Question 3: Public Safety & Technology
Question Three centers on Public Safety and Technology. It authorizes the city to sell up to $94.1 million in bonds for 24 specific projects throughout the Scottsdale to design, acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, furnish, and equip public safety, police and fire, infrastructure and technology facilities and improvements.
- Replace Outdated Emergency Response Equipment for Fire Department
- Modernize Computer Equipment Rooms to Protect City Servers
- Replace Emergency Power Source for Public Safety Radio Network
- Replace Outdated 9-1-1 Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management to Improve Efficiency
- Replace Website Management Software
- Install Fiber Optic Infrastructure to Reduce Operating Costs
- Replace Document Management System to Improve Public Access to Information
- Update Scottsdale’s 15-year-old Digital Terrain Model
- Replace Obsolete Planning and Permitting Software
- Replace the City’s Obsolete Training Software
- Obtain a Citywide Data Management and Analytics Solution for Data-Based Decision Making
- Replace Deteriorating Vehicle Training Track at the Police and Fire Training Facility
- Modernize and Expand the Police and Fire Training Facility
- Build a New Fire Station near Hayden Road and the Loop 101 to Improve Response Times
- Replace Workstations at 911 Communications Dispatch Center to Accommodate New Technology
- Renovate the Via Linda Police Station to Increase Efficiency
- Build New Fire Station at 90th Street and Via Linda to Replace Aging Facility
- Install Bullet Proof Glass in Reception Areas of Police Department Facilities
- Provide Free Public WiFi at the Civic Center Plaza
- Implement an Inventory and Asset Control System for City Technology
- Build a new Fire Department Training Facility
- Renovate the Foothills Police Station to Accommodate Current Staffing Levels
- Renovate and Expand the Civic Center Jail and Downtown Police Facility to Meet Demand
- Replacement of Fire Utility Truck to be used on fire ground activity and response to Hazardous Materials and Technical Rescue incidents