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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUN L <br />FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRAT R <br />DATE: MARCH 27, 1985 <br />SUBJECT: RADIO EOUIPMENT PURCHASE <br />As you may recall in 1984 the City Council authorized the <br />purchase of a radio and accessory equipment for use in Civil <br />Defense emergencies which is located as a base in the Police <br />Department except when an emergency occurs in the City of <br />Mounds View at which time it will be placed in my vehicle <br />which had the appropriate equipment installed for the quick <br />connection of the radio system. In 1985 the City received a <br />donation from the Mounds View Lions Club to purchase this <br />equipment, however, since it had been purchased in 1984 and <br />was .charged to the 1984 budget the 1985 donation from the <br />Lions Club cannot be considered as a direct offset to the <br />1984 expense. <br />The radio equipment has worked most satisfactorily for the <br />City, in fact, in 1985 the City purchased an additional <br />radio of this type for placement in a public works vehicle <br />containing only the public works channels as it is <br />approximately one-half of the costs of those radios the City <br />had previously been purchasing for our public works <br />equipment. In discussing this system with Chief Ramacher it <br />was agreed that in order to improve our capabilities for <br />intercommunication, particularly during emergency <br />situations requiring intercommunication with Ramsey County <br />and other jurisdictions, another of then radios be <br />purchased for placement in the unmarkeG vehicle assigned for <br />his use. In discussing this with Ramsey County Emergency <br />Services I have been advised that they will be ordering <br />radios of this type within the next few weeks and that we <br />might obtain a radio through their purchase order for the <br />approximate cost of $370. <br />Staff would request Council authorization to purchase such a <br />radio on the basis that it would improve our daily and Civil <br />Defense Radio communications and that funds would be <br />available for the purchase of the radio through the Lions <br />Club contribution. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Council authorize purchase of a Wilson <br />WH2516 Programmable 16 Channel Radio at the approximate cost <br />of $370 for installation in the Police Department unmarked <br />squad assigned to Police Chief Ramacher. <br />DFP/mjs <br />