Duncan Council approves camera systems for DPD, cemetery

Apr. 14—Security cameras for the Duncan Police Department and Duncan Cemetery Department were hot topics up for approval with city councilors Tuesday night.

The two camera systems from Digi Security Camera System totaled $128,375.93 for both areas.

Interim City Manager Kenzie Wheeler said the Digi Security Camera System purchase will replace the camera system which is outdated and isn't working properly at the Duncan Police Department.

"(It) will be cloud based and includes 16 cameras and all included cables and installations," she said. "This also includes a 10-year Ava Aware cloud license and a 10-year Ava Aware LPR license."

She said the system is a 2024 budgeted item and would cost $63,366.07 from statewide contract.

City of Duncan IT Director John Byers said the system has a license plate reader capability license. He said the cameras will be placed in different areas inside and outside at the Duncan Police Department.

"With that license plate reader, what it does is it picks up any license plate that comes into the police department area, it captures that and sends it to their CAD system and if it's a stolen vehicle, it alerts them or gives them any type of information," he said. "It also stores those license plate numbers for them if they ever need it later."

Byers said the cameras were on the state contract. He said they are a "good camera system, good quality and probably about a 30-day lead time from getting them installed."

The system for DPD will come with a camera system, cloud storage and license plate reader with a 10-year warranty.

Byers said the same type of system will be installed at the cemetery, except for the license plate reader.

Consecutively, the next purchased item was for a Digi Security Camera System for the Duncan Cemetery Department. The system would have a 10-year warranty and a 10-year cloud license from Digi Security Systems for $65,009.86 from state contract.

Wheeler said this purchase will be for a new camera system at the cemetery to cover all areas of the office and the equipment.

"The camera system will be cloud based and include 10 cameras and all included cables and installations," she said. "This also includes a 10-year Ava Aware cloud licenses."

Councilors approved both purchases with a 5-0 vote.

Next, Wheeler said there is a proposal to work on the transmission towers surrounding Halliburton Field Airport.

"The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received a request for permit for increasing the height of transmission towers to be constructed south of the airport," she said. "After discussion, the airport commission recommends that the city council approves the proposals."

The board approved the proposal with a 5-0 vote.

In a separate meeting, the Duncan Public Works Authority approved:

—a pay request to Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. for $9,600 for multi-year airport planning and engineering services.

—a pay request to Freese and Nichols, Inc. for $1,120.62 for services related to the El Rancho Water Tower Replacement Project.

—a pay request to Freese and Nichols, Inc. for $46,760.87 for the Water Tower project for the fiscal year 2022.

The next Duncan City Council meeting will convene at 5:15 p.m. April 23 inside council chambers, located inside the Duncan Police Department.