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Pertaining to security enhancements at pump stations, reservoirs, and water towers.
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WHEREAS, Saint Paul Regional Water Services consists of several dozen facilities both onsite at the McCarrons campus as well as off-site with our production and distribution network; and
WHEREAS, security enhancements have been identified at 16 locations that will allow staff to monitor access to the sites and/or provide staff visibility on the asset; and
WHEREAS, several instances have occurred in the past couple of years where security enhancements in access control and video technology could have improved response time, situational awareness, threat identification and assisted law enforcement in the apprehension of trespassers; and
WHEREAS, the funding will be used to implement the necessary security enhancements at these identified locations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Board does hereby direct staff to make improvements in the security of our pump stations, reservoirs, and water towers and hereby authorizes its General Manager of Saint Paul Regional Water Services to execute the project totaling $185,212.44 of which $166,877.47 is budgeted to Pro-Tec and the remaining balance for electrical work and supplies internal to SPRWS.