Public Safety Committee Meeting

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Commission Chamber Tuesday, May 28, 2024 1:10 PM PUBLIC SAFETY 1. Ms. Jessica DuBois, Best Friends Animal Society, relative to Augusta Animal Services Assessment and Offer of Support. Motion to delete this item from the agenda and reschedule it for the June 11 committee meeting. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 2. 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 Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 3. Discuss dispatch problems and malfunction of Purvis System related to the Fire Department and Fire Station 16 that involved two fatalities on October 14, 2023. (Requested by Commissioner Catherine McKnight) Motion to delete this item from the agenda and refer it to the next legal meeting. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 4. Motion to accept the FY2024 Emergency Operations Center Program in the amount of $1,500,000 and authorize the mayor to execute all appropriate documentation. 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 acceptance of the third Amendment for Aramark Inmate Food Services. Motion to refer this item to the full Commission with no recommendation. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0. 6. Motion to approve the minutes of the Public Safety Committee held on May 14, 2024. Motion to approve. Motion made by Garrett, Seconded by Mason. Voting Yea: Smith-McKnight, Mason, Williams, Garrett Motion carries 4-0.