WRITTEN
PUBLIC
COMMENT
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
DECEMBER 6, 2022
1 From: Kay Wolff <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 5:10 AM
To: Monika Radeva
Cc: Mario Sewell
Subject: FW: Camera report (MARIO SEWELL)
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From: Mario Sewell
Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 3:30 PM
To: Kay Wolff
Subject: Re: Camera report
The system is not doing what was envisioned and is only being used to document past events (except at night).
Personally I am impressed with Lt. Martinez's honesty and candor. He hasn't learned bureaucratic obfuscation.
Mario
On Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 11:02 AM Kay Wolff <[email protected]> wrote:
Good points, Mario why don’t you send your emailTo the city in reference to study session number one, so it will be entered into the record? Should be in by noon today, if possible.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 6, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Mario Sewell <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Kay‐
> Today's study session item is the required annual report on the system:
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> Highlights:
> 1. The cameras are still largely useless at night.
> 2. License plate readers are not yet installed. Readers are cited, however, as a way to improve camera effectiveness ‐ even at night?
> 3 The system is still difficult to learn and use for Thermal deputies. Additional terminals have been installed at the station. Problem with network stability.
> 4. Reports states that videos have been 'exported. To what agencies? Why? > Does City management know? Did it approve?
>
> This last item is for me the most crucial.
Still no effective public oversight.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - DECEMBER 6, 2022 - WRITTEN COMMENTS BY RESIDENT MARIO SEWELL STUDY SESSION ITEM NO. 1 - USE AND RECORDINGS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMERA SYSTEM