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6.D. - Page 81 of 179 require and will seek to secure funding from grants or other competing programs. Additionally, it would be ideal to pair this purchase with other technological integrations with records management software enhancements needed for response to California Public Records Act Requests (CPRA). As a result, the City cannot commit to fully implementing a body -worn camera system by October 31, 2097." Based on this direction, the Redwood City Police Department developed an implementation plan for body -worn cameras (BWC). The plan is designed to inform City decision makers and members of the public on the benefits, shortcomings, costs, and implementation timelines associated with deploying a BWC system for sworn and non - sworn personnel engaged in the enforcement of laws and codes within the city. Documenting police interactions and enforcement activity is not something new. Over the progression of professional police enforcement starting in the 1820's (Sir Robert Peel, Minister of Parliament — United Kingdom) police departments have increasingly been aware of the need to document and account for their enforcement interactions. Early on, written reports were first introduced to enhance verbal only court testimony. Ever since professional law enforcement has made steady attempts to align their operations with methods and technologies that document an accurate and enhanced account of police interactions. The ever evolving capability to capture a more accurate and possibly unbiased rendition of law enforcement interactions has now developed into an expanded array of options for documenting police interactions, and enforcement contacts. Beyond written documentation, progressive law enforcement has incorporated things like radar to document speeds; recorded interview rooms to assure compliance with constitutional safeguards; fixed police facility video in high conflict areas like jail intake and booking areas. Some police vehicles are also enhanced with video cameras to capture forward driver view and prisoner transport seating view. And most recently the advent of body -worn cameras is providing yet another method to document the police interaction during mobile enforcement actions of the individual officer. Unlike other methodologies deployed in the past that have provided enhanced documentation on police interactions, individual body -worn camera systems present a unique set of circumstances when documenting police interactions. Individual privacy rights of the contacted person captured on video, individual freedoms of the working officer in their non -enforcement contacts and daily work activities, and the potential for escalating costs beyond the initial deployment of hardware and data storage, are real issues when considering the use of body -worn cameras. Over the course of the last six -months, our department has convened an internal BWC working committee to analyze industry best practices, cost implications, vendor products, labor-management issues, and policy and procedures associated with the development of a responsible and maintainable BWC system. The results of the committee implementation are highlighted throughout this report. ANALYSIS The proposed BWC implementation plan will attempt to address each of these concerns, and more, as each segment of the deployment plan is analyzed and discussed. The plan is broken out into 15 phases for deployment with each category addressing estimated time for analysis, development, deployment and associated costs; 120