PREPARED BY: PEGGY CHOU DATE OF MEETING: 07/01/2024
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A THREE-YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH SOUNDTHINKING, INC., FORMERLY SHOTSPOTTER, INC., AT A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $406,527, SUBJECT TO FUNDING AVAILABILITY
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Improve Public Safety is a major policy goal under the FY 2023-25 City Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND
On November 1, 2010, the San Pablo City Council approved the initial purchase of the ShotSpotter Respond gunshot detection software system (Resolution 2010-123). Since this initial implementation of the ShotSpotter "Respond" system, the San Pablo Police Department (SPPD) has continued an annual service renewal with this established vendor under approved contract terms.
In 2023, ShotSpotter, Inc. changed its company name to SoundThinking, Inc., and changed its product name to ShotSpotter (formerly "Respond").
ShotSpotter technology has played a significant role in the San Pablo Police Department's crime reduction strategy. Prompt notification alerts and precise location data ascertained through the ShotSpotter system are critical for SPPD personnel when responding to shooting-related criminal incidents, including homicides and other violent crime.
Since its implementation in 2010, ShotSpotter public safety infrastructure has expanded to 100% coverage in the City of San Pablo. This established sensor technology provides SPPD personnel with an enhanced capability to quickly respond to precise locations of detected gunfire throughout the City of San Pablo.
The Police Department seeks authorization from the City Council to enter into a three-year service renewal agreement with SoundThinking, Inc., at an amount not-to-exceed ...
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