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CITY COUNCIL 13 MAY 06, 2025 <br />MINUTES: Councilmember Lopez expressed concern with the third-party vendor <br />data sharing, records retention, and personal identifying information collected by the <br />Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez expressed concern regarding third-party data sharing and <br />spoke regarding the importance of having safeguards in place related to data <br />sharing. <br /> <br />Mayor Amezcua spoke regarding the positive impacts of the automated license plate <br />recognition system to the community and spoke in support of the item. <br /> <br />Deputy Police Chief Julian Rodriguez spoke regarding the ALPR system. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hernandez spoke regarding privacy versus policing, ALPR <br />systems’ history, and misuse of the system, echoed Councilmember Lopez’s <br />concerns, inquired about potential public records request and data retention, and <br />spoke in opposition to the item. <br /> <br />Councilmember Phan asked who within the Police Department would have access <br />to ALPR system data, spoke regarding auditing data retrieval logs, asked for <br />clarification regarding the records retention, and recommended adopting a policy for <br />a one-year retention. <br /> <br />Deputy Chief Rodriguez addressed concerns regarding the system’s data <br />accessibility, records retention, and facial recognition. <br /> <br />Mayor Amezcua spoke in support of the item and suggested a policy in the event of <br />willful misuse of the ALPR system. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Hernandez moved to reject the recommended <br />action for Item No. 15, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez. <br /> <br />MINUTES: Councilmember Bacerra spoke regarding the importance of <br />collaborating with surrounding Orange County agencies and spoke in support of the <br />item. <br /> <br />Councilmember Penaloza spoke regarding the system’s beneficial impacts to the <br />community and spoke in support of the item. <br /> <br />Mayor Amezcua supported the item. <br /> <br />Councilmember Lopez stated her opposition to the item and reiterated her concern <br />regarding the data sharing stipulated in the proposed contract. <br /> <br />Police Chief Robert Rodriguez clarified specifications of the contract related to data <br />sharing. <br /> <br />