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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue The Attached Purchase Order Between Safeware Inc. And The City Of Hollywood For The Purchase Of Two (2) Automatic License Plate Recognition Systems And Associated Equipment In An Amount Not To Exceed $71,008.65.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Police Department desires to purchase two (2) automatic license plate recognition (LPR) system and associated equipment which is designed to capture and process images of license plates and to check against a database of known plates as part of the Homeland Security and Public Safety emergency Preparedness.
On November 14, 2014, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution Number R-2014-345 authorizing the acceptance of Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds in the approximate amount of $122,225.00 from the Department of Homeland Security to enhance public safety and emergency management UASI approved projects, training and equipment.
In accordance with Resolution No. R-2014-345, the Police Department will utilize these grant funds for the purchase of approximately two (2) license plate readers and twenty-five (25) rapid identification fingerprint scanners.
As stipulated in the grant award, the City of Miami is the lead administrative agency responsible for facilitating the expenditure and reimbursement of the UASI funds to address the unique equipment, training, planning, exercise and operational needs specified in said grant.
These grant funds must be used to defray the cost of purchasing or enhancing public safety and emergency management projects and equipment specified by the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management.
The LPR system consists of two (2) Mobile MERC-LPR 2-camera fixed LPR speed trailers.
The requested automatic license plate recognition system and associated equipment are ...
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