HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-09-23 Ordinance 5212ORDINANCE NO. 5212
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 TO
INCREASE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH
REPLACEMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $100,000 FOR CONTINGENCY FUNDING FOR PALO
ALTO'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TRI-CITIES CAD AND RMS
"VIRTUAL CONSOLIDATION" PROJECT AND DECREASE THE
TECHNOLOGY FUND UNRESTRICTED ENDING FUND BALANCE IN
THE AMOUNT OF $100,000.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and
determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III
of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 10,
2013 did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2014; and
B. As part of the 2009 Capital Budget, the Council approved
$1,300,000 for Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records
Management System (RMS) replacement in Capital Improvement
Project (CIP) TE-09000. During the initial stages of the process
to replace these systems, the City Managers of Palo Alto,
Mountain View, and Los Altos discussed the feasibility of sharing
automated information systems to leverage purchasing power and
lower costs. This initiative was discussed at a Council Study
Session on May 2, 2011 that presented the "virtual consolidation"
concept and the framework to share public safety technology and
communication systems; and .
C. Palo Alto's project costs for CAD and RMS replacement
total approximately $1,296,541; therefore, staff recommends a
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issues, or unexpected expenses associated with implementation of
the system, and the City Council must approve a Budget Amendment
Ordinance for the expenses; and
D. An additional appropriation of One Hundred Thousand
($100,000) is needed to fund contingency costs related to the
Tri-Cities CAD and RMS "Virtual Consolidation" Project; and
E. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2014
budget as hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2. The sum of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) is
hereby appropriated to the Public Safety Computer-Aided Dispatch
Replacement capital project and the Technology Fund Unrestricted
Ending Fund Balance is correspondingly reduced.
SECTION 3. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon
adoption.
SECTION 4. The actions taken in this ordinance do not
constitute a project requiring environmental review under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: September 23, 2013
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID,
SHEPHERD
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
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Attorney
APPROVED:
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