Santa Clarita, CA Flock Contract

Who approved this?

Approved on the consent agenda, without discussion, by Santa Clarita City Council on November 12, 2024.

The Santa Clarita City Council took the license plate reader contract on the November 12, 2024 consent calendar as item 6. The recommended action approved a two year contract with Flock Group Inc for the lease of 35 Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras and authorized the city manager to execute related documents. The agenda sets the two year cost at 261,250 dollars, adds two optional one year renewals at 125,000 dollars each, and caps total spending at 511,250 dollars. The agenda item names no funding source. KHTS reported that the Los Angeles County Sheriff Santa Clarita Valley Station operates the system, that Captain Justin Diez put throughput at up to 30,000 vehicles per day across two to three lanes, and that data is held 30 days with access limited to the Sheriff and partner agencies such as the Los Angeles Police Department. KHTS also reported that Councilmember Jason Gibbs raised privacy questions and that the item drew debate before approval. Neither source records a roll call. The two year term reaches its end in November 2026, which puts the two optional renewal years in front of the council.