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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
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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.
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Contract Award for Automated System
July 17, 2006
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The UASI Grant stipulates that government agencies purchase equipment that
can be used interchangeably wi th other law enforcement agencies wi thin
their geographical region during a disaster or terrorist attack. The
specifications for the PIPS Technology, Incorporated mobile ALPR system
are the same as those recently adopted by the Anaheim Police Department
and other Orange County police agencies. The ALPR system will be used and
shared within the Santa Ana and Anaheim urban areas as a capability
enhancement to detect, survey, and identify potential terrorist subjects
or their locations. As a result, staff recommends Council approval of the
recommended action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the Office of Emergency Services (OES) Urban Areas
Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Machinery & Equipment account (account no.
125-333-6641) .
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Paul M. Walters
Chief of Police
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