Report Prepared by: Jeff Bennyhoff, Director of Information Technology
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SUBJECT: CCTV Camera Storage System Expansion
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City of Merced Information Technology Department is requesting the City Council approve the purchase of a CCTV Camera storage system expansion from CDW-G for $149,317.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion authorizing the Finance Officer to make necessary budget adjustments for the purchase of a CCTV Camera storage system expansion from CDW-G for $149,317.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve as recommended by Staff ; or
2. Deny; or
3. Refer back to Staff for further evaluation.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Public Safety.
DISCUSSION
In 2009 the City procured a centralized CCTV Camera system. This system was mainly paid for by a grant from the FAA, and included a total of 31 cameras at the airport, in the downtown area, and at City Hall. The goal of the project was to allow the TSA agents to view the airport cameras and for the Police Department to access all the cameras from the Central Police Station. At the time, the decision was made to retain the video for 14 days. This retention period was selected as it was a reasonable balance between system costs and the security it provided.
Since 2009, the City has added an additional 39 cameras to the system. These additions were added with a combination of grants and City funds. When the CCTV system was expanded, the retention requirement of 14 days was maintained.
In addition to original partnership with the TSA, the City has also partnered with Merced Union High School District, Merced City School District (currently in process), and Merced County Association of Governments. With this collaboration, the Police Department has access to approximately 200 CCTV Cameras.
Technological advances since 2009 in storage capacity have made increasing our retention of the video fro...
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