REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MINDY CASTO, Interim Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: MICHAEL LANDON, Deputy Police Chief
Police Department
SUBJECT
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Authorize the Chief of Police to enter into a Second Amendment to Agreement with SoundThinking, Inc. (formerly ShotSpotter Inc.) for an additional three years of service for a total amount not to exceed $3,140,025 or $1,046,675 annually, for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize the Chief of Police to enter into a Second Amendment to Agreement with SoundThinking, Inc. (formerly ShotSpotter Inc.) for an additional three years for a total of 17.26 square miles of gunshot detection area coverage in the City of Fresno in an amount not to exceed $3,140,025 or $1,046,675 annually, for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Beginning in 2015, the Fresno Police Department contracted with SoundThinking, Inc. ("SoundThinking") for six square miles of gunshot detection in some of the most violent areas of Fresno. In 2017, Fresno Unified School District added 6 square miles of gunshot detection coverage to assist in securing their campuses, students, and staff. In 2018 a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System was being developed in Fresno, to which an additional 2.26 square miles of gunshot detection coverage was added to protect specific BRT routes and major traffic corridors within the City.
In November 2020, the Fresno Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to not renew their contract with SoundThinking. In February 2021, the grant funding that paid for the BRT portion of the SoundThinking contract ended.
Understanding the substantial impact on community safety shutting down this 8.26 square miles of gunshot detection would have, SoundThinking agreed to keep the FUSD and BRT gunshot detection coverage areas active as language was developed for the Fresno Police Department to assume the contractu...
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