HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-03-15 95-138 ORDERItw✓Subject: CI t Autlorising the � of the public Pixe Call Box
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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.
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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
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Authorizing the Removal of the Public
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.Fite Call Box System.
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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
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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
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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
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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