TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Chief Javaro Sims, Police Department
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: June 8, 2021
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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 77-21 TO TERMINATE THE EXISTING MASTER SERVICES AND PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. AND APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A NEW AGREEMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE INC. FOR BODY WORN CAMERAS, TASERS, INTERVIEW ROOM CAMERAS, IN-CAR VIDEO, BATTERIES, CARTRIDGES, RELATED EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES, LICENSING, MAINTENANCE, AND WARRANTY - $2,770,752
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to approve Resolution No. 77-21 to terminate the existing the existing Master Services and Purchasing Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. and approve the new agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for body worn cameras, Tasers, interview room cameras, in-car video, batteries, cartridges, related equipment and accessories, licensing, maintenance and warranty in the total estimated amount of $2,770,752 over the next five (5) years.
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Background:
On April 19, 2016, the City Commission approved the implementation of the first phase of the Police Department body-worn camera program. The first phase included the purchase of 20 body-worn cameras and TASERs. On November 15, 2016, the City Commission approved the purchase of the remainder of the body-worn cameras and Tasers to outfit the Police Department personnel in a phased deployment. This Agreement was for five (5) years and was terminated and replaced with a new five (5) year Agreement upon City Commission approval on September 6, 2018. This was done to include additional body worn cameras and Tasers in order to accommodate increase in personnel that will be utilizing body worn cameras, as well as to include additional equipment, specifically interview room cameras for the Investigations Division, as well as in-car video cameras, which would replace Panasonic Arbitrator cameras in a phased deployment. The current Agreement ends in fiscal year 2022/20...
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