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HomeMy WebLinkAbouteComments ReportCity Council Meeting Meeting Time: 04-20-21 17:00 eComments Report Meetings Meeting Time Agenda Items Comments Support Oppose Neutral City Council Meeting 04-20-21 17:00 29 122 79 41 1 Sentiments for All Meetings The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment City Council Meeting 04-20-21 17:00 Agenda Name Comments Support Oppose Neutral 2. 21-0098 PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED for April 20, 2021 4 4 0 0 3. 20-0420 PRESENTATION OF AN UPDATE ON THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA TRAILS MASTER PLAN, AND RICE AND SNAKE CANYON LOOP TRAIL PILOT PROGRAM 16 15 1 0 4. 21-0031 CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTING THE CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPDATING THE CHULA VISTA 2017 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND DIRECTING STAFF TO UPDATE THE 2017 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION 11 10 1 0 5. 21-0099 CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF AND POSSIBLE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATION OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (ALPR OR LPR) SYSTEMS AND DATA SHARING PROGRAM THROUGH AN AGREEMENT WITH VIGILANT/MOTOROLA 91 50 39 1 Sentiments for All Agenda Items The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment Agenda Item: eComments for 2. 21-0098 PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED for April 20, 2021 Overall Sentiment Daniel Briceno Location: Submitted At: 4:57pm 04-20-21 I am commenting in full support of the Rice Canyon/Snake Trail Project. I hope this project will lead the way to have more high quality, multi-use, single track trails in the Chula Vista area. By giving a diverse group of people access to nature, we can change the way our community interacts with nature while fostering a love for the unique coastal Chaparral Sage Scrub habitat. I also believe projects like this can bring awareness to conservation projects which can help create stewards of Open Space and introduce people to the wonderful world of Ecology (Think High Schoolers and Community College students)! Sean Murphy Location: 91910, Chula Vista Submitted At: 9:26am 04-20-21 In full support of the Rice Canyon/Snake trail project. This is a step in the right direction. Thanks to our parks and rec for their efforts to provide great outdoor experiences for our community. Dan Fellenbaum Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 6:26pm 04-19-21 Voting in support of the Rice Canyon/Snake Trail program to inflict positive change for our neighboring trail users. This initiative is a vital step forward in providing safe, healthy and sustainable trail usage for families in the area. Nadia KeanAyub Location: 91914, Chula Vista Submitted At: 12:00pm 04-19-21 I am writing to make the city aware of Newport Pacific Management company's practices. I have been in contact with residents that stated that the management at Mountain View Mobile Home park, located at 1148 3rd ave, have served “legal” forms advising them of violations that result in exorbitant fees. They are issued 7 day notices for small infractions such as weeds and warned of a minimum of $75 in fines, which are added to the seniors rent if not completed in 7 days. Many of seniors are home bound and rely on outside help, which are limited with current covid restrictions. These simple infractions result in an increase in their next rent, which if not paid in full, result in a 5 day eviction notice, and threats of their home being condemned by the city and physical removal by law enforcement. The majority, if not all, seniors that live in the park live on limited incomes, and don't have the ability to access resources like legal aid. One senior advised me that she was taunted by maintenance staff who stated she should just leave as the Sheriffs were “going to drag her from her home.” These concerns were brought to Manager Gui Sanchez who directed us to Newport Pacific's main offices and advised that the high fees were standard of all the Senior mobile home parks they oversee. I followed up with the main office but to no avail. I now ask the city to protect our seniors, the Newport Pacific management company should not be allowed to act with impunity within our city. Agenda Item: eComments for 3. 20-0420 PRESENTATION OF AN UPDATE ON THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA TRAILS MASTER PLAN, AND RICE AND SNAKE CANYON LOOP TRAIL PILOT PROGRAM Overall Sentiment David Hogan Location: Submitted At: 3:39pm 04-20-21 On behalf of our more than 15,000 members, the Sierra Club opposes the pilot program to open Rice and Snake canyon trails to mountain biking. Sierra Club supports mountain biking but this project doesn’t include a plan and resources for successful implementation. Nor does it comply with the City’s Multiple Species Conservation Plan. Mountain biking has a history of serious abuse and resource damage and decisionmakers should be aware of the true level of planning and funding necessary to manage responsible biking and ensure that such resources are available prior to authorizing this project. Rice and Snake canyons were