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C. 56

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	August 8, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order - Lehr P2b Automated License Plate Readers

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/08/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor

Contact:	Liz Arbuckle, 925 335-1529
cc:	Liz Arbuckle Heike Anderson Tim Ewell

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 8, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Lehr, in an amount not to exceed $225,500 for the purchase of Automated License Plate Readers for use in the County Service Area (CSA) P-2B (Alamo area).

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funding is as follows:
Donations $95,000

P-2B Alamo Funds $50,000

P-6 Alamo/Las Trampas $80,500

FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)

No General Fund monies will be used for this purchase.

BACKGROUND:

Beginning in September, 2015, members of the Alamo Police Services Advisory Committee (P-2B), the Diablo Community Services District Board and the Round Hill District Advisory Board (P-5) each requested the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff research the viability of increased services. The areas are currently patrolled by the Office of the Sheriff and have increased services for which they pay from their special assessment funds.

The board members voiced concerns of increased crime rates in the central Contra Costa County corridor. The concerns were bolstered by several articles posted in local news media, referring to a dramatic increase in residential burglaries, specifically in the Danville and San Ramon areas. A review of actual crime statistics in the greater Alamo area did not show a significant increase in reported crimes over the last several years. However, there was an increase in property crime and residential burglaries specifically in the Contra Costa County central 680 corridor.

Based on reviews of the options available, the potential benefits, current policy and impact to the Sheriff's Office personnel involved, the district board members agreed the implementation of stationary ALPR cameras would best benefit the greater Alamo area to help prevent crime and increase the solvability of cases.

Lehr ALPR camera systems provide both the preventative and investigative value needed in the Alamo area. The cameras are the same type as utilized in the vehicular mobile application already employed in the Sheriff's Patrol environment.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

ALPR cameras will not be purchased and there will be no additional measures in place to deter and solve crime.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No impact.