El Paso – Teller E9-1-1 Authority
October 19, 2007
Meeting Minutes
Authority Members Present: Bill Beahan, Peter Carey, David Felice,
Bud Silloway, Tim Sullivan, Robert Weller
and Paul Zani.
Authority Members Absent: Manuel Navarro and Marcus Woodward.
Vacancies: None
Other Personnel Present: James Anderson, System Manager, Robert
Cole, Legal Counsel and Christy Davis,
Administrative Assistant.
1) Call to Order:
The October 19, 2007 regular session meeting of the El Paso –Teller E9-1-1
Authority was called to order at 1:01 PM by Chairman Tim Sullivan. 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 David Felice to excuse Manuel Navarro and
Marcus
Woodward; second by Robert Weller.
Motion passed unanimously on voice vote by the 7 Authority Members present.
3) Introductions:
Authority Members and the audience introduced themselves.
4) Public to be Heard:
No items were brought forth at this time.
5) Consent Calendar:
A - Approve minutes of the September 26, 2007 Authority
Meeting.
B - Approve the October 2007 financial statement and authorize payment
of the monthly bills.
C - Approve amended Policy 4.23 (Conference funding policy).
D - Approve new Policy 4.38 (Per Diem policy).
Mr. Anderson asked if item D could be pulled from the consent calendar
as the attorney was still working on it.
Motion was made by Robert Weller to approve items A-C on the consent
calendar; second by David Felice.
Motion passed unanimously on voice vote by the 7 Authority Members
present.
6) Report by the System Manager:
No report this month but Mr. Anderson had two items for
discussion. The first is
a change in procedure in regards to unlocking the lobby doors prior to the
receptionist arriving. A man who had been assaulted had gotten into the lobby
without being seen and 911 had to be called. In the future, the doors will not be unlocked until the receptionist arrives. The second item is that when Mr.
Anderson attended the Colorado APCO/NENA conference he had gathered
information about Next Generation 9-1-1. He stated that it’s expected to be an
expensive project and there are still many unanswered questions. He will be
preparing a presentation that he will share with both the Authority and PSAP
Managers. (The PSAP Managers in December and the Authority at the February
meeting.)
7) Approve Authority Resolutions:
A - Resolution 07-13, A RESOLUTION HONORING CRYSTAL BROADY AS
THE TELECOMMUNICATOR OF THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2007.
Motion was made by David Felice to approve the resolution; second by
Robert Weller.
Motion passed on a roll call vote with 7 ayes and 2 not present.
Tim Sullivan presented the award to Crystal.
8) Reports by Standing Committees:
A - CAD Users Group
No report at this time.
B - PSAP Managers Committee
Mr. Anderson reported that the committee had met two weeks ago and
that they wished to thank the Authority for approving the request for
per diem at conferences and the CISM training. He stated that a PSAP
Managers training would be offered sometime after the first of the year.
He also said that PAFB would be moving to their new facility on
November 13th, and that they would be signing the PSAP Funding
Agreement and sending it back. They will also be hiring at least two
civilian dispatchers to help with the constant turnover they have been
having.
9) Old Business:
A - Discussion of 2008 Budget.
Mr. Anderson distributed the 2nd draft of the budget. There shouldn’t be
many more changes before the final draft next month. Since Jim will be
gone until November 5th he asked the board to email him if they had any
questions and when he comes back he will send the final draft out via
email prior to packets being mailed out.
Presentation by CSPD.
Tina Young and Karen Lincoln distributed a RCAD
Project Update and
Summary to Authority Members. The status of each of the 11 projects
was discussed. According to CSPD, the two major obstacles to
completion was commitment from TriTech to work on the interface and an
updated GIS data set for mapping. Mr. Anderson said he would be
meeting with the president of TriTech the following week so he would
voice his concerns regarding RCAD. For the GIS issue it was
suggested that a GIS User Group be formed to find a way to resolve the
problems.
10) New Business:
A - Reappointment of Bill Beahan for a second term.
Mr. Beahan wrote a letter expressing his interest in serving another term.
Motion to reappoint Mr. Beahan for a second term was made by Pete
Carey; second by Paul Zani.
B - Qwest update.
Mr. Cole reported that the wireless cost recovery had been pulled from the
settlement and it is now becoming an issue. He has filed for party status
and will keep the Authority appraised of any developments.
11) Adjournment:
A motion was made by David Felice to adjourn the meeting;
seconded by Bud
Silloway.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:27 PM.
Submitted for Approval By:
David Felice, Authority Secretary