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CityCouncil | 2020-05-05 | 7 | management of non-City parking spaces; noted parking is not watched at Alameda Point businesses; urged Council to authorize the security monitoring service to report potential parking violations: Jim Strehlow, Alameda. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft outlined the Police Department LPR data retention, which states: "all ALPR data downloaded to the server will be stored for a period of 6 months and thereafter shall be purged, unless it has become or it is reasonable to believe it will become evidence in a criminal or civil action, or is subject to a lawful action to produce records, in those circumstances, the applicable data should be downloaded from the server onto portable media and booked into evidence;" stated it is reasonable to have the parking policy also be retained for six months. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated under the Police Department's current program, all data is kept for six months and deleted unless there is some reason to keep it as evidence; the parking policy proposes the data be eliminated after 24 hours if there is no reason to keep it; keeping the data for six months would extend the parking policy time. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated license plates collected, but not cited are not retained, which differs from the Police Department policy; that she does not understand why there is a need to keep data for two years to pursue someone with a parking ticket; inquired the reason parking citations need to be kept for two years. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded people need to be given time to appeal parking tickets; stated the process might be drawn out; noted a clarification can be made to the language to state: "until is resolved or two years, whichever is first;" the time can be shortened if desired. Councilmember Oddie expressed support for data collected and not cited, not being retained, and for the retention timing breakdown; inquired whether the City is proposing getting rid of parking meters and slips. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded license plate readers will be introduced first at Alameda Point due to two ferry terminal operations; unmarked, unmetered parking will be along Main Street and the Seaplane Lagoon; stated parking can be paid at a kiosk or via cellular phone; staff eventually will propose use of the parking program Citywide and with street sweeping; old meters will be replaced by pay- by-plate multi-space booths; outlined the potential parking policy roll-out. Councilmember Oddie stated the item is forward-thinking; expressed support for the item and a better retention schedule other than two years. Vice Mayor Knox White expressed support for the item and for staff working with Secure Justice on the privacy community; noted roles have changed in the City over time; expressed support for the City Manager, or his designee, to be responsible for enforcement; stated the pricing is not based on public infrastructure decision making. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council May 5, 2020 7 | CityCouncil/2020-05-05.pdf |