Robert Harker told the council he is concerned about the city’s use of Flock automated license-plate reader cameras and asked for greater transparency and technical review. "The company's hardware is really bad. It has numerous security vulnerabilities," Harker said, and he asked the city for cost estimates, a copy of the Flock contract and an inventory of camera locations. He also raised questions about data retention, who has access to the data, and whether federal queries to the system are possible under nondisclosure agreements.

Rick Bonilla urged the council to maintain focus on homelessness and other longstanding local challenges, telling members to "seek every opportunity to learn what we can do" to help residents in need.

Astrid Vardaresian, speaking virtually about a separate service issue, praised the city and Recology for resolving a bulky-item pickup problem at her LaurieDale condominium complex. She said Recology representative Monica Divincenzi and supervisor Mike Green visited the site, adjusted bin locations and sizes, and the November pickup was successful. "We did feel heard," she said, and thanked the council and staff for the response.

Mayor Lorraine acknowledged Mr. Harker’s email and said staff would follow up on requests raised during public comment.

What happens next: Staff indicated they will follow up on the Flock-related requests and other public-comment issues; the clerk will include requests in the official record and staff will provide updates as appropriate.