HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-2AT AIREGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXA$~ HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF SAID CITY ON THE llTH
DAY 0F MARCH, A. D. 1969.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the need for an adequate disaster alert system
has been determined, in order to properly warn
each inhabitant of the City in time to obtain
safety and suitable shelter from storm or acts
of man, and
WHEREAS, such alert system needs to be clearly audible
to all parts of the community, mn the shortest
possible time, requiring numerous signals in
different locations simultaneously, which can
be performed satisfactorily by the below des-
cribed sirens mounted in City Police Vehicles,
insuring complete mobility and saturation, and
WHEREAS, the same electronic equipment also can emit a
sound similar to existing wailing sirens, pro-
ducing 103 Decibels at 100 feet, being almost
twice the sound output of the other sirens, and
which wail can be changed to a high pitch
yelp" designed to attract more attention in
congested areas to warn of the presence of the
emergency vehicle using same, and more directly
focus attention on such vehicle.
NOW, THEREFORE, because of the combination of the three siren
sounds, and for the need of each use and purpose,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON
HEREBY RESOLVES, THAT
the Police Department be, and is hereby, auth-
orized to install electronic sirens in emergency
vehicles, and use same as official warning de-
vices under the provisions of R.C S Article
6701d Section 133 (d), reserving the "yelp"
sound for traversing congested traffic areas
during an emergency call, reserving the "high-
low" sound for civil defense and disaster alert,
and using the "wail" sound for all other lawful
purposes
PASSED AND APPROVED this llth day of March, A D 1969
ATTEST
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
JA~/I Q. BARTON, CITY-ATTORNEY
TEXASC~Y OF DENTON,