Title
Resolution to Approve a Contract with L3 Mobile-Vision, Inc. (formerly L3 Communications Mobile-Vision, Inc.) for Upgrades to Police In-Car Video Camera Systems, Back Office Software, Electronic Storage and Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) and Appropriate the Necessary Funding for Acquisition and Installation from the Federal Equitable Sharing Fund Balance ($173,760.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memo
Staff recommends City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing execution of a contract with L3 Communications Mobile-Vision Inc. (L3) for the purchase of upgrades to existing in-car video (ICV) systems, back office software, electronic storage and Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) at the cost of $157,760.00.
Funding/Fiscal Impact: Funding is available in fund balance of Fund 0028 (Federal equitable sharing). This resolution also requests Council to authorize appropriation of funds in the amount of $173,760.00 to the FY2015 Fund 0028 budget for both acquisition and estimated installation costs. The Funding for future upgrades or replacements will be budgeted as usual through the annual budget process.
Background:
The proliferation of Smartphones has empowered the public to capture high quality video and photos at their fingertips at any moment. As many of us have seen from the news media and social media websites, encounters with public safety personnel have also been recorded and shared using these same devices.
Body worn cameras (BWCs) help to objectively evaluate what occurred during a police/public contact. At this point in time, stakeholders that are actively discussing and evaluating BWCs expect them to help protect officers and the public. These stakeholders include Federal and local bodies of government, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors' offices, the courts, the ACLU, and the public in general. Early results from agencies that have deployed them demonstrate a decrease in officer use of force as well as decreased complaints against officers. ...
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