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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-03-15 95-138 ORDERItw✓Subject: CI t Autlorising the � of the public Pixe Call Box hys� Bespm Ie Depa�: City Bmtager C®m ry: the City has ole[st L a sya of public flz call b mare just efts[ the tum of the cwvrzy. Prior to tte spxasd of telept servicat this sys pxwfded the only qufcbly with the City's fixe service. In aoxe remit Syeeats, lua aex. tTe sYstau has Lcen i•freq�y used to mpoct fixes. Calls raw axe abmat always Ma fxw prlwt telepM or duv gh the 9-1-1 service available at m cha fma p.:blic phones. Itrxier the tamrira:s with pisabilltiee Pct. vue also nm fact the � to lane[ all of tFmeboxi^e to eamce G»ir aacmafbility. Pirellyt ouch of the wlxing aseonia with tM systen is a¢iatl�afsi a i xeT: xeplacaolvt. '34c attactred CxNPi will auWrixe the xeawal� of W pl lic call box sya . It wlll not affect the prlwata fixe 'lama sexvlcee vil:lch axe also pmvi il¢ongh tie sys . I mvticilate fol dis S:lon of the private systan during this year's budget parses. I ia'xoQeM your appxcrval of thfa OLdei. pgd �,jJ i"i w ilin ivy legal Apps ; ty 1 Passage Pixst Psadiu9 Peferrel Page _ of _ 95-138 Mripped to Coancdor Cohen March 15, 1995 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE,) (Prbtr, .....a cr i:f ud-thta vel -of -rhe runicFireCall amt -_.. ORDERED, THAT 4dffiE t The City Of Bangor has apmatei a public fire call box syaian sin just after the turn of the century; ard ia�RPA4, The spread Of pcivate telephone service and the 9-1-1 system has retdmsl the public cell bax system oteolete; and 4ll�5, tbntimlaTSm of the public call bar systm uCuld req,LLte that Che systmi ba upgatlstl and the Catl boxes be lw,med at a stftxt lttal cost Co the. City; awl 4FOfl✓EAS, In sant years, the system las rar¢ly, beets used m report fires or other incidents requiring an merrlercy response; NMI TfiIB&Otffi, M IT � By THB CITY �m Cr THa CITY w a4li[L12, TIATi City staff are hereby autFnrfxed w taxa tha nxm steps tie Public fire call bar systmi. IN CITY COUNCIL Hatch 15, 1995 95-138 Passed O R D E R AM•Cx�— Title, CITY CLERK --- Authorizing the Removal of the Public ...................................... .Fite Call Box System. -.........1............................ G.. Pe�tn Ctnnnilman 95-138 CITY OF NeMAINE PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT— OPERATION end MAINTENANCE Tau. mawmm Arthur A. ftakue, P.E., Dwavor To: Ed Barrel[ From: Adhut Smckuss Dm: February 17, 1995 Subject: Street Fire Alum Boxes The City cumandy hes about 297 Bre alum boxy with approximalely 35 mans of got About cable in maintain. There are currently about153 private Rueter about bona in murine for businesses. The remaining 144 boxes are strut puff boxes. There are also cormectiom to this system mine C xiaid fire Somon and both Suchom five and au. Agboxes, both private mater boxes and street boxes, are currently tested three times ayear. The mcommended interval is Sx Lines ayear, however the sRti ig needs in perform dein service do But preseraty exist. The time regimed for testing his; been increasing over the years, primarily due to the eondiuon of the cable serving the about boxes in the older areas ofthe City. There are increasing immnces of Ent shoes requiring repairs during the routine Wring in oder to perform the testing reqused. The f charged for the master boxes serving the linvaR sector have been desigaed in fund the services provided in performing the testing of built the public Snout boxes and portae Rater boxes. The increasing incidence offaaures of the cable me raising the costs of the timing To a post where timf are not high moogh in compereate for tM expense involved. If the street boxes were to be deleted the initial vryssc would be in cm the msmbeu of boxes To be tested in half. Nine cable were in be rerouted in bypass the former street box locations; and feces on more dames roma to the rnata boxes mucin of the cunei outdated Cable carrying the alarm Signals would be eliminated. The biggest inmact here, dsceumtiog the reduced nimiber ofboxes, would be guava nodes of Cable ro maintain. The exiavng cable has been in service since the system was initially installed Bud las long since passed got point at which it should lave been Disgusted or replaced Narrowing this old cable from the equation irr testing the master about hexa would dramatically reduce the Oma required R pouf the testing and might provide sufficient time in increase the frequency of the tufiug without adversely impacting the other demands on the Emchm Dh50an personnel. The goal of this; testing progroD is to teach the optimum voting interval