Title
Gainesville Police Department Video Production Unit Equipment Upgrade (B)
Explanation
The Gainesville Police Department is requesting $24,000 from the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund to upgrade their equipment for the Video Production Unit. The Gainesville Police Department's Video Production Unit has been in use since August 2000. This Unit records all police ceremonies and creates training videos for GPD. The unit currently uses a Media 100 editing system. This system has not been updated since 2000. There is currently no support from the manufacturer for this system.
The attached listed equipment would replace the obsolete system GPD currently uses.
The Video Production Unit staff member is currently in training with Studio 601 to produce a new segment entitled Sector Watch for inclusion in the Police Beat Show. In the future the production unit will be assisting with creation the Police Beat Show, which is currently created solely by Studio 601. This system will also be compatible with the system Studio 601 uses and will facilitate the change in a smooth manner.
The Public Safety Committee approved this purchase at its November 15, 2007 meeting.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $24,000 for this project is available in the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund and is allowable per Federal 21 U.S.C. ยง 881, found in the U.S. Department of Justice "A Guide to Equitable Sharing of Federally Forfeited Property for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies." Available balance is $ $1,080,670.96.
Recommendation
The City Commission approve the appropriation of $24,000 from the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund for the upgrade of GPD's Video Production Unit equipment.