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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1697 |
| Equipment for Emergency Operations Center |
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| Requester: |
Rae Carol Armstrong, Mayor |
Organization: |
City of Plantation |
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| Project Title: |
Equipment for Emergency Operations Center |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 12:45:27 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Geller |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| REGIONAL: The City of Plantation provides Mutual Aid to other law enforcement organizations such as the Broward Sheriff's Office and FDLE. A variety of technology including interoperable telecommunications, video equipment and computers are needed to quickly respond to disasters. LOCAL: City residents, visitors, City employees, and people who work in the City of Plantation will all benefit from the City's Police Department's ability to effectively respond to disasters and to communicate with other agencies that can help. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Plantation |
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Contact: |
Daniel W Keefe, Asst. to Mayor |
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400 NW 73rd Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 797-2212 |
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Plantation 33317 |
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Contact email: |
dkeefe@plantation.org |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The procurement of technology for use in the City's EOC will have both short-term and long-term benefits. This project will provide immediate benefits by providing an Emergency Operations system capable of handling critical City finctions in the event of a man-made or natural disaster. By assuring continuity of operation of vital City funtions, the project will direcctly benefit the approximately 86,000 residents who live in the City of Plantation along with the thousands of people who come to the City day to work, shop and conduct business. In the long-term, this project will also provide ongoing support not only to the citizens of Plantation, but also to all the residents of Broward County and the State of Florida through the assistance Plantation provides under current Mutual Aid agreements. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| City EOC operating at acceptable level using technology, increasing the City's Police Departments interoperability capabilities and ability to respond to local and reginal disasters. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$31,592 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$31,592 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
No |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
City of Plantation City Council |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
