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City Council Meeting Minutes April 18, 2022 Page 6of8 Mayor Stolzmann asked where the readers would be located. Chief Hayes responded that the readers would be deployed in areas impacted by the Marshall Fire and some ingress and egress areas of town which can be matched to the block image to get a better picture. He noted staff can reduce the number of days the information is stored. It is currently at 30 days so there is enough time to act on information if a complaint is delayed. He wouldn't recommend going much less than 30 days, but he can if Council prefers that. Councilmember Most asked if signage will also be put up so people know they are in use. Chief Hayes responded that signs can be added and it might help. Councilmember Most stated that signage can be a deterrent as well as more transparent so she would like signage included. Councilmember Fahey agreed that signage will provide transparency and help deter people. She stated that some of the concerns people have is invasion of privacy. Chief Hayes stated the police will not be sharing the data with anyone and there is no facial recognition, just license plate capture. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney asked that the focus be on the Marshall Fire areas first to protect against folks taking advantage of the homes left in those areas. Councilmember Most asked that information be added to the website to clarify these points. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney stated this is a two-year agreement so if Council intends to agree to the contract another resolution would be required after the two year period and amendments could be made at that time. Motion: Councilmember Fahey moved to approve Resolution No. 15, Series 2022, seconded by Councilmember Most Mayor Stolzmann she has some philosophical questions about surveillance in general, and struggles from this with an equity perspective. She has concerns about the data collection and how it could be used. She stated she won't vote in favor of this as it doesn't seem the small town approach; she would rather put the funding towards other needs. Councilmember Dickinson agreed this can be problematic if used inappropriately but we will only be looking at license plates so he is more comfortable with it. Councilmember Leh appreciates the privacy concerns, but the focus is to deter and investigate property crimes against properties damaged by fire. Some of these concerns seems more related to policing policy.