Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution will amend the 2016 Adopted Capital Budget to appropriate an additional $108,000 of GO Borrowing for the Fire Administration/Station 1 project (MUNIS Project 10387). The increased funding will be used for the purchase of a video wall at the newly renovated Fire Administration facility.
The project was initially authorized in the 2013 Adopted Capital Budget (2012 funding was authorized via midyear Council amendment). The total authorized funding from 2012 through 2015 is $16,553,725. The table below outlines how the project has been funded from 2012 through 2015. Approval of this amendment will bring the total project budget to $16,661,725.
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Amending the 2016 Adopted Capital Budget to appropriate $108,000 in GO Borrowing within the Fire Department’s capital budget (MUNIS Project 10387) to allow MFD to purchase of a video wall in the Command Center at Madison Fire Department Administration Building at 314 W. Dayton Street.
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WHEREAS the original project scope for the Command Center at the Fire Administration Building included necessary equipment to utilize 3 monitors for presentation and event monitoring purposes. The three monitor system makes it difficult to effectively monitor large events;
WHEREAS the Fire Department has determined that a video wall consisting of 12 screens better fits the needs of the Fire Department and City Emergency Management staff;
WHEREAS costs for this purchase were not included in the original project budget;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 2016 Adopted Capital Budget is amended to increase the GO Borrowing appropriation by $108,000 in the Fire Department’s 2016 budget (MUNIS Project 10387).