ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to APPROVE a SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE of ShotSpotter Investigate and Software Setup Yearly Maintenance Costs for 3 Years from SHOTSPOTTER, INC., in the Amount of $84,900.00.
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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 ShotSpotter Investigate software to give detectives the tools they need to capture, track, and collaborate on gun crime investigations, as well as address the software needs of the Police Department's Focused Deterrence Program.
In 2021, officers of the Peoria Police Department responded to over 1,700 ShotSpotter alerts and processed over 570 NIBIN (National Integrated Ballistic Information Network) reports, which led to over 200 separate investigations. On average, a police detective utilizes up to 5 separate systems to gather, document, analyze, and disseminate information for gun-related crimes. The biggest hurdle to gu...
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