AN ORDINANCE relating to The City of Seattle’s (City) emergency notification and alerting system; establishing AlertSeattle as the City’s emergency notification and alerting system; adopting policies governing the use thereof including administrative guidelines and a governance charter; and repealing Ordinance Number 122527.
The Report of the Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee Agenda Item 22 Council Bill 118507 relating to the City of Seattle's Emergency Notification and Alerting System Establishing Alert Seattle as the city's emergency notify notification and alerting system. Adopting policies governing the use of thereof, including administrative guidelines and a governance charter, and repealing ordinance number 122527. The committee recommends the council bill pass. Thank you, Councilmember Harrell. Thank you very much. I don't think this is the item that everyone's still waiting to see, but nevertheless, it's important legislation updating our emergency notification, alerting alerting system. May recall that in 2014 this Council allocated moneys in the budget to replace our outdated communication notification system. And as of this legislation, does the new system called Alert Seattle, will be used to send warnings and time sensitive information to all people in the city residences, businesses, organizations, public agencies during and after an emergency event. The system may be also used to send or urgent non-emergency information, such as the disruption of services and road closures . Just by way of background. In 2007, this city adopted ordinance 122527 that related to our communication notify notification system for the city. This new system that requires many departments, Finance and Administrative Services, Information Technology, Office of Emergency Emergency Management, along with eight other city departments, all agreed to do a competitive procurement process and select a vendor. And this new system is called Alert Seattle. And the contract was signed January 23rd, 2015. And this legislation ratifies that agreement and our policies moving forward for a new system, the committee recommends approval. Thank you. Questions or comments? Please call the roll on the passage of the Bill O'Brien. Hi, Okamoto. Hi. Rasmussen. Hi, Sergeant Bagshaw. Hi, Gordon. I Harrill. I Lakota. Hi. And President Burgess nine in favor and unopposed. Bill passes and the chair will sign it. Please read item 23. Agenda Item 23 Resolution 31614 Endorsing a vision for the City of Seattle to become a city with zero use of detention for youth and establishing a path forward to develop policies that eliminate the need for youth detention. The committee recommends the resolution be adopted.