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STAFF REPORT
Police Department
DATE: February 19, 2008
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Robert P. Sanderson, Police Chief
By: Nancy Chik, Management Analyst`_--
SUBJECT: Purchase of a CrimeView Mappina Proaram Uparade for the Police
Department
Recommendation: Waive the formal bid process and authorize the City
Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with The
Omega Group for a crime analysis mapping program upgrade for the
Police Department's Crime Analysis Unit in an amount not to exceed
$18,995.00.
SUMMARY:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the purchase of an upgrade to its
current CrimeView mapping program used in the Crime Analysis Unit of the Police
Department in the amount of $18,995.00. Funds have been budgeted in the FY 2007-
2008 Capital Improvement budget for this purchase.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The current crime analysis mapping program was purchased over 10 years ago when
the Crime Analysis Unit was established. Other than a few minor software upgrades,
the system is virtually the same since 1997.
The CrimeView program is currently used to identify crime trends and patterns and lists
locations of probationers, sex offenders, parolees, and arsonists. It will manually
generate maps and analyze crime trends and patterns after a rather cumbersome
process.
The new program upgrade is a complete rebuild of the CrimeView application, and it will
interface with the Department's Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records
Management System (RMS), which can not be done with the current program. With the
upgrade, the crime analyst will be able to extract crime data from the CAD and RMS
systems, and he will be able to generate more comprehensive reports and maps.
The upgrade will also enhance the crime analyst's ability to conduct queries and ;
analyze,data. It will automatically generate reports, density maps, cyclical reports, year
to -year or, month-to-month comparison charts, and statistical profiler (forecaster) that
,can project --when the next event will most likely occur based on historical data._,
Threshold ;-email alerts are also automatically sent to various individuals or sections
when certain criminal activities reach a particular level. CrimeView is an important tool -
that is used on .a daily basis to assist our officers in deterring crime.
Over 350 law enforcement agencies currently use the CrimeView program for crime
analysis, and it. offers the most comprehensive tools and features available on the
market. A similar program that is not as robust and has less features will cost
approximately $30,000. Therefore, staff recommends purchasing the CrimeView
upgrade from The Omega Group in the amount of $18,995.00.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Staff has budgeted a total of $20,000 in the FY 2007-2008 Capital Improvement budget
for this program upgrade.
RECOMMENDATION:
Waive the formal bid process and authorize the City Manager to enter into a
Professional Services Agreement with The Omega Group for a crime analysis
mapping program upgrade for the Police Department's Crime Analysis Unit in an
amount not to exceed $18,995.00.
APPROVED BY:
Don Penman, City Manager