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Residents urge speed mitigation, praise volunteers and warn of ALPR security risks during public comment
Summary
Speakers urged the council to install speed mitigation on Larch School route, praised Team Rubicon volunteers who assisted after June flooding and criticized lack of official recognition, and Sven Olsen warned of security exploits in Flock ALPR camera systems.
During the council’s public‑comment period Jean Kreidring urged officials to address excessive speeds on Larch — especially near the high school — and called for physical measures such as speed‑mitigation bumps or additional traffic calming given limited traffic‑patrol resources.
Brandon Weest of Team Rubicon thanked volunteers who came from across the country to help Caldwell recover from the June 26 flood, noted that the volunteers largely self‑funded travel and expense, and said he was disappointed that no elected official from city, county or state had taken time to visit and personally thank the volunteers in the field. Several council members responded that they and staff had been involved in multiple response activities and pledged to improve coordination and recognition.
Sven Olsen raised technical security concerns about automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) cameras running on Flock networks, describing published exploits (leaked API keys, a de‑authentication attack) that he said allow remote access to recorded footage and metadata if systems are not secured. Olsen provided documents and said agencies using the systems should require stronger authentication and be aware of documented vulnerabilities; he offered to answer technical questions.
Mayor Phillips and councilors acknowledged the comments and said staff and emergency‑management partners will continue to coordinate with volunteer organizations and review security and traffic‑safety requests.
