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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate with Axon Enterprise, Inc.("Axon") to Execute a Purchase Agreement for the Acquisition, Support, and Maintenance of 23 In-Car Dash Cameras with Fully Integrated Automated License Plate Recognition Systems for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $331,183.35 for Five Years. (Police 10031100)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In February of 2022, the Alameda Police Department (APD) presented a proposal to City Council to authorize fixed and mobile (in-car) Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems in the City of Alameda. City Council authorized APD to install a fixed ALPR system throughout the City and directed staff to explore the installation of mobile ALPR at a later date once data was available on the performance of the fixed system. Recently, a referral was made by City Council to bring back this staff report in May on the potential funding and implementation of a mobile ALPR system.
APD endeavors to provide exceptional and responsive service to the community with the highest degree of accountability. APD seeks Council approval of a purchase agreement with Axon to install 23 in-car cameras in the patrol vehicle fleet which will increase transparency and accountability while enhancing officers' abilities to address specific vehicles involved in crime. These cameras will serve various functions, including full integration with the current body-worn camera video/audio recording devices and the City's newly installed fixed ALPR system with direct digital upload ability into the City's digital evidence storage system. In addition to creating a video record of officer performance, this system's ALPR feature will further support APD's initiative on an intelligence-led approach.
BACKGROUND
In 2014, APD received City Council approval for Vigilant Solutions mobile ALPR use on a limited basis in four vehicles. The follo...
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