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JOINT MEETING
COLLEGE STATION CITY COUNCIL, BRYAN CITY COUNCIL, WIXON VALLEY
ALDERMAN, AND BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1987
6:00 P.M.
COLLEGE STATION COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COLLEGE STATION COUNCIL PRESENT:
BRYAN COUNCIL PRESENT:
WIXON VALLEY ALDERMEN PRESENT:
BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PRESENT:
OFFICIALS ABSENT:
COLLEGE STATION STAFF PRESENT:
Mayor Larry Ringer, Councilmen
Boughton, Haddox, Brown, Jones,
Gardner, McIlhaney
Mayor Pro-tem McQuaide, Coun-
cilmen Sims, Catlin, Chavarria,
Mobley
Aldermen McGee, Sikorski,
Tanner, Hightower, Bluntzer
County Judge Holmgreen,
Commissioners Cooley, Wilcox,
Turner
Bryan Mayor Marvin Tate, Wixon
Valley Mayor Don Ballard, and
County Commissioner Billy
Beard
City Manager Cole, Asst. City
Manager Ragland, Chief Strope,
Chief Landua, City Attorney
Locke, City Secretary Jones,
Council Coordinator Hooks
VISITORS PRESENT:
See guest register.
Agenda Item No. 1 - To consider the Brazos County Emergency
Communication District.
Judge Dick Holmgreen introduced the item and described the pur-
pose of the 911 system.
Judge Holmgreen stated that the 70th Legislature passed legis-
lation to give governmental entities having a population of
120,000 or more the opportunity to form a 911 District. State
law provides that the operations of such districts may be fi-
nanced by levying a 6 percent surcharge on the basic service por-
tion of local service telephone bills. He explained that imple-
mentation of this program should be made before January 1, 1988.
If not, the State will levy a surcharge on phone bills, and dic-
tate the enforcement of the system.
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He explained that officials from Brazos County, Bryan, and
College Station appointed a joint task force to study the needs
for a community-wide district. The task force recommended that a
Board of Managers should be appointed and initially call an elec-
tion. The Board of Managers would be selected as follows: two
members to be appointed by the County Commissioners, two members
to represent the cities, one member from the volunteer fire de-
partment, and one non-voting member from GTE.
Sargeant Jeff Haislet, City of Bryan, showed an overhead presen-
tation to demonstrate different options available for a 911
system. He described the BASIC 911 system. This system receives
the call, the information is obtained, and the appropriate emer-
gency unit is sent to the location. The ENHANCED 911 system
identifies the incoming telephone number and the actual location
of the distressed caller, through a computer screen placed in
front of the dispatcher.
Sgt. Haislet continued to describe the ENHANCED 911 system. He
stated that one of the advantages of the district would permit
the improvement of the existing 911 service, in addition to ex-
tending it to areas without service at this time. He pointed out
that the task force determined the most feasible operation is
establishment of a centralized dispatched center. Initially, a
staff of approximately 44 people would be employed to operate the
center, eventually eliminating local dispatchers used currently.
Haislet's presentation was followed by a discussion among several
councilmen who expressed concerns about the cost effectiveness of
creating a need for additional labor.
City Manager Cole emphasized that the purpose of this meeting is
to determine if it is in the best interest of the county and the
citizens to establish an emergency comunication district and
form a Board of Managers.
Bryan Councilman John Mobley moved that each governing body ap-
point a Board of Managers for establishing an emergency com-
munication 911 district in Brazos County. College Station
Councilman Pat Boughton seconded the motion. Judge Holmgreen
clarified that an officer's term will be for two years on a stag-
gered basis. The motion passed by a unanimous vote of 21-0.
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Agenda Item No. 2 - Executive Session to discuss Personnel
[6252-17 (2) (g)].
Each governmental entity moved to executive session to discuss
appointments to the Board of Managers.
Agenda Item No. 3 - Action on Executive Session item.
Bryan Councilman Larry Catlin moved to appoint College Station
City Councilman Fred Brown and Bryan City Manager Ernie Clark as
the appointees representing the Bryan City Council, College
Station City Council and the Wixon Valley Alderman.
College Station Councilman Pat Boughton seconded the motion which
was approved unanimously.
Brazos County Commissioner Walter Wilcox moved to appoint County
Judge Dick Holmgreen and Mr. Wesley Summers as the county's ap-
pointees to the Board of Managers. Commissioner Turner seconded
the motion which was approved unanimously.
The Volunteer Fire Department appointed Ron Mayworm as their
representative to the Board of Managers. The non-voting member
will be represented by General Telephone Company.
Agenda Item No. 4 - Adjourn.
Mayor Ringer declared the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
C~lty S~ary Dian Jones
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