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Police seek state grant for two surveillance trailers and analytics software; council authorized application
Summary
Jersey Village Police will apply for a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant to purchase two surveillance camera trailers (up to $50,000 each) and Peregrine software (about $26,000) for a $130,000 project requiring a 20% local match; council approved the resolution as part of the consent agenda.
Police Chief Danny Keele told council the department plans to apply to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) for funds to purchase two mobile surveillance camera trailers and the Peregrine analytic software platform. Keele said each trailer is estimated up to $50,000 and Peregrine is estimated up to $30,000; total project cost is $130,000 with a required 20 percent local match ($26,000). Keele said the software purchase has a $30,000 annual fee after procurement and that the department previously received MVCPA funding in 2025.
Council discussed whether this MVCPA application duplicated a federal grant request approved earlier and heard Keele explain that this state grant is a backup because the federal program may be uncertain. The resolution authorizing submission of the grant application passed on the consent agenda with unanimous approval among present members.
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