Resolution 76-15017 RESOLUTION NO. 761.5017
A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
A 911 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH AND ENCOURAGING DADE COUNTY AND
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
TO MEET COMMITMENTS CONTAINED WITHIN THE 911
GUIDELINES .
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has gassed an emergency
telephone act, hereinafter referred to as the Act, Chanter 74-357,
Florida Statutes, which became effective July 1, 1974; and
WHEREAS, the Act provides for the establishment of the
public agency emergency telephone communication requirements for
each entity of local government in the state; and
WHEREAS, the Act provides .for the implementation of a
schedule which shall include the installation of a public agency
telephone communications, referred to as the 911 System, in a
local community within twenty-four (24) months after the local
government agency gives a firm order to the telephone utility for
a 911 System; and
WHEREAS, the Act provides that the designated public
agency shall order such system within six (6) months after pub-
lication of the date of the plan by the State Division of
Communications; and
WHEREAS , the City of Miami Beach is an entity of local
government; and
WHEREAS , the interests of the citizens of the City of
Miami Beach will be served best by a 911 System which routes calls
from citizens of the City of Miami Beach to a central dispatching
agency within the City of Miami Beach processing calls which orig-
inate within the City; and •
WHEREAS, on August 6, 1975 the City Council of the City
of Miami Beach in Resolution No.. 75-14782 authorized the City
Manager to negotiate an agreement with Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company specifying such actions on the part of the City
and the Telephone Company which may be necessary to implement the
.provisions of the act; and •
WHEREAS, the CtyCManager negotiated and ordered such a
system within six (6) months after publication of the date of the
plan by the State Division of Communications; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has submitted the pre-planning
of the system to the Division of Communications of the Department
of General Services for the State of Florida for approval; and
WHEREAS , the Cities of Hialeah, Coral Gables and Miami
have similarly met the burdens imposed upon them by the State
Plan;
NOW, , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA :
Section 1 - 'That the City Council reaffirms that the
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interest of the citizens of Miami Beach will best be served by
the expeditious installation of the 911 System, routing calls
from the citizens of the City of Miami Beach ito a central dis-
patching agency within the City of Miami Beach.
Section 2 - That the Council encourages Dade County to
: , meet •its commitment and place appropriate orders and plans, as the
municipalities have done, with the telephone company and thereby
eliminate what has developed into a dilatory delay in the implemen-
tation of the plan.
Section 3 - That the Council encourage the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company to proceed without undue delay,
irrespective of Dade County' s placing an order with them at this
time, so that the best interests of the municipalities will not be
hindered or damaged by Dade County' s delay, and the operational
date of the 911 System will be met as previously planned,
Section 4 - The City Clerk is directed tossubmit copies
of this resolution to Mr. Ray Goode, County Manager, Mr. E. Wilson
, Purdy, Dade County - Director of Public Safety, Mr. James Brown,
Vice President of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company,
Mr. Don Allen, State Division - Director of Communications, and
the 'City Managers of Hialeah, Coral Gables and Miami.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of April , 1976.
Mayor
Attest :
227
City Clerk
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ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO. 76-15017
(Reaffirming establishment of a 911
Communications System within CMB and
encouraging Dade County and Southern Bell
Telephone/Telegraph to meet commitments
contained within 911 guidelines)