saved to preserve habitat as mitigation for resources lost to development elsewhere in Chula Vista. The City was credited for these areas under its MSCP and must therefore prioritize habitat preservation over recreation. The popularity of mountain biking is increasing with many riders expressing aggressive entitlement to ride wherever and however they desire. Construction and use of unauthorized trails and vandalism are serious problems at local nature preserves. The conclusion that mountain bikers are typically irresponsible users is grounded in science. One study showed mountain bikers comprised over 85.5% of illegal use at just one local Preserve. Sierra Club requests that you delay the project until plans and resources are available to manage the project. Thank you, Dave Hogan, Chair Sierra Club San Diego Jason McDonald Location: 92026, Escondido Submitted At: 8:41am 04-20-21 I’d like to thank the council for its focus on providing quality trails and outdoor experiences for the area residents and to the city staff for their hard work on a full trails master plan. The recent popularity of all our local trails and outdoor facilities during COVID exemplifies what important resources these are. I’d like to voice my support and excitement for the Rice and Snake Canyon loop pilot program and for formally allowing mountain biking on this multi-use trail system. I spend hundreds of hours each year volunteering on our area trails, and as a NICA youth mountain bike coach for area schools, and as a scoutmaster bringing even more youth to our trails. These are important community assets and mountain biking provides a fun and approachable way for our youth to get outdoors, get fit, and learn about our natural world and of its value as a community resource. I look forward to volunteering on, and bringing our youth to these new trail systems. Thank you, Jason McDonald Matt Phillips Location: 91913, Chula Vista Submitted At: 8:00am 04-20-21 I am overjoyed that the City has decided to develop Snake and Rice canyon. Snake trail in particular is where my admiration for mountain biking/hiking originated. It will forever have a special place in my heart. I hope that the City will work hand and hand with the mountain biking community. And that the City can keep the trail single track and it will remain multi-use. I hope that a minimal amount of alterations will occur and it remains an oasis for nature to flourish, except the Pampas grass since it is an invasive species. I hope the city kills that devil plant! I look forward to volunteering as much time as possible to help develop these trails. In regards to signage and directional use, for mountain bikers Snake trail should only be one-way. Some riders can approach 25 plus MPH downhill on this trail so to prevent collisions, it would be paramount to the safety of all. These trails offer an escape like nothing else in our city. A chance to get away from the noise and de-stress in the solace of nature. The physical conditioning needed to complete the entire loop will lead to a healthier community both physical and mental. In the future, my hope is that the success of this pilot program will lead the City to open dialog with the public on other trails in the neighboring canyons. This is the start of greatness and I am thankful for all who have worked years for this to take place. Susie Murphy Location: Submitted At: 7:57am 04-20-21 I strongly support the Rice/Snake Canyon Loop Trail Pilot Program. I live in Chula Vista and have enjoyed these trails on my mountain bike for over 30 years. Thank you to the city of Chula Vista for making the effort to identify this loop trail as a true multi-use trail to include mountain biking. This aligns much better with most trails in the county that are formally considered multi-use. Allowing these trails to remain natural surface, single track trails will be highly valued by the community as will improved signage and improved bridges where needed. I will be standing by ready to volunteer in partnership with the city of Chula Vista. Thank you also to the City of chula Vista for continuing to work on a Trails Master Plan. The benefits of trails close to home for our neighbors in Chula Vista can not be underestimated. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Javier Araiza Location: 92154, San diego Submitted At: 7:43am 04-20-21 Mountain bike trails are safer than street trails, do approve the trails for in both snake and rice canyon for continue use. As week as others around the city. Mountain bikes keep our kids active and away from devices. Melissa Ridgeway Location: 91910, Chula Vista Submitted At: 5:29am 04-20-21 As a life-long resident of Chula Vista I am in full support of the Snake trail and Rice canyon trail plan to include mountain bike access along with better trails for hikers. My family and friends both are avid hikers and mountain bikers and see this as a great step in the right direction. Thank you for taking this on. Devin Ridgeway Location: 91910, Chula Vista Submitted At: 5:25am 04-20-21 I am in full support of the Rice Canyon and snake trail proposal. I think this is an outstanding opportunity for the community and the mountain bike riders and hikers. I do hope that the plan doesn’t