HomeMy WebLinkAbout117560 •
1 RESOLUTION NO. 111756
PC
3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A
4 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN PULASKI
5 COUNTY, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, JACKSONVILLE,
6 MAUMELLE, SHERWOOD AND LITTLE ROCK TO STUDY
7 EXISTING AND FUTURE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
8 NEEDS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
9
10 WHEREAS, the 2004 Limited Obligation Capital Improvement Bond Issue
1 I authorized $8,275,000 to upgrade the City's Police and Fire Radio System, and
12 WHEREAS, other local governments in Pulaski County use the City's system for
13 their communications and will have to consider improvements to their systems, and
14 WHEREAS, a proposed Memorandum of Agreement between Pulaski County,
15 North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Maumelle, Sherwood and Little Rock, attached hereto as
16 "Exhibit A ", provides for benefits of developing a joint emergency communication
17 system for the Pulaski County area, and
18 WHEREAS, the initial cost to the City of Little Rock for the consultant study is
19 Eighteen Thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty and no /100 Dollars ($18,750.00).
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
21 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
22 Section 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a Memorandum of
23 Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit B, between Pulaski County, North Little
24 Rock, Jacksonville, Maumelle, Sherwood and Little Rock for a study to develop a
25 combined emergency communication system for the Pulaski County area, at a cost to
26 Little Rock of Eighteen Thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty and no /100 Dollars ($18,750.00).
[PAGE 1 OF 4]
Resolution
Memorandum of Understanding for Emergency Communication System
2
3
4
5
6
7
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Section 2. Funds for this project are to be allocated from the $70,635,000 Limited
Obligation Capital Improvement Bond Issue (Series 2004).
Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence,
clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining
portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so
declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
resolution.
Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions inconsistent with this
resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
PASSED: May 18, 2004
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Nan Wood ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
�, pq .
Thomas M. Carpenter, Cit Attorney
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
Resolution
Memorandum of Understanding for Emergency Communication System
t
Jim iley, Mayor
[PAGE 2 OF 4]
0 •
1 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
2 This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into on this _ day of
3 2004, by and between Pulaski County, Arkansas (County) and the Cities
4 of Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Maumelle and Sherwood (Cities)
5 pursuant to the authority of Arta. CODE ANN. X25 -20 -101 et seq., and will become binding
6 on all parties upon ratification by the Quorum Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas and
7 the various City Councils or Boards of Directors of the Cities. WITNESSETH:
8
9 WHEREAS, the County and Cities of Pulaski County are going to expend a
10 considerable sum to upgrade the existing emergency communications systems; and,
11
12 WHEREAS, it is therefore timely to review the system in its entirety; and
13
14 WHEREAS, the County and Cities desire to enter into a contractual agreement
15 whereby County/City funds are made available for a study of existing and future
16 emergency communication needs and the feasibility of a combined emergency
17 communications system for the Pulaski County area.
18
19 IT IS THEREFORE hereby agreed that:
20
21 Section 1. A consultant will be hired to analyze existing and future
22 emergency communications system needs and to prepare a preliminary description of a
23 combined system for the Pulaski County area. The emergency communications systems
24 to be considered include those serving law enforcement, fire protection, emergency
25 services, and 911 call centers.
26
27 Section 2. The anticipated cost to the parties for the consultant study is Seventy-
28 Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00). The parties agree to pay the following:
29
30 Pulaski County $18,750.00
31 City of Little Rock $18,750.00
32 City of North Little Rock $18,750.00
33 City of Maumelle $ 6,250.00
34 City of Sherwood $ 6,250.00
35 City of Jacksonville $ 6,250.00
36
37 Section 3. A committee will be appointed to oversee the implementation of and
38 operation of this agreement. The committee will consist of the Chief Executive Officers
39 of each participating entity, or their designees; the Pulaski County Sheriff, or his
[PAGE 3 OF 4]
Resolution
Memorandum of Understanding for Emergmry Communication System
0 0
1 designee; the chief law enforcement and fire protection officers of each participating
2 entity, or their designees; and a representative of Metropolitan Emergency Medical
3 Services (MEMS).
4
5 Section 4. The City of Little Rock agrees to handle the procurement of the
6 consulting services in accordance with appropriate purchasing procedures. Once the
7 bid or request responses are received, the committee will meet to select the consultant to
8 be hired.
9
10 Section 5. The County and Cities agree that should the need for combined
11 services extent to other entities or areas the terms of this agreement may be amended to
12 include those other entities or areas.
13
14 Section 6. If any of the entities fail to ratify this agreement, the other parties may
15 enter into the agreement with respect to the remaining parties only.
16
17 Section 7. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
18 contrary, if any governmental body fails to appropriate funds for subsequent periods
19 within the term of this Agreement, that governmental entity shall riot be obligated to
20 make payments beyond the then - current fiscal appropriation period provided that once
21 an appropriation is made, the entity is obligated to provide funds for that appropriation
22 period. However, once an entity fails to appropriate funds, that entity is no longer
23 entitled to participate in the combined system.
24
25 PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS CITY OF LITTLE ROCK
26
27 By: F. G. 'Buddy" Villines, III By: Jim Dailey
28 County Judge Mayor
29
30 CITY OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
31
32
33 By: Patrick H. Hays By: Tommy Swaim
34 Mayor Mayor
35
36 CITY OF MAUMELLE CITY OF SHERWOOD
37
38
39 By: Burch Johnson By: Bill Harmon
40 Mayor Mayor
[PAGE 4 OF 4]
Hesoluoon
Memorandum of Understanding for Emergency Commootc fion System