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Mayor Hartnett said, "If we approve the agreement with that, then we will have purchased a system that includes the hardware, includes the necessary software, and includes a warranty period in which the system will be rnaintained at no additional cost, and it includes a maintenance aspect for the years two, three and four as have been described at the podium by staff. Is that correct?" Assistant City Attorney Sorba said, "That is correct." Mayor Hartnett said the amount of the system as cited by Councilwoman La Berge, $22,250, would be paid from General Fund monies over four years. Assistant City Attorney Sorba said, "That is correct." After the motions were made Council Members spoke to the motions. Mayor Hartnett said, "I think this is, pardon the pun, great bang for the buck. This is a tool that I think has already proven itself. It is a tool that is an important investment for our entire community. By investing in the neighborhood in which this tool would serve, we invest in all of us. I think it is an important investment for the quality of life for the entire community. The cost to us for this system out of General Fund monies is about the cost of copy machine maintenance contracts over the life of this agreement. When we compare that cost to the utility of this tool for the neighborhood it serves and the entire community, I think that for me in any case, it is a wise investment in our community. I think the testimony not just tonight but each time this has come up has been compelling, persuasive and it seems to me near irrefutable. I recognize that there are those who have sound and reasonable philosophical differences perhaps with this, and I respect those views as genuinely and sincerely held, and I simply respectfully disagree with those who take that position. I think that the contract's time has come, and it is time for us to move on this." Vice Mayor Howard said, "I believe that the gunshot locator system has demonstrated that it has had a deterrent effect. Supervisor Ruben Barrales said that it is a tool, and that is exactly what it is. It was never advertised as being the cure-all for the problem. But it has been shown to be a very effective tool, not only in lessening the gunfire in this neighborhood, but also in the empowerment of the community. I can see it. The strength that you have now in trying to tackle this problem with the Police Department, with the tools that are being given to you, it is really very encouraging to see." Vice Mayor Howard described an incident a short time ago wherein a strong wind activated her house alarm. She said how grateful she was to be able to have a house alarm, and also to have the police come out and make sure everything was OK. She said the police officer spent a lot of time investigating this incident, and said, "I don't want to give that service up, and yet I know that that service costs a great deal to the City. I was quite surprised to see that less than one percent of alarms are actually a crime in progress, and police officers respond to an average of eight false alarms a day. Most of us in the community don't want to give that service up. Here is a community for a very small price asking for something that is REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 JULY 28,1997 MINUTES Page No. 490 PAGE 16