07-713Council File #
Amended August 8, 2007
Presented By:
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department, wishes to apply for a Central Corridor Security
2 Camera Partnership Federal Transit grant, administered by the Minnesota Department of
3 Transportafion; and
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5 WHEREAS, this grant will provide funding for security cameras throughout the Central Corridor
6 along University Avenue from the Minneapolis border to the Depot in downtown Saint Paul; and
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8 BE IT RESOLVED, that Saint Paul City Council authorizes the City of Saint Paul, Police Department
9 to apply for Central Corridor Security Camera Parfiership Federal Transit gran� and
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11 BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Safe City Pro"ect will be designed to facilitate
lZ integration with potential implementation of a cit -wide WI-FI data network and
13 that the project will also be designed to allow for expanding the network of video
14 cameras city-wide.
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Signatures on the attached council resoluHon authorizing the City of Sain[ Paul, Police Department toapply for a Cenh�al Corridor
Security Camera Partnership Federal Transit grant to be administered by the Minnesota Departrnent of TransportaUon.
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Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportuniry (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
The Cenh�al Corridor Securiry Camera Parinezship Federal Transit gran[ will be used for installation of approximately 60 cameras
throughout the Cenhal Corridor. The SPPD, Metropolitan Transit PD, and businesses along the Central Corridor will partnership with
one anoiher to monitor and respond ro crime/safety conditions [hroughou[ The Central Corridor in an effort to reduce crime, increase
business, and oveiall safery along the desgnated rou[e. '
Ativantages If Approved:
Opportunity to partnership with outside agency and businesses to monitor and respond to crimes and safety issues aloug the Central
Corridor.
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Disadvantages If Not Approvetl:
Lost opporhmity to partnezship with outside agency and businesses to monitoi and respond to crime and safery issues along the
Cenkal CorridQr.
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Funding Source:
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a BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Safe City Project will be desie ed to facilitate
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Donna Allen
Director
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Office of Transit
395 John Ireland Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55155-1899
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Saint Paul SAFE CITY: Central Corridor
Security Camera Partnership (CCSCP)
Proposal and Request for Funding
Proiect Introduction:
The development of a Central Corridor to connect the downtown areas of Saint
Paul and Minneapolis is regarded as an important transportation development
project. The Central Corridor will meet the growing transportation needs of a
vibrant and economically thriving metropolitan area. While the Central Corridor
is foremost a transportation project, there is general agreement it will serve as a
great benefit for economic and community development.
Over the past several years, the City of Saint Paul has encouraged and supported
the redevelopment of the University Avenue business area located in the Midway,
Summit-University and Frogtown neighborhoods. Over that rime, much
development has occurred and still more is planned. The development of a light
rail or bus rapid transit route through this area has further prompted heightened
interest in living, working and visiting this area. Neighborhood and business
leaders seem to welcome the Central Corridor as an investment in their
communiry.
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We have heard repeatedly from the local business community that the general
perceprion of the Midway area has had a negafive impact historically on the
business climate. In particular, it is noted that residents of Saint Paul and its
southern suburbs frequenfly drive through the Midway azea to suburban malls
north of Saint Paul to do their shopping. It appeazs this is a result of their
perception that midway is not as safe or desirable a destination. The fear of crime
is known to be a key determining factor driving shopping and entertainment
choices.
As the concepts and possibilities for the Central Corridor have emerged, there is a
strong desire to minimize crime and quality of life problems along University
Avenue. The Saint Paul Police Deparhnent and Metro Transit Police have had
discussions with business and community leaders to strategize on efforts for
fiu•ther reducing crime and quality of life issues along University Avenue,
especially in the expanding Midway shopping area. As part of these discussions,
we haue considered the role of police presence both from Saint Paul and Metro
Transit, the new visibility of a police district office and the use of technology to
enhance and expand the scope of police presence. As this corridor develops and
grows so will the need for transportation, such as light rail, busses and commuter
routes. With this increase in transportation modes, security needs will also
increase.
In reseazching the ideas for crime prevention and reduction in a shopping district,
Saint Paul Police looked at other examples for models that work. We have looked
at the London model that has been extremely successful showing a 22% reduction
in Theft, 32% reduction in Burglary and 30% reduction in Auto Theft, 11 %
general crime reduction overall including 4% reducrion in Assault. We also
looked at U.S. cities including Washington DC, Chicago and Minneapolis. The
Safe City Iniriative that was co-sponsored by the Target Corporation has been
studied and appears to be a great model.
