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C. 81

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	February 7, 2023

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Costa

County

Subject:

Flock Group, Inc. for Bay Point

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/07/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Abigail Balana, 925-655-0008

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 7, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Flock Group, Inc., on behalf of the Office of the Sheriff, effective February 7, 2023, through February 6, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for the acquisition and installation of automatic license plate reader cameras in Bay Point area and provision of a hosted software system.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No County Impact; 100% funded by the Keller Canyon Mitigation Grant Fund in the amount of $30,000.

BACKGROUND:

Flock Group, Inc. provides license plate reading cameras with 24/7 monitoring for homes, businesses, and neighborhoods to protect against illegal dumping, property crime, violent crime, stolen vehicles, and more.

In January 2022, members of the Office of the Sheriff responsible for the oversight of law enforcement services in Bay Point began to review options for increased security in their area due to an overwhelming increase of illegal dumping in the community. A review of crime statistics in Bay Point shows a significant increase in reported crimes involving quality of life issues, thefts, assaults, and mental health evaluations which directly impact low-income populations and cause a significant increase in cost to taxpayers.

It was determined that the low cost of cameras in certain areas of the Bay Point community will aid greatly in the identification of perpetrators for prosecution and prevention of illegal dumping will actually save in the cost of post crime investigations by law enforcement, clean up projects by County Code Enforcement Agents and the environmental impact illegal dumping poses when dangerous materials and chemicals are disposed of in public lands.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras will not be purchased and there will be no additional measures in place to deter and solve crime.