Council hears plans to outfit new interview rooms with Axon cameras and to add a vendor for the 1153 relocation
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Summary
Deputy Chief Richard Trudeau described plans to install five Axon interview-room cameras at the new 1153 facility and move five existing cameras from the PSB; Assessment Department staff sought to add Hubert Brewer as a vendor to supply appliances and AV for the departmental move to 1153 West Fayette Street.
Councilors heard two related operational items tied to the city’s relocation to 1153 West Fayette Street: police interview-room camera installation and procurement of appliances/audio-visual equipment.
Deputy Chief Richard Trudeau said the department plans to install five additional Axon interview-room cameras at the new facility and move five cameras from the Police Service Building (PSB). He emphasized the cameras are interior interview-room units for questioning and recording, not public-facing surveillance cameras, and recommended continuing with Axon to preserve systems integration and recording capabilities.
Separately, Michael Laban, Deputy Commissioner with the Assessment Department, asked to add Hubert Brewer as a vendor to supply appliances and audio-visual equipment for the move. Laban said those two categories were included in the original RFP but the responses received were inadequate, so the city is adding the vendor to supply the missing items. He said the change is within the previously discussed $2,000,000 scope (two $1,000,000 components) and does not require additional funding beyond the anticipated budget.
Councilors confirmed these were operational fixes to support the move; the transcript does not record formal votes on these items.
