PREPARED BY: CELESTE TAYLOR DATE OF MEETING: 01/22/19
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO: (1) PURCHASE CELLULAR DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,139 AND CELLULAR SERVICE AND CELLULAR DATA SERVICE FROM FIRSTNET AT A NET COST OF $83,957 USING A STATE NEGOTIATED CONTRACT WHICH HAS CONTRACT TERMS THROUGH NOVEMBER 18, 2021 AT A TOTAL CONTRACT COST OF $127,096; AND (2) WAIVE FORMAL BID PROCEDURES
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Community Outreach and Technology Improvements under the Public Safety Policy Area is an adopted policy item under the FY 2018-21 City Council Priority Work plan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project under CEQA pursuant to Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2): Continuing administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies, personnel-related actions, general policy and procedure making.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department proposes to purchase cellular devices, and cellular and data services with FirstNet. This equipment and cellular data will allow full utilization of existing technology like Mobile Field Investigations and Axon Capture for evidence records by department personnel in the field which will increase efficiency.
FirstNet built with AT&T
FirstNet is the nationwide public safety communications platform dedicated to America's first responders. Being built with AT&T, in public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority), FirstNet provides improved technology to public safety. The benefits of this technology include:
* Built to the requirements of first responders and is not a commercial network.
* Provides a single, dedicated public safety solution allowing individual first responders, agencies and supporting organizations to gain the ability to communicate easily and effe...
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