El Paso – Teller E9-1-1 Authority

June 27, 2007

Meeting Minutes

 

 

Authority Members Present:                        Bill Beahan, Pete Carey, David Felice,

                                                                        Manuel Navarro, Marcus Woodward and

                                                                        Paul Zani.

 

 

Authority Members Absent:                         Bud Silloway, Tim Sullivan and Robert

                                                                        Weller.

 

Vacancies:                                                      None

 

Other Personnel Present:                              James Anderson, System Manager and

                                                                        Christy Davis, Administrative Assistant.

 

 

1)         Call to Order:

           
The June 27, 2007 regular session meeting of the El Paso – Teller E9-1-1

            Authority was called to order at 2:02 PM by Secretary David Felice.  The meeting

            was held in the E91-1 boardroom, located at 2350 Airport Road, Colorado

            Springs, Colorado.

 

2)         Act on requests of Authority Members who have asked to be excused:

           
Motion was made by Pete Carey to excuse Bud Silloway; second by Paul Zani.

            (Amended to include Tim Sullivan and Robert Weller)

            Motion passed unanimously on voice vote by the 6 Authority Members present.

 

3)         Introductions:

           
Introductions were made between Authority Members and the audience.

 

4)         Public to be Heard:

           
No items were brought forth at this time.

5)         Consent Calendar:

            A -       Approve minutes of the May 23, 2007 Authority Meeting.
            B -       Approve the July 2007 financial statement and authorize payment of

                        the monthly bills.

                       
Motion was made by Bill Beahan to approve the consent calendar; second

                        by Marcus Woodward.

 

                        Motion passed unanimously on voice vote by the 6 Authority Members

                        present.

 

6)         Report by the System Manager:

           
Mr. Anderson had no additional items but did report that sharing data

            with South Central Region was still on hold pending release from Utilities.

 

7)         Reports by Standing Committees:

            A -       CAD Users Group

 

                        Mr. Sullivan had no report at this time.

 

            B -       PSAP Managers Committee

                       
Liz Brown was not in attendance.  Mr. Anderson reported that the PSAP

                        Managers were requesting “911 bucks” to honor dispatchers who had done

                        an exemplary job with a call.  The “bucks” will be given in place of gift

                        certificates and be used towards the purchase of 911 merchandise. 

                        Guidelines and policies will be established if the Authority chooses to

                        move forward with the idea.  The Authority gave their consent and wished

                        to be kept up to date.

 

8)         Old Business:

            A -       Qwest update.

                       
Mr. Cole was not present.  Mr. Anderson reported that there were still

                        some questions that needed to answered prior to the settlement taking

                        effect.  There is expected to be a ruling any day now and within 30 days

                        of that, the new tariff will be in effect.

 

 

 

 

9)         New Business:

            A -       Selection of gift for dispatchers.

                       
There are three choices up for consideration, two are sweatshirt/jackets,

                        One with half zip, one with full and the other choice is a combination of

                        a hooded jacket, CPR kit and sports tote.  After some discussion it was

                        decided that the full zipper jacket would be chosen.

 

                        Motion was made by Bill Beahan; second by Paul Zani.

           

                        Motion passed unanimously on voice vote by the 6 Authority Members

                        present.

 

            B -       Request for Authority to pay for lunch for Statewide Meeting in

                        July.

 

                        The 9-1-1 Task Force Meeting will be hosted at the 9-1-1 building

                        on July 12th.   It has been requested that the Authority fund the cost of

                        lunch for the meeting.

 

 

                        Motion was made by Bill Beahan to fund the cost up to $350.00; seconded

                        by Manuel Navarro.

 

                        Motion passed unanimously on voice vote by the 6 Authority Members

                        present.

 

            C -       2006 Draft Audit.

                       
Mitchell Downs of Osborne, Parsons and Rosacker presented an overview

                        of the audit.  It was noted that the process went much smoother this year

                        due to the engagement of a new accountant.  It was also noted that some

                        adjustments had been made.  If there are any further questions the

                        Authority can contact Mr. Downs or Mr. Anderson.

 

            D -       Letter from PSAP Managers Committee.

 

                        Discussed earlier in the agenda.

 

            E -       Larimer County

 

                        Mr. Anderson is planning on attending the meeting in Larimer County on

                        August 2nd and invited any Authority members who would like to carpool.                    

 

            F -        Peterson AFB

                       
A letter had been received from Peterson asking that they no longer be

                        considered a PSAP and that their 911 calls be answered by CSPD.  There

                        was lengthy discussion regarding the lack of information about what

                        Peterson would like CSPD to do with the calls once they answer them and

                        if Peterson could just stop answering the 911 calls without any procedures

                        being put into place beforehand.

 

                        Mr. Anderson, Mr. Felice and Mr. Carey will be attending a meeting with

                        Peterson personnel and will try to get resolution of some of these issues.

 

11)       Adjournment:

 

            A motion was made by Bill Beahan to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Paul

            Zani.

 

            Motion passed unanimously on voice vote by the 6 Authority Members present.

 

            Meeting was adjourned at 3:02 PM

 

            Submitted for Approval By:

 

            David Felice, Authority Secretary