In 2005, the Metropolitan Council's Transit Division, in partnership with
the City of Saint Paul and its police department, began the discussion of
the development of a Safe City Initiafive that will create a police/private
sector partnership coordinating the efforts of crime prevention and
reduction for the area through regular meerings, enhanced radio
communication, sharing of information and coordinated training and
staffing. The project will develop a ciosed circuit camera system with an
active monitoring capability that will serve the purpose of target hardening
the portion of the Central Corridor from the St. Paul city limits to the
Minnesota State Capitol. The Minnesota Department of Transportation
will sub-award a grant to the Saint Paul Police Deparhnent, who will serve
as the projecYs fiscai agent.
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The outcome of this effort, we believe, will be a reduction in crime because of the
network of relationships with the Saint Paul Police, Metro Transit Police and the
State Capitol Security Office developed through the partnership. The addition of a
closed circuit camera system along the University Avenue corridor, that will have
the capaciry to be monitored by police and security personnel through the creation
of public/pzivate parinerships, will help create an environment where people will
feel safe, and criminals will feel the chances of them preying on our citizens is too
risky to take.
Proiect Background:
In late 2005, the Saint Paul Police Department began to investigate the successful
security camera initiative that was built in the core downtown area of the City of
Minneapolis. Meetings were held with the Minneapolis Police, First Precinct
Inspector, Rob Allen, to learn how they created their partnership. Key to the
Minneapolis project was the active participation of the Downtown Business
Council, Building Owner's and Manager's Association and a funding
commihnent from Minneapolis-based Target Corporation. The Minneapolis
experience with the camera system has been extremely positive. The ability to
have the cameras actively monitored by security personnel (access is granted to
public and private organizations after a need is shown) from various downtown
building security offices sends the clear message that illegal behavior is being
watched, recorded and communicated to police responders. The effort appears to
be having an effect on criminal acrivity, and case prosecution has been greatly
aided by the video evidence.
The idea of using CCTV Closed Circuit Television as a security tool is not new.
This effort has been used for decades in major cities. This type of monitoring is a
basic part of private security and security at most government offices. In
addition, traffic monitoring cameras have also for many years been a part and
parcel of how we manage the traffic flow. The use of the cameras has been
expanded since 911 as a basic component of preventing terrorist attacks. Its use
in the London bombing case, while it did not prevent the initial attack, allowed
the police to identify the suspects within hours and thereby prevent any further
incidents.
During 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Western District organized a series of efforts
that brought about significant reductions in crime and quality of life problems in
the Midway, Frogtown and Summit-University neighborhoods. These efforts
funded, in part, with Federal "Weed and Seed" money allowed the depamnent
and the community to work together to address open-air drug dealing, prostitution
and a range of other illegai behaviors. These projects were implemented using
surveillance cameras as part of the investigation and prosecution. In addition,
following the arrests we made it known to the criminal element the cameras that
had captured so many of their colleagues were still up and that committing crime
in these areas was fraught with hazards. We believe the drug dealers and
prostitutes felt they were being constantly watched, and this was a significant part
of the sustained reductions in crime that lasted unti12005.
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The Metro Transit Police Department has also been working to support the efforts
of the Saint Paul Police Department in the Midway and University Avenue areas
by increasing presence and police activity in the busy bus shelters and stops.
While Metro Transit is working with the local business community to build three
new bus shelters at University and Snelling Avenues, Saint Paul's busiest
intersecrion, the desire to focus attenrion on crime and quality of life problems in
these high density, high use shelters is also a priority. Transit Police personnel
met with local business owners to discuss possible public/private security camera
monitoring ventures at the yet-to-be developed shelters.
Metro Transit Police and local businesses left these discussions with the
understanding that a security camera initiative would provide mutual benefit and
security for the local community, transit riders, local businesses and their patrons.
In addition, the Saint Paul Police Department would benefit by having the ability
to have the azea actively monitored by local security personnel with a real-time
reporting capability. The cameras that would be used for the proj ect will be
primarily PTZ (panitiltJzoom) controllable cameras with some fixed position
cameras. The cameras will be mounted at the intersections along the University
Corridor and into the down town area. The cameras will be positioned so they
have the best view of the bus stop locations — adjacent to the current bus
stops/shelters to deter criminal activity or assist in apprehension of suspects
following the event. Metro Transit Asset Protection staffbegan the process of
looking for available technology that could be used far purposes of this effort.
