Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Adelanto council hears vendor pitch for citywide AI camera network; residents urge caution on surveillance
Summary
A vendor told the Adelanto City Council that a newly installed 160‑lens camera and smart‑lighting network provides a foundation for AI applications including license‑plate reading and facial features; council members asked for a staff workshop and policies, while a resident warned of bias and environmental harms from AI systems.
Rami Devadne, executive vice president of Land 1 Enterprise, presented the Adelanto City Council on July 23 a completed installation of cameras, license‑plate readers and smart street lights the company says will serve as a foundation for “smart‑city” applications.
Devadne said the system includes roughly 160 camera lenses across multiple city sites, cloud storage of footage at City Hall, AI‑driven alerts for unusual activity and license‑plate recognition that can read plates at speed. “AI is doing the work for us right now,” he told the council, and described applications ranging from illegal‑dumping detection to live meeting translation…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat