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RESOLUTION 2023-###
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1)
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A THREE -YEAR AGREEMENT
WITH NIGHTINGALE SECURITY FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, TRAINING,
AND SOFTWARE FOR EXPANSION OF AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM TO
SUPPORT DRONE AS A FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM AT A TOTAL THREE-YEAR COST NOT TO EXCEED $644,311, AND (2) UTILIZE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $306,216 FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES GRANT REVENUES FUND (210-0000-00000)
WHEREAS, Strengthen existing and new Technology Programs, Public Facility/Infrastructure Projects, and Future Workplace Development Programs/Services to Enhance SPPD Crime-Reduction Goals, Community Policing, Mental Health and Training Programs is a priority goal under the FY 2023/25 City Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023;
WHEREAS; The Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant is a mandated grant as defined by Government Code 30061(b)(3)(i) wherein the County remits at minimum $100,000 annually to be spent on frontline law enforcement;
WHEREAS, beginning in 2018, staff began researching and developing an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS - Drone) program;
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution #2020– 118, authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with Nightingale Security to enhance and build out a public safety drone response;
WHEREAS, the initial installation included the Nightingale Blackbird base station atop the sally port of the Police Department. T he Nightingale Blackbird system allows for autonomous launch and landing capabilities for efficient deployment. Additionally, formal bidding requirements were waived pursuant to San Pablo Municipal Code section
3.16.110(B) and (C) due to specialized servic es and unique equipment and software attributes of Nightingale Security;
WHEREAS, since that time, staff has worked with Nightingale Security in developing a comprehensive drone as a first responder program. Staff has addressed challenges and experienced progress in the research and development of the program to include: staffing, increased coverage area for response in San Pablo, increased battery life, installation of repeaters for enhanced signal strength, ShotSpotter gunshot detection integration, and production of mobile units for remote response capability;
WHEREAS, recent technological advancement has made a beyond -visual-line-of- site (BVLOS) waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) feasible to obtain as evidenced by the recent BVLOS waiver for Pearland Police Department in Texas;
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WHEREAS, Pearland Police Department’s BVLOS waiver was granted in part due to the Casia- G detect and avoid system. The Casia- G system establishes a zone of monitored airspace without needing to integrate any hardware onto the drone itself . The Police Department wishes to deploy the Casia-G system in San Pablo;
WHEREAS, the Police Department proposes to take advantage of the recent developments to pursue a BVLOS waiver with the FAA while expanding coverage of DFR response. This would include the procurement of two additional base stations which would be installed in other areas of San Pablo to increase coverage response areas;
WHEREAS, funding for the Agreement for fiscal year 23/24 will be budgeted in the Supplement Law Enforcement Services Grant Fund (210 -2110-43600); funding for succeeding years will be budgeted in the Police Department’s operating budget (100- 2110-43600), subject to funding availability;
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the procurement of additional services from Nightingale Security be exempted from City bidding requirements because: (1) the purchase involves specialized services combined with equipment and products, in which the City acquires and installs equipment but must also retain specialized services for consulting on use, training, installing, maintaining, and servicing the products (San Pablo Municipal Code section 3.16.110(B)); and (2) the unique software attributes discussed above support the use of sole source agreements (San Pablo Municipal Code section
3.16.110(C));
WHEREAS, staff presented updates to the SPPD Drone Program to the Public Safety Standing Committee. (Councilmember Xavier and Councilmember Pabon - Alvarado) on April 26, 2023. Staff returned to the Public Safety Standing Committee on July 6, 2023, and presented specifically on the detailed expansion and costs with Nightingale Security. On both occasions, the Committee unanimously voted to receive the presentation and recommended to forward to City Council for formal consideration and approval;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo hereby:
1. Authorizes the utilization of funding in the amount of $306,216 from the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant Revenues Fund (210- 0000- 00000)
2. Authorizes t he City Manager to execute a three- year agreement with Nightingale Security for the purchase of equipment, training, and software for the expansion of Unmanned Aircraft System to support Drone as a First Responder Program at a total three-year cost not to exceed $644,311.
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ADOPTED this 17th day of July, 2023, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ ______________________________ Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Abel Pineda, Mayor