Commission previews $370,000 Peregrine software purchase for public‑safety records consolidation

City staff presented a sole‑source purchase of Peregrine Technologies records software to modernize the police department’s records and digital evidence search capability.

Staff said the three‑year contract is a consolidation tool that will import decades of disparate records and give officers a single search interface for names, tattoos, vehicle identifiers and historical computer‑aided dispatch data. The project is funded from law‑enforcement forfeiture funds and a traffic fund; staff indicated it will not affect the general fund or capital improvement program. The procurement is a sole‑source purchase with an annual cost of about $120,000 and a total not‑to‑exceed of $370,000 over three years.

Commissioners asked whether utilization will be monitored and whether the system will help with cold cases. Staff and the department’s subject‑matter experts said the system is intended for daily patrol and investigative use and should support cold‑case searches and trend analysis. Commissioners asked staff to return in roughly 12 months with utilization metrics and evidence of investigative benefit.