Communications 08-26-26 — Elk Grove City Council, August 26, 2026

COMMUNICATIONS

IN RELATION TO THE

CITY OF ELK GROVE
AUGUST 26, 2026

REGULAR MEETING

8401 Laguna Palms Way • Elk Grove, California 95758
Tel: 916.683.7111 • Fax: 916.627.4201 • elkgrove.gov
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Jason Behrmann, City Manager
Subject: City Manager's General Administrative Report
August 26 2026
Beyond Books: Former Library Building Being Reimagined
The opening of the new Elk Grove library this fall is paving the way for the City to consider new and exciting uses for its former location on Historic Main Street. Residents are invited to attend a community workshop or participate in the online survey to contribute to the conversation. Workshops are scheduled at District56 on September 2 and 16 with afternoon and evening meeting times. Details about the project and these upcoming meetings can be found at www.elkgrove.gov/8900  (http://www.el kgrove.gov/8900).

Pitch Elk Grove Startup Competition - REMINDER
Ten startups will make their pitch live before a panel of judges for a share of $20,000 in prize money during the 5th annual Pitch Elk Grove competition next Thursday, September 3 at District56. Local eateries and brewing establishments will be highlighted.

An RSVP is required to attend this free event and seating is limited. Visit elkgrove.gov/pitchelkgrove for details.

Celebrate Elk Grove’s Accessibility Advocates - REMINDER Nominations are being accepted for the Disability Advisory Committee’s 20th Annual Above and Beyond Accessibility Award through next Friday, September 4. Help recognize a business, organization or individual who goes “Above and Beyond” for individuals with disabilities in Elk Grove by submitting your nomination online through the City’s website.

Diverse Bites
Tonight the City Council proclaimed September as Diversity Month in Elk Grove. Included in the many events and activities throughout the month are two happenings that celebrate local flavors. The City has once again partnered with Explore Elk Grove for Diversity Dining Week, September 4-13. More than 40 local restaurants will encourage residents to try something new with discounts and special offers. And the City will host Global Feast Fest on Saturday, September 12 from 3-8 p.m. at District56 with more than 20 food vendors, entertainment and more. Getting hungry? Visit elkgrove.gov/DiversityMonth for details.

City Hall Holiday
City Hall, the Special Waste Collection Center, District56, and the Animal Shelter will be closed on Monday, September 7 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Trash and recycling and public safety services will operate on a regular schedule.

I am available to answer any questions regarding this report. 8/26/26, 12:33 PM City Manager Updates
https://elkgrove.gov/city-manager/city-manager-updates 1/5 Standing Citywide Initiatives Update
Capital Southeast Connector Joint Powers Association (JPA) Description
The Five agency Joint Powers Authority (City of Elk Grove, City of Folsom, City of Rancho Cordova, County of Sacramento, County of El Dorado) are working to develop a connector road linking Hwy 50 in El Dorado County at the future Silva Valley Interchange in El Dorado Hills with Interstate 5 at the Hood Franklin Interchange.

Update - Sheldon Area
The Grant Line Road Precise Roadway Plan Study that focused on the 2.7-mile Segment C of the Connector was presented to City Council on August 24, 2022 where Council agreed with the recommended Roundabouts versus Signals and the inclusion of an additional intersection between Sheldon Road and Calvine Road to reduce out of direction travel. Direction to initiate further analysis of the Wilton Road Intersection alternatives, and the incorporation of the preferred intersection controls into the Rural Area Community Plan of the General Plan as part of a future General Plan Update was also provided. Project WTR091, Grant Line Rd. and Wilton Road Operational Improvements is in Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) with AECOM Engineering. Dokken is concurrently working to complete the environmental assessment of Grant Line Road between Sherman Oaks Court to Aleilani Lane. This process has been delayed until Winter of 2026/2027 as the design team incorporates the updated National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) guidelines for roundabout design.

Update - Kammerer Road Extension
The City is preparing the 65% design package for the extension of Kammerer Road from I-5 to Bruceville. Design continues to progress, and right-of-way acquisition activities have begun. The full acquisition of one of the properties has been completed and is now owned by the City. The structures on the full acquisition property are planned to be demolished this Fall.

District56
Description
The City is developing a multi-phased recreational campus on 56 acres just east of Big Horn Boulevard and south of Civic Center Drive. The site is known as District56 to honor the suggestion of "District" during the public naming process and 56 for the number of acres on the site. Individual projects are described in detail below. The Elk Grove Aquatics Center, the Center (including Senior Center and Veterans Hall), The Avenue of the Arts/Commons, Veterans Grove and the Preserve Nature Area are complete and operational. Future planned phases include a library and performing arts center. The District56 website has been launched and can be found at: http://www.district56elkgrove.com/.

Update - Library and Performing Arts
The City has finalized a plan for the future Library and Cultural Arts Center (including a Performing Arts Center).

Recommendations were presented to the Council on August 22, 2018 and were well received. The cost estimate (prepared in 2018) for the facility is between $82-$113 million depending on the program size and desired amenities. 8/26/26, 12:33 PM City Manager Updates
https://elkgrove.gov/city-manager/city-manager-updates 2/5 Library Relocation
Description
In 2006, the City facilitated the relocation of the Elk Grove branch to 8900 Elk Grove Boulevard. This facility, at the time, provided more space for the library and placed it at a prominent corner entering Old Town. As documented in a 2018 study, the community has outgrown this site and a new location is needed for the Elk Grove branch. In early 2021, the City acquired the former Rite Aid building at 9260 Elk Grove Boulevard. The new location needs renovations before the library could move in. The project will include a full interior renovation, parking lot improvements, new landscaping and other new amenities.

Update - New Library Site
Construction of the new Elk Grove Library, located at 9260 Elk Grove Boulevard, is complete, and the Certificate of Occupancy has been received. The Sacramento Public Library (SPL) has begun relocating operations from the existing library to the new facility. The grand opening of the new Elk Grove Library is scheduled for October 2026.

Update - Library Reuse
Staff has completed five outreach sessions for Beyond Books: Reimagining 8900 Elk Grove Blvd, a City of Elk Grove initiative inviting residents to help shape the future of the historic library building after the library relocates. The City held four youth sessions at Kerr Middle School (April 29), Elk Grove High School (May 5), the existing Library building (May 20), and the Teen Center (May 21) with 71 participants. Youth concepts emphasized flexible spaces that combine food, creative activities, music, gaming and quiet study, reflecting a strong belief that community spaces should serve many different people at once. The City hosted a non-profit focus group on July 15 with 16 participants. Public engagement will continue with a business focus group on 7/29 and community workshops on September 2 and 15. Staff also launched a community-wide survey in June 2026 and is tabling at summer events. Community feedback will help inform a feasibility study and future staff recommendations for the site.

Permanent Homeless Shelter
Description
The City is developing a permanent homeless shelter to be located at the intersection of Survey Rd and E Stockton Blvd. The shelter will offer 20 beds for adults, 5 emergency beds for adults, and four family units. Shelter amenities include semi-private sleeping areas, lounge and quiet areas, dining/multipurpose space, a commercial kitchen, laundry facilities, and separate outdoor areas for adults and families. The future shelter website can be found at https://elkgrove.gov/homelessness-elk-grove/future- homeless-shelter.

Update
Since the Council provided direction on sites on February 11, 2026, the City began acquisition investigations and entered into task orders with NJA (to complete schematic design for the future shelter) and Interwest (to provide architectural review services).

The City entered into a contract to acquire the site. The project schedule anticipates moving forward with acquisition and entitlements by November 2026. The Economic Development team is also developing a strategy to share with the businesses in the immediate vicinity of the planned shelter location. 8/26/26, 12:33 PM City Manager Updates
https://elkgrove.gov/city-manager/city-manager-updates 3/5 Project Elevate: An Elevated Retail, Dining, and Entertainment Experience for Elk Grove
Description
The City owns a 20-acre property at the southeast corner of Elk Grove and Big Horn Boulevards, just north of District56. The City has evaluated future development opportunities for the site and has determined that a development project consisting of a mixed- use town center-style development that includes retail, dining, entertainment, office, a hotel, and potential residential is the preferred project at the site. The objective of the project is to elevate the level of retail, dining, entertainment, and hospitality amenities in the City, while at the same time developing the site with enhanced design elements that promote pedestrian activity and include central, public gathering spaces. For these reasons, the City refers to the project as Project Elevate.

Update
On June 25, 2025, the City Council authorized a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City and developer CenterCal. Under the terms of the Agreement, CenterCal will purchase the property from the City for $4 million and will develop a project consistent with the City’s vision. The project will consist of a minimum of 100,00 SF of new-to-market elevated retail and dining, a four-story 100-room boutique hotel, and10,000 SF of second floor uses that could include office or retail. The project could include market-rate and affordable residential units, as well. CenterCal is currently in the process of completing pre-leasing and site planning activities and preparing an entitlement application for submission to the City.

Whitelock Interchange
Description
The Project will construct a new interchange connecting Whitelock Parkway to State Route 99 (SR-99) between the Elk Grove Boulevard and Grant Line Road interchanges. The Project also includes consideration of auxiliary lanes of SR-99 to improve traffic operations. In addition, the Project will provide a new bicycle and pedestrian connection to Elk Grove Regional Park. The Project also includes improvements to the local roadway network associated with the Lotz Parkway and Promenade Parkway Project (WTR096) to support access and circulation in the surrounding area.

Update
The Project is currently in the environmental phase. Work is progressing to define project impacts for the environmental studies.

The City and Caltrans are currently working through Interchange Geometric comments.

Status Of Council Direction/Follow Up Matters
Date Direction/Follow Up Status
2/20/25 Explore options for supporting employees with
childcare needs.

The City has contracted with Child Action to
provide referral services, conduct a needs
assessment, and seek childcare providers for non-
traditional work schedules.
8/26/26, 12:33 PM City Manager Updates
https://elkgrove.gov/city-manager/city-manager-updates 4/5 Date Direction/Follow Up Status
2/20/25
Would like an item returned regarding having a
discussion of exploring a ProHousing
designation.

Staff is preparing this item for a future meeting.
(delayed for capacity reasons)
9/10/25
Would like an item returned regarding electric
vehicles (bikes, scooters, etc) and how excessive
speed and safety issues are of concern.

Staff presented a draft ordinance to Council on
August 12 and Council had a first reading.
4/22/26
Have staff from the City and Cosumnes CSD
have conversations regarding resident concerns
with CSD Ordinance 15 (feral cats).

City and CCSD staff are having ongoing discussions.
5/13/26
Update current bike/trail maps to include
neighborhood connections as shown by a
member of the Trails Committee.

