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A resolution authorizing the Department of Water and Sewerage Services to utilize surveillance technology available under a cooperative master agreement with Verizon Connect NWF Inc.
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WHEREAS, Resolution RS2023-2273 accepted the terms of a cooperative purchasing master agreement for fleet management technology and software solutions for the Department of Water and Sewerage Services; and,
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Code of Laws section 13.08.080(A)(2) defines surveillance technology as any electronic surveillance device, hardware, or software that is capable of collecting, capturing, recording, retaining, processing, intercepting, analyzing, monitoring, or sharing audio, visual, digital, location, thermal, biometric, or similar information or communications specifically associated with, or capable of being associated with, any specific individual or group; or any system, device, or vehicle that is equipped with an electronic surveillance device, hardware, or software; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Metropolitan Code of Laws section 13.08.080(C)(2), entering into an agreement with a private entity to acquire, share, or otherwise use surveillance technology or the information it provides, if such agreement includes the exchange of any monetary or any other form of consideration from any source, requires prior metropolitan council approval by a resolution adopted after a public hearing; and,
WHEREAS, the fleet management telematics offered by the cooperative master agreement with Verizon Connect NFW Inc. involves integrated video and fleet tracking which captures footage of the roadways and meets the definition of "surveillance technology" under Metropolitan Code of Laws section 13.08.080(A)(2), and usage of this technology requires a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, authorization for the Department of Water and Sewerage Services to use "surveillance technology" from the cooperative purchasing master agreement with Verizon Connect NWF Inc. is in the best interests o...
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