RE 2013-0709.1
RESOLUTION NO. _2013-0709.1
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS, TO NEGOTIATE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH THE TOWN OF ADDISON, CITY OF CARROLLTON, AND CITY OF
FARMERS BRANCH REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION, MANAGEMENT,
AND OPERATION OF A CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH
CENTER
WHEREAS
, the City of Coppell, the City of Farmers Branch, the City of
Carrollton, and the Town of Addison are neighboring municipalities who each provide
health and public safety services to their citizens and inhabitants, including police
protection, fire protection, and emergency medical services (collectively Addison,
Carrollton, Coppell and Farmers Branch referred to hereafter as the “Metrocrest Cities”);
and
WHEREAS,
a public safety communication system (the “System”) is integral to
and a necessary part of the ability of the Metrocrest Cities to provide public health and
safety services, through such System which will enhance the public health, safety and
welfare; and
WHEREAS
, the Metrocrest Cities are presently engaged in purchasing a new
System that will be used by and serve all four of the Metrocrest Cities; and
WHEREAS,
the Metrocrest Cities jointly commissioned iXP Corporation to
prepare a study regarding the method of public safety dispatching conducted by each of
the Metrocrest Cities, and the options, advantages, and disadvantages to consolidating the
public safety dispatch operations of the Metrocrest Cities into a single consolidated
public safety dispatch center (the “System Study”); and
WHEREAS,
the findings of the System Study indicate that the operation by the
Metrocrest Cities of a consolidated public safety dispatch center will result in significant
efficiencies and savings in both human and financial resources; and, to allow for a higher
level of coordination of public safety services within the Metrocrest Cities that will
enhance to safety of residents and other inhabitants of each of the Metrocrest Cities; and
WHEREAS,
having received and considered the System Study and the
recommendations of City Administration, the City Council of the City of Coppell finds
that a consolidated public safety dispatch center operated in cooperation with the other
Metrocrest Cities would be in the best interest of the public health and safety of the
residents, businesses, and other inhabitants of the City of Coppell.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS THAT:
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Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to negotiate an interlocal agreement
with the Town of Addison, City of Carrollton, and City of Farmers Branch with respect
to the construction, operation, and management of a consolidated public safety dispatch
center.
Section 2. This resolution shall become effective from and after its passage.
DULY PASSED and approved by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas
on this the Cl day of_ , 2013.
CITY 'i F It S PPELL, T'XAS
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V:ren Selbo Hunt, ■ ayor
ATTEST:
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hristel Pettinos, i Secretary
APP' •VE I A TO FORM:
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City Attorney i
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