HENNEPIN COUNTY REGIONAL 911 COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY

HENNEPIN COUNTY REGIONAL

911 COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY

Senate Transportation and Public Safety Division

April 15, 2013

Regional 911 Emergency Communications Facility

2013 state bonding request: $10.3 millionTotal cost = $33.75 million

2011 $4.7 million state bonding for design & construction

35 city councils passed resolutions of support

Regional 911 Emergency Communications Facility

Cost Breakdown

Land Acquisition $0Construction $20,480,000Consulting $3,272,000Furnishings/equipment $7,409,000Other/contingency $2,589,000

TOTAL $33,750,000

Regional 911 Emergency Communications Facility

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Regional 911 Emergency Communications Facility

Project Location

Adult Correctional Facilities (ACF)

Plymouth, MN

Regional 911 Emergency Communications Facility

Shovel-ready•County owned land

•Utilize existing tower

•Detailed design complete

•Groundbreaking February 2013

•Site preparation underway

•Occupancy late 2014

Regional 911 Emergency Communications Facility

Regional & Statewide significance

•Largest consolidated dispatch in upper midwest

•36 communities served by dispatch, nearly 1 million people

•700,000 annual calls

•Part of statewide ARMER radio system

Regional 911 Emergency Communications Facility

Critical Need

•1948 building

•HVAC, electrical issues

•Reliable, uninterrupted emergency communication service

Thank youCaptain Jim BayerHennepin County Sheriff’s Office612-596-1908James.bayer@co.hennepin.mn.us

Commissioner Linda Higgins, IGR Co-ChairHennepin County Board612-348-7882Linda.higgins@co.hennepin.mn.us