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CityCouncil | 2021-11-16 | 31 | meters. The Police Captain responded sworn Officers can enforce parking violations; stated APD tries not to use sworn Officers for parking enforcement; however, APD Parking Technician staff is low; Technicians are not sworn Officers. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired how APD knows whether a car is stolen; whether Public Works staff will be able to run license plates to check for stolen vehicles; what follow up will occur under Public Works. The Police Captain responded a vehicle found by Public Works staff that is believed to be stolen will require staff to reach out to APD; stated a stolen vehicle will necessitate a sworn Officer response; staff will also need to contact APD if a vehicle needs to be towed for blocking a driveway or citation is needed for parking on private property, both of which require license plates to be run; Officers use CLETS to identify registered owners. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how Public Works parking enforcement staff will suspect a vehicle is stolen. The Public Works Director responded APD will be able to provide Public Works staff with a hot list that can be loaded into the handheld device; Public Works parking technicians will not be able to see owner information; however, vehicle on the hot list will be seen for coordination with APD. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether Amber Alerts will immediately be placed on the list. The Police Captain responded stolen vehicles are entered into CLETS by the initial reporting agency; the update is dependent on the originating agency; sometimes the update is immediate and other times the report updates after several hours. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated the information normally goes to APD; however, will now go to Public Works staff; inquired how the information will flow from APD to Public Works. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired the functions of the handheld devices. The Public Works Director responded that she can speak generally on the devices but does not yet have detailed knowledge; stated that she does not have information about how long information updates will take; staff will work out the details; discussed a ride-along; stated license plate readers differs from the handheld device, which is able to scan the license plate for ticket auto-generation; staff will work out the details of the how the hot list information ends up on the handheld devices. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether the current enforcement vehicles have cameras, to which the Police Captain responded in the negative. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated there is no loss of services; inquired whether Public Works technicians will be trained by APD technicians related to unhappy ticket recipients. The Public Works Director responded in the affirmative; stated staff will work with Dixon Regular Meeting Alameda City Council November 16, 2021 20 | CityCouncil/2021-11-16.pdf |