Staff is working with a contractor to complete this
work.
8/26/26, 12:33 PM City Manager Updates
https://elkgrove.gov/city-manager/city-manager-updates 5/5

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7.8
08-26-2026

Interoffice Memorandum

August 26, 2026
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Date

City Council
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Cindy Tiffany, Finance and Budget Analyst
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From

Agenda Item 7.8
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Subject

Honorable Council Members,

Since the publication of the agenda and staff report for this item, an error was identified on the maps included in the staff report. A corrected version of the maps on page 2 are provided below for your reference:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7.8
08-26-2026

In addition to the map correction , errors were also identified within the Exhibit B and Exhibit C list of APNs.

A corrected version of APNs previously shown on page 8 and page 10 is provided below for your reference:

134-0600-014-0000
134-0600-016-0000
134-0600-029-0000
134-0600-031-0000
134-0600-032-0000
134-0600-034-0000
134-0600-040-0000
134-0600-049-0000
134-0600-059-0000

GENERAL PUBLIC

COMMENT IN RELATION
TO THE

CITY OF ELK GROVE
AUGUST 26, 2026

REGULAR MEETING

Outlook
General Public Comment for 8/26 City Council Meeting: End ALPR Surveillance in Elk Grove From Sally Smith
Dat
e Mon 8/24/2026 9:12 AM
T
o EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Hi,
I am a resident of and business owner in Elk Grove. I am asking you to cancel Elk Grove's contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor, including Axon, Motorola Vigilant, Genetec, Leonardo, and the rest.

Despite state regulations prohibiting sharing ALPR data with federal and out-of-state agencies, Elk Grove residents’ travel data was shared with more than 3,200 of those entities more than 1.3 million times over multiple years through Flock’s ALPR system, as discovered in an audit that community members recently completed based on data provided to them by the City. In fact, only 3% of searches conducted on Elk Grove residents’ data were done by our own Police Department. The other 97% were conducted by other entities, including agencies in 43 other states as well as the federal government and non-governmental entities.

Networks of ALPR cameras create a dragnet of indiscriminate tracking and surveillance, and it seems clear that searches of the data collected about our movements constitute 4th Amendment searches – yet the data is searched without a warrant. These surveillance camera networks put marginalized communities at risk, including immigrants who live in Elk Grove and have been targeted across the country by ICE, sometimes using data obtained through ALPR records. W
e have also seen dozens of police officers in multiple states being charged with using ALPRs to stalk women. When surveillance becomes prevalent in our cities the safety of our community members plumets.

Sincerely,
Sally Smith
Elk Grove, CA 95758

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.00
08-26-2026

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General Public Comment for 8/26 City Council Meeting: End ALPR Surveillance in Elk Grove From Iziah Hightower
Dat
e Sun 8/23/2026 7:36 PM
T
o EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Hello, I am Iziah Hightower a resident of Elk Grove. I live at 5629 Murrell Street, Elk Grove CA 95758. I am
asking you to cancel our city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor, including Axon, Motorola Vigilant, Genetec, Leonardo, and the rest. Despite state regulations prohibiting sharing ALPR data with federal and out-of- state agencies, Elk Grove residents’ travel data was shared with more than 3,200 of those entities more than 1.3 million times over multiple years through Flock’s ALPR system, as discovered in an audit that community members recently completed based on data provided to them by the City. In fact, only 3% of searches conducted on Elk Grove residents’ data were done by our own Police Department. The other 97% were conducted by other entities, including agencies in 43 other states as well as the federal government and non-governmental entities. Networks of ALPR cameras create a dragnet of indiscriminate tracking and surveillance, and it seems clear that searches of the data collected about our movements constitute 4th Amendment searches – yet the data is searched without a warrant. These surveillance camera networks put marginalized communities at risk, including immigrants who live in Elk Grove and have been targeted across the country by ICE, sometimes using data obtained through ALPR records. We have also seen dozens of police officers in multiple states being charged with using ALPRs to stalk women. When surveillance becomes prevalent in our cities the safety of our community members plumets. ALPRs are not safe for our community. I urge the city council to stand up for our residents’ privacy, safety, and civil liberties by cancelling the Flock ALPR contract and NOT replacing it with another ALPR vendor. Thank you.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.00
08-26-2026

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Comment for 8/26 City Council Meeting: No police transparency or accountability with ALPRs From Ellen
Dat
e Mon 8/24/2026 10:21 AM
T
o EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Hello,
I am a resident of Elk Grove and have lived in District 1 for almost 12 years. I am asking you to cancel our city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor, including Axon, Motorola Vigilant, Genetec, Leonardo, and the rest.

I am concerned because when Elk Grove PD released ALPR records to community members, they redacted the reasons for every single search. Residents want to know why our data is being searched.

Other jurisdictions have provided the search reasons—why not Elk Grove? The Elk Grove PD could have done the same, and only redacted information that is truly personally identiﬁ able information. If all of
the searches are being done to investigate crimes, why wouldn’t Elk Grove PD want us to know that? It could help reduce residents’ concerns.

The California Supreme Court has ruled against using blanket “investigative records” claims in general ALPR Public Records Act requests for audit logs. And while Elk Grove PD did provide audit logs, there was no justiﬁ
cation for the mass redaction of search reasons. Additionally, Elk Grove PD’s own ALPR training briefs, provided to residents through another records request, state that “Audit reasons are subject to PRA [Public Records Act] or FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] requests.” If that’s the case, why weren’t they provided?
Despite Elk Grove PD redacting the reasons, Elk Grove residents were able to discover reasons for some Elk Grove searches by matching unique search IDs to data from the City of Woodland’s Flock logs, which were not redacted. Residents found that Elk Grove PD and external agencies used immigration enforcement terms, immigration agency assistance, federal agency assistance, and vague terms as reasons for searches. Some of these searches may violate California state law.

ALPRs are simply not safe for our community. I urge the city council to stand up for our residents’ privacy, safety, and civil liberties by
cancelling the Flock ALPR contract and NOT replacing it with another ALPR vendor.

Thank you,
Ellen
District 1 resident

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.00

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.00
08-26-2026

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General Public Comment for 8/26/26 City Council Meeting: End ALPR Surveillance in Elk Grove From Alison Navas
Date Mon 8/24/2026 11:32 PM
To EG City Clerk <[email protected]>; Bobbie Singh-Allen <[email protected]>; Kevin Spease <[email protected]>
My name is Alison Randall Navas; I am a resident of District 3 in Elk Grove and have lived here with my family for 34 years. I am asking you to cancel Elk Grove's contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and NOT seek out an alternate ALPR vendor.

Flock ALPRs are being used by California police in cooperation with ICE and Federal agents to conduct unconstitutional immigration "enforcement" activities, in violation of California Senate Bill 54.

As a recent community audit of our local Flock data has confirmed, and as national reporting has shown, the information collected by these cameras is not just accessible by police departments but by ICE-including through sharing by agencies that search on behalf of ICE. In fact, Elk Grove residents' ALPR data has been searched more than 900,000 times by the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, an agency reported to share data with ICE, despite Elk Grove PD assuring residents that that specific agency did not have access to our data.

Residents of this city and nation, on both the left and the right, already feel that their data is unprotected and exposed to all levels of government and to private, even multinational, companies across the globe. We are quickly becoming a mass surveillance nation. Is this what we really want?
Your job is to protect our population, our Constitutional rights, including our right to privacy, and our safety- and that includes our travel data. ALPRs have been misused in our community, putting all of us at risk.

Networks of ALPR cameras create a dragnet of indiscriminate tracking and surveillance, and it seems clear that searches of the data collected about our movements constitute 4th amendment violations as the data is searched without a warrant! Warrantless searches are illegal!
These surveillance camera networks put marginalized communities at risk, including immigrants who live in Elk Grove. Immigrants have been targeted across the country by ICE, sometimes by using data obtained through ALPR records.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.00
08-26-2026

I urge the city council to stand up for Elk Grove residents' privacy, safety and civil liberties by CANCELLING the Flock ALPR contract and by NOT replacing it with another ALPR vendor. I am also asking that the city request a comprehensive audit of the Flock data by the California Department of Justice or Auditor. After the violations of our state law are verified, those responsible for the misuse of Flock data should be held accountable! Thank you for your time,
Alison Randall Navas
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Public Comment for next City Council meeting: Cancel the Flock Safety Contract From K
Date Tue 8/25/2026 8:29 AM
To EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Hello,
My name is Katelyn and while I don’t live in Elk Grove, I have many friends and family as well as spend a lot of time and money in Elk Grove. I am asking you to cancel the city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor.

A recent community audit found that only three percent of searches involving Flock ALPR data recorded in Elk Grove were made by the Elk Grove Police Department. The other 8 million results from 2021 to March 2026 were searches from 3,600 other cities, counties, other states, federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations—including the FBI, the ATF, thousands of agencies from 43 states across the country, and an entity that appears to be U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Many of these searches appear in violation of California state law, Senate Bill 34.

The contract the City has with Flock Safety for ALPR cameras is more than $1.6 million dollars. Why are our tax dollars funding a system that is primarily used to track us from outside Elk Grove? That money could be saved for a rainy day or redirected to other services that Elk Grove residents deem more suitable for our community needs. Recent Elk Grove community surveys have shown that public safety is not just about policing.

Residents have asked for increased access to affordable housing, better community design, separated bike lanes, community-building events, walkable neighborhoods, safe routes to school, and more youth programs.

As someone who lives outside of the area, the continued use of Flock and fixed ALPRs in the area has and will continue to reduce the time and money I spend in Elk Grove.

I urge the city council to cancel the Flock ALPR contract and NOT replace it with another ALPR vendor.

Redirect taxpayer funds to some of the aforementioned public safety measures that will make tangible impacts in our daily lives.

Thank you.

Katelyn
Sources for this comment:

Community surveys:
https://elkgrove.gov/about-elk-grove/city-surveys

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.00
08-26-2026

California Senate Bill 34: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB34/id/1264717 Outlook
STOP FLOCK CAMERAS AND ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS.

From Food Treasures & Travel
Date Tue 8/25/2026 8:49 AM
To EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Hello, I am a resident of Elk Grove. I am asking you to cancel our city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor, including Axon, Motorola Vigilant, Genetec, Leonardo, and the rest.

These systems are mostly not used by local police but external entity’s.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.00
08-26-2026

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Public Comment for City Council Meeting August 26
From Autumn
Dat
e Tue 8/25/2026 10:24 AM
T
o EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Cc Bobbie Singh-Allen <[email protected]>; Darren Suen <[email protected]>; Rod Brewer <[email protected]>; Kevin Spease <[email protected]>; Sergio Robles <[email protected]>; Jason Behrmann <[email protected]>
1 attachment (159 KB)
elk grove public comment aug 26.pdf;
Attached is my public comment for the city council meeting on August 26.

Thank for your time.

Autumn

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.00
08-26-2026

Dear Councilmembers, I am writing to express my concerns regarding FLOCK Cameras within the Elk Grove city limits.

Occasionally

visit

Elk

Grove,

however,

the

continued

use

the

ALPR

cameras

have

reduced

the

time

and

money

spend

within

city

limits.

Currently,

Elk

Grove

has

201

these

ALPR

systems

within

city

limits,

and

while

they

are

marketed

for

safety,

they

represent

significant

privacy

concern

and

even

bigger

security

risk,

and

feel

that

adding

these

cameras

huge

concern.

asking

the

city

council

strongly

consider

auditing

the

use

the

data,

and

cancel

the

contract

entirely.

would

bring

recent

news

regarding

Flock

cameras:

January 2026:

Santa Cruz[10] and Los Altos Hills[11] terminated contracts over unauthorized federal access.

February 2026:

Mountain View voted unanimously to end its partnership[12] after an audit revealed unapproved

access

the

ATF,

Air

Force,

and

GSA.

Santa Clara County banned Flock Safety outright,[13] taking systems offline in Cupertino and

Saratoga.

A class-action lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court[14] alleged Flock illegally shared

California

drivers'

data

with

federal

agencies

over

1.6 million

times.

March 2026:

Denver declined contract renewal[15] to switch to a competitor without nationwide search

capabilities.

April 2026:

Oshkosh, WI ended it’s Flock contract in one day after learning that Flock lied about not creating

heat

maps

that

reveal

where

vehicles

have

driven

over

period

time.

Spoiler:

They

do.

[16]

June 2026:

Dayton, Ohio physically covered 72 cameras[17] following an audit revealing thousands of

searches

violating

local

policies.[18]

Flock’s camera network now processes over 20 billion license plate scans monthly. [19] Cleveland’s contract with Flock expired but a councilman noted that police only show 3 cases

that

led

convictions

from

the

cameras.

[20]

July 2026:

The ACLU published a report documenting a pattern of Flock regularly misleading or lying

about

its

business

practices,

safety

record,

commitment

privacy,

and

efforts

protect

vulnerable

populations.

[19]

The nation's third-largest police department and one of Flock's biggest customers, The LAPD,

let

its

contract

with

Flock

expire,

citing

"serious

concerns"

around

civil

liberties

and

data

privacy.[21]

Security researcher Ben Jordan went public with findings that Flock's network functions as

facto

GPS

tracker

every

car,

reconstructing

residents'

daily

movements

without

warrant.[22]

August 2026:

A recent audit found that only 3% of searches involving Flock ALPR data in Elk Grove were

made

the

EGPD.

The

other

8 million

results,

from

March

2021

March

2026,

were

made

3,600

other

cities,

countries,

other

states,

federal

agencies,

and

non-governmental

organizations.

[23]

Wisconsin police used Flock to track a man's trips across state lines into a state where marijuana

legal,

then

used

that

travel

pattern

pretext

his

car

once

returned.[24]

My overall concerns are that our data is not safe. It is owned by a third party and we have yet to officially

audit

how

the

data,

that

being

captured

without

consent,

being

used

and

shared.

least

180+

cities

the

U.S

have

canceled

deactivated

their

Flock

Safety

contracts

August

24. Currently,

Elk

Grove’s

contract

with

Flock

Safety

costs

than

$1.6

million

fund

system

that

almost

entirely

outside

agencies.

urging

the

City

Council

and

the

Elk

Grove

Police

Department

suspend

the

use

these

automated

trackers,

minimum,

commence

deep,

independent

internal

audit,

and

publish

the

findings

transparently.

And

the

audit

officially

shows

how

insecure

the

cameras

are,

cancel

the

contract

entirely

and

NOT

renew

with

any

other

company!

Flock,

Axon,

they’re

all

the

same.

And

the

city

council

won’t

listen,

hope

that

the

users

attending

person

read

this,

and

the

users

watching

home

pay

attention,

and

their

research

regarding

these

cameras

and

how

invasive

they

are

our

privacy.

did

not

vote

for

mass

surveillance.

Thank you for your time. Autumn G

References & Evidence Page

1. Rancho Cordova Police Department. "Flock Safety Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR)." Community Programs. https://www.ranchocordovapd.com/programs/flock-cameras 2. Clover, J. "Flock Safety cameras scan more than plates; civil liberties groups raise alarms."

BGR
,

June

15,

2026.
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No Flock or any other ALPR
From Lee Davis
Date Tue 8/25/2026 12:17 PM
To EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Esteemed Elk Grove City Council members,
I'm a resident of Sacramento with many family members and friends in Elk Grove. I'm asking you to cancel the city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor.

I’m concerned because it appears the City does not know or control who is searching their data. This is a concern that applies to everybody who goes to Elk Grove, not just residents.

The continued use of Flock and fixed ALPRs in the area has and will continue to reduce the time and money I spend in Elk Grove.

As the city council is aware, Senate Bill 54 prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from using resources to assist in immigration enforcement.

Elk Grove PD assured residents at previous city council meetings that only agencies with data-sharing agreements/Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) can search our data. This is also written into Section 463.7 of the City’s official ALPR Policy document. When residents requested the MOU records, the City provided data-sharing agreements for our Flock ALPR camera data with 67 agencies across California. Yet, from 2021 to 2026, 290
additional California agencies accessed our data—searching more than 4.3 million times—without data-sharing agreements in place.

Residents also found that travel data was shared with unidentified organizations. More than 2,200 searches were performed by entities with usernames such as “do not use,” “Org Name,” and “decommissioned org.” There is no way to know if these searches were performed in compliance with state laws, since we have no idea who performed them.

Elk Grove PD’s ALPR webpage states that they do internal audits of the system every 90-days. If this is the case, why doesn’t the Elk Grove PD appear to know who is actually searching the data? Flock’s track record repeatedly proves they cannot secure our data. Reports have shown Flock cameras are vulnerable to hacking using simple tools in under a minute. Council members should take the time to read the reporting on this and not rely solely on the talking points the Elk Grove PD has received and passed along from Flock Safety representatives.

It is clear to me that ALPRs have been misused in Elk Grove, putting all of us at risk. I urge the city council to stand up for residents’ and visitors' privacy, safety, and civil liberties by cancelling the Flock ALPR contract
and NOT replacing it with another ALPR vendor.

Thank you.

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From Connie Van Horne
Date Tue 8/25/2026 12:19 PM
To EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Hello:

My name is Connie Van Horne, and I bought my car in Elk Grove, my kid went to Elk Grove schools, and I have visited for recreation and shopping.

I am asking you (and other governments in this area) to remove ALDRs from your jurisdiction.

These spy cameras are rarely used for functional law enforcement. They have been used in nefarious ways. They are error-prone, and errors have led to frightening situations — and nuisances such as the fare-evasion tickets my husband keeps getting from a county he hasn’t visited for years.

Most importantly, these cameras violate our constitutional rights to privacy and warrantless searches.

They are the leading edge for creating a surveillance state, then a police state.

I feel LESS safe when I am being surveilled — though I am a law-abiding citizen. Surveillance is not only anti-American, it is downright creepy.

I urge you to remove surveillance cameras from your civic environment.

Thank you,
Connie Van Horne

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From Matthew Morales
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Hello, my name is Matt Morales and I am a resident of Elk Grove , District 1. I am asking you to cancel our
city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor.

Despite state regulations prohibiting sharing ALPR data with federal and out-of-state agencies, Elk Grove residents’ travel data was shared with those entities repeatedly over multiple years through Flock’s system, as discovered in an audit that community members recently completed based on data provided to them by the City. In fact, only 3% of searches conducted on Elk Grove residents’ data were done by our own Police Department. The other 97% were conducted by other entities, including agencies in 43 other states as well as the federal government and non-governmental entities.

Residents of Norfolk, West Virginia are suing their city for ALPR installation, in alleged violation of the Fourth Amendment as unwarranted searches. As of November 2025, the cities of San Jose and Oakland are also now being sued over Flock in separate lawsuits.

With the recent Supreme Court ruling in Chatrie v. United States, other jurisdictions are already considering the possible legal and financial risk they put themselves in when they engage in these types of warrantless searches using ALPRs. The city of Newport, Kentucky recently announced that it is ending its Flock Safety pilot program in part due to recent developments in Fourth Amendment law in the Chatrie ruling.

Networks of ALPR cameras create a dragnet of indiscriminate tracking and surveillance, and it seems clear that searches of the data collected about our movements constitute 4th Amendment searches.

Without obtaining a warrant for these searches, the Elk Grove Police Department and other agencies are violating our 4th Amendment rights. We believe the Supreme Court ruling in Carpenter v. United States (2018) combined with the recent ruling in Chatrie v. United States (2026) affirm this.

ALPRs are not safe for our community. I urge the city council to stand up for our residents’ privacy, safety, and civil liberties by cancelling the Flock ALPR contract and NOT replacing it with another ALPR vendor. The issue here is NOT that we don't want police to be able to effectively and efficiently solve crimes that occur in our community. OF COURSE WE DO! But, we want them to use investigative techniques that do not violate our rights, as codified in the Constitution of the United States of America.

Thank you,
Matt

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Hello,
I am a resident of Elk Grove, California. I'm writing to urge you to cancel our city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor.

State law prohibits the sharing of ALPR data with out of state and federal agencies. However, an audit that community members found (based on data that the City provided them) that Elk Grove residents' travel data was shared with more than 3,200 state and federal agencies more than 1 million times over multiple years via Flock's ALPR system. Moreover, 97% of the searches were performed by entities besides the Elk Grove Police Department. Indeed, only 3% of the searches were performed by the Elk Grove Police Department.

Thus, most of these searches violate state law and are violations of the privacy of our city's residents.

These searches are unconstitutional as well. ALPR cameras create a dragnet of indiscriminate tracking and surveillance - and searches are being performed without a warrant. Thus, the 4th Amendment is being violated.

Additionally, there have been cases of police officers in other states using ALPRs to stalk their partners and ex-partners. Plus, vulnerable communities are at risk from ALPR technologies. ICE has targeted immigrants across our country and they have used ALPRs.

That is why our city needs to cancel its contract with Flock Safety and NOT seek an alternate ALPR vendor.

Thank you.

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Hello, I am Trina Lee, Elk Grove resident 95757.

I cannot attend the meeting tonight, but want to clearly state my opposition to ALL surveillance of our citizens, including FL
OCK and similar systems.

Please cancel the current contract with FLOCK, please share all contact data with citizens so we know who has been requesting our information and why, and please, no further surveillance of Elk Grove.

Thank you.

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Dear Elk Grove City Council,
Hello! My name is Ruhma and I'm a resident of District 10 here in Elk Grove, having lived here for the last 18 years. I'm writing to you to request that you cancel our city's contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers (ALPRs), and to ask that you not seek out an alternate ALPR vendor.

In a recent community audit, it was found that only 3% of searches containing Flock data recorded in Elk Grove were made by the Elk Grove PD - the other 8 million search results from 2021 to March of this year were accessed by 3,600 other cities, counties, states, federal agencies, and NGOs, including the FBI, A
TF, and an entity that appears to be U.S. CBP. Many of these searches are in violation of California state law by SB 34.

In addition to this unlawful dissemination of Elk Grove residents' data, the contract that the City has with Flock Safety is over $1.6 million. It's completely unreasonable for our tax dollars to go towards a system that can be accessed primarily from outside Elk Grove to track us. This money could easily be allocated towards purposes and services that Elk Grove residents have mentioned wanting to see more of in our city. From recent community surveys, residents have asked for increased affordable housing options, improved community design, separated bike lanes, walkable neighborhoods, and community building events. Removing the City's funding from an expensive Flock Safety contract to pour into our community and improving the daily lives of Elk Grove residents seems like a much better use of our tax money.

I urge the City Council to cancel the Flock ALPR Contract and not replace it with another ALPR vendor.

Please reallocate taxpayer funds to any of the aforementioned public safety measures that will tangibly improve the lives of Elk Grove residents such as myself.

Thank you and best,
Ruhma
Sources for this comment:
- Community surveys:
https://elkgrove.gov/about-elk-grove/city-surveys
- California Senate Bill 34: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB34/id/1264717

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From Kathy La P
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Dear City Council
I moved to Elk Grove in 1997. I am a recently retired United Methodist Pastor and served the United Methodist Church in Elk Grove for 21 years.

I have appreciated Elk Grove's growing diversity. I am writing today to ask you to revoke the city's contract with Flock red light cameras.

I know we
need to keep our intersections safe and find a way to discourage and prevent drivers running red lights. However, these cameras are tracking red light runners at the risk of violating our civil liberties and making it much easier for government and non-government forces to do illegal surveillance on our community.

As I am sure you know from the August 2026 community audit, we know that Elk Grove's data have been share with more than 3,600
organizations. EGPD
only performed 260,000 searches out of 8,300,000. We also know that times police have illegally used Flock or ALPR's to illegally stalk women and other people at risk. This is not what the red light cameras were intended for. The deterrent to red light violations is causing great damage to the safety of our community and can not be tolerated. We live in perilous times as the federal government is ignoring laws and and rights guaranteed in the constitution. Please cancel the red light cameras so Elk Grove is not aiding and abetting the illegal work of many of our federal institutions.

Sincerely,
Kathy La Point

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From Sandy Kramer
Dat
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To EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Cc Sergio Robles <[email protected]>
My name is Sandra Kramer and I am a resident of district 4 in Elk Grove. I am asking you to PLEASE cancel our city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor.

I understand that only three percent of searches involving Flock ALPR data recorded in Elk Grove were made by the Elk Grove Police Department. The other 8 million results from 2021 to March 2026 were searches from 3,600 other cities, counties, other states, federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations—including the FBI, the ATF, thousands of agencies from 43 states across the country, and an entity that appears to be U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Many of these searches appear in violation of California state law, Senate Bill 34.

The contract the City has with Flock Safety for ALPR cameras is more than $1.6 million dollars. Why are our tax dollar
s funding a system that is primarily used to track us from outside Elk Grove? That money could be used for essential services that Elk Grove residents deem more suitable for our community needs such as access to aﬀordable housing, better community design, separated bike lanes, community-building events, walkable neighborhoods, safe routes to school, and more youth programs.

I urge the city council to cancel the Flock ALPR contract and NOT replace it with another ALPR vendor. Redirect taxpayer funds to some of the aforementioned public safety measures that will make tangible impacts in our daily lives.

Thank you.

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Dear Elk Grove City Council,
My name is Dr. Lauren Hemminger, and I am a business director in Elk Grove. I am asking the City Council to cancel the City's contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers and not replace it with another ALPR vendor.

My business pays rent in Elk Grove, and I bring numerous staff members, families, and clients into the city to access specialized therapeutic services. Because of that, I care deeply about the kind of environment Elk Grove creates for the people who work here and for those who come here seeking care and support.

As someone who helps bring vulnerable individuals and families into this city, I am concerned that continued investment in ALPR surveillance undermines privacy, trust, and the sense of safety people should feel when accessing essential therapeutic services. P eople should not have to worry that their
movements may be tracked or that their data could be shared beyond its original purpose when they come to Elk Grove for care.

I am also concerned about the City's continued relationship with a company that has faced serious public scrutiny over data-sharing and privacy issues. Elk Grove should not continue funding a system that raises these kinds of civil liberties concerns, especially when other California communities have chosen to move away from these contracts.

Please end Elk Grove's contract with Flock Safety and do not seek another ALPR vendor. Our city should be a place where staff, families, and clients can come for support, care, and community - not a place where they feel monitored for seeking services.

Thank you,
Dr. Lauren Hemminger

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From Ashley W
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https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
Good afternoon, I would like to leave a comment regarding autom atic license plate reader cameras. The
amount of cameras that have popped up around the city in the past couple years is alarming. I would like the city to end their contract with Flock and take down the cameras with in Elk Grove city limits.

