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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 10.
For Meeting of: December 3, 2019
ITEM TITLE: Discussion item related to Governor Jay Inslee's Office for a
Department of Justice grant to assist with the purchase of
ShotSpotter
SUBMITTED BY: Matthew Murray, Chief of Police
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The Governor's office has agreed to provide a one-time grant in the amount of$200,000 to fund
ShotSpotter. This tool will assist the Yakima Police Department in reducing gun violence. The
annual fee for this project is $195,000 for a three mile coverage area and the city would not be
responsible for this amount until 2021 .
ITEM BUDGETED: NA
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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Madam Mayor and City Council Members:
On November 13, 2019, I spent the day meeting with Governor Jay Inslee and Sonja Hallum,
Senior Policy Advisor for Governor Inslee's office. Our meeting focused on crime and gun
violence in our city. From that meeting came productive ideas on ways to combat the increasing
gun violence in the city. One idea proposed was the use of gunfire detection and analysis
technology. This technology is known as ShotSpotter.
After meeting with a wide variety of stakeholders in Yakima, the Governor's office has identified
Yakima as the recipient of a one-time infusion of grant money they would like to invest in gunfire
detection technology (ShotSpotter) designed to reduce gun crime.
The ability to have real-time gunfire intelligence and data provides law enforcement a game-
changing approach in reducing and preventing gun violence. Real-time gunfire intelligence and
data is only available through the use of gunfire detection and analysis technology. The proposed
ShotSpotter Flex solution is designed to identify, locate, and track active gunfire, and will support
the Yakima Police Department's efforts to more effectively respond to and investigate gunfire
incidents. Furthermore, real-time gunfire alert data can be delivered to smart phones, which have
now been provided to all patrol officers.
More than 100 agencies and cities across the U.S. have been successful using gunfire detection
and analysis technology as a critical component in their safe cities. Here is a small example of
the cities Yakima would be joining if approval is granted to move forward with this agreement:
New York City(NYPD), Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, Milwaukee,
Oakland, San Diego, Cincinnati, Louisville, Miami-Dade, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Kansas City
(MO), Richmond (CA), Salinas, Sacramento (City and County), Fresno, San Diego, Bakersfield,
and many others.
If approved, Governor Inslee's office will agree to pay for the equipment installation and the first
year of annual subscription fees totaling $250,000. The City of Yakima would be responsible for
the remaining 3 years subscription fees of $195,000, per year. This price provides for a specific
coverage area of 3 square miles. The city would not be responsible for their first contribution until
2021. It is agreed upon, with Governor Inslee's office, that should ShotSpotter fall below the
expected Key Performance Indicators following the initial four-year agreement, the city would not
be responsible to continue any subsequent agreements with ShotSpotter.
The Yakima Police Department agrees this technology is the single most effective tool available
to reduce gun violence.
Sincerely,
Matthew Murray, Chief of Police
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