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B t PLO" 4 <br />C,r�'aF S.UH f.'1'tiV <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: September 18, 2025 <br />RE: First Amendment to the Master Services Agreement with Axon Enterprises, <br />Inc., for the Purchase of Additional Drones as First Responder and a Dedrone <br />Program <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval of this resolution. <br />REASONS: <br />In January 2025, the Police Department entered into an agreement with Axon for the purchase of a <br />drone as first responder program. That program allowed the Police Department to have the first (in the <br />State of Florida) autonomous drone system. That system has been valuable in providing our officers <br />aerial perspective when responding to emergency calls for service. It has also been valuable in <br />enforcement efforts particularly with ordinance violations on the beach. The latest proposal would add <br />two additional drones as first responder autonomous drone systems to the roof of the Government <br />Center. That would allow for a substantial increase in flight time. <br />Additionally, we are seeking to purchase a counter drone defense system from Axon. This system will be <br />deployed and provide counter drone defense for the entire city. The system will track drone activity and <br />identify where the operator is located. It will also use high quality pan, tilt, and zoom cameras that will <br />automatically track and zoom into the drone to see if it is carrying anything concerning. It will also use <br />analytics to notify the PD Real Time Crime Center of unusual drone activity. The system also has the <br />ability to create alerts around geographic locations such as places of worship or government facilities. It <br />will alert our Real Time Crime Center if a drone is in the proximity of the locations. The total cost of the <br />system $1,004,667.20 and will be purchased via Sourcewell contract, #101223-AXN. <br />Item Number: 9.E <br />269 <br />