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Mounds View City Council June 27, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 21 Council Member Stigney referenced the comment regarding the ‘antiquated’ phone system 1 noting that the system actually hasn’t been in place all that long. He clarified that the system was 2 completely replaced in 1999 and asked if it is already shot after six years. 3 4 Public Works Director Lee stated that in talking with Acticor they would not recommend 5 switching it over and coming back to the old system. He stated that it would not be cost effective 6 to do that noting that they recommended the city switch over to IP Telephony if they are 7 relocating staff outside the building and then coming back. He stated that they did try to get a 8 quote so that they could compare the costs but Acticor would not give them a quote, they just 9 stated that it would not be cost effective. 10 11 Council Member Stigney stated that he just wanted to clarify the costs and reasons noting that the 12 system installed in 1999 cost the city a lot of money 13 14 City Administrator Ulrich pointed out that the city did spend a lot of time with Roseville. He 15 stated that they were able to try the phones and they did ask about the level of service and quality 16 noting that they were very satisfied with their system and the provider. 17 18 Mayor Marty asked if they would be able to gut out the old phone lines when redoing City Hall. 19 20 Public Director Lee stated that this would be part of the package because there are a lot of dead 21 wires that should be removed. 22 23 Council Member Gunn stated that this would make it a lot easier when they start fixing up this 24 building, as the phones could be moved to each location without having to redo anything. 25 26 Council Member Thomas stated that they must absolutely have a redundant analog system as a 27 backup if this is done because if they lose power they would lose access to everything. She 28 stated that a process would have to be created that outlines what they would do if the power does 29 go out. 30 31 Public Director Lee stated that Roseville did state that they do have several backup systems for 32 their power noting that as part of the City Hall renovation they are proposing to create a port that 33 would allow them to tap into a generator site currently located at there well site and used as a 34 backup for city hall in the event of an emergency. 35 36 Mayor Marty acknowledged that this is a time sensitive issue and would like to get this going as 37 soon as possible. He stated that he would like the problems addressed as quickly as possible 38 because if departments are cutoff with no communication they would definitely have a serious 39 situation. He stated that this does sound like it would be more cost effective as far as to move 40 somewhere else, have phone service and be able to transfer back. He asked if they should have 41 some of the questions answered first or should they go ahead and get the process going. 42 43 Council Member Thomas stated that this is not what the resolution says adding that at this point 44 there are too many unanswered questions and she cannot agree to switching to a service when she 45