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RESOLUTION NO. 2016-214 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE FORMAL BID REQUIREMENT, APPROVING THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE EXISTING AGREEMENTS INTO ONE, NEW FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH TASER INTERNATIONAL, AND AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ANY FUTURE ADDITIONAL BODY WORN CAMERAS AND TASER ELECTRONIC CONTROL WEAPONS FROM TASER INTERNATIONAL
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
The Police Department has been a national leader in the research and deployment of Body Worn Cameras and the deployment of less lethal weapons. The Police Department has extensively researched and tested Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) since 2010 and was one of the first departments in the country to deploy BWCs throughout its patrol division in 2014. In prior fiscal years, City Council approved four separate agreements with Taser International to systematically outfit uniformed sworn personnel with BWCs and services to maintain the equipment. Since then, the Police Department identified a critical need to outfit 42 additional personnel with BWCs and to deploy an additional 75 Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) to the Patrol Division. Taser International has agreed to enhance all previous agreements by consolidating them into one new five-year agreement that will add to and replace existing equipment with the latest models and provide enhanced services beneficial to the City at an effective discount of 28% off their customary pricing plan.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Environmental Notice
Environmental Notice
The activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.
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Environmental Determination
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQ...
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