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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 27, 2017 Page 3 Chief Mathwig stated that it was clear to him that the Roseville community ex- pected and demanded Roseville officers to utilize body cameras, thus the grant application leveraged to provide that opportunity, as well as to replace squad cameras at the same time under those grant funds into 2018 and 2019. City Manager Trudgeon reported that the first step was to accept the grant, and then subsequently for the City Council to consider annual expenditures as part of the overall 2018 budget to expend some capital improvement plan (CIP) dollars allocated for the Police Department and shift funds accordingly. Mr. Trudgeon stated his wholehearted support, with Chief Mathwig, on the need for body cam- eras; and stated his understanding that staff was moving forward under the auspi- ces of the City Council, with this simply representing the next step in that process. If that direction was a misunderstanding on staff's part, Mr. Trudgeon apologized for any discrepancies in the process. Councilmember Laliberte expressed appreciation for the background information and additional conversation tonight; but questioned if the intent in tonight's for- mer Consent Agenda items 9.b and 9.c was to move forward and transition from the pilot program into full-blown implementation. City Manager Trudgeon confirmed that this was the intended direction to equip all officers with purchase in 2018. However, Mr. Trudgeon clarified that this re- quested action was only to accept grant funds; with former Consent Agenda item 9.c related to replacement of existing squad cameras. Mr. Trudgeon further clari- fied that this action was not for the purchase of body cameras tonight, but con- firmed that this was the next step intended unless otherwise directed by the City Council. Mayor Roe sought clarification from staff that the squad cameras needed to be purchased/replaced whether or not body cameras were subsequently implemented. City Manager Trudgeon again referenced former Consent Agenda item 9.c for seeking approval of video equipment replacements in squads, paid from forfeiture funds, and squad equipment that would subsequently be in sync with body camer- as, but not seeking approval for the purchase of the body cameras themselves that would be presented to the City Council at a later date when seeking approval of purchases over$5,000. Mayor Roe sought clarification that the intent was to sync the in-squad cameras with future body camera equipment by readying squads in a more cost-effective manner at this time. Chief Mathwig advised that, as squads are changed out, it was more cost-effective to get replacement systems in place now with those new squads coming on line