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Police Department <br />www.santa-ana.org/pol ice <br />Item # 40 <br />or City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />June 6, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Thomson Reuters CLEAR for Law Enforcement Plus Subscription <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve Agreement with Thomson Reuters (West Publishing), in the Amount of <br />$145,172, for Online Investigative and Public Records Resources Subscription Services <br />(General Fund and Non -General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year agreement with Thomson Reuters <br />(West Publishing) to provide online investigative and public records resources <br />subscription services, in an amount not to exceed $145,172, for the period of July 1, <br />2023 through June 31, 2026, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Police Department currently has a monthly subscription agreement with Thomson <br />Reuters to access their CLEAR online public records platform services provided by <br />West Publishing Corporation. Thomson Reuters' CLEAR public records resource is an <br />advanced investigative tool designed to help law enforcement personnel clear cases <br />faster and more efficiently. CLEAR for Law Enforcement Plus offers an unparalleled <br />collection of public and proprietary records combined with specialized Dashboard Tools. <br />By combining real-time gateway data with CLEAR Dashboard Tools to interact with key <br />report details, personnel can locate individuals, identify assets, and find key connections <br />to ensure Police Department staff is able to capture substantial information related to <br />their investigations. <br />The existing subscription allows up to 400 users to access the platform and is <br />scheduled to terminate within the next few months. Police Department staff requests <br />approval of a new three-year agreement with Thomson Reuters to avoid a lapse in <br />crucial investigative services performed by law enforcement personnel. Additionally, <br />staff would like to add the License Plate Recognition commercial data gateway through <br />CLEAR. This will provide access to more than 14 billion images of vehicles and license <br />