Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorization for TRATT Software Licenses - Authorize the City Manager to accept and appropriate $40,205 from the Tulare County AB286 Auto Theft Fund and award a 46-month sole source contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. to provide the Tulare Regional Auto Theft Task Force (TRATT) with four (4) software licenses for Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR).
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Deadline for Action: 2/20/2024
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Chief of Police Jason Salazar, ext. 4215, jason.salazar@visalia.city;
Sergeant Clay Moffett, ext. 4240, clay.moffett@visalia.city;
Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, ext. 4250, liz.ybarra@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to award a sole source contract for a 46-month service contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. in the amount of $40,205 to provide the Tulare County Auto Theft Task Force through the Visalia Police Department with four (4) software licenses for Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) to outfit the Tulare County Regional Auto Task Force (TRATT) funded through Tulare County AB286 Auto Theft Funds.
Summary:
On September 14, 2023, the Tulare County Chief's Association authorized $45,194.78 in AB286, AB183, and DMV funds to be allocated to outfit four (4) Tulare County Regional Auto Task Force (TRATT) vehicles with Axon Fleet 3 ALPR camera systems.
On March 21, 2022, the Council approved the purchase of 133 AXON Fleet 3 ALPR camera systems, to replace the obsolete ICOP camera systems. Funding for this project came from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The installation of 133 AXON Fleet 3 ALPR camera system in marked patrol cars has been completed in multiple phases, and the remaining installations will be completed by January 2027, coinciding with scheduled vehicle replacements. The activation of the ALPR Licenses will follow the same installation schedule.
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