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Council schedules Flock presentation April 6 amid community concerns about surveillance and transparency
Summary
Council voted to direct staff to invite Flock for a presentation on April 6 before a second‑reading vote on the Flock ordinance, emphasizing a public demo of the company's transparency portal and an opportunity to answer residents' questions about data and safety.
Commerce City council voted on March 30 to direct the city manager to arrange a Flock (automated license‑plate/vehicle analytics) presentation at the April 6 meeting ahead of a second‑reading vote on the associated ordinance.
Council Member Trill moved to have Flock present "what it is, what it does, what it doesn't do," and to introduce the firm's transparency portal to residents; Council Member Dukes seconded the motion. Council members said the presentation should address safety, business practices and community concerns directly, so residents and council members could ask questions prior to the second‑reading vote.
At the study session and in related public comment, residents raised questions about surveillance, privacy and how vendor data is used; council members emphasized the need for clear public explanations. City staff said any ordinance discussion about contract language or appropriations should occur at the second reading after Flock's presentation.
What's next: Flock will appear on April 6 to present to council and the public; the scheduled second‑reading vote on a Flock ordinance remains on the April 6 agenda. Council indicated it wants the presentation to focus on transparency and operational limits and to give residents an opportunity to evaluate the company's transparency portal and ask questions prior to decisive votes.
