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CityCouncil | 2021-12-21 | 18 | Vice Mayor Vella stated that she thought Council provided clear direction in December 2019 about the privacy issue and ensuring Council has a privacy policy in place while following the San Francisco privacy policy in the interim; expressed concern about potentially undoing a Council action; stated the matter has nothing to do with whether or not she trusts the current Police Chief; she will continue to trust the Police Chief until there is reason not to; she is philosophically opposed to ALPRs due to data showing inefficiency and inefficacy against crime fighting; the units are costly; expressed concern about the placebo effect of spending money on technology which is not effective; she has been supportive of ensuring APD has funding to fill vacancies with quality Officers; the ALPR technology creates a lot of opportunities for abuse of power; there is no data to show that ALPRs are a deterrent other than anecdotal; her concerns about privacy remain; expressed support for staff to begin movement on policies; stated that she looks forward to the policy being finalized so the City is not stuck in limbo of using the San Francisco policy model; the units are a large expenditure and she is unsure whether the City will get its money's worth or see the expected deterrence. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated the matter is controversial; discussed the former Police Chief's concerns about APD racially profiling people and ALPR technology; stated that she supports the staff recommendation; she understands Alternative 1 to be the staff recommendation; inquired whether Alternative 1 is the primary ask for Council, to which the Police Chief responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of Alternative 1. Councilmember Herrera Spencer requested clarification on what it will look like to move forward with Alternative 1; inquired the timeline and whether staff will be coming back at some point in the near future. The Police Chief responded that he will take direction from Council on next steps; stated that his recommendation is to move forward with being able to install ALPR equipment at designated fixed locations. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether additional funding approval is needed; noted there was a previous allocation of $500,000. The Police Chief responded the cost will be significantly less; stated there are 13 locations to install cameras; each camera costs $2,750 for the first year and $2,500 each year following; the cost will roughly be $36,000. Councilmember Herrera Spencer requested clarification about mobile ALPR units. The Police Chief stated mobile units cost roughly $200 per vehicle, per month. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated there have been concerns related to the privacy; she is happy to include the report as part of a friendly amendment to her motion if desired. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she will not support the motion. Councilmember Daysog stated the necessity of ALPRs has been expressed by various Councils, Police Chiefs and residents over a long period of time; discussed a previous Council Regular Meeting Alameda City Council December 21, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-12-21.pdf |