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General Government <br /> sidewalks or on locally approved hunting land. <br /> Metro Cities supports local control to allow or prohibit handguns and other <br /> weapons on city-owned property. <br /> 2-D 911 Telephone Tax <br /> Public safety answering points (PSA-Ps) must be able to continue to rely on state 911 <br /> revenues to pay for upgrades and modifications to local 911 systems, maintenance and <br /> operational support and dispatcher training. <br /> Metro Cities supports state funding for technology and training necessary to <br /> provide the number and location of wireless and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) <br /> calls to 911 on computer screens and transmit that data to police, fire and first <br /> responders. <br /> 2-E 800 MHz Radio System <br /> Metro Cities urges the Legislature to provide cities with the financial means to <br /> obtain required infrastructure and subscriber equipment (portable and mobile <br /> radios) as well as provide funding for operating costs, since the prime purpose of <br /> this system is to allow public safety agencies and other units of government the <br /> ability to communicate effectively. <br /> Metro Cities supports the work of the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board <br /> (previously the Metropolitan Radio Board) in implementing and maintaining the <br /> 800 MHz radio system, as long as cities are not forced to modify their current <br /> systems or become a part of the 800 MHz Radio System unless they so choose. <br /> 2-F Building Codes <br /> Thousands of new housing units are constructed annually in the metro area. Structural <br /> and water intrusion problems have surfaced in many houses and commercial buildings <br /> built in the last 20 years. These problems have resulted in dissatisfied homeowners and <br /> conflicts among the state, builders and cities. <br /> Metro Cities supports an equitable distribution of fees from the Construction Code <br /> Fund,with proportional distribution based on the area of enforcement where the <br /> fees were received. Metro Cities further supports a.joint effort by the state, cities <br /> and builders to collectively identify appropriate uses for the fund, including <br /> education, analysis of new materials and construction techniques, building code <br /> updating, building inspector training, and development of performance standards <br /> and identification of construction "best practices." <br /> Metro Cities supports including the International Green Construction Code as an <br /> 2017 Legislative Policies 12 <br />