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RESOLUTION NO. 1537
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS DIRECTING THE ROUTING OF ALL
911 FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY SERVICE CALLS ORIGINATING
IN LOS ALTOS HILLS TO THE LOS ALTOS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of the Town of Los
Altos Hills, County of Santa Clara, State of California (herein
called the "Town") , that
WHEREAS, fire emergency calls in the Town require the most
urgent response by reason of the Town' s location and topography; and
WHEREAS , currently both fire and police emergency calls are
routed through the Los Altos Communications Center (herein called
the "Center") ; and
WHEREAS, the dispatcher at the Center is more familiar with the
terrain of the Town and the location and characteristics of Town
streets than any other agency through which emergency calls might
be routed; and
WHEREAS, the dispatcher at the Center also is able to quickly
route calls for non-fire emergency situations to the appropriate
agency for response; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has found and determined that when
the Enhanced 911 System is installed, the dispatcher at the Center
should continue to receive and route all calls for emergency services
originating within the Town because of the dispatcher ' s familiarity
with the Town and his or her ability to immediately dispatch fire
equipment.
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NOW. THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council
hereby directs retention of the present system of routing all 911
fire and police emergency service calls to the Los Altos Communica-
tions Center, rather than to any other center or system.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she hereby
is directed to transmit certified copies of the within Resolution
to the following: Santa Clara County Sheriff, City of Los Altos,
Los Altos County Fire Protection District and California Communica-
tions Division 911 Program.
REGULARLY passed and adopted this 16th dayof March, 1983 .
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BY
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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