Council approves five-year Axon body camera deal for police and county fire-ambulance pact
October 25, 2022, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
With Councilmember Rob Shelton absent, the American Fork City Council approved a five-year agreement with Axon Enterprise for 57 police body-worn cameras and data storage, partly grant funded, and an interlocal agreement to provide fire and 911 ambulance service to unincorporated Utah County. It adopted fiber design standards, updated public-notice rules, amended the fiscal 2022 budget and banked 14.9 acre-feet of water rights for Deer Park LLC. The State Library named the city library a Quality Library.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Public hearing on fiscal 2022 budget amendments | No action |
| Release of durability retainers, Timp Hollow Plats B and C | Approved · 4-0 |
| Ratification of payments Oct. 5-18, 2022, and purchases over $50,000 | Approved · 4-0 |
| Water banking agreement with Deer Park LLC, 14.919 acre-feet | Approved · 4-0 |
| Interlocal agreement with Utah County for fire and 911 ambulance service | Approved · 4-0 |
| Public noticing code update, Section 17.11.103 | Approved · 4-0 |
| Axon Enterprise body-worn camera agreement | Approved · 4-0 |
| Fiber design standards, new Section 17.5.135 | Approved · 4-0 |
| Fiscal 2022 budget amendments | Approved · 4-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item PH · Budget
Public hearing on fiscal 2022 budget amendments
No action
No comments.
Item 2 · Presentation
Utah State Library Quality Library award
No action
Marilyn Cannon of the State Library presented the Quality Library designation; Library Director Cassandra Crane accepted for the library's 35 staff.
Item Consent 4-5 · Development
Release of durability retainers, Timp Hollow Plats B and C
Approved · 4-0
Released durability retainers of $62,642.73 (Plat B) and $35,012.53 (Plat C).
- Payment$62,643
- Payment$35,013
Item Consent 6 · Budget
Ratification of payments Oct. 5-18, 2022, and purchases over $50,000
Approved · 4-0
Routine ratification; not itemized in minutes.
Item Action 1 · Contract
Water banking agreement with Deer Park LLC, 14.919 acre-feet
Approved · 4-0
Approved banking 14.919 acre-feet of water rights for Deer Park LLC.
- Water: 14.919 acre-feet
Item Action 2 · Public safety
Interlocal agreement with Utah County for fire and 911 ambulance service
Approved · 4-0
Renewed, with changed rates, the agreement under which American Fork provides fire and 911 ambulance service to unincorporated areas of Utah County. Rates not stated in minutes.
- ContractAmount not given to Utah County
Item Action 3 · City code
Public noticing code update, Section 17.11.103
Approved · 4-0
Updated land use public-notice requirements to match state code.
Item Action 4 · Public safety
Axon Enterprise body-worn camera agreement
Approved · 4-0
Approved a five-year agreement with Axon Enterprise for 57 body-worn cameras and services, including data storage, for the Police Department; Councilmember Hunter thanked the staffer who wrote a grant for it. Police Chief Cameron Paul said data can be retrieved if the contract ends and more cameras can be added. The minutes do not state the cost.
- ContractAmount not given to Axon Enterprise Inc.
- Cameras: 57
- Term: 5 years
- Partly grant funded
Item Action 5 · City code
Fiber design standards, new Section 17.5.135
Approved · 4-0
Created city code section setting design standards for fiber-optic infrastructure.
Item Action 6 · Budget
Fiscal 2022 budget amendments
Approved · 4-0
Approved amendments to FY2022 (ending June 30, 2022) budgets. Details not in minutes.
What residents said
Pedestrian and bike safety
No one spoke at the FY2022 budget hearing. Senior Center volunteer Wayne Anderson thanked the city. Nick Merrill and Linda Robledo urged safer streets, sidewalks and bike lanes, noting federal infrastructure grants are available.