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RESOLUTION NO. 5074
RES')L'..1TION OF 'rliE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
ru:QuES1'ING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SANTA CLAPA
COUN'l'Y TO PROVIDE COUN'rY FUNDING FOR E}IBRGENCY
CQ11MUNICi\TIONS AND DISPATCH SERVICE$ OPERA'l'ED BY
THE CI~Y OF PALO ALTO
WHEREAS, the County of Santa Clara has offered to provide
county operated emergency communications dnd dispatch services
to the City of Palo Alto and the other cities within the County
at· no direct cost to the cities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto already has a modern and
efficient communications facility, which provides not only emergency
communications but conununications for utility services and animal
control, and has plans to continue to upgra_de the facility as
technology develops; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto is conunitted to providing
the best possible emergency communications and dispatch services
at the least cost, whether independently or in a joint endeavor
with other cities; and
WHEREAS, the County now is providing county operated emer-
gency cornmunicatiJns and dispatch services to the City of
San Jose at no cost; and
WHEREAS, if consolidated communications are expanded and
provided by the County to other cities and paid for out of
county property tax and the City of Palu Alto chooses not to
accept such service, the citizens of Palo Alto, in effect, pay
taxes to support two communications systems1
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Palo Alto
request the ooard of Supervisors of Santa Clara County to provide
county funding for City of Palo Alto operated emergency communi-
cations and dispatch services on the same basis as the county
funding which supports the county operated City of San Jose
emergency communications and dispatch system~ and
BE IT FUR'I'HER RESOLVED that in return for this fundiilg, the
City of Palo Alto will conform to U.e minimum communications
performance standarda to be established jointly by the County
and the City: and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Palo Alto desires
to analyze the feasibility of joining with neighboring juris-
dictions to provide combined emergency communications and dispatch
services, controlled and operated by the cities; and
BE -IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
forwarded to the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County for
its consideration and response.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: March 31, 1975,
AYES: Beahrs, Clay, Comstock, Henderson, Norton, Pearson,
ABSENT:
Ci y -e
Rosenbaum, Sher.
None.
Berwald.
AP,~CL
Assistant city Attorney
AP PROV
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