City seeks UASI grant for park cameras, advances sidewalk and streetlight plans and hears first reading for software licensing purchase
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Summary
Economic development staff said the city applied for about $66,000 from the Urban Area Security Initiative to install cameras at parks and the community center; the council also heard updates on a subsidized sidewalk program, a streetlight effort and a first reading of a resolution to authorize purchase of Microsoft Office 365 licensing.
Rachel Gardner, assistant to the economic development director, told the council the city submitted an application to the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) seeking about $66,000 to support installation of security cameras at three city parks and the community center. "The city submitted an application to the Urban Area Security Initiative program requesting 65 almost $66,000 to support the installation of security cameras at all 3 city parks and community center," Gardner said.
Gardner said the camera project is intended to enhance public safety and deter vandalism and illegal activity in high-use recreational areas. She also said staff are drafting an ordinance and program details for a subsidized sidewalk program and continuing to work on a streetlight program aimed at life-safety and accessibility improvements; the streetlight proposal is temporarily suspended pending an energy-related response.
The economic development report included a summary of a Jan. 22 business roundtable that brought local small-business owners and partners together to share resources and contacts; Gardner thanked Councilwoman Justice and Mayor Thomas for participating.
Procurement note: Mayor Thomas introduced sanitary sewer improvement projects discussed previously and presented a first reading of a resolution that, if approved in a later step, would authorize the mayor to proceed with a purchase from Green Woodside Corporation for Microsoft Office 365 licensing. The transcript records a recommendation of "Recommend Yes" but does not record a council vote or other formal action on the resolution.
Why it matters: The UASI grant would fund equipment that staff say could improve safety at city facilities; the sidewalk and streetlight initiatives have implications for accessibility and public safety. The licensing resolution is a procurement step that will return for council action later if the council moves it forward.
What’s next: Staff will complete ordinance language for the subsidized sidewalk program and return the licensing resolution for formal consideration; no final approvals were recorded in this meeting.
