August 23, 2006
Meeting Minutes
Authority Members Present: Bill Beahan, Pete Carey, David Felice,
Woodward and
Authority Members Absent: Manuel Navarro and Bud Silloway.
Vacancies: None
Other Personnel Present: James Anderson, System Manager, Robert
Cole, Legal Counsel, and Christy Davis,
Administrative Assistant.
1) Call to Order:
The August 23, 2006
regular session meeting of the
Authority
was called to order at 2:02 PM by Chairman
The meeting
was held in the E9-1-1 boardroom, located at
2) Act on requests of Authority Members who
have asked to be excused.
Motion was made by
second by David Felice.
Motion passed unanimously on voice vote by the 7 Authority Members present.
3) Introductions:
None were needed as the
audience and Authority Members were well acquainted.
4) Public to be Heard:
There were no items
brought forth for discussion at this time.
5) Consent Calendar:
A - Approve the minutes of the July 26, 2006 Authority Meeting.
B - Approve
the August financial statement and authorize payment of the
monthly
bills.
C - Approval
of Policy Number 4.35 and 4.36.
Motion was
made by Robert Weller to approve the consent calendar;
second by Pete Carey.
Motion passed unanimously on voice vote by the 7 Authority Members
present.
6) Report by the System Manager:
Mr. Anderson gave copies
of The Emergency Number Professional Magazine to
Authority Members. It featured an article about the 9-1-1 system written by
Connie
Chavez. Also a
were on the magazine cover. Mr. Anderson said that being featured in two of
the three national magazines in one year is a great accomplishment.
Mr. Sullivan asked for an update on the generator and Mr. Anderson reported that
he believed that a new generator had been part of the request made by the City
for a Homeland Defense grant.
7) Authority Resolutions:
A) Resolution 06-12, A
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE RATE OF
TARIFF FOR EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR
2007.
Motion was made by Robert Weller to approve the resolution and
establish the rate of tariff at 70 cents per line; second by
Bill Beahan.
Motion passed
on a roll call vote with 7 ayes and 3 not present.
8) Reports by Standing Committees:
A) CAD Users Group
Mr.
conference calls with HiTech/TriTech and that the final testing of the
CAD to CAD interface should be happening soon.
B) PSAP
Managers Committee
Kim reported
that at the last meeting the EWS had been a topic of
discussion, both in regard to the training schedule and the draft policy.
It was decided that the draft policy fits the needs of the agencies right
now, but that it can be enhanced later on if needed.
Kim also updated the Authority regarding the failure of phone providers
on base not keeping the database updated. She had met with the
providers, Fire Chief and housing people and it was suggested that it
might be a problem with Intrado, this will be looked into. The same group
will be meeting again at the end of September to see what progress has
been made. If this issue is still unresolved at that time Mr. Anderson and
Chief Felice will try to meet with the new Garrison Commander and make
him aware of the issue.
9) Old Business:
A - Further discussion regarding 2007 Budget.
Mr. Anderson
wanted to give Authority Members further chance to ask
questions or comment on the budget. The payment schedule for the
building has been distributed and the possibility of paying off the loan
early was discussed. After all other numbers and modifications are in,
an adjusted draft budget will be put before the Authority.
10) New Business:
No items were brought
forward at this time.
11) Adjournment:
A motion was made by Dave
Felice to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Paul
Zani.
Motion passed unanimously on voice vote.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:26 PM.
Submitted for Approval By:
David Felice, Authority
Secretary