HomeMy WebLinkAbout26 - OCILJ COPLINK Data Sharing ProjectCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 26
June 27, 2006
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Police Department
John Desmond, Captain, 949 644 3650, jdesmond @nbpd.org
Bob McDonell, Chief of Police, 949 644 3701, bmcdonell @nbpd.org
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF ADDITIONAL URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE
FUNDING TO ENHANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OCILJ
COPLINK DATA SHARING PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION:
On behalf of the Integrated Law & Justice Agency of Orange County (ILJAOC),
accept for administrative purposes, Urban Area Security Initiative funding in the
amount of $1,000,000 from the cities of Anaheim and Santa Ana (Grant
Administrators) for the purpose of enhancing the implementation of the COPLINK
Data Sharing Project.
2. Authorize the Administrative Services Director to place the funds in the
appropriate revenue and expenditure accounts consistent with this action.
DISCUSSION:
Background:
On January 11, 2005, the Newport Beach City Council approved a contract with
Knowledge Computing Corporation. During the implementation of the COPLINK
Project, we have identified additional equipment and professional services from various
vendors that will be needed to enhance the Program beyond what was initially
contemplated. These are not cost overruns from the vendor but reflect changes in the
design of the Project to take advantage of including additional data sources not
originally included. Based upon the value of that portion of the System that is already
operational, the Project Steering Committee has also approved the development of a
"back -up" infrastructure to insure that any loss of data is minimized and that we are
capable of reconstructing the data files in a relatively short period of time.
Acceptance of Additional Urban
Area Security Initiative Funding
June 27, 2006
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The original $1.6 million contract for the Project was funded by Urban Area Security
Initiative grants administered by the cities of Santa Ana and Anaheim. The City Council
also approved accepting those funds at the time of the contract approval.
The UASI Grant Administrators here in Orange County are the cities of Santa Ana and
Anaheim. Both of those cities are very supportive of the OCILJ COPLINK System.
They have identified it as one of their core UASI Projects here in the County and have
agreed to cover all related expenses up to $2.6 million.
To date, we have expended approximately $1.5 million of the originally accepted $1.6
million. We have identified all of the anticipated expenses and hope to have COPLINK
fully implemented under the modified design later this year. This regional data sharing
project is a tremendous investigative resource for the entire Criminal Justice System
here in Orange County, and we urge the Council to accept this additional funding to
enhance this Project.
Funding Availability:
FY04 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant funding ($1,000,000). No matching funds are
required for this grant.
Submitted by:
John Desmond, Captain
Support Services Division Commander
Approved by:
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Bob McDonell /
CHIEF OF POLICE