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Committee advances purchase of upgraded senior center security cameras and monitor
Summary
Ordinance 25-12 to authorize the mayor to contract with North Coast Technologies for upgraded interior and exterior cameras and a monitor for the Senior Life building was advanced. Staff said the upgrade will restore and improve coverage and allow senior-center staff to view cameras locally while police retain streaming access.
The Finance Committee advanced Ordinance 25-12, authorizing the mayor to enter an agreement with North Coast Technologies for security cameras and equipment for the Senior Life building.
Staff said existing cameras at the senior center had failed and repairs were more costly than replacement. "Last year 3 of them went down and the cost to fix them was more expensive than just the cost to replace them with better technology," said Henry, a city staff member. Staff said the current cameras stream to the police department and that the upgrade would add a monitor at the senior center so staff can view who is at doors and inside rooms from the main desk while maintaining police streaming access.
The nut graf: The purchase replaces aging equipment, improves staff situational awareness at the Senior Life building and standardizes vendor selection to reduce the number of different products used across city facilities.
Staff said North Coast Technologies has installed similar systems at other city buildings and will perform installation; the vendor selection reflects a desire to move toward a single-vendor solution for campus-wide camera consistency. The committee voted to advance the ordinance to second and third reading with all recorded members voting yes.
Ending: Staff said the equipment and installation will allow the Senior Life staff to monitor interior and exterior coverage locally while preserving police access to camera streams.
