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Shot Spotter East $840,000
Toledo Police Department
Lt. James Brown (x3203)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a three-year subscription agreement with SST, Inc. for expansion of the Shot Spotter gunshot detection system; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $840,000 from the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Shot Spotter (SST, Inc.) is the sole source provider of true wide-area gunshot detection, location, alert and analysis. Shot Spotter uses an array of acoustic sensors that reliably detect and accurately locate gunshots. No vendor, other than SST, Inc., possesses the comprehensive, field-proven, and patent-protected product. The Toledo Police Department is currently using Shot Spotter in two other areas of the City of Toledo. The Toledo Police Department has been using ShotSpotter since 2018 (Ord 442-18). This expenditure request is for the addition of 4 square miles in East Toledo for a period of three years. The East Toledo Shot Spotter expansion is part of the approved Toledo Recovery Plan (Ord. 530-21).
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the appropriation of $840,000 is authorized from the unappropriated balance of the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to Account Code 2021-52000-3SHOTSPOTRNEI
and the expenditure of same is authorized for the Shot Spotter gunshot detection system.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into three-year subscription agreement with SST, Inc. for expansion of the Shot Spotter gunshot detection system, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Police and the Director of Law.
SECTION 3. That this Council finds and determines it in the best interest of the city to waive the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187 for the reason that SST Inc., is the sole source provider for Shot Spotter, which is a comprehensive, field-proven, and patent-protected product, and that SST, Inc. is current provider of gunshot detection for the Toledo Police Department and the expansion is without marginal increase in cost.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to a draw warrant or warrants against the above referenced Account Code in payment of the obligation authorized in Section 1 in an amount not to exceed $840,000 and upon presentation of proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and property and for the further reason that this ordinance must be immediately effective in order to expand the gunshot detection system to support public safety.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council