City of Columbus - File #: 1092-2008

• File #: 1092-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/18/2008
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 7/7/2008
• Final action: 7/9/2008
• Title: To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to apply for and, if awarded, accept a FY2008 COPS grant for the proposed project Integrated Mobile Computing/Digital Video Solution, from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to authorize Ramona Patts, Assistant Division Administrator for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Support Services as the official city representative to act in connection with this grant; and to declare an emergency.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/9/2008	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/8/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/7/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/7/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/24/2008	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/24/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/24/2008	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/24/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/24/2008	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/23/2008	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/23/2008	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/23/2008	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/23/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/23/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/23/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/23/2008	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/20/2008	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2008	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/18/2008	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Need: The City of Columbus Division of Police has been invited to apply for a FY2008 grant funded and administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The proposed project will enable public safety officers to share voice and video information within minutes of recording the data. The current system is very labor intensive, requiring the manual transporting of hard drives and downloading of data. Current storage capacity limits are reaching the need for additional cost expenditures and investment of resources. The proposed project, Integrated Mobile Computing/Digital Video Solution, would use newer technology to record, move, store and access the data safely and securely via a wireless system located in the police substations and Central Police Headquarters. The new system will enhance access to data for investigations, prosecutions, public records requests, information sharing and crime prevention. Ramona Patts, Assistant Division Administrator for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Support Services is the Project Director. As the official program contact, she is authorized to act in connection with this grant on behalf of the city.

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed for this required legislation to be in process in the timeliest manner possible for the application which has a June 27, 2008 deadline.

FISCAL IMPACT

There would be no impact for the City General Fund Account. There is no required city match. The grant project expenditures ($1,215,013.00) would be reimbursed by the awarded grant funds.

Title

To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to apply for and, if awarded, accept a FY2008 COPS grant for the proposed project Integrated Mobile Computing/Digital Video Solution, from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to authorize Ramona Patts, Assistant Division Administrator for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Support Services as the o...