mean widening or significantly changing the existing natural trails as they have been for many many years. I have been riding these trails for over 30 years and the natural features are what make them so enjoyable. I understand the need for signage at the entrance and exit of each trail but hopefully the trail itself can be maintained naturally. Thank you Matthew S Location: Submitted At: 9:53pm 04-19-21 I writing to support the trails for mountain bikers. They make for safe healthy ways for families to enjoy the outdoors. Eric Quillen Location: 91910, Chula Vista Submitted At: 9:25pm 04-19-21 I Strongly Support this! As a local resident and a father of 3 children, this trail system is a great way for my family to get outside and enjoy the local habitat that we have here in Chula Vista. In my household we hike, walk, jog and ride bikes, more trails for everyone is always a positive and good thing! This entire last year has proven how much we need the city to back more trails for all users, especially mountain bikes. Once approved, you will see how many mountain bike trail users you get and see the need to support this healthy fun lifestyle to people of all ages. Rocky Valenzuela Location: 91911 Submitted At: 9:05pm 04-19-21 I strongly support the loop of rice canyon and snake trail and other trials around the area. Been biking it and hiking them for 16 plus years and now all my little ones do the same to. Along with my friends kids. It would be a shame if they would want to destroy the little bit of trails we have here. Maribel Morales Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 7:25pm 04-19-21 I strongly support the plan for Rice and Snake Canyon Loop. My family and I are mountain bikers and hope that our community continues to support the plan and preservation for this and other trails within San Diego. Jake Carlsen Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 7:03pm 04-19-21 I strongly support the plan for Rice and Snake Canyon trails. As an avid biker, these local trails are part of what makes this community great. As a coach for the local HS Mountain Bike team, these trails help keep the kids healthy physically and mentally and give them a sense of ownership and pride in their own neighborhood. Allyn Olsen Location: Submitted At: 6:36pm 04-19-21 I am writing in support of these trails. My children love to ride and having a formal network of trails by the City of Chula Vista is a huge asset. My daughter hopes to join the South Bay composite mountain bike team, and teens at the local area high schools have been asking for community service opportunities that connect them with nature. Dan Fellenbaum Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 6:28pm 04-19-21 Voting in support of the Rice Canyon/Snake Trail program to inflict positive change for our neighboring trail users. This initiative is a vital step forward in providing safe, healthy and sustainable trail usage for families in the area. Matthew Lowery Location: Submitted At: 11:20am 04-19-21 I fully support the Chula Vista Trails Master Plan. My two boys, ages 7 and 5, love riding and hiking through the canyons. Access to the trailers provided us with so much, an outdoor classroom, a place to enjoy nature and a place to exercise. I look forward to the development of Chula Vista Trails Master Plan. Thanks. Todd Galarneau Location: 92071, Santee Submitted At: 3:17pm 04-16-21 I am writing to express my strong support for the City's proposal for the Rice and Snake Canyon Loop Trail pilot program. Mountain biking is an active outdoor activity that provides both mental and physical benefits for participants and is an activity that welcomes people of all ages. Our local advocacy group, the San Diego Mountain Bike Association and its members perform extensive trail maintenance throughout San Diego County and educate their membership on trail etiquette and responsible riding. Many communities have engaged mountain biking as an activity that is beneficial to their communities and one that is actively supported and encouraged. I feel there is no reason that a pilot program for mountain bikes cannot be successful and I strongly support the City moving forward with the proposed program for Snake and Rice canyons. Agenda Item: eComments for 4. 21-0031 CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTING THE CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPDATING THE CHULA VISTA 2017 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND DIRECTING STAFF TO UPDATE THE 2017 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION Overall Sentiment Vanessa Garcia Location: 91902, Bonita Submitted At: 5:40pm 04-20-21 Honorable Mayor and Council, As the energy industry continues to evolve and new technology solutions emerge, SDG&E will continue to look for alignment opportunities with the City, particularly in the clean transportation space. As your City staff continues to update the City’s Climate Action Plan and expand Chula Vista’s global standing as a leader on climate action, SDG&E will remain supportive of the City’s goal to achieve climate equity and 100% renewable electricity. Matthew Lowery Location: Submitted At: 5:25pm 04-20-21 Good Evening Mayor Salas and Council Members, I support agenda