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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Approval of a Five-Year Contract with Flock Safety Group to Provide an Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) System in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $668,200; and (2) Discussion of the Police Department's Automated License Plate Recognition Policy.
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Meeting Date: May 8, 2023
Contact Person/Dept.: Lieutenant Andrew Bellante/ Police Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-6321
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (05/03/2023)
Department Approval: Jason Sims, Interim Police Chief (04/26/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve a five-year agreement with Flock Safety Group to provide an automated license plate recognition (ALPR) system in an amount not-to-exceed $668,200; and (2) discuss the Police Department's Automated License Plate Recognition Policy.
BACKGROUND
With the evolving advancement of technology, Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) have become a modern-day investigatory tool for numerous law enforcement agencies throughout the nation, state, and the west Los Angeles region. ALPR technology has become an industry standard that has proven to be an effective and efficient resource for law enforcement to detect, solve, prevent, and deter crime in a focused and unbiased manner.
It is estimated that vehicles are used in over 70 percent of crimes that are committed. ALPR systems function to capture a vehicle's license plate automatically, then compare the captured license plate number to one or more databases of vehicles of interest to law enforcement. The automated capture, analysis, and comparison of vehicle license plates typically occur within seconds and alerts officers almost immediately when a vehicle of interest is identified.
These fixed cameras only capture and read licens...
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