HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2011-116CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 2011-116
SUPPORTING HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S
NEW REGIONAL 911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth values public safety as a core service of government;
and
WHEREAS, reliable emergency communications is a critical component in the delivery
of public safety; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth has received police and fire dispatch service from the
Hennepin County Sheriff s Office since 1958, with over 56,000 dispatch events handled in 2010
within Plymouth; and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Sheriff s Office currently provides dispatch to 36
entities across Hennepin County from a 60 plus year-old building in Golden Valley scheduled to
be replaced in 2012/2013 with a new facility on county -owned property in Plymouth, adjacent to
the Adult Correctional Facility at Parkers Lake; and
WHEREAS, the new Hennepin County Sheriff s Office emergency communications
facility is important to public safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Plymouth supports the
constriction of a new Hennepin County Sheriff s Office Regional 911 Communications
Facility; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that due to the regional nature of this project, the City of
Plymouth encourages the Minnesota State Legislature and Federal Elected Officials to
support this project through state bonding and state and federal grants.
Adopted by the Plymouth City Council on April 12, 2011.