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aLQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE 3/23/87 <br />IT <br />Department A��� royal: Manager Reviewed., Agenda Se ion <br />Resolutions and Ordinances <br />I■ i* OrTi <br />ji <br />nanice Relat <br />f To <br />ci 41a--c Fees <br />As, discussed at, the Council, Work Session on March 16, 1987, the police and <br />firei departments have collectively developed a proposed ordinance and written <br />procedures dealing an increasing false, alarm problem Roseville, <br />r • _ wM ce�havie answered an average of over <br />year ` last three years.1 Many of these calls are for the same location over <br />over f <br />properly installed and, operated If alarm system Ir not false, and yet some <br />v,larm systems false regul,ar,ly. The acitual cost and potential for catastrophe are <br />o" great not to have, _I users iIIfe more responsible <br />The cities of Ediina,, Golden ey,,, Hopkins, Maplewood and St. Paul have <br />various f ' methods .' ion. All say the, f ine system had helped reduce the <br />false alarm, problem I <br />m <br />'been Rosevil'ille F'i,rie DepArtmen,t has responded, to over 1,150 fire calls since <br />January 1, 19185. Over 550 or 47% have <br />for the same location, over and over again, <br />seems Apple Valley, New Brilghtion, Edina, Maplewood, North St. Paul and Minnetonka <br />have vairiolus methods of fire false alarm fine procedures in operation, The fine <br />system <br />IIInumber I' <br />false alarms. <br />establishing a new, chaptier 1691 of the City Code, establishing a f alse police <br />