REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the Issuance of a Ten-Year Purchase Agreement in the Amount of $16,149,402 to Axon Enterprise, Inc., for Body-Worn Cameras, Tasers, Evidence Cloud Services, Unlimited Digital Evidence Storage, and a Suite of Public Safety Technology Solutions for the Department of Public Safety and Approve Budget Modification No. 11 in the Amount of $1,248,708 (F26-207)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to authorize the issuance of a Purchase Agreement to Axon Enterprise Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ in the amount of $16,149,402 in the same form as Attachment 1 to the report, for body-worn cameras, tasers, evidence cloud services, unlimited digital evidence storage, and a suite of public safety technology solutions. Approval is also requested for a Budget Modification in the amount of $1,248,708.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08, City Council approval is required for contracts exceeding $250,000.
Section 2.08.070(b)(3) authorizes the purchase of goods and/or services to be exempted from the competitive bidding requirements when the solicitations of bids or proposals would be impractical, unavailing, or impossible.
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by a motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose or another, or to appropriate available revenue included in the budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has utilized Axon products and serv...
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