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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: April 4, 2022 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:22-240 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:12.b. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:Abdul Pridgen <br />Chief of Police <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Resolution Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute An <br />Agreement With Flock Safety To Install Fixed Community Safety Cameras that <br />have Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) In An Amount Not To Exceed <br />$250,000 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Community Safety Cameras that have Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) capabilities will <br />provide the San Leandro Police Department with video evidence to solve crimes. Additionally, <br />research indicates cameras serve as a crime deterrent. Flock Safety will install fixed Community <br />Safety Cameras where crime has historically been concentrated. Staff also recommends City <br />Council make a sole source finding under Cal. Public Contract Code section 3400(c)(1) and San <br />Leandro Municipal Code section 1-6-315 in order that a field test be made to determine <br />suitability for future use and to match other products in use. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Staff was directed to explore and develop a plan to implement fixed Community Safety Cameras <br />that have Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) and to determine locations throughout the <br />City where set Community Safety Cameras could deter and solve crimes. <br />Community Safety Cameras enhance crime prevention and criminal investigations by <br />discouraging criminals, alerting law enforcement to stolen or wanted vehicles, and providing <br />investigators with data on vehicles located within specified areas of the City of San Leandro. <br />Flock will deploy their movable Community Safety Cameras at forty-one (41) intersections at <br />various locations where crime has historically been concentrated. Flock’s Community Safety <br />Cameras that have ALPR capabilities are solar/battery-powered and can be moved if needed. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/30/2022