REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement with Peregrine Technologies, Inc. for a Data Integration Platform and Professional Services for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $2,802,002 Over a Ten-Year Term and to Approve the Related Budget Amendment
Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The report proposes implementing a Data Integration Platform that consolidates information from multiple public safety systems into a single operational environment. The platform enables personnel to rapidly access and analyze data across systems, improving situational awareness and response efficiency.
BACKGROUND
Current Operating Environment
Police departments rely on numerous information systems to support operations, investigations, and emergency responses for daily policing and at special events. These systems commonly include records management systems (RMS), body worn cameras (BWC), computer-aided dispatch (CAD), automated license plate recognition platforms (ALPR), geographic information systems (GIS), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS/Drone), analytical tools, and other internal or regional data sources.
While each system serves a specific function, the data they generate often exists in separate platforms. As a result, staff must manually cross-reference systems to consolidate information and develop a real-time comprehensive operational picture. This decentralized data structure extends the time required to gather critical information, limits analytical capacity, and slows informed operational decision-making, constraining proactive policing efforts.
As public safety operations have evolved into a more complex and interconnected environment, often requiring coordination with regional and multi-agency partners, the need for rapid access to integrated, real-time information has become operationally critical.
Real-Time Intelligence Center (RTIC)
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