gr00195.xml Metropolitan Council An Inventory of Its Metropolitan 911 Program Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

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 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, February 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area. Metropolitan 911 Program records. 1971-2007. Materials in English. The Metropolitan 911 Program began as a technical assistance project funded through the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) to assist the then seven county metropolitan area in planning for a 911 emergency telephone service. Its records include minutes and meeting materials of several planning and advisory groups; correspondence with legislators, telephone companies, and the public; publicity materials; grant and consultant files; planning committee files for each of the seven counties; and scrapbooks. 5.2 cu. ft. (7 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Emergency communication systems. Metropolitan government -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Telecommunication systems -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Telephone -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area -- Emergency reporting systems. Organizations: United States. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. Places: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minn.) -- Politics and government. Document Types: Scrapbooks. Compact discs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area. Metropolitan 911 Program Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 987-124; 2010-36

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001731159

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 102.E.5.6F Technical Advisory Committee [TAC]/Technical Operating Committee [TOC] minutes and agenda materials, 1977-1982. 10 folders.

Documents the establishment of TAC in 1977; became TOC in July 1978.

 911 Advisory Committee minutes and correspondence, 1983-1985. 2 folders. Metropolitan 911 Telephone Board minutes and agenda materials, 1979-1982. 6 folders. Commission on 911 Financing, 1977. 6 folders.

Commission was appointed by the Legislature.

 102.E.5.7B Inter-County Ad-Hoc Committee on 911 Financing minutes, 1976-1977. 3 folders. TTY-TDD [Teletype Machine Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf] meeting notes, 1981-1982. Quad City meeting minutes, September 1977. Seven County Attorneys meeting, March 1979. Public Safety Answering Point [PSAP] minutes and cCorrespondence, 1981-1982. PSAP materials on local jurisdictions, 1981-1982. 6 folders.

Arranged alphabetically by jurisdiction name (county/city).

911 correspondence and mMemos, 1974-1982. 6 folders. Legislative correspondence, 1976-1977. 4 folders. Metropolitan Council internal correspondence, 1971-1982. 3 folders. Telephone company correspondence on 911, 1976-1982. 5 folders. 102.E.5.8F Newspaper clippings and news releases, 1974-1983. 3 folders. Metropolitan 911 News, 1976-1980.

The 911 newsletter.

Subject/correspondence files: Administration Department Modification Survey, 1980. 102.E.5.6F ARMER [Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response] Radio System Performance Review During the I-35W Bridge Collapse, August 1, 2007. 1 compact disc. 102.E.5.8F Commission Report, 1977. CPR Planning, 1979. Emergency Numbers in Twin Cities Area, 1976-1979. 102.E.5.6F Enhanced 911 Implementation, June 13, 1983. 102.E.5.8F Federal agencies/Congress, 1972-1980. 2 folders. Financing: Fagerlund Report, 1976. Financing miscellany, 1978-1979. Governor's Office, 1977. Minnesota Communications Review Board, 1976-1977. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration [NHTSA] grant application and quarterly reports, 1980-1982. Plan approvals, 1979-1980. 102.E.5.6F Plan for Integrating Cellular 9-1-1 Service into the Enhanced 9-1-1 Network in the Metropolitan Area, October 1, 1997. 102.E.5.8F Public Hearing, November 1978. Rules, 1978-1979. 2 folders. 102.E.5.6F Specifications for a 911 Telephone Call Delivery System for the Twin Cities, Seven County Metropolitan Area, December 1979. 102.E.5.8F State agencies/legislation, 1975. 2 folders. Tariff material, 1980. Thesis: A Study of Relationships During the Establishment of an Enhanced 911 System, 1984. Grant files: 911 action frants, 1978-1981. 16 folders.

Include grant applications and awards, correspondence, financial reports, and quarterly/progress reports.

102.E.5.9B Project grants, 1976-1980. 2 folders. Technical assistance grant, 1975. Consultant files, 1974-1978. 8 folders.

Reports and correspondence.

 County 911 Planning Committee files:

Includes minutes, recommendations, correspondence, reports, and plans.

 Anoka County, 1975-1982. 5 folders. Carver County, 1978-1982. 2 folders. Dakota County, 1975-1982. 4 folders. 102.E.5.10F Hennepin County, 1973-1981. 7 folders. Ramsey County, 1973-1982. 5 folders. Scott County, 1975-1982. 3 folders. Washington County, 1973-1982. 3 folders.

[0.7 cu. ft. full, letter]

 102.J.3.1B Scrapbooks, 1978-1985. 3 volumes.

Includes newspaper clippings regarding the history and development of the nationwide 911 program.

[0.5 cu. ft. full, volumes]