Alameda Police Fixed ALPR
September 20, 2022
Timeline
February 2022 City Council approved fixed license plate readers
April 2022 City Council revised and approved APD’s fixed license plate reader policy
May 2022 APD announced RFP
July 2022 APD received six proposals
A cross-section of members of the PD reviewed all packets and unanimously selected Flock as their preferred vendor Why Flock Safety?
Footage owned by the City and will never by sold or shared by Flock Customizable data retention features, which is then deleted and unrecoverable Search reason required for audit trail (comports with adopted policy) Does NOT use facial recognition software
NOT predictive policing
No personal identifying information contained in data
Not connected to registration data
Available transparency portal for improved community engagement NOT predictive policing
Can identify vehicles without license plates based on make or model and searchable by color Searchable by color
Minimal infrastructure required for
the 35-camera system to monitor 14
locations throughout Alameda
Easy setup and/or removal powered
by solar
Direct uploads into APD’s digital
evidence storage provider and is CJIS
compliant
Ron Cowan / Harbor Bay Parkway
Doolittle Drive and Island Drive
High Street Bridge
Fruitvale Bridge
Park Street Bridge
Webster Tube
Posey Tube
Harbor Bay Landing
Encinal Shopping Center
South Shore Shopping Center
Marina Village Retail Center
Marina Village Retail Center
Alameda Landing
Atlantic Plaza
One TBD (stationary by movable)
Transparency Portal
Customizable
Display technology policies
Publishes usage metrics
Publishes usage metrics
Financial Impact
Initial purchase price $111,802.13
Recurring annual cost $96,906.25
Total cost of contract $499,427.13
Financial Impact
with Search Bundle
Initial purchase price $115,678.38
Recurring annual cost $100,782.50
Total cost of contract $518,824.38