RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR SUBSCRIPTION-BASED SHOTSPOTTER GUNFIRE LOCATION, ALERT AND ANALYSIS SERVICE WHEREAS, ShotSpotter Flex helps law enforcement agencies by directing police officers to the precise location of gunfire incidents within seconds of the shots being fired by using acoustic sensors placed throughout the city to identify when and where gunfire occurs; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas originally entered into an agreement with ShotSpotter Flex on August 31, 2016 for the purchase of the subscription-based service and a three-year subscription; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas approved a new Agreement with ShotSpotter on February 25, 2020, and has since approved annual renewal payments for service through December 13, 2023; and WHEREAS, the Salinas Police Department desires to maintain the ShotSpotter subscription-based services under the terms and conditions of the existing Agreement, with funds already approved as part of the Department’s FY 2023-24 budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute a one-year Subscription Services Agreement from December 14, 2023 through December 13, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $490,000.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of December, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk