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City Council Meeting Minutes May 2, 2023 Page 5 of 8 The department is proposing to add the additional cameras at major ingress points to the City. Most of the crime in Louisville is not caused by residents, but by those from other communities and they arrive by car. This will give the department a starting point for investigations. Interim Chief Fisher spoke as to what the cameras do and do not do, the prohibited use of the cameras. He added that data retention beyond 30 days. He also detailed the cost and contract requirements for the additional cameras. Councilmember Most asked about the contract duration for the new cameras. Chief Fisher clarified that the current camera contract expires in April 2024 and the new cameras would be for two years from the date of installation. Councilmember Most asked what brings up a hit for the police. Chief Fisher stated the police department can enter information into the system so if that plate happens by the camera it will alert the jurisdiction of its presence. The department can also set the cameras to motion sensor activation. This is done in the burn control areas and it shows all the vehicles, alerts an officer that someone is there and if needed, the officer can go into the neighborhood to check it out. Councilmember Hamlington asked about the prohibition to use them as traffic enforcement and gave the example of a traffic complaint that a vehicle ran a school bus sign. Chief Fisher responded that if there was a witness that provided information the camera would give the officer a starting place to locate the car and not the person who was driving the car. The camera cannot be used as the starting point to pull over someone for a traffic violation. There was a brief discussion to gain more clarification or the use of the cameras as an investigative tool as opposed to a traffic enforcement tool. Mayor Pro Tern Fahey asked of the thousands of hits how many the department reviews. Chief Fisher responded that it is only reviewed if there is a hit on the "hot list" of information that was already in the system, or if there was a criminal episode in a certain area. No one is pouring over the data from the cameras every day. Councilmember Hoefner noted that the cameras were approved for the burn areas and if the PD was asking to expand the scope. Chief Fisher stated this was accurate. He also stated that the additional cameras would augment those in the burn area and address crime in general. Councilmember Hoefner asked if things would be reevaluated after the two year term. Chief Fisher stated they would. Councilmember Dickinson used an example of an Amber Alert as an example of why having cameras at major intersections would be helpful. He understands it's not a traffic camera and does not signal police of someone running a light or speeding. Councilmember Leh asked if the primary reason for this request is more general crime control for the city and if there had been any requests from other jurisdictions to add the