CITY OF OAKLAND MEMORANDUM
Date: October 13, 2022
To: Oakland Police Department
From: Councilmember Treva Reid
Re: Oakland Police Department (OPD) Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Surveillance Use Policy (SUP)
Dear Oakland Police Department,
At the October 4th City Council meeting, I made a motion, via Rule 7.8 of the Council Rules and Procedures, seconded by Councilmember Taylor, to place the Oakland Police Department (OPD) Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Surveillance Use Policy (SUP) and Surveillance Impact Report (SIR) on the October 18th City Council agenda. This motion was to prioritize continued discussion with the full Council, following its review at the October 6th Privacy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting.
We must leverage all available technology and resources to address the unchecked lawlessness and violence rising in our city while ensuring we fully comply with our use policies. We must not further delay decisions to update our ALPR te chnology which helps to increase the effectiveness of real -time data and maps, as well as trend reporting for investigations that can lead to crime mitigation and solved cases.
Thousands of people are looking to gain a measure of justice for the crime s they endured in Oakland. We must move beyond the current impasse to realize the full capacity of our resources to deliver action and accountability.
Additionally, with respect to priva cy concerns, I would like to recommend the addition of the following language be added to the Use Policy:
“No Data Shall Be Shared With Other Agencies For The Purposes Of Pursuing Criminal Charges Or Civil Enforcement Against Individuals For Obtaining, Pr oviding, Or Supporting Reproductive Health Care Services, To Ensure That The Medical Rights Of Residents Of And Visitors To Oakland, A Sanctuary City, Remain Intact.”
Under Section I of the Use Policy:
I. Third Party Data Sharing: If and how other City departments, bureaus, divisions, or non-City entities can access or use the information, including any required justification or legal standard necessary to do so and any obligations imposed on the recipient of the information.
At a time in our society when the reproductive rights of women have been under attack, I want to ensure that those who seek reproductive health care services in Oakland remain protected with the use of this technology.
I respectfully request that the Oakland Police Department include this recommendation in the Automated License Plater Reader Use Policy.
Yours in Service,
Treva Reid
Councilmember, District 7