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Approved 3-2 by Alameda City Council on September 20, 2022.
The Alameda City Council approved a purchase agreement with Flock Safety on September 20, 2022, by a vote of 3 to 2, after the item was continued from September 6. The agenda title for file 2022-2301 caps the five year purchase at 518,824.38 dollars, while the Alameda Sun reported a total of 499,427.13 dollars with an initial purchase of 111,802.13 dollars; the agenda ceiling is the amount shown because it is the figure the council acted on. The system covers 35 fixed license plate readers at 14 sites, including every bridge and tunnel onto the island and six shopping districts. Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft and Council members Trish Herrera Spencer and Tony Daysog voted yes, and Vice Mayor Malia Vella and Council member John Knox White voted no. Police Chief Nishant Joshi said data is deleted automatically after 30 days and cannot be recovered, while the Alameda Sun reported a 60 day maximum, and the two figures are not reconciled in either account. Staff said the city would own the data and would not sell or share it, and that officers must enter their credentials and a crime related search reason. Legistar holds no roll call record for this file, so the named votes come from the two newspaper accounts. This is the City of Alameda, which is separate from the Alameda County record on this site.
| Official (as recorded) | Office | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft | Mayor | Yes |
| Trish Herrera Spencer | City Council member | Yes |
| Tony Daysog | City Council member | Yes |
| Malia Vella | Vice Mayor | No |
| John Knox White | City Council member | No |
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $518,824
- Cameras: 35
- Contract amount per camera: $14,824 (about $2,965 a year)
- Term: 60 months
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
- Alameda City Council file 2022-2301, Legistar matter record (August 11, 2022) webapi.legistar.com
- Alameda Post: ALPRs coming to fourteen Alameda locations (September 23, 2022) alamedapost.com
- Alameda Sun: License plate reader program moves forward alamedasun.com
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The record
On September 20, 2022, Alameda City Council approved the contract. The vote was 3-2. The named yes votes: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Trish Herrera Spencer, Tony Daysog. Voting no: Malia Vella, John Knox White. The path was a council vote. Alameda Police Department runs the cameras.
The documented amount is $518,824. It covers 5 years. The network counts 35 cameras. That comes to about $14,824 per camera.
The agreement remains in force.
3 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. Every California record is listed on the California hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Alameda, CA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/ca-alameda/.
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