During a meeting with Minnesota Deparhnent of Transportation, State Program
Administrator Micky Gutzmann, it was leamed there was Federal grant money
available that could be used to benefit the Central Corridor, including the
placement of security cameras for the area.
With the support of the Metro Transit Police, a meeting was held between
MNDOT Grant Specialist Micky Gutzmann and then-Lieutenant Paul Schnell of
the Transit Police. During this preliminary meeting, we talked about efforts to
create a private/public partnership for security cameras in the Midway business
area, including specific conversations the Saint Paul Police Department had with
Target Corporation management and local community leaders. Michelle
Gutzmann discussed the focus of the grant and indicated that slightly more than
1.2 million dollars is currently available. In addition, it was learned that a non-
Federal, hard match of twenty percent is required, estimated to be about
$314,500.00.
The resuit of that conversation was a desire to wark toward the development of
the Saint Paul Safe City Initiative (Central Corridor Security Camera Partnership).
The idea of a Safe City iniriative fits into the philosophy of problem oriented
community policing that Saint Paul Police and Metro Transit have committed to.
This project will accentuate the police deparhnenYs ability to be more responsive
to the needs of the public and to both take a proactive approach to preventing
crime and also reducing it. The cameras are really just one technological
component of the integation of police with the community; linking the private
business sector with residents and the police.
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We believe, like Minneapolis, we will see a reduction in crime committed in the
area when criminals know there is great likelihood they will be caught in the act.
In addition, the successful prosecution of crnninals who were not dissuaded will
further erode the number of predators on the streets thereby making them safer.
This approach wiil enhance the personalizarion of our policing by creating
partnerships between the police and the community both at the executive level
and street level. Sharing data is a key component of this work, and whether that is
the sharing of information between store security and the beat cop, or the sharing
of strategic information between the CEO of the corporation, the Midway
Chamber and the Chief of Police, we will all be working together more closely.
1. Coordinated police-community-business relationships to enhance overall
Centrai Corridor security efforts.
2. Enhanced radio communications with private security, Metro Transit
Police, U of M Police and the St. Paul Police Department.
3. E groups to share safety and crime information instantly.
4. Information sharing meetings.
5. Enhanced training for private security, police and transit providers.
6. Development of paid and volunteer security ambassadors.
7. Expansion of CEPTED in redesign of the facilities
There have been, of course, some who question the idea of police having access to
this information. It should noted that in speaking with individuals who are
advocates for very strict data privacy rules, there is no expectation of privacy on a
public street. What the caameras would capture is information that a police officer
sitting in a car could readily see. They could readily see it if the City were to
employ several thousand officers because that is what it would take to replicate
the scope of having an integrated system.
To ensure the project will have both broad-based community support and not
infringe on the rights to privacy that the law does provide, we will need to create a
new set of policies governing the project. These policies will also help to ensure
the effective use of the CCTV system and to guard against possible abuse. The
Saint Paul Police Department will wark with the community in partnership to
develop a comprehensive set of general orders that establishes the policies and
procedures on the use of the CCTV system. Policy consideration & development
in the following areas will be a priority: Training/usage/authorization for police-
business radio communications, E-group training/usage, monitoring access,
security clearance with override and volunteer security ambassador
responsibiliries.
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We believe the following elements are essential guidelines that we will be
following as we proceed with this project. The departmenYs Safe City Initiative
will be a regulated system and it will meet the criminal justice video surveillance
guidelines adopted by the A:r,�ricai� Bar A;sn�iatio;s.
• CCTV cameras will not be equipped with audio overheaz capabilities, and the
SPPD will not use any type of audio system in conjunction with the CC"I`V
network unless appropriate court orders are obtained.
• Operators of the CCTV will not tazget or track individuals arbitrarily or based on
race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability or other classifications
protected by law.
• The CCTV system will be used to observe locations that are in public view where
there is no reasonable expectation of privacy. CCTV cameras will not focus on
hand bills, flyers or other materials dish or carried pursuant to the First
Amendment.
• Unauthorized use or misuse of the CCTV system will result in disciplinary action.
• The SPPD and Metro Transit will notify the public about the capabilities and uses
of the CCTV system. The Departments will provide a kiosk at a SPPD facility
where citizens can view what the officers are seeing at any time.
• SPPD and Metro Transit will provide regulaz reports on CCTV usage and will
seek public comment on any proposed expansion of the network on Transit
related roadways.
Tools of CCCSP:
The Central Corridar Security Camera Partnership (CCSCP) incorporates existing
safety efforts in the Central Corridor with new state-of-the-art technology to reduce
crime and improve safety. The following table highlights these tools and their status
as part oPthe (CCSCP) program.
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E groups –Messaging networks connecting businesses and
police, giving notification of suspicious behavior, crime
trends and prevention tips.
Photo Sharing – Distribution of photos showing
'. a i individuals who have committed illegat or unsafe acts. This
helps identify crnninals and can prevent them from strikiug
again.
� Info Sharing – Ongoing written documentation, shared e-
mail information and regulaz meerings between the
network's participants.
Securuy Cameras – A network of strategically placed
�— security cameras allow police to monitor lugh-traffic areas
and prioritize their response.
� Security Ambassadors - Security Ambassadors provide
paffons with a human face who is receptive to concems or
problems.
� Radio Link – Keeping community and police leaders in
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Proiect Plan:
The Saint Paul Safe City Project will create a police/private sector partnership that
will coordinate the efforts of crime prevention and reduction for the area through
regular meetings, enhance radio communication, sharing of information and
coordinated trauung and staffing. The project will provide a combinarion of security
enhancing pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras and fixed cameras along Saint Paul's
University Avenue beriveen the City limits to the west and ultimately to the Depot in
downtown. The cameras wilt be connected and abte to be monitored via a wireless
mesh network This overt camera network is able to be secured and yet provide a
range of user access to allow regular camera monitoring from a variety of sites,
including police squad computers.
It is generally believed the Safe City project, wupled with the camera system, will
provide not just a deterrent to crime, but will serve as an active tool far immediately
intervening in crime and quality of life related issues. As would-be criminals become
aware of the active use of this technology, illegal activity will drop making the entire
area a "hardened target."
The current partnership includes the following entities:
City of Saint Paul
Saint Paul Police Department
Minnesota Deparhnent of Transportation
Metropolitan Council
Target Corporation
Midway Chamber of Commerce
Metro Transit
Metro Transit Police
Future partners are limited only by their willingness to participate, but we anticipate
that Target Corporation, University United and the Midway Chamber of Commerce,
Lexington Hamline District Council, and all affected district councils, should be at
the table. Additionally, we will bring the Saint Paul Public Schools, along with all
the city's district councils, together as well to discuss overall strategy and future
expansion.
We have provided a preliminary briefing for Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, and
we are actively engaged in bringing community, corporate and small business
partners to the Initiative. State Capitol Security is yet another example of a viable
partner to this project given their strategic location along the corridor and available
security staff.
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The nature of these partnerships calls for a range of participation. Partners might
participate only at the level of support and interest, while others may take on a
planning, monitoring or financial role. We aze requesting $314,500.00 in local match
money from the Target Corporation, who has been instrumental in the overall
development of the Safe City initiative and a partner in crime reduction along the
Central Corridor.
The utilization of security camera technology, which has been proven to reduce crime
through police-community-business cooperation, is of interest to further target-harden
the University Avenue area, especially as it is enjoying a resurgence in popularity
with new business and residential development, notwithstanding the future
construction of the Central Corridor. Philosophicaliy, this pro}ect is truly community
oriented. Benefits exist for all project partners, the community in general and the
future of the Cen4ral Corridor. Expansion to this project will include the joining of
cameras related to the Port Authority Camera Proj ect, in addition to the opportunity
for specific businesses and neighborhoods to be included in the system to address
specific quality of life issues.
One additional feature of this effort is the plan to quantify and assess the impact of
this project on crime and quality of life in the area. A crime and quality of life
baseline data will be compared against data after the project is operational. Safety
and security is the responsibility of everyone. Our ability to determine the livability
and security benefits of this technology can be important to guiding future target
hardening efforts while large transporCation projects are being planned and developed.