Item 4. Thank you for commitment and leadership. Fabiola Lao Location: 92110, San Diego Submitted At: 5:11pm 04-20-21 Good evening Mayor Salas and Councilmembers. Thank you for the opportunity to talk tonight. My name is Fabiola Lao, Senior Equity Policy Manager with the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and Chula Vista District 3 resident. CSE supports staff’s recommendation for the Council to accept the Climate Change Working Group’s recommendations for updating the 2017 Climate Action Plan. CSE is a member of this working group, and we participated in the meetings that led to the development and approval of the recommendations. The Climate Change Working Group had extensive discussions about the recommendations, and we think that staff did a good job in balancing the different points of view expressed by various members of the working group. Staff was very receptive to our suggested language changes to the recommendations and actions relating to building decarbonization and clean transportation. These were discussed and adopted by the Sustainability Commission. Lastly, we applaud the City for developing a Climate Equity Index (CEI) and strongly support its adoption, as indicated by Recommendation 6. CSE was also a member of the stakeholder group that helped develop the CEI. This tool will help ensure that communities in our City that have been disproportionately impacted by climate change will be prioritized during the implementation of the CAP. Furthermore, we support Climate Action Campaign’s recommendation to add a Social Equity section in the Climate Action Plan Update. Carolyn Scofield Location: 91910 Submitted At: 4:55pm 04-20-21 Good Evening Mayor Salas and Council Members, Thank you for your recognized and effective climate leadership over the years. I support the Climate Change Working Group Recommendations and am grateful that I was able to participate as a resident in the creation of these recommendations. I support an updated Climate Action Plan which includes a climate equity and health focus. As our community recovers from the serious health and economic challenges of the past year, it’s time to plan for a better future ahead for all residents. As specific GHG reduction strategies are developed, I encourage you to create a climate equity stakeholder working group comprised of residents from the communities who are impacted the most by the detrimental effects of climate change for ongoing communication and planning This would encourage and support meaningful participation in local economic energy and environmental project opportunities with pathways to community ownership and decreased climate vulnerability. Finally, adopting a GHG reduction goal of zero carbon by 2045 would focus all efforts on reducing emissions, providing for healthier and more sustainable living for everyone in Chula Vista. Tara Hammond Location: 92037, La Jolla Submitted At: 3:48pm 04-20-21 Good evening Honorable Mayor Salas and Chula Vista Council, My name is Tara Hammond and I'm a local climate activist. I appreciate that the City of Chula Vista has been a climate leader, and I'm pleased to see item 4 on the agenda tonight. I also support strengthening the climate action recommendations and including them in a CAP update to serve as a tool to help build back a more equitable and sustainable Chula Vista. I urge you to take Climate Action Campaign's recommendation. Thank you for your time, consideration and leadership. Shelah Ott Location: 92104, San Diego Submitted At: 3:39pm 04-20-21 Good evening Mayor Salas and council members, my name is Shelah Ott and I'm with Hammond Climate Solutions. Thank you for your dedication to climate action and efforts to ensure the city has a CAP that will meet Chula Vista's climate goals. I respectfully urge you to adopt the seven CAP recommendations made by Climate Action Campaign, which will help ensure the CAP is robust, contains sufficient and specific targets, and adequately addresses the needs of communities of concern. The next CAP update is an opportunity for Chula Vista to become a national leader on climate action. We are in a climate emergency and must move forward with bold steps towards climate justice. Thank you. Karinna Gonzalez Location: 91902, Bonita Submitted At: 3:22pm 04-20-21 Good evening Mayor Salas and council members, my name is Karinna Gonzalez and I am with Hammond Climate Solutions as well as a long term resident in Chula Vista. I want to thank the City of Chula Vista for your commitment to climate action and ensuring the city's CAP is strong and continues to move forward. I urge you to consider the recommendations made by Climate Action Campaign. The next CAP update is an opportunity for Chula Vista to become a national leader on climate action. We are in a climate emergency and need to act now with bold action. Thank you. Ronald Hidinger Location: 91911, Chula Vista Submitted At: 11:56am 04-20-21 I wish to support of agenda item 4, ACCEPTING THE CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS. In particular, I wish to second the Working Group's recommendation #5, Ensure implementation of the Chula Vista Active Transportation Plan, a plan that has a real chance to make a difference in the city's