HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019_10_22_R161 Emergency Communications CenterThe Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED: October 22, 2019
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-161 ADOPTED: October 22, 2019
A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO IMMEDIATELY
PROCEED WITH UPGRADING THE CALL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
FOR THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AT THE
LEESBURG POLICE STATION WITH AN APPROPRIATION FROM
THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Police Department operates the Town of Leesburg's Emergency
Communications Center at 65 Plaza Street; and
WHEREAS, the Town's Emergency Communication Center system is not currently able to
receive the Automatic Number Identification (ANI) and Automatic Location Identifier (ALI) from
the Loudoun County Dispatch Center which is critical emergency information; and
WHEREAS, in order for the Automatic Number Identification (ANI) and the Automatic
Line Information (ALI) to be received by Leesburg Police dispatchers, new call handling equipment
and access to the Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network is immediately required to enhance
public safety capabilities; and
WHEREAS, a specialized consultant, Mission Critical Partners, LLC, was contracted by the
Town to fully assess the operational, financial, and technological aspects of the Town's current
Emergency Communications Center; and
WHEREAS, Mission Critical Partners recommends the implementation of new Call
Handling Equipment (CHE) to include a connection to the regional emergency services Internet
Protocol network (ESlnet), and recommends the purchase of a multimedia logger/recorder system
that meets its needs and fiscal requirements; and
THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia hereby
approves the following:
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A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO IMMEDIATELY
PROCEED WITH UPGRADING THE CALL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
FOR THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AT THE
LEESBURG POLICE STATION WITH AN APPROPRIATION FROM
THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE
SECTION I. The Capital Projects Fund budget is hereby amended and a supplemental
appropriation of Fiscal Year 2019 General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance is made in the amount
of $450,000 to the Town's Capital Asset Replacement Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2019 and ending June 30, 2020 to fully fund the initial setup, implementation, and consultant
services required to upgrade the Call Handling Equipment in the Town's Emergency
Communications Center in order to receive critical Automatic Number Information (ANI) and the
Automatic Location Information (ALI); and the Town Manager is authorized to immediately
execute all necessary contracts, in a form approved by the Town Attorney; and
SECTION II. The Town Manager is directed to pursue official status as a Secondary Public Safety
Answering Point (PSAP) for the Leesburg Police Emergency Communications Center.
PASSED this 22nd day of October, 2019.
Ke 1 B 1 ayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
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