AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2025-18R, approving an amendment to the contract with Flock Group, Inc. for additional equipment and software for the police department's license plate recognition technology in the amount of $124,068.49 for the first year with the option to renew for three one-year extensions; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the contract amendment on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: February 4, 2025
Department: Police Department - Stan Standridge, Chief
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: $124,068.49 ($61,600 grant funded)
Account Number: 13126008.56027; 12055231.60125; 10002141.52397
Funds Available: $124,068.49
Account Name: Software as a Service
Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: On June 21, 2016, City Council approved a parking management consulting service agreement with Kimley-Horn. On December 6, 2016, Council received a presentation and held a discussion regarding the implementation of near-term parking management strategies as brought forward by Kimley-Horn. The first recommendation was to pursue implementation of enhanced and expanded parking enforcement using License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology. Council approved LPR technology on August 15, 2017. At the time, Parking Enforcement resided within the Police Department. On September 3, 2019, City Council adopted a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019, that increased LPR software for the Police Department by $11,000. City Council voted on April 19, 2022, to approve a sole source agreement with Flock Group, Inc, for LPR software to be used by the Police Department for $103,500. The Police Department used seized funds for this initial purchase of 14 LPR cameras that were unrelated to parking enforcement. On February 20, 2024, Council approved a multiyear agreement with TXDOT for the installation of LPR cameras along state rights-of-way. City Council approved...
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