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C. 23

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	March 19, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Appropriation Adjustment - Discovery Bay Automated License Plate Readers

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/19/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Liz Arbuckle 925-335-1529
cc:	Liz Arbuckle Heike Anderson Paul Reyes

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: March 19, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE Appropriations and Revenue Adjustment No. 5058 authorizing new revenue in the Sheriff’s Office (0255) in the amount of $331,000 from the P-6 Centralized Administrative Base (CAB) for the purchase and installation of ALPR (Automated License Plate Reader) cameras in the Discovery Bay area.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$331,000; P-6 CAB funds (262900). Zero Net County Cost.

BACKGROUND:

The Discovery Bay P-6 Citizen Advisory Committee voted unanimously to request funds be allocated for installation and maintenance of fixed ALPR cameras in the greater Discovery Bay area as a crime prevention and investigative tool.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The ALPR camera capabilities are not only for the detection of stolen vehicles but also as an investigative tool for persons and property crimes, missing persons, runaways and other crimes or circumstances where vehicles are used by suspects or persons of interest. The area of Discovery Bay has been the backdrop for a few very serious crimes recently involving vehicles and the belief was had there been ALPR cameras in place their use may have resulted in swifter arrests or identifying of suspects. In addition, the relative isolation of Discovery Bay coupled with it being along a major road from the I-5 corridor to east Contra Costa County, the Discovery Bay P-6 Citizen Advisory Committee thought ALPR to be an appropriate tool for identifying suspect vehicles coming and going in their town. With its location along Hwy 4 and other country roads, criminals can easily escape from Discovery Bay in a matter of minutes after committing their crimes.

The hope is that fixed ALPR cameras placed in strategic locations would provide virtually 100% coverage of the entrances and egresses of the Discovery Bay area and would prove to be an invaluable tool for law enforcement.

Vigilant Solutions ALPR camera systems provide both the preventative and investigative value needed in the Alamo area. The cameras are the same type as utilized in the vehicular mobile application already employed in the Sheriff's Patrol environment.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

ALPR cameras will not be purchased and there will be no additional measures in place to deter and solve crime.