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RtsOLUTnON NO.: 7 Sflsn: _
A RESOLUTION AUTHORItING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN BELL
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY WHICH WILL
SPECIFY SUCH ACTIONS ON THE PART OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI AND THE TELEPHONE COMPANY WHICH MAY
BE NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF A 911 SYSTEM FOR THE 'CITY
OF MIAMI; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO SUBMIT SAID SYSTEM TO THE DIVISION OF COM-
MUNICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
SERVICES OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR APPROVAL;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY
FOR AND ACCEPT ANY FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDING
ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 911 SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has passed an emergency
telephone act, hereinafter referred to as the Act, Chapter 74-357
Florida Statutes, which became effective July 1,'1974;
WHEREAS the Act provides for the establishment o
the public agency emergency telephone communication requirements
for each entity of local government in the state; and
WHEREAS, the Act provides for the implementation of
a schedule which shall include the installation of a public agency
telephone communications, referred to as the 911 System,
local community within twenty-four (24) months after the local
government agency gives a firm order to the telephone utility
for a 911 System; and
WHEREAS, the Act provides that the designated public
agency shall order such system within six (6) months after publica-
tion of the date of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami is an entity of local
government; and
WHEREAS, the interests of the citizens of the City o
Miami will be served best by a 911 System which routes calls from
citizens of, the City of Miami to a central dispatching agency
within the City of Miami processing calls which originate within
the its
NOW, 4, TI4t`0lkt, tt tt RESOLVtD tY COMMI8gtON OP
THt CfTYbP MfAMt, ?t RtbA
Section 1. The City Manager be and hereby is authbri2ed
to negotiate an agreement with Southern tell Telephone and Telegraph
Company which will specify such actions on the part of the City and
the telephone company which may be necessary to implement the
provisions of the Act establishing a 911 System for the City of
Miami.
Section 2. The City Manager be and hereby is authorized
to submit the System so evolved to the Division of Communications of
the Department of General Services of the State of Florida for ap-
proval.
Section 3. The City Manager be and hereby is authorized
to apply for and accept any federal or state funding assistance
which may be or become available to the City in the development
and implementation of the 911 System.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22, day of MAY'
1975.
ATTEST:
CITY CL RK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
Frank H. Weston
Assistant Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
�•hn S. Lloyd - City rney
"DOCUMENT. INI CITY COMMISSPON
ITEM NO n MEETING OF
- 2MAY 2 2 1975
MAURICE A. FERRE
MAYOR
"DOCUMENT INDEX
ITEM N 0.
TO:
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iNtEf-0PF1dE MEMOPtAN115tIM
Honorable Members of
The City Commission
P V. Andrews
City Manager
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PtF£RENCES
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MAY 2 1 iS
911 Systettz
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In May, 1974, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Drnergency
Telephone Act of 1974, hereinafter referred to as the 911 Act. The
intent of this legislation is to establish and implement a statewide emer-
gency telephone number 911 plan which will provide citizens with direct
access to public safety agencies by dialing the telephone number 911.
Theoretically, such a system will reduce the response time to situations
requiring public safety emergency services.
The legislation directs the State Division of Communications to be
responsible for the implementation and coordination of the statewide
911 Plan. After publication of the plan, which is to meet specific local
government requirements, local agencies such as the City of Miami will
have six months to place a firm order to the telephone company and that
company will have a maximum of twenty-four (24) months to install 911.
It is essential that the City of Miami immediately and clearly state its
position on the type of 91] system which will best serve the needs of the
citizens of Miami. The best system to achieve this purpose would be a
911 Plan which would provide for all telephone calls originating N.vithin the
City of Miami to be routed directly to City of Miami central 911 answering
center as designated by the City of Miami. Direct routing of calls from
within Miami to the Miami answering center can be accomplished as re-
ported in studies which have already been conducted in other parts of the
country. If this were done, calls originating from within the City of
Miami could be rapidly serviced and emergency response dispatched
without. the delays caused by unnecessary call relays.
Therefore, it is requested that the City Commission authorize the City
Manager to make the necessary formal arrangements with the Southern
Bel] Telephone Company to provide as quickly as possible the 911 service
iottorable M etribers o'f
The City Gointnissiori
as described above. A resolution to this effect will officially establish
the position of the City of Miami with respect to the 911 sy stetti as
toscribed in the State statutes. This policy position as approved by the
City Gotntnission will be the City of Miami's basic and specific requite-
ment trent to be included th the .statewide 911 Plait which is required under the
Mate Statutes.
cc: Honorable
Honorable
Honorable
Honorable
Honorable
Maurice A. Pei re, Mayon
J. L. Plurnrtier, Jr. , Vice Ma
Theodore R. Gibson
Rose Gordon
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