California Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) (Cities of Santa Clara County) (Santa Clara Police Department)
| Tracking # |
21-167 |
| Multi Request | California Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) (Cities of Santa Clara County) |
| Submitted | March 3, 2021 |
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From: HTP
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Part A: Information related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) data sharing.
1) The names of agencies and organizations with which the Agency shares ALPR data;
2) The names of agencies and organizations from which the Agency receives ALPR data;
3) The names of agencies and organizations with which the Agency shares “hot list” information;
4) The names of agencies and organizations from which the Agency receives “hot list” information;
5) The number of times in which vehicle license plate data has been collected from "Valley Fair" mall properties, including Westfield Valley Fair (2855 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050) and all other locations from 2018 forward;
6) The number of times in which vehicle license plate data has been collected from private party ALPR-capable recording devices from 2018 forward;
7) The reasons provided for collection of vehicle license plate data, when it has been collected from private parties from 2018 forward;
8) All current and previous APLR reader mount locations. (For example: "Police Vehicles, Fire Trucks, Intersection Traffic Cameras") from 2018 forward;
9) The number of "non-traditional mounts" (such as "garbage trucks", or other "utility vehicles") and aggregate detections and "hits" from these mounts during the timeframe of 2018 forward;
Part B: Information Related to Numbers of “Detections” (plate scans) and “Hits” (plate scans that matched to a hotlist)
10) The aggregate number of detections collected during 2018;
11) The aggregate number of “hits” during 2018;
12) The aggregate number of detections collected during 2019;
13) The aggregate number of “hits” during 2019.
14) The aggregate number of detections collected during 2020;
15) The aggregate number of “hits” during 2020.
To date, more than 60 California law enforcement agencies have provided this data, including: American Canyon Police Department, Auburn Police Department, Bakersfield Police Department, Bell Gardens Police Department, Bell Police Department, Beverly Hills Police Department, Brentwood Police Department, Buena Park Police Department, Carlsbad Police Department, Cathedral City Police Department, Citrus Heights Police Department, Claremont Police Department, Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, CSU Fullerton Police Department, Cypress Police Department, Emeryville Police Department, Folsom Police Department, Fullerton Police Department, Galt Police Department, Garden Grove Police Department, Gardena Police Department, Hemet Police Department, Hermosa Beach Police Department, Irvine Police Department, La Habra Police Department, La Mesa Police Department, La Verne Police Department, Laguna Beach Police Department, Livermore Police Department, Lodi Police Department, Martinez Police Department, Merced Police Department, Mill Valley Police Department, Modesto Police Department, Newport Beach Police Department, Orange County Sheriff's Office, Orange Police Department, Palm Springs Police Department, Pasadena Police Department, Pleasant Hill Police Department, Pomona Police Department, Redlands Police Department, Redondo Beach Police Department, Sacramento Police Department, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office, San Diego County Sheriff's Office, San Diego Police Department, San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, Sausalito Police Department, Seal Beach Police Department, Simi Valley Police Department, Stockton Police Department, Tiburon Police Department, Torrance Police Department, Tracy Police Department, Tustin Police Department, Woodland Police Department, and the Yolo County Sheriff's Office.
For items 1-4: This information is easily available within the Agency’s Vigilant Solutions LEARN system. The simplest way to extract this data is to generate an “Agency Data Sharing Report” PDF file from within LEARN. To do this, a user may simply go to the “Sharing” section of LEARN and select “Output Report.” A CSV/XLS file containing these records would also satisfy this request. The instructions for extracting this data is described on pages 62-63 of the LEARN Agency Manager Guide, which may be found at this link: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3860685-LEARN-5-1-Agency-Manager-Guide.html
For items 10-15: This information is easily available within the Agency’s Vigilant Solutions LEARN system. The simplest way to extract this data is to generate a “Dashboard Hit Ratio Report” PDF file from within LEARN. We would prefer the data for each year to be provided separately. The instructions for extracting this data is described on pages 78-79 of the LEARN Agency Manager Guide, which may be found at this link: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3860685-LEARN-5-1-Agency-Manager-Guide.html
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
HTP
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
HTP
From: Santa Clara Police Department
City of Santa Clara
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From: Santa Clara Police Department
City of Santa Clara
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-167:
Dear HTP:
The City of Santa Clara acknowledges receipt and pursuant to the California Public Record Act, provides this response to your request:
The City will provide a further response to your request on or before March 17, 2021.
