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CityCouncil | 2022-04-05 | 5 | (22-219) Recommendation to Provide Direction to Staff Regarding the Draft Alameda Police Department Policy for Fixed Automatic License Plate Technology. The Police Chief gave a Power Point presentation. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the draft policy stating: "once an alert is received, the operator should confirm that the observed license plate from the system matches the license plate can be revised to: "must" or "shall." The Police Chief responded that he has no problem with replacing the word "should" with "must;" stated "must" captures the intent of the policy. Commended the Police Chief for adding another safety tool; stated the policy is similar to DNA requirements; expressed support for the tool being implemented: Rockne Harmon, Alameda. Stated that she is disappointed the Council decided to go forward with the license plate camera plan; studies have shown the readers do not decrease crime; expressed support for the time and care taken with the proposed policy; discussed shorter retention: Rebecca Jeschke, Alameda. Urged the retention timeline be greatly reduced and auditing be done every 30 days with oversight: Marilyn Rothman, Alameda. Expressed support for retaining data for 30 days or less; expressed concern that a yearly audit is not often enough and over who owns the data: Jenice Anderson, Alameda. Stated the retention policy is too long; San Leandro adopted a 15-day policy; there is no reason Alameda needs to retain data longer; discussed data: Mike Katz-Lacabe, Oakland Privacy. Encouraged looking at the matter from an equity lens; urged the policy address dragnet issues, such as parking tickets and expired tags: Jennifer Rakowski, Alameda. Expressed appreciation for the Police Chief adding guard rails; discussed data not showing Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are effective; suggested the data retention be based on actual use: Brian Hofer, Alameda. Councilmember Knox White moved approval of the revised policy with changing "should" to "must" in Section C on page 3. Councilmember Daysog seconded the motion. Under discussion, Councilmember Daysog expressed support for staff being responsive to questions and concerns raised; stated Alameda needs a tool like ALPRs in order to prevent crimes. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she would like reassurance there will be enough staff to preserve the data needed if retention is reduced. The Police Chief stated staff will assess the process; he feels comfortable with the 60 day retention period. 4 | CityCouncil/2022-04-05.pdf |