Item #6 Resolution 20250327-103 — original pdf

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RESOLUTION NO. 20250327-103 WHEREAS, Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology is used as an investigative and real time crime tool that improves the effectiveness of police operations by locating violent offenders quickly as well as identifying missing persons; and WHEREAS, Texas state law requires license plate numbers affixed to every vehicle and ALPR technology focuses solely on extracting the vehicle make, model, and license plate number; and WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 20220915-056, Council authorized and directed the City Manager to: • Develop a revised ALPR policy that incorporated many safeguards recommended by Council, the Office of Police Oversight (OPO), and the Public Safety Commission on the use of and retention o f ALPR data; Implement those changes in a ALPR pilot program that would end at the end of the fiscal year 2023 unless extended by Council; and • • Allow the City Auditor to audit the pilot program and provide a report to Council with specified information by end of the pilot program; and WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 20230608-085, the Council amended its prior direction and directed the City Manager to update the proposed draft policy regarding the Automated License Plate Reader program to reflect that data collected by the program be kept for a maximum of seven days and destroyed thereafter except for the following circumstances: Page 1 of 3 • The ALPR data is related to ongoing criminal investigations or criminal investigations that contain ALPR as evidence and has been downloaded and recorded into the relevant case file; or • The ALPR data is related to an endangered person, missing person, or criminal investigation and must be retained for a period consistent with the City Code, Chapter 2-11, and any applicable City Records Control Schedules or the State and Local Government Retention Schedules; and WHEREAS, the Austin Police Department has both provided a revised ALPR policy and implemented a pilot program with safeguards that are consistent with the Council's direction in Resolution No. 20220915-056 and Resolution No. 20230608-085, the Public Safety Commission Recommendation No. 20230515- 002, and the Office of Police Oversight's feedback; and WHEREAS, prior to the termination o f the pilot period, the City Manager was directed in Resolution No. 20230608-085 to present to Council a recommendation on the continuation of the program, including any proposed adjustments to data retention or other elements of the associated policy; and WHEREAS, APD implemented the pilot program on March 28,2024, which means that the program will terminate on March 28,2025, unless extended by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends extending the pilot program by the end of June, 2025 to allow more time for the City Auditor to present its report to the Audit and Finance Committee; NOW, THEREFORE, Page 2 of 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: The pilot program is extended until June 30,2025, and will cease unless further extended by Council. ADOPTED: March 27 , 2025 ATTEST: ??L--20.0,? Myrna Rio*> City Clerk Page 3 0 f 3