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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14018Ordinance No AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE ESTIMATED RECEII'TS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $465,000 00 FROM AVAILABLE REVENUE FOR THE PURCHASE OF EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FROM SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1 That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 1999-00 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropnations in the Information Systems Fund in the amount of $465,000 00 from available revenue for the purchase of emergency telecommunications equipment from Southwestern Bell Telephone. SECTION 2. That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3 That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 13886 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Assistant City Attorne~ ~/-2 y- ~y Date 2'~ - 7 ~ Adopted 7 - ~ ~9~i ffective Ordinance No ~ 0 City of Fort T~'orth, Texas ~1-~ayar c~nd Caunc;l Cammun~cAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 12/7/99 **C-17766 04-911 1 of 2 -suB~ECT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY 9-1-1 DISTRICT FOR FUNDING PURCHASE OF EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND RELATED APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council Authorize the- City Manager to execute an interlocal agreement with Tarrant County 9-1-1 Emergency Assistance District for the district to fund $465,000 in telecommunications equipment upgrades in the City's Backup Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), and 2 Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing by $465,000 the estimated receipts and appropriations in the Information Systems Fund from available revenue, and 3 Authorize the purchase of equipment and installation services from Southwestern Bell Telephone to upgrade an existing Nortel PBX from option 61 C to option 81 C at a cost not to exceed $202,000 and utilizing State of Texas Catalogue purchasing procedures for the Information Systems and Services Department; and 4 Authorize the purchase of one Option 61 C Nortel PBX from- Southwestern Bell Telephone at a cost not to exceed $263,000 and utilizing State of Texas Catalogue purchasing procedures for the Information Systems and Services Department. DISCUSSION The equipment currently used to operate the City's backup PSAP in the tunnel is over 12 years old The equipment is able to translate only seven digit telephone numbers When ten digit telephone numbers .become the rule in the near-term future, this equipment will no longer function Also the currently used equipment cannot support the location of cellular telephones used to make emergency 9-1-1 calls, which is another requirement on the horizon It is important to point out that the equipment used at the City's primary PSAP at 3000 West Bolt Street is fully capable of supporting both the ten digit number translation and the future cellular location functionality Tarrant County 9-1-1 District has agreed to fund the upgrade. of telecommunications equipment for the backup PSAP that will provide the ten-digit telephone number translation and future cellular location functionality The project includes the upgrade of an existing PBX unit ($202,000) that currently serves the backup PSAP, plus the addition of a new PBX ($263,000) to provide redundancy to the backup PSAP telecommunications systems This is especially important given the on-going replacement of the Computer Aided Dispatch system, which will require temporary closure of the primary PSAP while it is being renovated, and relocation of dispatch and call taking personnel to the backup PSAP in the tunnel during the renovation period City of Fort Worth, Texas M,'Ayar and Council C,ammunicAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 12/7/99 **C-17766 04-911 2 of 2 SUBJECT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY 9-1-1 DISTRICT FOR FUNDING PURCHASE OF EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND RELATED APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE The City will purchase the required equipment and installation services and manage the installation process Upon completion of the project, the City will invoice Tarrant County 9-1-1 District and receive reimbursement for the full cost of the equipment. Under Section 271 083 of the Texas Local Government Code, a local government satisfies otherwise applicable competitive bidding requirements when it makes a purchase through the State of Texas Catalogue purchasing procedures established by Section 2157 061 of the Texas Government Code The City will comply with those provisions for the purchase agreements authorized under this M&C M/WBE requirements have been waived by the MNVBE Office because Southwestern Bell Telephone is asole-source provider of the required equipment and installation services FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Information Systems Fund The Information Systems and Services Department is responsible for the collection of revenues due under the interlocal agreement. CBj Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) PI68 488100 0047000 $465,000.00 ~~~~d~~(~ Charles Boswell 8511 PI68 541390 0047000 $465,000.00 ~~~~ /'~~f !Ri('~~~ i i O ti D H d ~,o c,.a ~ V <, r g na ng epartment ea : EC 7 1998 Q Michael DiPaolo 8450 (from) PI68 541390 0047000 $465,000.00 y > ` Additional Information Contact: ~~'v' "J ~;~ t c:..ify SQCratarq of +,h~: ~'<yxar rt ~Iorih f 1" rr' Michael DiPaolo 8450 , .~ xty o s ~~1[lgte~ i.,Y(~ti~85'1C~. ~`~(1'~ ~_.~.~.