ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request for the Following:
A. ACCEPT the FY2020 STRATEGIES IN POLICING INNOVATION (SPI) GRANT from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), in the amount of $516,123.00; and
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the City of Peoria 2020-2021 BIENNIAL BUDGET Relating to the Capital Fund to Recognize the Receipt of Grant Funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance Providing the FY2020 Strategies in Policing Innovation (SPI) Grant and Corresponding Expenditures, in the Amount of $516,123.00; and
C. APPROVE a SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE of Real-Time Policing Software, Linking of 5 Sources to the Software, and Yearly Maintenance costs for 3 years from STREET SMART, in the Amount of $135,400.00
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BACKGROUND: On March 13th, 2020 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) released the FY2020 Strategies for Policing Innovation (SPI) Competitive Grant Solicitation. The City of Peoria Department applied under the purpose area of this program for funding of technology-driven justice information sharing solutions in response to a precipitous increase in violent crime and homicides. It is for this purpose which the Police Department seeks to leverage federal funds for the purchase of technology-driven solutions and improvements that incorporate data sharing at a local level across multiple platforms, under the proposed Peoria Police Department Data Sharing Initiative. In November 2020 the City of Peoria was notified of its award of $516,123.00 in federal funds to support the Peoria Police Department Data Sharing Initiative. With these funds the City of Peoria will upgrade Police Department information technology systems that are in need, including in car Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) which are overdue for replacement and out of warranty, purchase cutting edge real-time policing software from Street Smart to improve data processing a...
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