SB City Real Time Information Center
Presented by Chief Goodman
Background
• On January 31, staff provided the
Mayor and City Council a study
session regarding Economic
Development & City
Reinvestment.
• The Police Department explained
the benefits and need to develop a
Real-Time Information Center
(RTIC).
• Council provided guidance and
directed the Department return
with a plan and cost to develop a
RTIC.
Real Time Information Center
• Faster Response Times
• Provides officers with real-time data and video
feeds to help respond quickly to crime
• Provides an efficient proactive policing tool
• Improved Investigations
• Help locate suspects, document evidence, and
identify crime trends
• Proactive Policing
• Force multiplier
• Cost-effective
• Reduction in hours dedicated to preventing and
solving crime.
Cameras
Qualities
• Cameras act as a crime deterrent
• Active and investigative monitoring
resource
• Critical factors to success
• Camera locations
• Camera type
• Integration into the police
department
• Staff
Operations Management Platform
PEREGRINE
• Unifies and consolidates data across
disparate systems allowing users to
quickly identify trends, uncover
insights, and answer complex
questions to make.
• Improves operational decision making
• Eliminates unnecessary manual labor
required to search for and identify
multiple data sources.
• Leverages real-time data to
understand and overcome difficult
problems.
RTIC Data Integration Software
Staff
• Originally anticipated adding twelve
employees to operate the RTIC.
• The Department has since identified
efficiencies generated by the camera
program and data integration software that
will allow for the re-allocation of existing
staff to operate the RTIC at a cost saving of
nearly $1 million.
• Case filing unit
• Investigations
• Community Service Officers
• The Department will start the RTIC with
existing staff and return when the need for
additional staff is identified.
Procurement Process
• Cameras
• RFP F-24-05
• Vector Resources Inc. was
selected as best the best option
bidder
• Data Integration Software
• Peregrine Technologies Inc. –
Five Year Contract
• Fusus by Axon – Five Year
Contract
• Sole Source Vendors (Allowed
per CFR 200.320(c)(2),(5)
Funding Sources
• ARPA Funding - $2,497,500
• ARPA funds must be expended by Dec. 2026
• Can only pay for first two years of contracts
• COPS Tech and Equip Program Funding - $963,000
• Funds were awarded to support the development of a city camera system • Remaining $245,154.28 will be used to expand the camera program • General Funds - $1,049,593.84
• *General fund costs begin Jan. 2027 and are divided over three years.
Total Cost ARPA Funds Cops Tech &
Equip Funds
General Fund
Fusus $1,943,446.99 $1,241,353.15 $0 $702,093.84*
Peregrine $997,500 $650,000 $0 $347,500*
Vector $1,326,939.56 $606,146.85 $720,845.72 $0
Total $4,267,939.56 $2,497,500 $720,845.72 $1,049,493.84* Recommendation
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, authorize the following:
1. The City Manager to accept the FY2024 COPS Technology and Equipment Program Funds.
2. The City Manager to execute professional service agreements with Vector Resources Inc., for the creation of a public safety surveillance system, Peregrine Technologies Inc. for a real-time decision and operations management platform and Axon for Fusus by Axon, for data integration software and subsequent amendments.
3. The Interim Director of Finance and Management Services to amend the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Adopted Budget by $963,000 in revenues and expenditures.
4. The Interim Director of Finance and Management Services to issue purchase orders in amounts not to exceed $1,350,000, to Vector Resources Inc., $1,000,000 to Peregrine Technologies Inc., and an amount not to exceed $1,950,000 to Axon for Fusus by Axon.
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