Chula Vista, CA Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved by Chula Vista City Council on October 17, 2023.

The Chula Vista City Council took up the Flock Group, Inc. agreement on October 17, 2023. Police Chief Roxana Kennedy presented a package asking council to accept 3,037,986 dollars in Board of State and Community Corrections grant funds, approve BSCC agreement 1146-23, appropriate 1,133,788 dollars to fiscal year 2023-24, approve the Flock agreement for fixed automated license plate reader cameras, and approve an agreement with SANDAG for the grant program. The grant is the Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program and runs three years. The police department program page reports 150 fixed Flock cameras deployed city wide and states that plate images are deleted automatically 30 days after the photo date. Sharing is limited to California law enforcement agencies that comply with Senate Bill 34, and the page rules out federal agencies, out of state agencies, fusion centers, private companies and immigration enforcement including ICE, CBP and HSI. The department publishes quarterly audit reports, controls access by unique login, and requires a stated search reason that feeds the audit trail. Neither document gives the Flock contract dollar figure, the term length or an end date, and the resolution number is not printed on either one.