HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1984.09.13 - 17966MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 84237 August 30, 1984
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BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, JAMES E. LANNI, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: EMS AND DISASTER CONTROL DIVISION - EARLY WEATHER WARNING
PROGRAM: RADAR MONITOR SYSTEM
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS. the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorized the
implementation and operation of an Oakland County Early Weather Warning Program
consisting of a tornado warning siren system and a tone alert receiver system (Miscellaneous
Resolutions 7865, 7971, 8664, and 83196); and
WHEREAS, the goal of the program is to reduce personal injuries and property damage
as a result of severe weather by providing timely notification of severe weather conditions
to persons and agencies through appropriate equipment and personnel; and
WHEREAS, a vital piece of equipment to assure the timely receipt of severe weather
conditions is a weather radar monitor system; and
WHEREAS, the total cost for the weather radar monitor system is $12,300.00; and
WHEREAS, such cost is contained in the present 1984 Division of EMS and Disaster
Control Budget due to projected reductions in telephone communications costs.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners authorizes the expenditure of $12,300.00, funds available in the EMS and
Disaster Control Division 1984 Budget, consistent with the attached budget and program
summary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that written quarterly progress reports be presented to
the Public Services Committee and to the balance of the members of the Board of
Commissioners by the Manager of the Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Control
Division,
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
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OAKLAND COUNTY EARLY WEATHER WARNING PROGRAM
WEATHER RADAR MONITOR SYSTEM
PROGRAM SUMMARY
I. Program Description
The Oakland County Early Weather Warning Program is designed to provide
timely notification of severe weather conditions to police, fire, public safety,
hospitals, schools, businesses, and other persons and agencies. The goal of the
program is to reduce personal injuries and property damage as a result of severe
weather.
By using appropriate equipment and personnel to receive severe weather
conditions, persons and agencies are immediately alerted by two major notification
systems:
• Tornado Warning System - as an outdoor warning system,
the 132 sirens indicate a tornado warning has been issued.
• Tone Alert Receiver System - as an indoor warning system,
detailed, updated, and all-clear severe weather warning information
is broadcasted to 300-plus tone alert receivers located in
County departments, police and fire departments, schools,
industries, businesses, hospitals, government agencies,
media, and citizens.
II. Current Problem
In response to concerns raised by police, fire, public safety, hospital and
county officials regarding a delay in providing severe weather information after a
tornado warning siren activation, the tone alert receiver system was developed and
implemented in late 1983.
The severe weather information support equipment to receive the warnings
consists of a weather teletype, National Weather Service hotline, weather radio,
SKY WARN spotters, and LEIN teletype.
However, the current information system does not provide the severe weather
conditions until weather warnings are issued by the National Weather Service. On a
consistent basis, the warnings are received too late to provide timely notification
and to mobilize the appropriate staffing levels to handle the resultant
communications and field workload.
III. Identified Need
The identified need is to receive severe weather information in a manner that
will provide the Division with the capability to (1) identify approaching storm
systems, (2) monitor storm systems on a continuous basis, (3) provide timely
notification, and (4) to mobilize appropriate staffing levels to handle the
communications workload and field monitor the storms activities.
IV. Recommended Solution
The purchase of a weather radar monitor system with Division budget
appropriations will assure the timely receipt of severe weather conditions affecting
Oakland County.
The weather radar monitor system is connected to the appropriate National
Weather Service radar site.
The system is designed to display at the EMS and Disaster Control Division the
realtirne severe weather conditions of storm formations, directions, sizes, shapes,
and intensities approaching or affecting Oakland County.
The weather radar monitor system will improve Division operations by
providing for:
• Better awareness and timely receipt of storm activity and
movement approaching Oakland County in terms of location,
direction, speed, and intensity.
• Timely dissemination of severe weather conditions to police,
fire, public safety, hospitals, schools, and others.
• A continuous monitor system rather than an intermittent
weather system.
• Quicker response to incoming calls from public safety
officials and citizens reporting and inquiring on severe
weather conditions.
• Better staff management in terms of manpower allocation
and overtime usage.
The services to Oakland County agencies and citizens will be substantially
improved by providing notification of approaching storms in a timely, accurate, and
reliable manner.
BUDGET SUMMARY
A. EQUIPMENT
Weather Radar Monitor Receiver $10,000.00
Monitor 1,000.00
B. INSTALLATION 500.00
C. OPERATING EXPENSES
Radar Data Access Fee (4 months) 200.00
Telephone Line (4 months) 600.00
TOTAL: $12,300.00
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FISCAL NOTE
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #84237-EMS/DISASTER CONTROL DIVISION-
EARLY WEATHER WARNING PROGRAM: RADAR MONITOR SYSTEM
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed
Miscellaneous Resolution #84237 and finds:
1) The EMS/Disaster Control Division has requested approval to purchase
a Weather Radar Monitor System as part of the Oakland County Early
Weather Warning Program, at a total cost of $12,300,
2) The Weather Radar Monitor System is requested to assure timely receipt
of severe weather conditions, thereby reducing personal injuries and
property damage due to severe weather,
3) Funds are contained in the EMS/Disaster Control Division's 1984 Budget
due to projected reductions in telephone communications costs, and
therefore no additional County funds are necessary to purchase the
system,
4) $12,300 is available in the 1984 EMS/Disaster Control Division Budget,
"O m Corn unit, Telephone Communications line item, said funds to be
transferred as follows:
177-10-00-6750 Telephone Communications (12,300)
177-05-00-5998 Capital Outlay 11,500
177-05-00-3278 Communications 200
177-05-00-6750 Telephone Communications 600
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5) Further, the Finance Committee finds that costs for maintenance contracts,
radar data assess fees and telephone lines will be an ongoing (annual)
expense to the County.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
#842 37 September 13, 1984
13th this day of September 9 84 1
. ALLEN
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
Moved by Lanni supported by Moore the resolution with Fiscal Note attached,
be adopted.
AYES: Doyon, Foley, Fortino, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn,
Lanni, Law, McConnell, McPherson, Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Page, Perinoff, Pernick,
Price, Rewold, Wilcox, Aaron, Calandro. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution with Fiscal
Note attached, was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTt OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do here..y certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Resolution #84 237 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their
meeting held on September 13, 1984
with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and
that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the
whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan