R2010-01 AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF SERVEILLANCE THERMAL CAMERA SYSTEM

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DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM 10-04 TO: Michael T.McElroy,Mayor Ryan McCrady,City Manager FROM: James A. Anderson, Chief of Polic James R. Chervinko,Deputy Chie of Polic�� � SUBJECT: Weed and Seed Equipment Purchase(One FLIR HS-324 Command Thermal Camera) W/REIMBURSMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF JiTSTICE SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: A portion of the Decatur Police Department's Weed and Seed Grant (Year IIn to be used to purchase one thermal camera. According to the grant, all personnel costs and equipment purchases are on a reimbursement basis. The Department of Justice has approved the purc6ase of one FLIR HS-324 Command Thermal Camera. It will be primarily used by patrol command officers in the Weed and Seed site. The thermal camera will be purchased using the Police Department Small Capital Line Item and reimbursed by the Department of Justice. For the last two years, overt video camera surveillance systems were purchased in the same manner. BACKGROUND: With the acquisition of the Weed and Seed Grant (Year III), the Decatur Police Department seeks to use the grant funds in accordance with the rules and regulations set by the Department of Justice. The Decatur Police Department strongly feels that having proactive ofticers in the Weed and Seed Site is our best opportunity to deter and/or reduce violent crime. Therefore, the Anti-Crime Team (ACT) has been allotted $37,049 (741 man hours) overtime reimbursement to conduct proactive enforcement measures and community policing initiatives in the designated Weed and Seed Site. $23,500 has been authorized for police equipment to be used directly in the Weed and Seed Site. The FIIR HS-324 Command Thermal Camera is a very high quality camera made by the leader in thermal imaging, FLIR. Deputy Chief Chervinko spoke with a FLIR representative and the HS-324 Command Thermal Camera was the unit that best meet our needs. The HS-324 has a range detection of 1,445 feet for a man (recognize man at 360 feet) and detective a vehicle at 4,070 feet (recognize vehicle at 1,050 feet). The thermal camera will be purchased from the Police Departments Small Capital Line Item and reimbursed by the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Community Capacity Development Office, who has already approved the purchase of this particular item.Ray O' Herron had the lowest bid at $5,980.00 The purchase of one additional overt video camera surveillance camera has also been approved by the Department of Justice under the Weed and Seed grant and is currently being studied by staff.