Approving the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Emergency 9-1-1 2008 Triennial Plan as an amendment to the City's 9-1-1 Plan, and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to submit such amended 9-1-1 Plan to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for review and approval, as required by the Pennsylvania Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act.

WHEREAS, Bill No. 101 (approved June 22, 1992) established an Emergency Number 9-1-1 contribution rate of $1.00 per telephone line as authorized by the Pennsylvania Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act, Act of July 9, 1990, P.L. 340 No. 78, as amended (“Act 78”), and authorized the Managing Director or his designee to take all action necessary to receive state agency approval, including submitting for review the City's 9-1-1 Plan; and

WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs subsequently approved the City's original 9-1-1 Plan; and

WHEREAS, The City last submitted an amended 9-1-1 Plan to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (“PEMA”) for approval in April, 2005, and PEMA approved such 9-1-1 Plan; and

WHEREAS, Updating and expanding the City's 9-1-1 system requires a newly amended 9-1-1 Plan to be filed with PEMA; and

WHEREAS, As required by Act 78, the Department of Public Property Communications Division has prepared an amended 9-1-1 Plan attached hereto as Exhibit “A” to be submitted by the City to PEMA in order to ensure continued compliance with Act 78; and

WHEREAS, Act 78 requires that the amended 9-1-1 Plan be approved by City Council by resolution before it may be submitted to PEMA for approval; now, therefore,

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, THAT City Council hereby approves the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Emergency 9-1-1 2008 Triennial Plan (the “Amended 9-1-1 Plan”) attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, including the continued assessment of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved $1.00 surcharge for the purpose of defraying the costs associated with the operation, maintenance, and administration of the City's 9-1-1 System.

RESOLVED FURTHER, THAT Frank G. Punzo, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Property, is appointed the City of Philadelphia's 9-1-1 Coordinator, and the Commissioner of the Department of Public Property or her designee shall submit the Amended 9-1-1 Plan attached hereto as Exhibit “A” to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for review and approval, with copies thereof to be sent to those telephone companies affected by the Amended 9-1-1 Plan.

RESOLVED FURTHER, THAT the Chief Clerk shall keep on file and available for public inspection a copy of the above-referenced Exhibit “A.”

[Note: Exhibits to this Resolution are on file in the Office of the Chief Clerk.]

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