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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: ~ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: JULY 17, 2006 TITLE: CONTRACT AWARD FOR AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM (SPEC. NO. 06-097) Ma. CITY MANAGER APPROVED D As Recommended D As Amended D Ordinance on 151 Reading o Ordinance on 2nd Reading D Implementing Resolution D Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Award a contract to PIPS Technology, Incorporated for the purchase of three mobile Automated License Plate Recognition systems for an amount not to exceed $98,000. 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 Office of Disaster Preparedness. The PIPS Technology, Incorporated Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems include a color camera and infrared illuminator in one compact device that can be moved to any position in a police vehicle, and moved between vehicles. The system must accurately run license plates from either parked or moving police vehicles, targeting vehicles that may be either parked or moving. The system captures vehicle and license data in all types of lighting, can be operated continuously, seven days per week, twenty-four hours a day, with an overall efficiency and accuracy rate of eighty-five percent or higher. 22G-1