Security Camera onerations Plan: ��
Installation:
Approximately 60 cameras with full pan, tilt and zoom controls, (and possibly fixed
cameras) will be installed on streetlight poles and on buildings to provide 100%
coverage of the streets and sidewalk within the camera zones. Locations for camera
placement will be made through crime data analysis along with community and
business input. To reduce installation costs and to facilitate future expansion, the
signal from each camera is transmitted over a new wireless digtal (mesh) netcvork to
a computer-based monitoring station in the SPPD Headquarter's building and other
locations to include the new Westem District office at 389 N. Hamline, the SPPD
Emergency Communications Center and at the Metro Transit Police Headquarters.
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The Central Corridor Security Camera Partnership (CCSCP) will be monitored 24
hours a day, seven days a week by police department staff when the system launches
in late falL Initial maintenance agreements will cover the (CCSCP) project in a
manner to include but not limited to:
• Hardwaze failure
• Softwaze failure
• Network failures
• Training
• Software upgrades
Network storage equipment at Headquarters will be able to store approximately one
month's worth of recordings from each camera.
Kiosks will also be installed at Headquarters, the Westem, Central and Eastem
Dish offices to allow the public to view the images recorded with the cameras,
with expansion if necessary.
Expandabilitv:
The (CCSCP) security camera network is designed to facilitate future expansion of
the system. The network infrastructure will have the capacity to monitor an unlimited
number of cameras. The use of wireless tectmology and computer monitoring will
allow new camera locations to be added to the system relatively easily and
inexpensively.
No specific source of funding has been identified for future expansion of the system;
however, sources couid come from City of St. Paul, individual business and property
owners, or from a combinarion of all these sources.
The (CCSCP) will have the expandability to be linked with other current camera-
related projects, such as the Port Security Grant, which focuses on camera technology
along the Mississippi River area and downtown.
Also for considerarion is the expandability with the proposed Light Rail Transit
(LRT) for the Central Corridor, and we must establish a solid relarionship with the
Metropolitan Transit Commission relating to construction and how this could
potentially affect Central Corridor Security Camera Partnership camera placement.
Financial consideration needs to be given to the expandability for viewing/monitoring
stations, which could include the purchase of softwaze and licensing for desktop PC
viewing at authorized locations.
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Bud�et & Financial Information:
Installation
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The grant request to MNDOT for this project is 100% of the available grant funding
allotment, which is: $1,258,000.00 million dollazs. Since this grant has been
classified as a 80/20 grant, the Saint Paul Police Department is responsible to acquire
matching money (20%) the total, which is $314,500.00, and will bring the total
funding for this project to $1,572,000.00.
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Estimated System Cost for 60 Camera Digital Video Surveillance Network.
ServicelProduct
Camera Hardwaze
Video Management Software
Video Network Infrastructure
(servers, storage, workstations, video wall displays)
Networking Equipment, Mesh Backhaul Nodes,
Misc Cabling Supplies, Etc.
Project Management, Installation, Integration
and Training Services
Electrical Wiring to Poles
Network Warranty Agreement
Miscellaneous Construetion Costs
Total Estimated Cost
Estimated Cost
$500,000
$50,000
$300,000
$125,000
$250,000
$100,000
$125,000
$97,000
$1,572,000
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Onqoing Monitorin�and Maintenance
Upon launch of the system, costs for monitoring of the CCSCP security camera network
will be borne by the Saint Paul Police DepartmenYs Headquarter's (Central) District.
Initial staffing requirements are estimated at 3 FTEs to monitor the system 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.
Network maintenance agreements and service contracts must be obtained to cover a11
network equipment hardware repairs, network issues and software costs. Future network
maintenance agreements are expected to cost between $35,000 and $45,000 annually. A
service contract must cover all camera and other hazdware physically located on the
camera poles. Fuhue service contracts are expected to cost between $30,000 and $45,000
annually.
Possible Future Exuansion
Any future expansion the CCSCP security camera network is expected to cost
substantially less than the installation costs. There are current plans to expand the
system, and individual business and property owners will be offered access to the
network to cover their neighborhoods and businessea In these cases, the individual
business (or neighborhoods) would be required to cover the costs for camera equipment
and installarion.
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Strate�v, Timeline & Milestones:
January 2007:
January 2007
January 2007:
February 2007:
March 2007:
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June 2007:
July 2007:
July 2007:
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August 2007:
August 2007:
September 2007:
Preluninary partnership meeting between City of Saint
Paul, MN DOT.
Grant proposal submitted to MNDOT
Baseline crime and quality of life data measures collected
(rivo yeazs of historical data).
