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Department Approval W I`°S'p,aE-41+4 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date.- 06-13-11 Item No..- 7. g Acting City Manager Approval Item Description.- Accept the Office of Traffic Safety grant award of one Panasonic Arbitrator 360 in-squad camera W W, � 2 On May 12, 2011, the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), awarded the Roseville Police 3 Department one Panasonic Arbitrator 360 in-car camera through the Department of Public 4 Safety/Office of Traffic Safety in-car camera grant program. In May 2010, the Roseville Police 5 Department completed a grant application requesting in-car camera funding for our agency's fleet of 6 19 marked squads. Because the OTS received 146 grant applications and had only $,2.9 million "7 available for camera funding, our agency was awarded 12 Panasonic Arbitrator cameras valued at ,i ar approximately $,52,000.00. On August 9, 2010, then Mayor Craig Klausing, signed the In-(', 9 ("amera Order and Distribution Agreement with the Minnesota Sheriff's Association allowing our I ('_) agency to receive the grant equipment proceeds. In late 2010, a portion of the original grant funding "I'll remained available allowing the OTS to award an additional 4�3 cameras. From this remaining grant 12 funding, the OTS awarded Roseville one additional camera. The additional camera being awarded to 13 our agency is part of the initial grant proceeds authorized by council in August of 2010. See 14 attachment "A" May 12, 2011 award letter from the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety. POLICY OBJECTIVE 16 As a recipient of this OTS grant, our agency was required to implement a mobile digital video I ��7 recording policy. All sworn officers have completed this mandatory training to learn the operation I of the in-car squad cameras, patrol officers have completed a pre-post survey answering questions 19 specific to the in-squad cameras. The Chief or his designee will be required to complete a final Z,,:-) report (spring/summer 2011), to the OTS describing our agency's activities with the camera and 2 1 efforts at reducing biased policing at traffic stops. 22 FINANCIAL IMPACTS 23 As a recipient of this latest grant, our agency will be required to provide local matching funds of 24 $,100.00 per camera plus $,275.00 per squad for camera installation. To enhance this camera award, 25 the department has opted to purchase one rear facing camera to allow imaging of the squad's 26 prisoner transport area at a cost of $,130 per camera. The marked squad receiving this camera will 27 need a wireless access point at a cost of $,300.00. At the request of the IT department, we will 28 purchase one 5-year Panasonic maintenance packages at a cost of $,4�95.00. The total cost for 29 additional hardware,, software,, maintenance and system warranty is approximately $,1300.00. The Page I of 2