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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: ~ ~ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: JULY 5, 2005 TITLE: APPROVED AGREEMENT FOR POLICE DIGITAL EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM o As Recommended o As Amended o Ordinance on 1 sl Reading o Ordinance on 2nd Reading o Implementing Resolution o Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Linear Systems for the purchase of a Digital Photographic, Video, and Audio Evidence Management System in an amount not to exceed $600,000. DISCUSSION On August 16, 2004, the City Council accepted a $15 million Urban Area Security Initiative grant from the federal Department of Homeland Security, through the State of California, Office of Homeland Security. This initiative was designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of urban areas by ensuring that all emergency first responders have adequate equipment and systems to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism. The grant provides total reimbursement to local agencies for equipment purchases approved and authorized by the federal Office of Domestic Preparedness. The Santa Ana Police Department is the largest municipal police agency in Orange County, and the lead agency in one of the five mutual aid regions in the county. A complete digital evidence management system is a necessary investigative tool that would assist in the successful documentation of extensive crime scenes resulting from terrorist acts should they occur within this urban area. This type of system is able to capture, process, enhance, maintain, or disseminate digital evidence. In addition, it is the only efficient and effective way of documenting a large scale, dynamic crime scene that one would expect to result from a weapons of mass disaster incident. 250-1