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Elk Rive' z <br /> From: <br /> <br /> r Date: <br /> <br />Police Department <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />Item ]4.7. <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Thomas D. Zerwas, Chief of Police~~'- ' <br />August 23, 2000 <br /> <br />Subject: BUILDING ACCESS/ <br /> ALARM SYSTEM UPGRADE <br /> <br />This is to inforin the city council of the problems we have been having <br />with our security system and card key access systems at the City Hall <br />complex. <br /> <br />Over the past couple years, our security system has acted up numerous <br />times causing problems for us to get into the building. We also have <br />been having numerous problems with the access cards that we assign <br />te~aaployees. They cost approximately five dollars ($5.00) and they <br />are not very durable. If an employee has their card in their pocket and <br />they bump into something, the card has a good chance of breaking in <br />twvo (2). <br /> <br />Another problem has been that it sometimes takes many swipes with <br />your card to gain access. <br /> <br />The problems stated above have become more frequent, so I <br />complained to the company that installed the system originally in <br />1993. Because of all the problems we have had in the past couple <br />years, General Security Services Corporation (GSSC) has offered us <br />the opportunity to upgrade our system at a reduced price. The new <br />system would be PC based and would be much more "user" friendly <br />than our current system. <br /> <br />They would also change out all of our existing card readers with <br />proximity readers, which are much more reliable. They would also <br />provide us with new access keys that resemble an electronic car lock <br />opener. <br /> <br />With the new access keys, you would need only get close to the <br />proximity reader and the door will unlock. <br /> <br />We have been testing the new system for the past two (2) months and <br />have found it to work very well. I am, therefore, requesting <br />authorization to purchase the new system in the amount of $10,401.70. <br />The money to cover this expenditure would come out of the police and <br />administration budgets. <br /> <br />If you have any questions, give me a call. <br /> <br />TDZ/kma <br /> <br />13065 0r0n0 Parkway · P.O. Box 723 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-2324 · Fax (612) 441-8937 <br /> <br /> <br />