Drone as First Responder program expansion
Summary
The council made the DFR program permanent with two Skydio 'drone in a box' units. Police say the pilot answered 1,300 calls, arrived first on scene about 1,000 times, and cut west-side priority-one response times from about 4 minutes to 2. Privacy safeguards include logged flights on a public portal and no random patrols.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
$682,556 over five years plus $45,833 a year from the General Fund starting FY 2027-28.
Residents get faster police response and freed-up patrol units for priority calls.
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