20A - AA - JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT

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ATTACHMENT A 2012-DJ-BX-0057 City: Fullerton The City of Fullerton proposes to use the 2012 Justice Assistance Grant funding as follows: Purpose Areas: Purpose Areas related to the proposed CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) Project include Law Enforcement, Prosecution and Court; Corrections and Community Corrections; and Planning, Evaluation and Technology Improvement. Program Narrative: Outline the Proposed program activities - The Fullerton Police Department's proposed JAG 2012 CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) Project will provide partial funding of $28,186 for a new security camera and video system at the Police Department and City, estimated at $119,500 by the Communications & Technology Division of the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The remainder of the costs, approximately $91,314, will be funded through the Department's existing asset seizure fund balance. This project would also integrate the Police Department and the Jail camera systems which now operate separately. 18 outdated security/surveillance cameras at the Police Department facility and 19 outdated cameras at the Jail facility will be replaced, and four new cameras monitoring both the Police Department and City Hall will be installed. Four large-screen monitors will be mounted in the Watch Commander's Office, and an additional monitor will be used to observe Fullerton's very active downtown area. Two digital video recorders with 30-day retention capabilities will be installed for Police facility cameras, and two DVR's with one-year retention would record from the Jail cameras. Provide a brief Analysis of the need for the programs - The Fullerton Police Department and Jail camera systems are so antiquated that they have been characterized by audio/video technicians, including the Sheriff's Communications & Technology Division, as virtually irreparable, with parts no longer available. Because of their age, most of these cameras cannot be integrated into a new security system. However, the system breaks down frequently so makeshift but costly repairs must still be made. In addition, there are no cameras monitoring activities in front of the Police Department and City Hall, an employee parking lot, and some interior- walkways and gates as well as a back lot, so four new cameras will be installed in these areas. And, because the Jail cameras and the Police facility cameras are currently on separate systems - making monitoring a cumbersome task - an integrated system is a logical necessity. Very importantly, too, the Police Department currently has no video recorders connected to their security cameras. Hence, the CCTV project, which includes the installation of four DVR's, is particularly vital to the protection of the public, jail inmates, and City and Police staff, and will provide critical information and evidence in the event of an incident. Recently, incidents involving up to 500 protestors in front of the Police Department and City Hall greatly hampered the safety of City employees and those seeking City or Police services, and also resulted in assaults and vandalism against vehicles and City property. However, these criminal activities went unrecorded, making identification and prosecution difficult. With the proposed cameras and DV.R's, any acts of civil disorder can be monitored by a Police Department supervisor, who can then safely coordinate 2012-DJ-BX-2532 20A_1 8 Page 11 of 30