Buena Park council approves surveillance lease, park and street design contracts and a five-year Motorola police-services agreement

The Buena Park City Council on Oct. 14 unanimously approved a consent calendar and three separate professional services agreements covering public-safety technology, park design and major street rehabilitation.

The consent calendar included Item 4.i, an agreement with Flock Safety to lease automated license-plate readers and data storage. Vice Mayor Trout asked whether language authorizing staff to “continue expanding” the program would permit unlimited placement; staff replied the current action funds eight additional camera locations at a cost of $79,400 for a two-year lease and that the expansion under this agreement brings the contracted sites to 15. The council approved the consent calendar by a single unanimous motion.

In new business, the council awarded a professional services agreement to RJM Design Group for concept and design…