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MOBILE VIDEO SYSTEM (MVS) REPLACEMENT AND PURCHASE WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.
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DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: DAVID CASAREZ, LIEUTENANT
CONTACT INFORMATION: DAVID CASAREZ, 714-754-5354
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Authorize the purchase of a mobile video system (MVS) from Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Axon) through a proposed Omnia Partners Cooperative Agreement Contract #3544-21-4615 in the amount of $6,949,522 to be paid in 10 annual installments of approximately $733,300 in year one, and $690,700 years two through ten, to replace the Police Department's current MVS.
2. Authorize a 1.5% contingency in the amount of $104,243 for unforeseen costs relating to the replacement of the police department's current MVS.
3. Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to execute any and all documents related to the Axon Enterprise agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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BACKGROUND:
In July 2020, the Costa Mesa Police Department purchased the current mobile video system from WatchGuard Video Incorporated. The system included Body Worn Cameras (BWC) and an In-Car-Video System (IVS). The BWCs are used by officers to record interactions with the public, providing transparency and accountability, while the IVS captures video footage from police vehicles, documenting events during patrols and incidents. These components will be collectively referred to as the mobile video system (MVS) in this document.
The contract with WatchGuard spans 5 years, ending in 2025. Since the initial deployment of the WatchGuard MVS, there have been significant issues, especially with upload speeds and sharing of video evidence with the District Attorney's Office and other law enforcement agencies.
Despite efforts by WatchGuard's technicians, the upload speeds from the MVS remain substandard. This causes a vehicle's MVS storage to become full as it cannot offload the videos in a reasonable time rende...
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