Public Safety Committee Meeting

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Commission Chamber Tuesday, May 09, 2023 1:20 PM PUBLIC SAFETY PRESENT Mayor Garnett Johnson Commissioner Catherine Smith-McKnight Commissioner Alvin Mason Commissioner Bobby Williams Commissioner Brandon Garrett 1. Consider a request from Mr. John F. Ryan regarding the adoption of the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 3000 as the standard guideline for active shooter or hostile event situations in the City of Augusta. Motion to approve and that a representative from the Sheriff's Department and the Marshal's Department be present at the Commission meeting to express their support for this item. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Williams. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 2. Present the Information Technology Department 2023 – 2025 Strategic Plan for information. Motion to approve receiving this item as information. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Williams. It was the consensus of the committee that this item be received as information without objection. 3. Motion to approve the replacement of obsolete computer equipment (laptops, computers, servers, printers, scanners, switches, routers, VOIP phones, virtual environment, backup solutions, analog gateways, other telecommunication devices, security appliances, uninterrupted power supplies, radios, and MDTs) as well as the purchase of any related required computer software upgrades, cloud storage, and server resources. Motion to approve. Motion made by Williams, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 4. Motion to accept sub-grant funds for original approved Grant. CACJ Grant was approved for FY23 and sub-grant award funds for $15,492 were approved. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 5. Motion to approve the application and permit for Automated License Plate Reader. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 6. Motion to amend previous grant award from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for purpose of upgrading Audio-Visual Modernization of selected courtrooms in the Ruffin Judicial Center. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 7. Agenda item for new contract with AmericanWork, LLC. to provide treatment services to the Superior Court Accountability Court programs. This is considered an emergency procurement of service Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Smith-McKnight. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 8. Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Safety Committee held on April 25, 2023. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0.