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CityCouncil | 2015-06-02 | 18 | 287 Mayor Spencer commended the Police Chief and officers for attending a County event to improve relations of police and community members; stated that she fully supports funding the item, but that she does want to work on policy. The Police Chief stated having control of the data does not make people feel better about how the data is managed; nothing is hidden; trying to balance privacy and technology, and still instill confidence in the public is a hard conversation. Mayor Spencer inquired whether review is built into the policy, to which the Police Chief responded in the affirmative; stated the LPR policy follows federal and State law; any policy changes would be made to reflect current law. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the Council has ability to review the policy, to which the Police Chief responded in the affirmative; stated former Councilmember Chen requested additional internal policy review for the LPRs; assured Council a similar provision would be included in the use policy on the body cameras. Stated that she questioned the automatic license plate readers, which are indiscriminate and track people's movement; body cameras differ and do not require as much attention; there should be public disclosure of being filmed and some oversight: Carol Gottstein, Alameda. Councilmember Oddie moved approval of the staff recommendation to authorize the Interim City Manager to negotiate and execute a Five Year Agreement with Taser International for the acquisition, support and maintenance of 80 body worn digital video cameras and a digital evidence management system and appropriate $424,752.61 from the Police Departments' FY 2014-15 budget to finance the acquisition, with the caveat that it not be deployed until Council reviews the policy before the last meeting in July. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion. Under discussion, Mayor Spencer inquired whether Council approves or just reviews the policy. The Interim City Manager responded typically the Police Chief develops the policy for review by the Council. Mayor Spencer stated that she would like Council to approve the policy. The City Attorney stated the policy is operational and the Police Chief has control of his department; Council does not manage or operate the Police Department. Vice Mayor Matarrese inquired whether the Council could vote to not approve the contract if they do not like the policy, to which the City Attorney responded in the affirmative. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council June 2, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-06-02.pdf |