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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Timm Kopacz, IT Project Manager
Michael Pegues, Chief Information Officer
Jeff Anderson, Deputy Chief Information Officer
DATE: April 15, 2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to purchase License Plate Readers from Scientel Solutions LLC., 2021 N Eola Rd, Aurora, IL 60502 for $61,520.00.
PURPOSE:
This resolution is requesting that License Plate Readers (LPRs) be installed at the Aurora Premium Outlet Mall located at 1650 Premium Outlet Blvd, Aurora, IL 60502.
BACKGROUND:
Installation of LPRs at the Aurora Premium Outlet Mall is a joint agreement between the Mall ownership and the Aurora Police Department. The purchase of these cameras is made through grant monies received via Council resolutions, R23-010, R23-332 and R23-375.
DISCUSSION:
The Aurora Police Department has a longstanding commitment to the reduction of retail crime in Aurora. Aurora is privileged to include many retail establishments, including the Chicago Premium Outlet Mall, which provides retail services to the greater Aurora area.
The Chicago Premium Outlet Mall is one of the largest concentrations of retail stores in Aurora, and draws shoppers from all over the region. The Premium Outlet mall also draws those who would take advantage of the abundance of retail stores and its easy access to a regional tollway as a convenient place to commit retail crimes.
The Aurora Police Department received a grant from the Illinois Attorney General's office under the Attorney General's Organized Retail Crime Program and intends to use this funding to fight retail crime in and around the Chicago Premium Outlets.
Since 2020, the APD has utilized Motorola LPR services through the Motorola LEARN database. This gives APD access to participating agency LPR data and other location information and has proven quite valuable. APD staff desire to extend this relationship with Motorola by utilizing additional Motorola services and LPR devic...
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