RESOLUTION NO. 25-172
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK GROUP, INC., DBA FLOCK SAFETY (FLOCK) FOR AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SERVICES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $371,400 AND FINDING AN EXEMPTION TO THE FORMAL SOLICITATION PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY PURCHASING POLICY 201-2-1 WHEREAS, the City entered into an agreement will Flock Group, Inc., DBA Flock Safety for automated license plate recognition (ALPR) technology to enhance police investigated capacity; and WHEREAS, the City completed a three-phase project to install thirty-six automated license plate recognition camera systems placed in strategic locations throughout the City; and WHEREAS, the City desires to align the terms of the prior project implementation phases and lock in future pricing for ALPR services; and WHEREAS, the City has appropriated funding in the FY 2025-26 budget for this project; and WHEREAS, City Purchasing Policy 201-2-1 identifies exemption to the formal solicitation process when the purchase requires compatibility with existing infrastructure; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and fully incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. That continuation of services with Flock are necessary for continued use of the existing ALPR infrastructure and investment.
SECTION 3. That the City Council hereby approves and authorizes an exemption to the formal solicitation process for a three-year agreement for an amount not-to-exceed $371,400 with Flock Group, Inc., DBA Flock Safety for ALPR services.
SECTION 4. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the agreement with Flock Group, Inc., DBA Flock Safety for ALPR services in a form substantially similar to that presented to the City Council on November 4, 2025, subject to the approval of the City Attorney.
SECTION 5. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to approve successive annual renewals per the terms of the agreement in the exercise of his discretion.
SECTION 6. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to approve a 19% project contingency in the exercise of his discretion.
SECTION 7. That City staff is authorized and directed to execute such other documents and take such other and further actions as are necessary and proper to accomplish the purposes of this resolution.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of November, 2025.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Steve Knoblock, Mayor of the City San Clemente, California of San Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 25-172 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of November 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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