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Put Technology to Work

Goal 1: Ensure Availability of Information, Programs, and City Services
Objective 2: Implement New Technology
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
PTW Enterprise IT Project – Police Project Completion Economic Development and Capital
1.2.5 License Plate Recognition System Investment (IT) and Neighborhood
Replacement Services (Police)
Summary:

The Police Department has owned and operated a Milestone Estimated Date of Status
license plate reader (LPR) system since 2010. The Completion
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purpose of an LPR system is to scan license plates Charter Development 4 Qtr. FY 2019 Complete
located in public spaces in an effort to locate stolen Project Planning 4 Qtr. FY 2019 Complete
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vehicles and individuals with outstanding arrest Procurement 1 Qtr. FY 2020 In Progress
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warrants. As the LPR system scans a license plate, it Implementation / Go 1 Qtr. FY 2020
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compares it to a list of license plates for Amber Alerts, live
warrants, stolen vehicles, vehicles involved in Project Close 2 Qtr. FY 2020
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investigations, Silver Alerts, etc. The system notifies
the officer when it has scanned a license plate that is
on the list.
In a five‐week snapshot, one officer with LPR
capabilities aided in clearing five felony warrants,
thirty‐six Arlington misdemeanor warrants, and
twenty‐two warrants for other jurisdictions.
Additionally, PD is operating as part of a regional task
force whose actions in a recent six‐month period
resulted in 173 LPR hits that recovered 144 vehicles
with an estimated value of $1,481,441.00.

The present system has exceeded its useful life and
only fifty percent of the units are operational. This
project will replace the failing LPR units and software
with new Vigilant LPR units and a hosted software
solution.

Update:
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During the 4 quarter of 2019, the Project Charter was
created and approved, and a staff report for the
project was developed and included in the August 6th
Council Agenda where is was reviewed and approved.
A purchase order has been created and submitted to
the vendor to initiate project planning.

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