Financial support sources for grant match identified.
MNDOT and City of Saint Paul begin to develop grant
agreement for CCSCP.
Saint Paul Police host meeting with University Avenue
business owners and civic leaders to discuss CCSCP.
Review and consideration of technology for CCSCP.
Saint Paul Police host meeting with downtown business
owners and civic leaders to discuss CCSCP.
Development ofProject Scope of Work and Request for
Proposals sent for vendor response.
MNDOT and City of Saint Paul finalize grant agreement
for CCSCP.
Camera monitoring agreements (Memorandums of
Understanding developed and distributed).
Selection of camera technology vendor.
Contract award negoriation.
Camera System Construction.
October 2007: Public relations campaign to include elech and print
media, SPPD cable television show, neighborhood
newspapers, Safe City publications, Midway Chamber of
Commerce, and Corporate partnerships.
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December 2007:
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January 2008:
Summarv
Operation ceremony and kick-off to include Mayor, city
officials, police, businesses and community.
System fully operational and acrively monitored.
Analyze system impact on regulaz on-going basis.
What is important to remember is this Initiative is not about watching your
neighbor, iYs about watching out for your neighbor. Once operational, the
camera network systems will provide many sets of extra eyes to monitor, respond
to — and possibly prevent crime in the Central Comdor. This mesh network will
give the police, business community and citizens the opportunity to help keep this
very important comdor safe.
Sincerely,
John M. Harrington
CHIEF OF POLICE
Further Information
For further information regarding the Central Corridor Security Camera
Partnership (CCSCP), please contact:
Douglas Holtz
Commander, Office of the Assistant Chief
Homeland Security Division
367 Grove Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Tei: 651-325-1519
Email: doue.holtz�ci.stpaul.mn.us
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Security Camera Technology Appendix
The technologies selected for the Central Corridor Security Camera Partnership (CCSCP)
aze provided by industry leaders that have a history of providing leading edge products
and services at a lower total cost of ownership. Careful consideration has been given to
supportability, sustainability and scalability of the solurion provided. Although the
system has been designed to include best in class products from several industry leaders,
one integrator will be able to support the entire enterprise from end to end.
American Dynamics Ultra VII Pan / Tilt / Zoom Camera:
;�:;,��� Located at key intersecrions tUroughout the Central Comdor on
'°"' buildings and haffic/lighting poles. Tlus camera is capable of caphu
analog video from a 360 field of view. It is possible to zoom in on a
specific aze of interest and can be set to tour an area when not being
t ,.�� activelyused.
SmartSight S-1500 e Digital Video Encoder:
When connected to a camera, this device takes an analog signal and
converts it into a much more efficient digital signal that can then be
transported/distributed over a network.
Cisco 3550 Switch:
. The switch infrashucture is used in the Central Corridor project to allow
many Ethemet signals to be aggregated and 4ansported over the city's
local and wide azea networks.
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Cisco Aironet 1400 Bridge AII2-1410-A:
This 802.1 la wireless bridge functions to enable the video and control
information from the CCTV technologies to travel from point to point
over the unlicensed wireless spectrum. It may be ind'uecUy connected
to either an Encoder or network switch.
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A variety of antennas connected to the wireless bridge allow signals to
be effectively transmitted and received, minimizing exposure to as well
as the introduction of excess interference.
Dell PowerEdge 2650 Enterprise Server:
This server acts as the center of the Digital Video System, housing all
of the necessary software to coordinate and configure the video
network. As part of the CCTV head end, this device will be located at
SPPD Headquarters.
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Dell PowerVault 220 Storage Array:
The Dell PowerVault can store up to 1,700 gigabytes of video data in a
?;z� � -�, very reliable manner. There aze 14 removable disk drives on boazd that can
be easily swapped out in the event that one fails. Two drives would have to
fail at ihe same time before any video was lost. As part of the CCTV head
end, ttns device will be located at SPPD Headquarters.
Dell Optiplex GX-270 Desktop PC:
The Dell Optiplex is where the end user will interact u+ith the Central
Comdor system. From this P.C. end users at Headquarters or a district
office can simultaneously view both live and recorded video from any
camera that is connected to the ente:prise. As part of the CCTV head end,
tlus device will be located at SPPD Headquarters.
For more information please reference the following:
www. securitycollaborative. org
www.americandmamicsnet
www.verint.com
www.dell.com