Buena Park council approves surveillance lease, park and street design contracts and a five-year Motorola police-services agreement

The Buena Park City Council on Oct. 14 unanimously approved a consent calendar and three separate professional services agreements covering public-safety technology, park design and major street rehabilitation.

The consent calendar included Item 4.i, an agreement with Flock Safety to lease automated license-plate readers and data storage. Vice Mayor Trout asked whether language authorizing staff to “continue expanding” the program would permit unlimited placement; staff replied the current action funds eight additional camera locations at a cost of $79,400 for a two-year lease and that the expansion under this agreement brings the contracted sites to 15. The council approved the consent calendar by a single unanimous motion.

In new business, the council awarded a professional services agreement to RJM Design Group for concept and design services at John Beat Park, Karl Brenner Park and a District 2 pocket park. Associate Engineer Jaden Miller said the $292,450 proposal will produce concept plans, renderings and cost estimates, with concept and design work beginning in October 2025 and expected to finish by April 2026. Councilmember Franco moved the item; it passed unanimously.

Council also approved a design-services contract with RKA Consulting Group for the Valley View Street pavement rehabilitation project, which covers paving, concrete repairs and traffic-striping improvements along Valley View Street. Associate Engineer Jason Tran said the design portion is about $270,000, with construction budgeted in the next fiscal year. The motion passed unanimously.

The council approved a five‑year maintenance and enhanced‑services agreement with Motorola Solutions for the Police Department’s computer-aided dispatch and records management system (CAD/RMS), a contract totaling $720,000. Police Captain Nia Nguyen told the council the contract locks in pricing (Year 1, $160,000 including one-time setup for enhanced services; subsequent years $140,000 each) and adds features the department requested: access to a commercial license‑plate data feed, an app‑based phone service for officers (with recorded calls that can be used as evidence), on‑site training and vendor integrations to improve data sharing.

Councilmember Frankel asked why staff did not pursue a formal RFP for the Motorola contract. Captain Nguyen said staff conducted market research and due diligence and emphasized the department’s long-standing relationship with Motorola, but acknowledged the city did not run an official RFP process before recommending the multi‑year agreement. Despite the exchange, the council unanimously approved the agreement.

What’s next: staff will finalize contract documents and begin the design and implementation phases for the approved projects. The Flock Safety expansion will proceed under the permitted budget and the Motorola contract will be implemented per the approved five‑year schedule.

Quotes

"By entering into a 5 year agreement, the police department can lock in pricing," Police Captain Nia Nguyen said.

"This expansion is gonna add 8 locations, so we'll be up to 15," a city staff member explained regarding the Flock Safety lease.

Ending

All votes on these items were unanimous. Council members directed staff to proceed with executing the agreements and to return with any required implementation details or permitting issues as projects move into design or deployment.