Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Public Safety Director to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code and enter into a contract with Johnson Controls (formerly Tyco SimplexGrinnell) to upgrade the current Genetec Video Management System of the City Of Columbus' Neighborhood Safety Cameras. The original contract with Tyco SimplexGrinnell was authorized by ordinance number 0787-2011, passed on 5/23/2011 and authorized the installation of safety cameras in five Columbus neighborhoods: Hilltop, Livingston Avenue, Mt. Vernon, Weinland Park, and the Linden area. Subsequent ordinances provided for the installation of safety camera systems at four locations in the Livingston Avenue area, new cameras for the Downtown region, and additional cameras in the five original neighborhoods where cameras were already present. In addition, Tyco SimplexGrinnell was awarded a brand new contract in response to RFSQ (SA005896) on June 8, 2015 to install twenty-seven neighborhood safety cameras in nine locations via ord. 2245-2016. This legislation seeks authorization to contract with Johnson Controls to upgrade the current Genetic Video Management System. This upgrade includes a virtualized server environment at the City's Data Center and will streamline the overall management of the safety camera environment, provide a more secure and monitored environment for the camera application and data, allow for quick recovery of server assets and camera recording, and facilitate a scalable infrastructure for future implementations. Additionally, the upgrade will give control of the entire neighborhood camera system (along with the images generated) to the Columbus Division of Police and allow for timely collection of evidence captured on the cameras. This ordinance also authorizes Johnson Controls to relocate a camera currently located at Kent and Seymour, to Lilley and Mound St.
Emergency action is requested in order to facilitate the upgra...
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