Decision Maker: Babergh Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That Cabinet noted the content of the report.
1.2 That Cabinet approved the proposals for Sudbury and Hadleigh Town Centre CCTV cameras to be transferred, monitored and maintained by West Suffolk Council and agree delegated authority to the Assistant Director for Sustainable Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities, to:
· Finalise and complete an agreement with West Suffolk Council for the transfer of monitoring and maintenance responsibilities for the CCTV system as outlined in the report
· Complete the partnership agreements with Sudbury and Hadleigh Town Councils including the respective working arrangements, roles and responsibilities of the parties.
1.3 (a) That Cabinet noted the capital costs of an enhanced CCTV system, which will be subject to a future CIL bid to be determined on its own merits by the Cabinet at a later date; and
(b) That, should the CIL bid be unsuccessful, the funding for the enhanced CCTV system be approved from the existing capital programme.
Reason for Decision: The current CCTV system was installed in 2000 and the system has now become outdated. The proposed approach solidifies collaboration with Hadleigh and Sudbury Town Councils and provides for a fully compliant, modern, CCTV system with the processes, technology and links in place with key partners, such as Suffolk Police, to undertake maintenance and 24/7 monitoring.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
Option 1: Remove the existing CCTV system and have no public space CCTV within Sudbury and Hadleigh.
Option 2: Retain the current CCTV system, making no upgrade to the equipment, acknowledging that the equipment will eventually fail.
Option 3: Retain and upgrade the CCTV system but without staff to monitor the images. This would be a passive modelfor a CCTV system, it would record and could help support investigations. This has not been fully costed but is believed to be in the region of £80k to £100k (without new cameras or the capability to have digital images). In addition, a separate maintenance contract will also need to be arranged.
Option 4: To upgrade the CCTV system and transfer the monitoring and maintenance to West Suffolk Council. The capital costs of this option would be £43k in the short term and a further £140k to upgrade the CCTV to a fully digital wireless system once a system specification has been agreed. Ongoing monitoring arrangements would incur revenue costs of approximately £44,000 per year.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: Councillor Jan Osborne declared a non-pecuniary interest.
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Publication date: 06/07/2020
Date of decision: 06/07/2020
Decided at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Babergh Cabinet
Effective from: 15/07/2020
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