SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Title
Approve an Interlocal Maintenance Agreement between Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater for the purpose of installing, operating and maintaining Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) within the county right-of-way and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Body
SUMMARY:
In January 2022, Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater entered into a cooperative agreement to allow the City to place ALPRs within the right-of-way, including some at locations on County Roads. These ALPRs are strategically deployed throughout the city and work in concert with the agency’s Real-Time Operations Center (ROC) to provide our personnel with additional investigative avenues for solving crime, keeping our citizens and visitors safe, and preventing victimization. Additionally, these ALPRs are used to locate and recover missing persons, recover stolen vehicles and firearms, and locate wanted subjects. This agreement allows the city to install, operate and maintain future ALPRs within the county right-of-way.
The county administrator requests that the City agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this agreement. Additionally, the county administrator requests that the City shall indemnify and cause any third-party contractor to indemnify and hold harmless its employees for the construction, installation, placement or maintenance of Systems by or on behalf of the City pursuant to the Agreement. Nothing in this agreement, however, shall be deemed a waiver of the limitations on liability contained in Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, or the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
There are no costs associated with this Interlocal Maintenance Agreement.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
1.4 Foster safe and healthy communities in Clearwater through first-class public safety and emergency response services.
