Resolution 2025-33800 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33800
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO
IDENTIFY FUNDING, IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000.00, FROM THE FISCAL
YEAR 2025 BUDGET, OR ALTERNATIVELY, IMMEDIATELY TAKE FUNDING
FROM RESERVES, IN ORDER TO PURCHASE AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.'S
FUSUS PLATFORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; AND FURTHER, WAIVING, BY
5/7TH VOTE, THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 2-14(D)(1)A OF THE CITY
CODE TO REFER ANY AGENDA ITEMS IN EXCESS OF $75,000.00 TO THE
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, Axon Enterprise, Inc ("Auon") is a global provider of public safety
technology and services, including taser weapons, body-worn cameras, and soflware solutions,
which are currently utilized by mWtiple departments within the City; and
WHEREAS, Axon developed a platform known as FUSUS, which has the capability of
integrating various data sources, including but not limited to video feeds (include Drone, CCTV
and LPR camera footage), sensor data, and other digital evidence (including camera
feeds/footage from residents and businesses), into the Miami Beach Police DepartmenPs
("MBPD") Real-Time Intelligence Center("RTIC"); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission previously adopted Resolution No. 2025-
33509 which authorized Ihe Administration to explore the acquisition of Ihe FUSUS plattorm for
use in the MBPD RTIC; and
WHEREAS, MBPD has identifed the need to use Axon FUSUS to enhance real-time
situational awareness, which also incorporates GPS data and tracking systems; and
WHEREAS, the integration of real-time GPS tracking systems offers significant benefits,
including enhancing officer safety and accountability, along with increasing transparency and
public trust by enabling real-time vehicle tracking, supporting policy compliance, imestigations,
and complaint resolution; and
WHEREAS, the addition of Axon FUSUS technology would facilitate the seamless
integration of existing Axon technologies; and
WHEREAS, Auon FUSUS' open-platform design also allows the City to maintain
compatibility with ezisting hardware and software solutions; antl
WHEREAS, the FUSUS system and its technology will further demonstrate Ihe City's
commitment to technology, innovation, efficiency, and public safety; and
WHEREAS, the FUSUS system provides a platform to bring together all these various
data points, which is a critical step to the effective and efficient implementation of the RTIC; and
WHEREAS, purchasing the FUSUS system will cost $300,000.00 in Year 7 (and Years
2-5 will cost $200,000.00 each and can be budgeted in future Fiscal Years); and
WHEREAS, acquiring the FUSUS system as soon as possible would provide immediate
operetional benefits, including the ability to access live feeds from cameres throughout the
community, rapidly coordinate emergency responses, and improve officer safety and
investigative efficiency through centralized, real-time intelligence sharing; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission further desire to waive, by 5/7th vote, the
requirement in Section 2-14(d)(1)a of the City Code to refer any agenda items in excess of
$75,000 to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission direct the City Administration to identify funding, in the amount of $300,000.00,
from the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, or altematively, immediately take funding from reserves, in
order to purchase Auon Enterprise, Inc.'s FUSUS platform as soon as possible; and further,
waiving, by 5/7th vote, the requirement in section 2-14(d)(1)a of the City Code to refer any
agenda items in excess of$75,000.00 to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this .�S day of .�hn{ , 2025.
ATTEST:
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: City Attorney Ricardo J. Dopico
DATE: June 25, 2025
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO
IDENTIFY FUNDING, IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000.00, FROM THE FISCAL
YEAR 2025 BUDGET, OR ALTERNATIVELY, IMMEDIATELY TAKE FUNDING
FROM RESERVES, IN ORDER TO PURCHASE AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.'S
FUSUS PLATFORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; AND FURTHER, WAIVING, BY
SI7TH VOTE, THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 2-14(D)(1)A OF THE CITY CODE
TO REFER ANY AGENDA ITEMS IN EXCESS OF $75,000.00 TO THE FINANCE
AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE.
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUNDIHISTORY
ANALYSIS
The attached Resolution was prepared al lhe reQuest of lhe sponsor, Mayor Steven Meiner, and
co-sponsor, Kristen Rosen Gonzalez..
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The sponsor of this item requests that the Administration be prepared to atldress the fiscal impad
of this proposed measure, if any, at the City Commission meeting.
Does this Ordinance reauire a eusiness Imoact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLV)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate(BIE)was published on:
See BIE at• https:llwww.miamibeachfi.qov/city-hall/city-clerk/meetinq-notices/
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONCIUSION
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ADoliwble Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Riaht to Know" item Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
Qursuant to Citv Code Section 2-17� Proiect7
No No
Was this Aaenda Item initiallv reauested bv a lobbvist which as deTined in Code Sec 2-481
includes a nrincioal enaaaed in lobbvino? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s)and principal(s):
Daoartment
City Attorney
Soonsorlsl
Mayor Steven Meiner
Co-soonsorfsl
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Condensed Title
Purchase FUSUS Software; Waiving FERC Requirement by 5l7th. (Meiner/Rosen Gonzalez)
CA
Previous Action (For CiN Clerk Use Onlvl
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