actions to forestall climate change and improve it's citizens' health and safety. Tangentially, I would like to congratulate the city's installation of bike lanes on Broadway Avenue. Please continue this good work throughout western Chula Vista. Rita Clement Location: 91914, CHULA VISTA Submitted At: 9:41pm 04-19-21 Good evening Mayor Salas and Councilmembers, Any new transportation vision that successfully reduces pollution levels in disadvantaged communities must include significant reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled and rapid electrification of the bus fleet. I strongly support approval of agenda item 4. I believe adoption of the Climate Change Working Group's recommendations would be a step in the right direction. We must seek additional funding for census tracts to improve community safety, health and economics. Ensure that all Chula Vista Business Associations have equitable access to funding. The adoption of the Climate Equity Index is essential when planning to address environmental and social equity. Our Chula Vista Climate Action Plan must exceed the provisions of California State law. We need ordinances that require all newly constructed or renovated buildings to be all electric. We need to search for funding sources to provide incentives to electrify existing buildings. We also need to adopt a zero carbon target. We need installation of EV charging stations throughout our city. Thank you for your attention. Susie Murphy Location: Submitted At: 5:45pm 04-19-21 I want to thank the City of Chula Vista for demonstrating a commitment to making progress on climate action. I encourage you to take the recommendations of the Climiate Action Campaign to align each of the recommendations under consideration with the most up-to-date climate science, and to include all strategies in a comprehensive Climate Action Plan update. To stave off the most devastating impacts of climate change, climate science says we must eliminate carbon emissions by mid-century. This critical moment in history demands that at every level of government, we need to take unprecedented action to entirely decarbonize every sector to ensure a safe, livable, and equitable future. As such, I urge the Council to adopt a Zero Carbon Climate Action Plan. A CAP with a Zero Carbon target would be groundbreaking for the region, but it’s what the science says is necessary. Additionally,I urge you to add to the CAP commitments to ordinances requiring all newly constructed or renovated buildings to be all-electric, as well as providing incentives and streamlining to electrify existing buildings. Finally I recommend a Social Equity section of the CAP which explicitly defines how the communities most impacted by the climate crisis and environmental injustices, identified through the Climate Equity Index, will be prioritized in the implementation of GHG reduction strategies. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this item. Noah Harris Location: 92103, San Diego Submitted At: 4:23pm 04-19-21 Good evening. This is Noah Harris, with Climate Action Campaign, commenting on the CCWG Climate Action Recommendations. First, we thank the City of Chula Vista for demonstrating a commitment to making progress on climate action. We encourage you to align each of the recommendations under consideration with the most up to date climate science, and to include all strategies in a comprehensive Climate Action Plan update. To stave off the most devastating impacts of climate change, climate science says we must eliminate carbon emissions by mid-century. This critical moment in history demands that at every level of government, we need to take unprecedented action to entirely decarbonize every sector to ensure a safe, livable, and equitable future. As such, we urge the Council to adopt a Zero Carbon Climate Action Plan. A CAP with a Zero Carbon target would be groundbreaking for the region, but it’s what the science says is necessary. Additionally, we urge you to add to the CAP commitments to ordinances requiring all newly constructed or renovated buildings to be all-electric, as well as providing incentives and streamlining to electrify existing buildings. Finally we recommend a Social Equity section of the CAP which explicitly defines how the communities most impacted by the climate crisis and environmental injustices, identified through the Climate Equity Index, will be prioritized in the implementation of GHG reduction strategies. Thank you. Agenda Item: eComments for 5. 