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CityCouncil | 2020-01-07 | 9 | discussion of Charter Article 26 on January 13th, the first of three community input meetings on the City's aquatic center design on January 15th and restaurant week. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA None. COUNCIL REFERRALS (20-020) Consider Directing Staff to Develop Ethic Rules for Elected Officials Related to Campaign Contributions. (Vice Mayor Knox White) Not heard due to Vice Mayor Knox White withdrawing the item. (20-021) Consider Directing Staff to Develop a Recommendation on an Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) Program. (Vice Mayor Knox White) Vice Mayor Knox White made brief comments regarding the referral. Councilmember Vella stated that she previously presented a referral on privacy and data retention; the Police Department requested an exemption specifically for law enforcement; the exemption was not with the thought of having ALPRs; expressed support for staff returning with an explanation of law enforcement exemptions; expressed concern about the ordinance not addressing all aspects of government, including law enforcement, to ensure there is no abuse; discussed Supreme Court cases indicating cities are not allowed to release wholesale data collected by ALPRs; stated the Public Records Act (PRA) still compels cities to release records to registered vehicle owners; expressed concern about data in instances involving domestic violence and outlined an incident. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether there is support for the item to move forward; stated there would be a tremendous amount of work for the Police Chief; if a majority of Councilmembers are not willing to move forward, time would be wasted; there is a staff shortage in the Police Department; noted that several children have been hit by cars; questioned Police Department priorities. The City Manager stated the items listed by Councilmember Oddie are a high priority; APLRs fall below the other priorities; staff can bring back parameters. Councilmember Oddie stated that he would like more information explaining exactly what the information collected is being used for; the original proposal was to place ALPRs at the City bridges and tube; outlined theoretical uses; expressed concern about racial profiling, potential misuse of data related to domestic violence and data the vendor providing data to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); expressed support for certain examples being use cases and showing the public instances where data is valuable and effective; discussed the potential for data abuse. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 7 January 7, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf |