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Council questions safeguards for proposed license‑plate recognition purchase; staff says data remain on city servers
Summary
Councilmember Vang questioned staff about privacy and data‑sharing safeguards for a proposed automated license‑plate recognition purchase (not to exceed $1,000,000). Public Works staff said the city stores parking enforcement plate data on city‑managed servers (not in the cloud), does not participate in the Genetec federation program, and does not share records with DHS/ICE.
Councilmember Vang asked staff several questions about a proposed purchase agreement for an automated license‑plate recognition system included on the consent calendar. Vang acknowledged operational needs for parking enforcement but raised concerns about national trends in data sharing and surveillance, and an influx of constituent emails.
Lisonbee Kerstet…
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