Sincerely,
City Clerk's Office
City of Santa Clara
Please note that email correspondence with the City of Santa Clara, along with attachments, may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and therefore may be subject to disclosure unless otherwise exempt.
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From: Santa Clara Police Department
City of Santa Clara
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-167:
Dear HTP:
The City is still determining if it possesses records that may be responsive to your request, and respectfully extend the response until March 31, 2021 for the following reasons and pursuant to California Public Record Act (“the Act”), Government code section 6253(c)[3]:
(3) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another agency having substantial interest in the determination of the request or among two or more components of the agency having substantial subject matter interest therein.
Sincerely,
City Clerk's Office
City of Santa Clara
Please note that email correspondence with the City of Santa Clara, along with attachments, may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and therefore may be subject to disclosure unless otherwise exempt.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 3, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on March 31, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #21-167.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Santa Clara Police Department
City of Santa Clara
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Hi there
Documents have been released for record request #21-167 along with the following message:
Dear HTP:
The City of Santa Clara acknowledges receipt and pursuant to the California Public Record Act, provides this response to your request:
Part A: Information related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) data sharing.
1) The names of agencies and organizations with which the Agency shares ALPR data;
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
2) The names of agencies and organizations from which the Agency receives ALPR data;
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
3) The names of agencies and organizations with which the Agency shares “hot list” information;
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
4) The names of agencies and organizations from which the Agency receives “hot list” information;
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
5) The number of times in which vehicle license plate data has been collected from "Valley Fair" mall properties, including Westfield Valley Fair (2855 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050) and all other locations from 2018 forward;
The City has not been able to identify any responsive documents to this request.
6) The number of times in which vehicle license plate data has been collected from private party ALPR-capable recording devices from 2018 forward;
The City has not been able to identify any responsive documents to this request.
7) The reasons provided for collection of vehicle license plate data, when it has been collected from private parties from 2018 forward;
The City has not been able to identify any responsive documents to this request.
8) All current and previous APLR reader mount locations. (For example: "Police Vehicles, Fire Trucks, Intersection Traffic Cameras") from 2018 forward;
The City has four police vehicles equipped with ALPR readers.
* 3211 02/07/2017
* 3371 08/31/2018
* 3373 06/01/2018
* 3374 07/16/2018
All 4 Police Vehicles are in service.
9) The number of "non-traditional mounts" (such as "garbage trucks", or other "utility vehicles") and aggregate detections and "hits" from these mounts during the timeframe of 2018 forward;
The City has not been able to identify any responsive documents to this request.
Part B: Information Related to Numbers of “Detections” (plate scans) and “Hits” (plate scans that matched to a hotlist)
10) The aggregate number of detections collected during 2018;
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
11) The aggregate number of “hits” during 2018;
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
12) The aggregate number of detections collected during 2019;
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
13) The aggregate number of “hits” during 2019.
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
14) The aggregate number of detections collected during 2020;
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
15) The aggregate number of “hits” during 2020.
The City has released responsive document pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
Sincerely,
City Clerk's Office
* LEARN_DB_Hot List_Records_Report_Pie_03-15-21_03-15-21.pdf
* Santa Clara Police Department_Data_Sharing_Report_03-15-21.pdf
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From: Santa Clara Police Department
City of Santa Clara
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Hi there
Record request #21-167 has been closed and published. The closure reason supplied was:
The City has released responsive document(s) pursuant to the California Public Records Act and are available for download through the https://santaclara.nextrequest.com/ portal.
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