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MEMO <br />DATE: January 17, 2006 <br />TO: Mike Morrison, City Manager <br />FROM: John Ohl, Chief of Police <br />SUBJECT: Automatic Emergency Message Phone Dialing System <br />Per discussion at the 2006 goal setting and instruction by the City Council, I have completed the <br />research on automatic phone dialing systems, as evidenced by my memo of 11 -21 -05 (attached). <br />I'm recommending a company called City Watch, which is locally based and fits all of our <br />needs to include a GIS based system. <br />I've contacted a representative of City Watch (Don Denman) who has quoted the following <br />prices: <br />• $12,000 if St. Anthony, Lauderdale, and Falcon Heights would like to collaborate on one <br />system. <br />• $8,000 if St. Anthony wishes to stand alone. <br />These prices are for one year of service and include 10,000 minutes per year, and a $.09 per <br />minute cost thereafter. <br />These systems can be a very valuable tool to cities, as all the departments can use the system for <br />informational messages as well as for emergencies. <br />Too date, and to my knowledge, no funding source has been identified to cover these <br />annual costs. <br />