21-0099 CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF AND POSSIBLE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATION OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (ALPR OR LPR) SYSTEMS AND DATA SHARING PROGRAM THROUGH AN AGREEMENT WITH VIGILANT/MOTOROLA Overall Sentiment Mike Garcia Location: Submitted At: 7:37pm 04-20-21 I support our police using the ALPR technology. Our department does an amazing job policing our city and we need to give them the tools necessary to continue to do the job they do. Eduardo Saldivar Location: 91911, chula vista Submitted At: 7:35pm 04-20-21 I strongly oppose the use of ALPR in our city. How can we plan to move forward if we have not even been given enough information on the previous years of use. Any vote to extend this program is rushed, and not in the best interest of Chula vista. Dulce Garcia Location: 92102, San Diego Submitted At: 6:06pm 04-20-21 Shame on the City of Chula Vista for admitting that it does not know the extent that our community members are targeted by ICE and Border Patrol, yet, continues to participate in data sharing with hundreds of agencies through it’s subscription to LEARN. See their Automated License Plate Recognition Community Questions and CVPD Responses, questions 18 and 50. As an undocumented migrant, a business owner, and the chair of the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium, I am saddened that Chula Vista has broken trust with the community. End the data sharing now. Renewing the contract with Vigilant Solutions endangers our undocumented community members. We hope that you honor the promises made when we decided to make Chula Vista a welcoming city, and when we passed the Dreamer Resolution. By keeping the ALPR program on, the city is ensuring that the federal government can access data for immigration enforcement even when they say that it is for criminal investigations only. What the police department neglect to admit is that our immigrant community is often criminalized, often targeted for immigration violations. The city must take a stand, we are either a true Welcoming City, or it’s just a title without any meaning. Sarah Morga Location: 91910, Chula Vista Submitted At: 6:03pm 04-20-21 I support the protection of the Chula Vista residents. I support the use of the ALPR technology to serve our community. It is a tool to help the CVPD to help protect our residents. So much fear is spread through ignorance. I ask the City Council to stop the ignorance and support your Police Dept with the use of the ALPR technology. Think of your child? It only takes one kidnapping of a person you know!!! Stop the Ignorance!!! Thank You!!!! Christopher Ramirez Location: 91915, chula vista Submitted At: 5:53pm 04-20-21 I support am in support of the AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (ALPR OR LPR) SYSTEMS AND DATA SHARING PROGRAM. We as citizens of chula vista need new technology and resources to keep our community safe. Brett Davis Location: 9191, Chula Vista Submitted At: 5:52pm 04-20-21 I support the CVPD fully and I especially support the ALPR technology. Thousands of agencies use it successfully to fight crime. Chula Vista City Council, Please support our Police officers as they are dedicated to protecting the people in our communities. Thank you for this consideration. Mike Diaz Location: 91911, Chula Vista Submitted At: 5:51pm 04-20-21 I strongly support the continued use of ALPR. Our police department remains understaffed and ALPR is a tool that supports our police department's mission to keep our community safe. We need more eyes on the street, it has been empirically proven that low staffing levels places the community at greater risk as shown in the following document from CVPD 2017 https://www.chulavistaca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/15606/636434179900230000 Taking critical tools like this away from our PD will place our community at greater risk, especially communities of color including the area in CV where I live. I support staffs recommendation that we continue the use of ALPR. Elizabeth Nunez Location: Submitted At: 5:48pm 04-20-21 As much as we would like to believe APLR’s are being used for security and protection, we all know it’s a guise for fear and criminalization of our immigrant and BIPOC communities. Be real. Francis Riley Location: 91911, Chula Vista Submitted At: 5:24pm 04-20-21 While there may be a roll for some aspect of a system such as this, the presentations by the Chula Vista Police Department have not made their case for it! In my opinion, their presentations of it were not serious responses to the community concerns. There were contradictory statements made!, For example: in one presentation it was stated this has been a major factor in solving crime and getting convictions, which was followed by the statements that is only on four (4) police cars and two (2) of them are no used much of the time. The residents of Chula Vista appreciate the police but it goes both ways: the Chula Vista Police Department has to respect the intelligence of the people they serve. The unprofessional presentations call for the City Council to vote for a thorough review of the merits of this system, not to continue by a Special Committee. Mejgan Afshan Location: Submitted At: 5:04pm 04-20-21 As Co Founder / Executive Director of Borderlands for Equity and part of the Chula Vista Anti-Surveillance Ad Hoc committee, we oppose CVPD’s use of ALPR and the ongoing surveillance and targeting of our most marginalized community members. We urge Chula Vista Mayor Salas and Council members to please cease the entire ALPR program and will continue to show up regardless of an audit is done or not. The City of Chula Vista needs to be more transparent and allow better accessibility for all our siblings to show up and engage with the community on this critical and contentious issue. Javier Padilla Location: 91950, National city Submitted At: 4:57pm 04-20-21 This