HomeMy WebLinkAbout17930• 1 ORDINANCE NO. 17,930
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY
4 MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE 55
5 SERVICE APPLICATION FOR ENHANCED 9 -1 -1
6 UNIVERSAL EMERGENCY NUMBER SERVICE
7 AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHWESTERN BELL
8 TELEPHONE COMPANY, TO WAIVE FORMAL
9 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS, DECLARING AN
10 EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS, on March 18, 1986, the City Board adopted Resolution No.
13 7,579 agreeing that the funding of a 9 -1 -1 Emergency Telephone Service would be
14 placed before the electors during the General Election in November, 1986; and
15 WHEREAS, on August 27, 1986, the City Board passed Ordinance No.
16 15,155 setting a date for an election to fund the implementation of the 9 -1 -1
17 emergency telephone system and to provide a service charge to finance the 9 -1 -1
18 emergency telephone service system; and
19 WHEREAS, the City placed the 9 -1 -1 issue on the November 1986 ballot
20 and same was approved by the citizens of the City; and
21 WHEREAS, on May 19, 1987, the City Board passed Ordinance No.
22 15,295 establishing and setting a service charge based on a percentage of the basic
23 telephone tariff rate for the implementation and operation of a 9 -1 -1 emergency
24 telephone system; and
25 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock and Southwestern Bell Telephone
26 Company entered into a Service Application For Enhanced 9 -1 -1 Universal
27 Emergency Number Service Agreement ( "the 9 -1 -1 Service Agreement ") dated May
28 July 11, 1988 whereby Southwestern Bell Telephone Company agreed to furnish
29 the City with Enhanced 9 -1 -1 Universal Emergency Number Service and
30 equipment in accordance with the tariffs filed with the Arkansas Public Service
31 Commission; and
32 WHEREAS, on November 9, 1992, the City executed an amendment to the
33 9 -1 -1 Service Agreement to change the existing AT &T PSAP equipment leased
34 from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to a the new AT &T Call- Stalker
35 PSAP equipment; and
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I WHEREAS, the Little Rock Emergency Services Center is in need of
2 certain 9 -1 -1 equipment to be in compliance with FCC regulations and to upgrade
3 outdated equipment; and
4 WHEREAS, it is now necessary to amend the 9 -1 -1 Service Agreement to
5 change the existing AT &T Call Stalker PSAP equipment currently leased from
6 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to the new PLANT MAARS COM-
7 CENTREX PSAP Equipment and to
8 provide for integrated priority 9 -1 -1 dispatcher stations (10 -60 Button Units) to
9 function with the PLANT MAARS equipment; and
10 WHEREAS, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has provided
11 maintenance, services, and equipment for the City's 9 -1 -1 system since 1988 and
12 has inventory, maintenance and response personnel capabilities available within
13 minutes for emergency repair due to their proximity to the City's Emergency
14 Services Center; and
15 WHEREAS, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company integrated priority
16 9 -1 -1 dispatcher stations are specifically designed to work in tandem with the
17 PLANT MAARS COM- CENTREX PSAP equipment and is the only equipment
18 that will function with the PLANT MAARS equipment; and
19 WHEREAS, the Board determines that competitive bidding is not feasible
20 due to the above reasons and therefore waives formal bidding requirements; and
21 WHEREAS, the funding for this Amendment to the 9 -1 -1 Service
22 Agreement is available through the 9 -1 -1 funds account number 250- 214 -1445-
23 4050.
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
25 DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
26 SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into
27 an Amendment to Service Application for Enhanced 9 -1 -1 Universal Emergency
28 Number Service Agreement with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to provide
29 for the upgrade to the PLANT MAARS COM- CENTREX PSAP equipment at the
30 Little Rock Emergency Services Center for the City's 9 -1 -1 system. This system will
31 consist of a new Southwestern Bell 9 -1 -1 ComCentrex Switch, with integrated
32 priority 9 -1 -1 dispatcher stations (10 -60 Button Units).
33 SECTION 2: The equipment shall be installed by Southwestern Bell
34 Telephone Company on or before June 15, 1999 at a cost of $298,348.00, plus
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I applicable taxes, with monthly recurring charges increasing in the amount of
2 $574.10.
3 SECTION 3: The PLANT MAARS COM- CENTREX PSAP equipments}"
4 is compatible with one source of dispatcher station, which is the Southwestern Bell
5 Telephone Company 9 -1 -1 dispatcher station specifically designed to function in
6 tandem with the PLANT MAARS equipment. It is therefore impractical and
7 unfeasible to formally bid in this instance. Accordingly, formal bidding is hereby
8 waived in connection with this 9 -1 -1 system upgrade.
9 SECTION 4: The funding for this Amendment to the 9 -1 -1 Service
10 Agreement is available through the 9 -1 -1 funds account number 250- 214 -1445-
11 4050.
12 SECTION 5: Severability. In the event any section, subsection,
13 subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this
14 ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
15 declaration or adjudication shall not affect
16 the remaining provisions of this ordinance, as if such invalid or unconstitutional
17 provision was not originally a part of this ordinance.
18 SECTION 6: Ernergency. To assure that the City complies with FCC
19 regulations and has an efficient and updated 9 -1 -1 system available to its citizens,
20 and in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare, an emergency is
21 declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
22 the date of this adoption.
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24 PASSED: February 2, 1999
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26 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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29 ROBBIE HANCOCK JI AILEY
CITY CLERIC MAYOR
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32 APP OVED AS TO FORM:
A33 THOMAS M. RP TER
34 CITY ATTORNEY
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AMENDMENT TO SERVICE APPLICATION FOR
ENHANCED 9 -1 -1 UNIVERSAL
EMERGENCY NUMBER SERVICE
EXHIBIT •
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WHEREAS, there currently exists a contract styled as a Service Application, between
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, a Missouri Corporation, and the CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK. Arkansas. The Agreement was signed by the Little Rock City Manager on July 11. 1988; and
WHEREAS, the parties thereto wish to amend the same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT UNDERSTOOD, that said contract is hereby amended as
follows:
1. The purpose for the amendment is to change the existing AT& T CALL STALKER
PSAP equipment located at the Little Rock Emergency Services Center to the new PLANT
MAARS COM- CENfREX PSAP Equipment. This system will consist of a new Southwestern Bell
9 -1 -1 ComCentrex Switch, With integrated priority 9 -1 -1 dispatcher stations (10 -60 Button Units).
2. Paragraph 3 is amended with the monthly recurring charges increasing in the amount
of $574.10.
3. The contract is further amended by adding the following: The equipment shall be
installed on or before June 15, 1999. The cost of installation is-122a 348.00 and shall be paid after
the installation is complete. Applicable taxes are not included in this cost.
4. The parties agree that all remaining provisions of the original contract including the
exhibits and attachments shall remain in full effect, except as expressly modified by this amendment.
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS SOUTHWESTERN BELL CORPORATION
BY:
TITLE: CY CARNEY
CITY MANAGER
DATE:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
THOMAS M. CARP - N
CITY ATTORNEY
V-W
TITLE: AREA MANAGER EMERGENCY
SERVICES
DATE: