Director's Monthly Report - May 2015

Telephone Calls - 24, 604
Fire Incidents - 966
EMS Incidents - 3,327
Police Incidents - 29,981

Voice Radio Project:
-Of the 27 tower sites we will be using, we have completed the legal and financial process of 26 sites and have released the sites to Harris for their work.  The only outstanding site is King Ranch where we are awaiting a Building Permit to be issued.  Nineteen of the 27 sites have been fully installed and brought online.
-The first delivery of radios from Harris has been received.  More than 25 pallets of mobile radios have arrived and are in storage.  More deliveries are expected throughout the next several weeks.
-Cutover is scheduled for 1 January 2016 with Final System Acceptance 21 April 2016.

New CAD System:
-Preliminary acceptance testing has begun on all applications, including Mobile for Public Safety.  The majority of Service requests have been closed out.
-Knowledge Center interface and Push-to-Talk interface will be completed post-cutover so there is no schedule impact.
-The new agreed upon cutover date is September 2015 with final project completion estimated for May 2016.

Training Facility:
-More than 250 people attend the Tactical Village grand opening on 15 May.  The only outstanding construction-related item in the Tactical Village is the control panels for the propane pumps, expected to be installed in July.
-DES, Facilities and Manns Woodward presented the proposed change in building design to South Coatesville Borough Council on 12 May.  The Borough Council responded favorably and advised we did not have to go through a formal land development process.  Manns Woodward continues to develop construction drawings, which are expected to be complete by August.  Once drawings are complete, Facilities will be able to bid construction.

Southeastern PA Regional Task Force:
-The Executive Board me with the five Workgroups to prioritize spending for the FFY2015 Homeland Security Grant and the application was submitted to PEMA.