HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC WS PACKET 10232025- Joint with Lauderdale and Falcon HeightsCITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE
WORKSESSION AGENDA
Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:00PM
Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting may do so in person.
Worksession Topics
Police Department Body Camera System Replacement
Jeff Spiess, Police Chief, presenting.
VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM PRESENTATION.PDF
Open Discussion
Adjournment
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outstanding city services.
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VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM
VENDOR SELECTION
OCTOBER 23, 2025
Jeff Spiess, Police Chief
Jesse Richardson, Senior Computer
Support Analyst, Metro INet
HISTORY
2011
Squad Cameras -
Panasonic
2018
Body Cameras and
Facility Cameras -
Panasonic
2026
Current Panasonic
Software – End of
Life
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WHY PANASONIC WAS CHOSEN IN 2018
Industry leader at the time
•Current squad car cameras are Panasonic
•Partnered with Roseville PD in Federal Grant
•Allowed storage on internal server operated by Metro INET
•Consortium of PD’s opted for Panasonic
CHALLENGES WITH CURRENT CAMERA
Panasonic > Arbitrator > Pro
•Largely unsupported and not progressing
•No Redaction
•No Video Sharing Capabilities: Considerable
wasted office personnel time
•UEMS Software end of life 2026
•UDE Software set to replace UEMS Software
•UDE = poor quality, more expensive,
unsupported by METRO INET
Squad Upfitter Unfamiliarity
with Installation
•Significant Squad Downtime
•Metro INET diagnostic time
•Software and Hardware unreliable
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INDUSTRY CHANGES
Technology Trends
•Subscription based
•Cloud Storage
•Enhanced data sharing and
investigative tools
•Community camera registration
programs
•Video recall feature
VENDOR OPTIONS
Axon Motorola
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VENDOR: AXON
Benefits
•Industry standard: 85% of the market
share
•Familiarity among squad builders = less
squad down time
•Familiarity among lateral officers
•Hardware refresh every 2½ years (sooner
if a new product becomes available)
•History of reliability
VENDOR: MOTOROLA
Benefits
•Lower annual cost
•Squad video camera system independent
of laptop computer
•Similar operating systems compared to
Axon
•Local Customer service
•ALPR Investigative Features
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COST COMPARISON
Panasonic / Arbitrator
Local server space
2025 = $14,025
2026 = $27,939
* UDE platform total server cost $46,429 BUT not
supported by Metro INet
New Vendor
Five-year contract
Cost range depending on vendor and
products:
$399,999 - $515,000
$79,999 - $103,000 annually*
*Shared proportionally based on shared services contract.
NEXT STEPS
Vendor Selection
•Video migration from current server to
cloud storage
•Train officers
•Up fit squad cars and police department
•Issue body cameras
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EFFECTIVE. TRANSPARENT. ACCOUNTABLE
Are we comfortable absorbing the costs to not only maintain our level of transparency and
accountability, but also advance it for the benefit of our communities?
Using the technological advances in police squad and body cameras, we can accomplish this goal.
21ST Century Policing and our Communities expect transparency and accountability.
CONSIDERATIONS
Are Councils comfortable absorbing significant annual cost?
Cost is not the only factor
•Reliability is everything
•Cameras must work every time
•During a critical incident, if cameras fail to
activate, there will be no grace and
understanding from the public
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THANK YOU Questions?
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