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fy OF 500 "1 <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners <br />VIA: Stan Morris, City Manager. <br />FROM: Edward Santiago, Chief of Police. <br />DATE: J u ly 16, 2026 <br />RE: Agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. for the Purchase of a Drone as First <br />Responder Two Fixed Wing Drone SystemA <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />This item is being presented for consideration by the City Commission. <br />REASONS: <br />The attached agreement is with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the purchase, deployment, training, software, <br />licensing, maintenance, and support of a Drone as First Responder (DFR) Two Fixed -Wing Drone System <br />utilizing the Skydio F10 platform. The system will provide the Police Department with advanced aerial <br />response capabilities designed to improve situational awareness, enhance officer and public safety, and <br />support more efficient emergency response operations throughout the City. <br />The Skydio F10 is a next -generation, autonomous fixed -wing unmanned aircraft system specifically <br />designed for long-range public safety operations. The platform is capable of flying at speeds exceeding <br />80 miles per hour and can remain airborne for more than 90 minutes, allowing it to rapidly respond to <br />incidents and provide sustained aerial monitoring over large geographic areas. The F10 is designed to <br />support beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations and can be deployed for a variety of public safety <br />missions, including active incidents, missing person searches, perimeter security, critical infrastructure <br />monitoring, disaster response, traffic management, and extended surveillance operations. The system <br />integrates with Axon's DFR ecosystem, providing real-time video, remote operations capabilities, and <br />seamless incident management workflows. <br />The agreement provides for a 60-month term and includes all necessary hardware, software, <br />implementation services, training, operational support, and related components required to establish <br />Item Number: 9.13 <br />147 <br />