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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/26/2018 B A K E R S F I E L D Committee Members Staff: Chris Huot Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales, Chair Assistant City Manager Councilmember, Willie Rivera Councilmember, Ken Weir REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, March 26, 2018 12:00 p.m. City Hall North – Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Committee members Present: Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales, Chair Councilmember, Willie Rivera Councilmember, Ken Weir City Staff Present: Alan Tandy, City Manager Chris Huot and Steven Teglia, Assistant City Managers Brianna Carrier, Management Assistant – City Manager’s Office Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney Andy Heglund, Deputy City Attorney Nelson Smith, Finance Director Lyle Martin, Chief of Police Greg Terry, Assistant Chief of Police Mike Hale, Police Captain Jeremy Blakemore, Police Lieutenant Joe Mullins, Police Captain Uriel Pacheco, Police Sergeant Additional Attendees Present: Members of the Media 2. ADOPT FEBRUARY 16, 2018 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Assistant City Manager Huot stated that corrections needed to be made to reflect Committee member Ken Weir’s absence on page 1; and that Committee member Rivera made the motion on page 5. The Report was adopted with these changes. 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS There were no public statements. /s/ Chris Huot ____________________________________________ Budget and Finance Committee Meeting Agenda Summary Report – March 26, 2018 Page 2 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion and Committee Recommendation Regarding Body Worn Cameras - Martin Bakersfield Chief of Police Martin introduced Police Lieutenant Blakemore who provided a power point presentation summarizing what a body worn camera is, its purpose, characteristics of the current devices available, the technology available to support them, and the benefits and challenges of implementing a Body Worn Camera Pilot program. Lieutenant Blakemore had devices from different vendors available for inspection. Two short videos were played to show the quality of recordings; one recorded during the day and the other at night. Approximately one-third of the total nationwide law enforcement agencies currently use the devices. Committee member Rivera stated he was very supported of a pilot program. He asked how members of the public would have access to the recording and how long would the information be available. City Attorney Gennaro stated the process would be same as a public request. A written request for the recording would need to be made and filed with the City Clerk’s Office. Availability will be determined by the underlying report of the recording. Committee member Weir inquired about the selection process of the vendor and camera equipment. Chief of Police Martin stated there were several vendors who responded to the request for proposal and that a selection had not been made. Assistant Chief of Police Demestihas added that the proposals included specific terms to update the equipment every other year of the contact (i.e. new equipment – year 1, new equipment – year 3, and new equipment – year 5). A vendor will be determined at a later date if the Council decides to implement a pilot program. Committee Chair Gonzales thanked everyone for their work and efforts as well. Committee member Rivera made a motion to present the Body Ward Camera Pilot Program project to the full City Council for consideration. The motion was unanimously approved. 5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS There were no Committee comments. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m.