Council moves to use federal grant for Atlantic Avenue security cameras; administration says cameras will tie into police surveillance center

The council discussed a federally funded program to install security cameras along Atlantic Avenue and clarified how the devices will be operated and connected to the city’s surveillance center.

Council considered a resolution to procure camera equipment and installation through a cooperative purchasing agreement (Union County Cooperative Purchasing). Administration representatives said the grant — obtained with assistance from the city’s federal representative — will be used to place fixed cameras along Atlantic Avenue once fiber installed as part of the roadway project is in place.

Why it matters: the cameras will be integrated with the Atlantic City Police Department’s surveillance center and are intended to enhance situational awareness along the Atlantic Avenue corridor as it is repaved and revitalized.

Key points:
- Funding and procurement: The administration stated the cameras are grant‑funded (federal grant credited to congressional assistance) and procurement will use the cooperative purchasing vehicle; a vendor (JCT Solutions/JCT) was named in the discussion as the intended service provider.
- Technical integration: The administration explained the cameras will connect to fiber installed with the Atlantic Avenue roadway work and feed directly to the Police Department’s surveillance center as part of the citywide surveillance platform.
- Scope: Administration clarified the cameras are fixed at specific locations along Atlantic Avenue — not rostered as mobile units — and will generally follow the path of the repaving work from Albany Avenue toward the southern blocks.

Actions and next steps: The council made and seconded the motion to proceed with the cooperative‑purchase procurement tied to the grant. The administration said it will coordinate camera installation with the Atlantic Avenue paving project and with the police surveillance center; the transcript does not include a roll‑call outcome for that specific motion in the excerpt.

Ending: Officials said the camera installation will proceed in coordination with the Atlantic Avenue construction schedule and fiber activation, and that footage will be available to the Atlantic City Police Department’s surveillance operations once installed and commissioned.