March 17, 2025 City Council Work Session

Sunday, April 13, 2025

USA Security surveillance and access control system upgrade

Milo training system implementation

2026 Street Improvement projects

Areas of Interest (5)

Proposed half-million dollar unbudgeted expenditure for police security and training upgrades.
Transition of city security from local servers to cloud-based 'Verada' system raises long-term vendor dependency concerns.
City exploring use of equipment certificates and bonding tied to 2026 road projects to fund new police technology.
Redevelopment of former gun range into a high-tech 'Milo' simulator space for de-escalation and situational training.
DHS regulatory pressure cited as a driver for upgrading security infrastructure at water facilities.

Notable Quotes (2)

If something happened with Verada where they got weak enough that that was a problem someone would buy them Motorola would buy them or Honeywell would buy them
— Chris Daniels

Security System ProviderAddressing concerns about company longevity.

In most of the scenarios I mean to be fair don't end in a shooting. You know there's a shooting range the scenario Based training is set so we're not shooting you know we're doing everything we can to prevent that kind of encounter
— Craig

Milo Training SystemClarifying the purpose of the Milo training system.

People (3)

Chris DanielsRepresentative

Presented on surveillance and security system upgrades.

1 quote

“moving to a cloud system would eliminate that potential in the future... in a cloud-based system there's no Central Hardware”

Explaining the benefits of a cloud-based security system.

CraigOfficial

Advocating for the Milo training system for police officers.

1 quote

“it's an HD system that has three screens that are in a U-shape... you have an instructor sitting there and the instructor can change how the actors behave based on the officer's actions”

Explaining how the Milo training system functions.

JasperCity Official

Discussing unbudgeted expenditures and funding strategies for city projects.

1 quote

“these are big numbers right we're coming to you with just over half a million dollars of unbudgeted expenditures”

Acknowledging the financial impact of the proposals.

Places Mentioned

City HallPublic Works buildingWater Treatment PlantWater TowersWellhouseMenaga Sportsman's Club

Events & Meetings (1)

March 17, 2025: City Council Work Session

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