75-2442 CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
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RESOLUTION NO. 75-2442
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN
PLANNING COUNTY-WIDE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICA-
TIONS SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, public safety agencies have expanded in number and size
throughout Hennepin County in response to population growth and the complexities
of an urbanizing society; and
WHEREAS, such expansion of public safety agencies has been supported
by a variety of communication systems enhancements over the years; and
WHEREAS, factors such as county population, urban complexity, greater
citizen expectations, Iimited radio frequencies, and approaching saturation of
certain radio frequencies, among other factors have reached a point where it is
necessary to re-evaluate a1Z components of the existing public safety con¢nuni-
cations systems in Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, a nation-wide trend, combined with mandating pending state
Iegislation suggests that the universa.Z 9ZI emergen�zy teZephone reporting concept
is imminent; and
WHEREAS, the interjurisdictional nature of pubZic safety service in an
urban society suggests that economies and improved service levels could be realized
through cooperati ve pZanning for the appropriate coordination and sharin g of
facilities, resources and available pubZic safety radio frequencies, and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin Covnt� Crimina.Z Justice Council has earlier
created and authorized a public safety Communications Steering Committee to stud�,
recommend and coordinate the upgrading and enhancement of public safet� communica-
tions systems in Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, Iaw enforcement agencies in Hennepin County are currently
involved in replacing or modifying certain radio communication systems to comply
with the Minnesota Police Radio Communications PZan, the major cost of which is
being and wi11 be financed by federal funds through the Law Enforcement Assistance
Administration:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED bz� the City Council of the City of
Hopkins, to delcare its intent to participate in the detailed pZanning of an en-
hanced public safety corr¢nunications system within Hennepin County and to direct
its chief administrative officer, Peter G. Cotton, to participate with the Hennepin
County Administrator and representatives of other .Zocal government units in evalua-
tin g and planning an advanced county-wide pubZic safety communications system which
sha1l inc.Zude a 9I1 emergency teZephone reporting component.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the product of such evaluation and planning
sha11 include capital and operating cost estimates and sha11 include recommenda-
tions for the establishment of a communications system User Board to insure partici=
pation and direction by a.Z1 governmental bodies electing to participate in the re-
sulting pubZic safety communications s�stem.
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, at a
regular meeting he.Zd on Tuesday, the 3rd of June, Z975.
H. E. RICHARDSON, HENRY POKORNY, JR.
City CZerk Mayor
JOSEPH C. VE5ELY,
City Attorney