TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Eve R. Irvine, Chief of Police
Sanford Taylor, Information Technology Director
Derrick Abell, Police Captain
Julie Dahlgren, Sr. Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Report on Feasibility of Community Cameras and License Plate Readers at Points of Ingress and Egress to Manhattan Beach (Police Chief Irvine).
APPROVE, DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the project, discuss the report, and provide direction.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no immediate fiscal impact associated with the recommended action. If City Council determines that they wish to move forward with the project, monies will be appropriated in the Fiscal Year 2016/2017 Police Department budget. Cost will depend on the level of license plate reader and camera coverage. In preliminary cost studies, basic coverage (monitoring traffic in one direction at each intersection) can be achieved for approximately $300,000.
BACKGROUND:
At the November 3, 2015, City Council meeting, staff was directed to report back to City Council regarding the feasibility of installing community cameras at critical points of ingress and egress to the City.
The presence of community cameras in public areas has been a growing trend in the United States. Video cameras alone can generate an overwhelming amount of evidence for investigators to review; however, a combination of cameras and automated license plate reader (LPR) technology has proven to be an efficient way for law enforcement to generate investigative leads and locate suspects.
Fixed LPRs scan the license plates of vehicles coming into our community. The plate information is then automatically checked against a database for existing unresolved violations, wants/warrants, etc. LPRs also allow...
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