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Rohnert Park to review Flock data practices after LAPD ends contract
Summary
A council member requested the city reexamine its relationship with vendor Flock following news that the Los Angeles Police Department ended its contract; the city manager agreed to work with staff to return information to the council for a future agenda.
Council member Rodriguez asked the Rohnert Park City Council on July 14 to "relook at Flock," citing reports that the Los Angeles Police Department had ended its contract with the company and expressing concern about the company's use of data. A colleague seconded the request, and the motion to direct staff to report back was put into the council's agenda-planning process.
The request came during a brief series of reports and future-agenda items, when Rodriguez said, "Los Angeles Police Department just ended their contract," and asked the city to revisit the city's relationship with Flock and how the company uses data. Another council member seconded the request; the council did not take a formal vote on the item that night but agreed to ask staff to prepare information.
City Manager (unnamed in the transcript) acknowledged the request and said staff would coordinate the follow-up: "I'll work with the chief and Council member Rodriguez to make sure I understand what type of information you would like us to bring back." The chief of public safety was also asked to participate in preparing the report.
The council did not specify a date for the follow-up report at the July 14 meeting. No ordinance, contract amendment or formal directive was adopted; the item was recorded as a future-agenda request that staff will research and return to the council for consideration.
