City of Long Beach - File #: 19-0998

• File #: 19-0998
• Version: 1
• Name: PD - Contract w/Axon Enterprises for purchase of tasers
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/10/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/8/2019
• Final action: 10/8/2019
• Title: Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary amendments, with Axon Enterprise, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ, for the purchase of conducted electrical weapons and related accessories for deployment by front-line Police Department personnel, in the amount of $660,000, with a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $66,000, for a total amount not to exceed $726,000 for a period of one year, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods for an annual amount of $320,000, with a 10 percent contingency for a total amount not to exceed $352,000 annually in subsequent years; and Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Police Department by $726,000, offset by Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Funds received. (Citywide)
• Sponsors: Police
• Related files: 35402_001, 35402_002, 35402_000, 35402_003

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/8/2019	1	City Council	approve recommendation and adopt	Pass

TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary amendments, with Axon Enterprise, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ, for the purchase of conducted electrical weapons and related accessories for deployment by front-line Police Department personnel, in the amount of $660,000, with a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $66,000, for a total amount not to exceed $726,000 for a period of one year, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods for an annual amount of $320,000, with a 10 percent contingency for a total amount not to exceed $352,000 annually in subsequent years; and

Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Police Department by $726,000, offset by Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Funds received. (Citywide)

DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for the purchase of conducted electrical weapons (CEW). The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) currently equips its front-line personnel with CEWs. CEWs are less lethal devices that officers may use as an option to deescalate dangerous assaultive interactions with non-compliant individuals. LBPD purchased a large order in 2014, which are nearing the end of the manufacturer's recommended useful life.

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Axon), is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the CEW units and equipment currently utilized by LBPD. Axon CEW units can be effectively used from a distance, increasing the safety of officers and their interactions with an assaultive subject. Axon CEWs also include an integrated technology system that allows for the management, evaluation, and retrieval of data related to the use and performance of the unit. In addition, Axon CEWs sync with the Axon body worn camera units, which are currently deployed to approximately 250 Police personnel and are scheduled to be deployed department wide in 2020. Changing the brand would req...