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Council asks staff to return with targeted camera use cases and a surveillance policy
Summary
Council directed staff to prepare 2'3 targeted deployment scenarios, cost estimates and a draft policy for video surveillance and AI-enabled systems after a staff briefing on vandalism, theft and limitations of the city's current local storage cameras. Council emphasized starting with narrow pilots and coordinating with the county sheriff.
Solvang City Council on Feb. 11 asked staff to return with specific options for upgrading the city's video surveillance systems, including limited pilots and a comprehensive policy that balances public safety and privacy.
Olivia (city staff) told council members that the city has experienced crimes of opportunity, vandalism to public restrooms that cost about $30,000 to repair, thefts and damage to parked vehicles, and incidents affecting tourists. Current cameras often require manual review, have local storage and produce low-resolution footage that is difficult to share with law enforcement. Olivia said the staff packet included model policies from the California…
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