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FLOW - <br />cow '0 <br />c,rr of swca t., <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners <br />VIA: Stan Morris, City Manager <br />FROM: Edward Santiago, Chief of Police <br />DATE: October 20, 2022 <br />RE: Authorize the Expenditure of DOJ Forfeiture Funds <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval of this Resolution. <br />REASONS: <br />The Police Department is seeking approval to expend Department of Justice forfeiture funds tc <br />purchase Apple iPads and cases for every police officer. Recently, supervisors have used the iPads to <br />collect evidence and complete paperwork electronically which has made both processes much more <br />effective. It has streamlined our evidence collection and has become an environmentally conscience <br />way of disseminating paperwork. These iPads will be used in lieu of purchasing new digital cameras <br />and will offer a much more robust solution with an equally efficient camera. We are seeking to use <br />$17,000.00 of DOJ funds for this purchase. <br />The Police Department is also in need of a refrigerator for the property and evidence room. The <br />storage of biological evidence is of paramount importance and we are in need of a refrigerator that <br />has the capacity to store this evidence. We are seeking to use $3,000.00 in DOJ funds for this <br />purchase. <br />Lastly, the Police Department is requesting to use $7,495.00 of DOJ forfeiture funds to subscribe to <br />facial recognition database. The database uses open source data and advanced technology to identify <br />subjects of crime via facial recognition. This tool will allow investigators the opportunity to generate <br />leads where they might not have without such technology. <br />Item Number: 10.13 <br />