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CityCouncil | 2022-02-01 | 10 | Discussed recommendations provided by the Police Reform and Racial Equity Subcommittee; stated the Crime Analyst position came about from APD's commitment to evidence based policing; ALPRs are not evidence based; Council has taken action to boost and strengthen APD in the past year; urged Council not to vote in favor of ALPRs: Beth Kenny, Alameda. Stated there are relevant ALPR documents, studies and articles; discussed a 2004 United Kingdom home office report; stated studies highlight the efficiency of the tool: Joe Van Winkle, Alameda. *** Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 9:18 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:32 p.m. *** Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether there has been a freeze on Police hiring. The Police Chief responded there is not a freeze; stated APD is hiring; three Officers finished field training; six Officers are currently completing field training; eight people are in the academy and two are graduating; three recent academy graduates will be hired soon; APD is actively hiring sworn staff, as well as professional staff. In response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry about the Crime Analyst being used to review ALPR data, the Police Chief stated the Crime Analyst will be used to analyze crime; the hiring process is still underway. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like clarification about the data collection process; some public comments referenced the location tracking where people live, worship and gather; inquired the relationship of data and ALPRs. The Police Chief responded the ALPR system will capture visuals of license plates; stated license plates exist to identify vehicles; ALPRs are a camera system which identifies a license plate and take a picture; the only time the system would be accessed for data would be in response to a crime; Officers would not be able to access or monitor data; Officers would be required to obtain supervisor approval with a case number associated with the search; all information is purged and removed after the 90 day retention period; the system would provide a location mark of the vehicle passing in front of a camera; the recommendation is for 13 to 14 camera locations to be set up; vehicles will be marked at the time they pass the camera; the information will only be accessed in response to a follow-up investigation. In response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry about New York Police Department surveilling people coming and going from a mosque, the Police Chief stated that he is not familiar with the incident; he will not tolerate misuse; the camera system will not be used to surveil anyone in their place of worship or used as a surveillance tool; the Regular Meeting Alameda City Council February 1, 2022 10 | CityCouncil/2022-02-01.pdf |