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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution that Authorizes a Sole Source Procurement, and Approves and Authorizes the City Manager to Execute a 5 Year Renewal Contract Between Axon Enterprise, Incorporated (Formerly Taser International) and the City, by and through the San Leandro Police Department for 110 Body Worn Cameras, 110 TASER Devices, and Continued Subscription Service to a Digital Evidence Management System for a Not to Exceed Amount of $1,367,484, or $262,982 in Fiscal Year 2019-20 and then $276,126 Annually Through Fiscal Year 2023-24.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This contract provides the equipment and services necessary to outfit 110 Police Department field staff with body worn cameras, TASER stun gun devices, five licenses for "Axon Air", and department access to Axon's Digital Evidence Management software suite through Fiscal Year 2023-24.
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize a sole source procurement, which is justified to align with the department's use-of-force training program and also match equipment currently in use in field operations. Staff also recommends that Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract with Axon Enterprise, Incorporated (Formerly Taser International) for five additional years, through July 15, 2024.
BACKGROUND
The use of body worn cameras by police personnel continues to assist in criminal prosecutions, mitigation of legal risk, and reviews of alleged employee misconduct. In addition, the digital storage management system provides an industry standard digital storage management solution for all electronic evidence and a software as a service to address changes to California's Public Records Act laws that impact the release of body worn camera footage.
San Leandro Police Department field personnel averaged 90,335 incidents annually over the last five years (measured from Calendar Year 2014 through 2018). Mitigation and defense of civil lia...
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