I dislike the move towards mass surveillance in this city. Flock cameras have miss identified people as suspects in crimes they did not commit.

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Hi, my name is Michael O'Connell. I'm A Sacramento resident, but I spend a lot of time in your city. I've just wanted to go ahead and add a comment regarding the meeting tonight for flock cameras. ALPR systems are being used to carry out warrantless searches, and it's violating our Fourth Amendment rights. My family spends a lot of time in your city. I've got family members who live there and we don't feel safe in your town anymore if you guys are going to be participating in mass surveillance. Just want to make sure that I was getting that information across to you guys. I hope more people are as well. Thank you. can reach me back here at
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Hello, my name is Emily and I work here in Elk Grove. I am asking you to cancel our city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor.

Thank you

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Hello,
My name is Athena Roussos and I reside in District 1 in Elk Grove. I have lived here for 25 years and have had my law practice established here since 2008. I am an appellate attorney and formerly was a professor at McGeorge School of Law.

I am asking that the City consider canceling its Flock Safety contract and not to seek a replacement ALPR vendor at this time; and to publicly release data from the Elk Grove Flock audit from 2021 to the present time. My concerns are many, but primarily based on two things:

1. Legal concerns.
a. The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and generally prohibits warrantless searches without probable cause.

Individuals have the constitutional right to reasonable expectations of privacy, as the United States Supreme Court recently held in Chartrie v. United States . There, the
Court held that officers who acquired the defendant’s location data from Google conducted a Fourth Amendment search. The officers there used a “geofence” or virtual perimeter around the crime scene and then obtained a warrant compelling Google to provide users’ location history in that area.

The Court affirmed the strong
purpose of the Fourth Amendment “to safeguard the privacy and security of individuals against arbitrary invasions by governmental officials” and that it was designed “to place obstacles in the way of a too permeating police surveillance.” Chartrie and prior case law could easily be applied to the situation of accessing location information about individuals from Flock cameras or other ALPR cameras.

If these are considered Fourth Amendment searches, then the individuals’ whose information is shared have constitutional rights to privacy , and violations of those
rights (unreasonable searches such as those without probable cause) can lead to lawsuits against the City.
b.

California’s Senate Bill 34 prohibits sharing of ALPR data with federal and out-of- state agencies and nongovernmental entities. A recent community audit of Elk Grove’s Flock data uncovered apparent violations of SB 34.

I do not want to see our City face legal repercussions and spend our precious dollars on litigation or penalties.

2. Misuse concerns.

There have been numerous reports around the country of misuse of ALPR surveillance systems including police who have used it to stalk and women and others. It does not

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appear that there are sufficient barriers in place to prevent these unfortunate incidents from happening. I am extremely concerned about the dangers of allowing mass surveillance of this kind without such barriers in place.

Thank you,
Athena Roussos

C. Athena Roussos
Attorney at Law
Certified Specialist, Appellate Law
The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

9630 Bruceville Road, Suite 106-386
Elk Grove, CA 95757
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From Jessica Versoza
Date Wed 8/26/2026 4:09 PM
To EG City Clerk <[email protected]>
Hello, my name is Jessica Versoza. I am asking you to cancel our city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor.

Networks of ALPR cameras create a dragnet of indiscriminate tracking and surveillance, and it seems clear that searches of the data collected about our movements constitute 4th Amendment searches.

Thank you for your time.

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Hello, I am a resident of Elk Grove. I am asking you to cancel our city’s contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, known as ALPRs, and
NOT to seek out an alternate ALPR vendor, including Axon, Motorola Vigilant, Genetec, Leonardo, and the rest.

Despite state regulations prohibiting sharing ALPR data with federal and out-of- state agencies, Elk Grove residents’ travel data was shared with more than 3,200 of those entities more than 1.3 million times over multiple years through Flock’s ALPR system, as discovered in an audit that community members recently completed based on data provided to them by the City. In fact, only 3% of searches conducted on Elk Grove residents’ data were done by our own Police Department. The other 97% were conducted by other entities, including agencies in 43 other states as well as the federal government and non-governmental entities.

Networks of ALPR cameras create a dragnet of indiscriminate tracking and surveillance, and it seems clear that searches of the data collected about our movements constitute 4th Amendment searches – yet the data is searched without a warrant. These surveillance camera networks put marginalized communities at risk, including immigrants who live in Elk Grove and have been targeted across the country by ICE, sometimes using data obtained through ALPR records. We have also seen dozens of police officers in multiple states being charged with using ALPRs to stalk women. When surveillance becomes prevalent in our cities the safety of our community members plumets.

Thank you!
Shannon McPhedran
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Hello,
I writing asking the council to immediately cancel all contracts with ALPR vendors. The EFF, ACL U, and
privacy experts across the country all agree: ALPRs are mass surveillance.

This is about more than cameras—it’s about basic rights. California's constitution lists privacy as an inalienable right (Article I, Section 1), and the Fourth Amendment exists to bar sweeping searches without suspicion. In Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court held that prolonged, warrantless location tracking requires a warrant. A fixed camera grid accumulates the same picture of residents' movements indefinitely, with no judge anywhere in the loop.

I hate that I’m recorded to and from my way to work each day, and I worry about the Orwellian future we’re paving for our children if we don’t take a stand now.

Please take action to preserve our liberties.

Sincerely,
D Bryce

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