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January 23, 2018 Page 3 of 5 SE. 6. Consider Application for a Solicitor License for Comcast 7. Consider Appixfvai of Updates to Employee Handbook 8. Consider Bids and Award City Project 17-19, Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Procurement. Motion by Councilmember Jacobsen, seconded by Councilmember Burg to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Councilmember Jacobsen reviewed the liaison appointinents for Councilmember Allen and Councilmember Dunswotth. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays - Motion Carried Public Hearing None. Council Business 1. Consideration Authorizing Staff to Purchase Five Outdoor Warning Siren Control Boxes. Motion by Councilrnember Jacobsen, seconded by Councilmember Allen to Purchase five Siren Controller Upgrade Boxes from Federal Signal to make sirens #23, #24, #25, #26, and #27 compliant with the Ramsey County Outdoor Warning System. City Manager Lotter indicated Deputy Director of Public Safety Hamdorf would be presenting this item to the Council. Deputy Director ofPublic Safety Hamdorf explained Ramsey County previously advised all municipalities that effective April 30, 2018, it will no longer support activation of outdoor warning sirens with the current equipment. New Brighton is required to upgrade the local communications technology so that our outdoor warning sirens can be activated by the Emergency Communications Center. The new control boxes can support polygon warning that allows sirens to be activated only in areas affected by a tornado warning. Additionally, the enhanced system will have redundant transmission towers. The vendor recommends removal of sirens #28 (1951 Old Highway 8 NW) and #29 (1st Street SE & 2nd Avenue SE) that are very low-power sirens which do not provide significant warning, nor do they have battery back-up. An acoustic analysis shows that these areas would continue to receive outdoor warning levels consistent with FEMA recommendations through adjacent outdoor warning sirens which have an approximate warning radius of approximately 5,700-6,500 feet. Councilmember Jacobsen requested further information regarding the Arden Hills and Roseville systems. Deputy Director of Public Safety Hamdorf reported the Roseville and Arden Hills sirens would be upgraded to the polygon system as well. He explained there was a County -wide effort to enhance the outdoor warning system. Mayor Johnson asked if the new sound walls proposed along 135W would impact the sirens. Deputy Director of Public Safety Hamdorf commented the sirens were mounted quite high and the sound walls should not impact the warning system. Councilmember Allen stated he was pleased the system would have a battery backup in case of a power 6. Consider Application for a Solicitor License for Comcast 7. Updates to Employee Handbook 8. City Project 17-19, Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Proc. Public Hearing Council Business 1. Consideration Authorizing Staff to Purchase Five Outdoor Warning Siren Control Boxes.