| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1808 | |||||||||
| Mobile Police Vehicle Technology (Cameras in police Cars) | |||||||||
| Requester: | Albert Carbon | Organization: | City of Fort Lauderdale | ||||||
| Project Title: | Mobile Police Vehicle Technology (Cameras in police Cars) | Date Submitted | 1/11/2006 2:32:03 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Greenstein | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| These funds will be used to install hardware (cameras) and software (MDT & AFR) in police cars. This technology will allow officers to interface with other City entities as well as FCIC, NCIC and the Federal Terrorism databases. The cameras will aid in the successful prosecution of criminals who would be filmed in the act of committing crimes. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | City of Fort Lauderdale | Contact: | Mark Blanco | ||||||
| 100 North Andrews Avenue | Contact Phone: | (954) 828-6909 | |||||||
| Fort Lauderdale 33301 | Contact email: | mblanco@fortlauderdale.gov | |||||||
| Counties: | Broward | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| These funds will be used to purchase sixty (60) sets of Computer Aided Dispatch Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) and Automated Field Reporting (AFR) and a number of cameras to be installed in police vehicles. The MDT system provides real time query capability to FCIC/NCIC and local public safety databases. The AFR system provides electronic transfer of Incident and Accident reports. Included in the purchase of these sets are: vehicle data radios; GPS units; docking stations; laptops; operating software; and installation services. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Automation of these systems improves the ability to apprehend suspects, reduces manual processing and provides greater data availability. This will improve data migration between the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the County Sheriff and the Clerk of Courts. The cameras in police cars will significantly increase office safety and successful prosecution. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $682,508 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $682,508 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Fort Lauderdale City Commission | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/17/2006 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||