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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Six-Year Agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. for the Acquisition, Support, and Maintenance of 88 Body-Worn Digital Video Cameras and a Digital Evidence Management System in an Amount Not to Exceed $793,792.96. (Police 3121)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Axon Enterprise Inc. (Axon) provides the Police Department with body-worn cameras (BWC) and provides a secure web-based database for video storage. Their product enables secure electronic sharing of digital evidence with the Alameda County District Attorney. New California state laws and an internal policy change have created a higher demand for recordings and additional capabilities to redact videos. The new laws and policy amendment have made our current contract inadequate in performance and storage space. Entering into the new contract will eliminate the obligation to purchase additional storage and provide automated functions to redact videos.
BACKGROUND
In June of 2015, City Council authorized the Police Department to enter into a $424,752.61 contract with Axon (formerly known as Taser International) to provide body-worn cameras and store digitalized evidence for five years. That contract is set to expire in June of 2020.
Since that time, Axon has exceeded the Police Department's expectations in security and reliability with the City of Alameda's (City) digitally recorded evidence. Axon's product and customer service have been excellent, and staff would like to continue this business relationship.
The Police Department uses Axon's equipment to record video, take still photographs and capture audio files. The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has also migrated to this digital evidence platform, which enables secure sharing of digital evidence with their office. Moreover, recordings from these devices have proved to be beneficial in increasing transparency, and...
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