PREPARED BY: JAMES LAUGHTER DATE OF MEETING: 11/03/2025
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $246,572 FROM SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES GRANT REVENUES (SLESF 210 FUND) FOR THE PURCHASE AND PROCUREMENT OF TWENTY REPLACEMENT MOTOROLA AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS WITH BACKHAUL COMPONENTS WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY INCLUDED IN THE OVERALL APPROPRIATION
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
Community Policing and Strengthen Technological Infrastructure to Enhance Law Enforcement are adopted policy items under the FY 2025-27 City of San Pablo Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
BACKGROUND
Funding Source
The Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant is a mandated grant as defined by Government Code Section 30061(b)(3)(i) wherein the County is required to remit a minimum of $100,000 annually to the City to be spent on frontline law enforcement. These grant revenues have accumulated and are available for appropriation by the City Council.
Following appropriation of funds by the City Council for eligible frontline law enforcement purposes, any expenditures must comply with the City's purchasing policy.
Public Safety Camera System
In 2011, the San Pablo Police Department implemented a comprehensive Public Safety Camera System to enhance public safety through technology. During the system's development, City staff collaborated with local civil rights organizations and community members to address privacy concerns and ensure transparency.
Today, the Public Safety Camera System includes 84 Motorola Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) and approximately 300 situational awareness cameras located at 44 sites throughout the City. This system has become a critical tool for crime prevention, investigation, and community safety.
Motorola Solutions ALPR Replacement
The Police Department is proposing...
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