of ss Oma per year. we are Currently looking at the Kaes ofeabbe m determine the extend in whsh ties cable length Can be reduced and the cast offuntishing and installing new Cable to protide more direct 95-138 bass to the "6Mg master boxes. This bdonnsdon should be available for the CounciPs Municipal Operations nivangl on Tuesday Febmasyy 21, 1995. The existence of the 911 service throughout Bangor negates the need for a Street Call Box system such as has existed. The call box" are an outmoded system and it is done to refire Mem 11ds acaon should protide us with pmts, from these boxes, m serve an some cases a sepau and replacement pars for some of the master box". Addirioval material wig be provided m the Tuesday meeting conceming the mil" of cable Mal could be discontinued, the cast ofremoval of the able and boxes, the cost of a more direct cable, sued ms esemam ofthe tamig awlved in these operari"s. Mthers are any other questions you may have or may other areas you may wails addressed, please let me Wow as soon as posable. PC: K Burke 1. lung W FIRE ALARM BOX FACTS CIRCUIT # PROP.# LENOM OF # BOXES BOXES CABLB 1 36 13 4 mi. 2 50 26 ]h as. 3 41 23 5 mi 4 40 26 71/z mi. 5 24 19 new cable wderground 6 40 20 11 mi. ] 41 10 10 mi. 9 14 ] 3'h mi. 10 14 10 3 mi. 300 154 51.5 (w/o underlacuud) The length of cable noted above le what would be considered for primary cable m serve the prate master about boxes. some of das cable u adequale for the service needed much of b should be replaced the acceptable cable refeted N as new has been in service for approximately 20 years. The estimate p`ovided in my memo of OVI]/95 was an estimate tbat had been used for years. The fv„mea noted here arc based on shat mileage from odometer readings for the respective routes. the utiles of cable to be removed or abandoned will be in the range of 30 to 50 niges of cable now serving pull boxes in the circuits noted. ptjlL BOX REMOVAL This can be accomplished in about two monde now utilizing costing ataf The cast of materials involvedm dust removal will amort m oily a few hundred Mans. the oily older experee would be the vehicles used and the manpower required to PCrfotm cite accooecl. I would anticipate absorbing this cast in the Electrical Oivi®m budget in anticipation a wduced testing costo. The amoral of all of the old cable and replacement with new is a longterm proposition without goong to the expense of a bond to provide the funding required m upgrade. Removal of the pug boxes wN shorten the fisting time in some cases, but due to the age and condition of the wire now serving dent many shorts wB love to be imeatigand on occasion until the wire is replaced. The older wire has bare spots and the installation ofcablevision in close proximity to ora line Febm 21,1995 oftm leads to a short oa the cablevvion's grounded metal casing usual such tune as this wire u removed and in the case of the primary rods, replaced there wig always be trouble shooting associated with the periodic testing of the master boxes. X of the primmy routes were w be replaced a one done with single wire fire alarm wire the City would be looldng a a cost of approxmutety S 60,000. There is an option that should be backed into and Wert imahes replacing the old wire with a multi pair, voice grade, cable to ailm some creativity in City commodiatiorn. The private fie alarm fres currently generate about 562,000. The service foes for the ceding provided currently mml approxmlamly $25,000 per year. The difference could he used to fund a gradual changeover from the old to the new realizing aaviugs to shorter resting pmoch which would allow more fiequmt inspection. We should b c pmfmmisg 6 tests per year trader than the 3 mw being perfomned Primate rates are show $d00 per year as opposed to the $290 cowardly being charged "o Gry. The Private shoran systema also require renting a Phme line fims NYNEX which could add acether $250 to 5350 per year. the City class not bill for cable use. Voice grade cable would offer the abiWy se uldim spare pairs in the cable to use to replace telephone fares now being retied fm; computer ties to City hall, radio commuulcation he the hu, smiuer at the water tower, comrections to traffic nigra( cmmollem for inteorogpdm and huffio counts and alsoallow.a central switchboard to handle all telephone traffic mall deparwmts, -:... _... allowing all of the outer City buildings m c0mrnuniam without using NYNSX lines , ... The esdmala provided are offered as an example 01`111014111e of costs irrvelved in the �.:.:. .... proposal and should be refuted if there is mousseOn the part of We council to sces additional i nfomudon. Febmaw21,1995