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Capital Improvement Plan <br />City of Elk River, Minnesota <br />Project# EP-Ol <br />Project Name Outdoor Warning Sirens <br />Type Equipment <br />Useful Life I S years <br />Category Equipment <br />Description <br />2011 thru 2015 <br />_ _. <br />Department Emergency Management <br />Contact Firc Chief <br />Prforiq~ n/a <br />Annual Siren Replacement -Old Thunderbeam Sirens <br />.2011-2015 -Location to be determined <br />2011-2012 -Outdoor Warning Siren Radio Board Upgrade <br />Justification _ <br />The old Thunderbeam sirens are now becoming a maintenance problem. They are planned to be replaced one per year <br />until they are all replaced. <br />The Federal Communications Commission is requiring all radio systems to migrate to narrowband 12.5 kHz channels <br />by January 1, 2013. The City of Elk River's outdoor warning sirens are activated via a radio frequency on the old <br />(spectrum. In order to be compliant and ensure uninterrupted operation of the sirens, the radio board must be updated in <br />fall of the nineteen sirens. The new radio controller will also provide two-way communication for real-time system <br />monitoring and maintenance. This upgrade will be phased over two-years.. <br />Expenditures 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total <br />Equipment 71,750 71,750 16,000 16,000 16,000 191,500 <br />Total 71,750 71,750 16,000 16,OD0 16,000 191,500 <br />Funding Sources 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total <br />Emergency Management Fund 71,750 71,750 16,000 16,000 16,000 191,500 <br />Total 71,750 71,750 16,000 16,000 16,000 191,500 <br />Page 7 <br />