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Police present options for cameras in Nassau Bay parks; vendor quote about $29,000 first-year cost
Summary
Police briefed council on research into park surveillance systems. A vendor estimate was presented alongside an in-house alternative; council asked staff to continue research and return with recommendations.
The Nassau Bay Police Department presented a status report on possible installation of security cameras at city parks and other public areas and described two paths under consideration: a cloud-based vendor-managed system (Flock) and an in-house system managed by city IT.
The police chief said an initial vendor proposal from Flock would place eight camerasfour to cover David Brown Park (including one directed at the wastewater plant area), two at Howard Ward Park, one at Founders Park and one at Swan Lagoonwith an estimated first-year cost of about $29,000 and recurring annual costs of roughly $25,000. The chief said an in-house approach would reduce recurring vendor fees but requires capital for equipment, possible fiber or point-to-point connectivity work, and local storage; one in-house line-item cited was about $5,800 for a single camera (equipment alone), with additional installation costs expected.
Council and staff discussed coverage challenges created by tree canopies, camera mounting height to reduce vandalism, hurricane resilience and whether systems should be removable following storms. The police chief said there is no consistent model among neighboring cities: some outsource, others operate in-house, and some have mixed approaches.
Council did not take action; members directed staff to continue benchmarking neighboring cities, refine cost estimates for both vendor and in-house models, and report back. The chief said the work is ongoing and staff will consult the city IT resource referenced in the meeting to develop in-house costing.
