters Grant was obtained in 2005 to provide the majority of
funding for this project,which was estimated to cost$160,000; and,
WHEREAS, as this project moved forward, it became evident that the project include a new
network for emergency communications and a renovation of the existing 30-plus year-old telephone and
intercom systems; and,
WHEREAS, the major vendor for this project, Locution Systems, Inc.,has evaluated the existing
systems and declined to interface their network with the telephone and intercom systems; and,
WHEREAS, during the hardware installation, it was discovered that significant work on these
systems was necessary to improve and gain consistency with the intercom and telephone systems at all three
fire stations; and,
WHEREAS,due to the additional work necessary to complete this project,Locution Systems,Inc.,
will need to make additional on-site visits in excess of those included in its original agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the project budget now exceeds available revenue by$40,772, however, savings in
the year-end 2006/07 overall budget are available in the General Fund balance to cover this cost.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that
funding for completion of the Fire Station Control Project in the amount of$40,772 from the available FY
2006/07 General Fund balance is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 11'day of September, 2007.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this I I'day of September, 2007.