DEPARTMENT: Police
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Anthony L. Trevi?o, Interim chief of Police
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Briefing on the Body-Worn Camera System [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Anthony Trevi?o, Chief of Police]
SUMMARY:
The Purchasing Division of the Finance Department, Information Technology Services Department (ITSD) and the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) Department has completed the process in seeking, reviewing and selecting a vendor for the deploying of Body Worn Digital Recording Systems (BWDRS), commonly referred to as body cameras, within its ranks.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The SAPD conducted a pilot test of body cameras during 2014. Upon completion of the pilot test program and the presentation of findings to the City Council the Police Department, with the Purchasing Division of Finance, developed and released a Request for Sealed Competitive Bids (RFCSP) and evaluated the proposals as required by Texas Local Government Code 252. The City is currently finalizing a contract with the recommended Awardee for the initial phase of this project.
The original deployment is projected to be 251 cameras. The San Antonio Park Police will be equipped with 179 cameras and the San Antonio Police Department Downtown Bike Patrol will have 72 cameras. These Units have been selected since they currently do not have video support. The Downtown Bike Patrol does not utilize patrol vehicles and thus does not have access to the Coban in-car system. The Park Police have not been issued Coban in-car systems, and a majority of their operations are on foot, ATV or bicycle.
The contract with the recommended Awardee will contain options to purchase up to approximately 2,186 cameras and final details are currently being negotiated. The recommended Awardee will provide an off-site (Cloud) storage solution based on the determination to implement off-site as opposed to on-site storage options. Based on current negotiation...
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