Atlantic City to install surveillance cameras along Atlantic Avenue using federal grant; cameras will connect to police surveillance center
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Summary
Council discussed awarding a grant-funded contract to a vendor to install fixed cameras along Atlantic Avenue; staff said the cameras will tie into the city’s surveillance platform and use fiber installed as part of the Atlantic Avenue project.
City staff and councilors discussed a grant-funded project to install surveillance cameras along Atlantic Avenue, using a congressional grant that the administration said was secured with help from Congressman Jeff Van Drew. The council considered a contract to provide camera hardware and installation; staff described the cameras as fixed installations on Atlantic Avenue (not mobile units) that will connect to the Atlantic City Police Department surveillance center via fiber installed as part of the Atlantic Avenue roadway project.
"This is the grant that we got from congressman Van Drew. This would be awarded to JCT to place cameras on Atlantic Avenue," a city staff member said during discussion. Staff said the project is timed to follow fiber installation completed as part of the roadway project so that video can be routed back to the city’s central surveillance platform.
The cameras are intended to provide additional safety monitoring in the corridor and will feed into the police department’s existing surveillance operations. The contract discussed at the meeting was for equipment and installation through a cooperative purchasing agreement (Union County Cooperative Purchasing) and would place cameras along Atlantic Avenue from Albany Avenue down to New Hampshire Avenue, following the roadway revitalization footprint.
Discussion versus decision: Council discussed the procurement approach and confirmed cameras will be fixed and tied to the city’s surveillance center. The meeting record showed the matter pulled for discussion; final procurement vote language appears in the consent/resolution list but councilors asked technical questions about integration and fiber availability prior to final action.
Implementation: Staff said fiber must be in place before camera installation and that the surveillance center will receive feeds for monitoring; the timeline depends on completion of the Atlantic Avenue construction and fiber deployment.
