City of Columbus - File #: 1279-2009

• File #: 1279-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/24/2009
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 10/19/2009
• Final action: 10/20/2009
• Title: To amend the Department of Public Safety's 2009 Capital Improvement Budget, to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds between projects in the Safety Voted Bond Fund, to authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security agency to upgrade the existing warning sirens, to authorize the expenditure of $80,000 from the Voted Public Safety Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($80,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/20/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/19/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved
10/19/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/30/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/29/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2009	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/25/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEMHS) for the purchase of equipment upgrades for existing City of Columbus outdoor warning sirens (tornado) that are outdated. There are a total of fifty-eight (58) emergency sirens covering the City of Columbus. Most of the sirens are of the advanced WPS 4000 variety. There are eleven older WPS 3000 sirens that need upgraded. This ordinance will provide funds to upgrade these eleven WPS 3000 sirens with new amplifiers, battery chargers, and controllers. The purchase and installation of a new siren cost approximately $20,000 per unit. This upgrade will cost less than $8,000 per siren. This legislation authorizes FCEMHS to upgrade the eleven (11) WPS 3000 warning sirens.

Under State of Ohio law, FCEMHS is the agency that has the responsibility to coordinate, operate and maintain the outdoor warning siren system within Franklin County. FCEMHS competitively bid their contracts with the assistance of the Franklin County Purchasing Department and comply with all basic laws pertaining to government contracting pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, adjudicated case law, and Attorney General opinions concerning public contracts and competitive bidding. By entering into this agreement with FCEMHS, the City of Columbus will improve its portion of the outdoor warning siren system.

This legislation also amends the 2009 Capital improvement budget, Ordinance No 0806-2009 and authorizes the transfer of $80,000.00 between projects within the Safety Voted Bond Fund.

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to expedite the upgrade and ensure continued emergency coverage for the areas affected.

Bid Information: N/A.
Contract Compliance No: N/A

Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $80,000 from the Safety Voted Bond fund for the upgrade of the outd...