HomeMy WebLinkAbout032861 RES - 09/13/2022Resolution authorizing a five-year lease -purchase agreement with
Axon Enterprise, Inc., of Scottsdale, Arizona, in the amount of
$1,521,900.00 for the purchase of 445 tasers, supplies, software
licenses, and training for the Police Department, with funding of
$304,380.16 requested in the FY 2023 budget from the Crime Control
and Prevention District and Police Grants Fund.
WHEREAS, the lease -purchase of replacement tasers, supplies, software
licenses, and training is necessary to maintain the operational capabilities of the Police
Department;
WHEREAS, State law provides that such procurements, as outlined above, are
subject to statutory procurement requirements, including competitive bids, unless an
exception applies;
WHEREAS, there is a statutory exemption for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(2), as this purchase is necessary to preserve or
protect the public health or safety of the City's residents; and
WHEREAS, there is an additional statutory exemption for this procurement in
Local Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(A), as this item is available from only one
source because of patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural monopolies.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute a five-year lease -
purchase agreement for the supply of tasers and related items for the Police Department
with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for $1,521,900.00, with funding of $304,380.16 requested in
the FY2022-23 budget from the Crime Control and Prevention District and Police Grants
Fund.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the OP\day ofc 2022:
Paulette Guajardo
Rol?,rd Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
John Martinez
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SCANNED
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
ATTEST:
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Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Rebecca Huerta Paulette Guajardo
City Secretary
Mayor
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