CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. _ _2024
APPROVING THE MASTER SERVICES AND PURCHASING AGREEMENT
WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, INC., FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT HARDWARE,
SOFTWARE AND SERVICES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
($7,350,052.13)
WHEREAS, the Police Department has a Master Services and Purchasing Agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc., which will expire in 2025; and
WHEREAS, Axon is the leader in providing public safety technology, and their systems are the most highly-developed and established; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department relies on Axon products to promote and enhance public safety, and wishes to continue to contract with Axon for provision of law enforcement products and services, as doing so will not require any change in how staff trains, operates, or manages data; and WHEREAS, the proposed Master Services and Purchasing Agreement includes the provision of new foundational elements essential to standing up a Real Time Information Center, and consolidates all Axon products currently used by the Police Department into asingle contract, providing considerable cost savings; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Code Section 3.60.070(h)(3) provides that the City may use any purchasing procedures approved by the City Council if the Council makes a finding concurrent with the award that the procedures are in the best interest of the City for that particular agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY FINDS and RESOLVES that:
1. This action is not a project subject to CEQA, because it can be seen with certainty that it will not cause a physical change in the environment Public Resources Code Section 21065.)
2. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 3.60.070(h)(3), it is found that the approval of the Master Services and Purchasing Agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. is in the City's best interest because Axon is a leader in the industry, and continuing to use their products meets the Police Department's interest in that it will not require changes in how we train, operate, or manage data.
3. The Master Services and Purchasing Agreement in the amount of $7,350,052.13 is approved.
4. The Chief of Police is authorized to execute the agreement.