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Bulverde council reviews resolution to submit in-car camera upgrade grant
Summary
Council heard from staff about a governor's-office grant to upgrade patrol vehicle cameras that are approaching end-of-life; staff said the grant requires a council resolution and no local match, and a motion to authorize submission was made.
Bulverde council received a staff presentation on a grant opportunity to replace aging in-car cameras deployed on the city's vehicles and to move evidence storage to a cloud-based system. City staff said the cameras will soon lose vendor software support, which would limit automatic downloads and future compatibility unless hardware is replaced or software maintained.
The staff presentation, including technical and timing details, explained the application is to the governor's office (grant number 57112-01-01) and that the grant requires a formal council resolution to accompany the submittal. Staff indicated there is no required local match for this grant and that award notices are expected several weeks after the application deadline (the grant application closes on Feb. 12 and funding would likely be available in the fall funding year).
A council member moved to approve the resolution authorizing submission of the grant application and execution of required grant documents. The motion was made on the floor; the transcript records the motion but does not include a roll-call vote or the final tally in the recorded minutes.
Next steps: staff said it would submit the application before the Feb. 12 deadline and return to council with any award notices or required procurement steps if the grant is funded.
