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Meeting Date: 1/9/94 <br /> Agenda Item: P 6 <br /> CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> ITEM DESCRIPTION: Request to submit a Service Sharing Grant to the Board of Innovation <br /> and Cooperation for $100,000 for applying countywide GIS mapping <br /> capabilities to rescue services <br /> SUBMITTED BY: Clem Kurhajetz, Fire Chief <br /> REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator <br /> EXPLANATION /SUMMARY: <br /> (prepared by Susan Hoyt) <br /> The Ramsey County fire chiefs have prepared a grant application for the State Board of <br /> Government Innovation and Cooperation for funding to integrate the county's current GIS <br /> information with the existing fire and rescue response procedures. <br /> The grant requests $100,000 to implement a GIS information system with the cities of Shoreview, <br /> Falcon Heights, Vadnais Heights, North Oaks, Little Canada, Roseville, New Brighton and the <br /> Ramsey County Sheriff. If awarded the grant will cover the hardware and software necessary for <br /> implementing the system in these communities. The grant application proposes a 1,000 <br /> contribution from Falcon Heights toward the equipment. An additional, and undetermined cost in <br /> the grant, is the purchase of the data from the county. <br /> Staff recommends participating in this grant application with the other service providers. The city <br /> managers /administrators in Ramsey County plan to meet to discuss coordinating the emergency <br /> service dispatch. This grant, if awarded, will work toward more efficient dispatching and <br /> recordkeeping for fire and rescue services. It may also be useful for other city GIS information. <br /> The grant is due on November 10, 1994. <br /> ATTACHMENT: <br /> A Service Sharing Grant <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> Authorize the administrator to sign the grant application for the service sharing grant. If the grant <br /> is approved, the council will need to accept the grant. <br />