program is not good for the immigrant working class who are being harassed with this program of reading the license plates of the cars I ask you the most careful way that please remove the program since these resources can be used for what is happening for the pandemic for other help programs since the officers can read the plates with their computers it is not necessary for them to have that program to read the ALPR plates, not ALPR please we are humans we rights Lanelle Teran Location: San Diego Submitted At: 4:55pm 04-20-21 I oppose the use of surveillance technology that targets undocumented and BIPOC community members. These tools will further aid in instilling terror in already traumatized communities. Gerry Sablan Location: Submitted At: 4:53pm 04-20-21 Chula Vista is family-friendly. And, more importantly, our city is a culturally diverse and safe community to live in. In fact, I believe we are the 2nd safest city (behind Coronado) of all municipalities in San Diego County. That high ranking is reflective of the priority our City leaders have given to the quality of life we enjoy today. Add to that – our city is the first in California to be designated as a Certified Welcoming City. And a policy is currently in effect which states that the CVPD “does not engage in any form of enforcement of federal immigration laws”. It is my opinion that use of the ALPR is another tool the CVPD has to keep our citizens, our children safe from those with criminal intent. And even with just one child predator taken off the street, the benefit is multiplied by the number of would-be victims saved from his/her hands. That is priceless. I understand, too, that the ALPR brings concerns of privacy and misuse. Instead of doing away with the ALPR entirely, let’s find the gaps and impose the fixes needed to ensure we fully meet the requirements of being both a Welcoming City and a “safe city”. Let’s keep the hardened criminal offenders off our streets. Let’s also ensure the ALPR data gathered is NOT used to enforce immigration law. I believe both requirements can be met. Perhaps an Oversight Committee would guarantee that. Kelly Zavala Location: Submitted At: 4:50pm 04-20-21 I am a former resident of Chula Vista. I travel through CV frequently, as I have many loved one who reside in the area. A Union Tribune article was published earlier this year stating that ALPR data was shared by CVPD among 800 law enforcement agencies. There are names and faces attached to those plates, each with loved ones and families like you and I. While many community members feel safe or neutral toward the existing ALPR program, we cannot ignore that many of us live in a very different reality in relation to law enforcement, and that our mistrust of police is one that is rooted in a very long ugly history of oppression. This isn’t to say that we can’t turn things around, and start rebuilding. Chula Vista PD and city officials can do their part by listening to our needs, and allowing for all of us to have a voice. Regardless of how comfortable you are with license plate readers: community oversight, accountability, and transparency is something all of us should be getting behind. I know that if your families were at risk from the gross misuse and mishandling of this data, you would be sitting where I am at, vehemently opposing this program. Norma Cazares Location: Submitted At: 4:48pm 04-20-21 As a 50+ year community activist, and a 40+ year resident of Chula Vista, I am proud of community members and organizations for highlighting concerns with law enforcement issues, in this case, the ADLR program. When attention is brought to questionable practices and demands for answers are made, it is incumbent on our City leaders to respond. Residents should expect accountability and our City should welcome it. Although many may feel answers didn't come quickly enough, don't go deep enough, or don't come at all, I am of a different opinion due to years of discussions (many times heated) and voluntary collaborations with the CVPD in addressing issues that ensure the safety of our community, including access to crime-fighting tools. As I am proud of the community for bringing this issue to light, I have confidence in the CVPD for their willingness and efforts to respond to community input by reviewing their process. Even though the public should EXPECT their PD to respond, rarely do PD's do so to the level that the CVPD has done on this ADLR matter. All may not be perfect, but the good faith is there. I am optimistic with the changes to the program that the department is proposing tonight, including prohibiting the HSI or any other federal entity from searching CV's data. If possible, I do encourage the audit requested by Chief Kennedy be completed before renewing the contract w/Vigilant, and that an ordinance on surveillance technology also be considered soon. Thank you. Nan Kar Location: 92131 Submitted At: 4:47pm 04-20-21 I am OPPOSED to the use of ALPR in Chula Vista or any other city within San Diego County. Stop providing information to ICE. Surveillance isn’t the answer to catch the “bad” guys. CVPD needs to build trust within the community. Kayleigh Hernandez Location: 92103, San Diego Submitted At: 4:42pm 04-20-21 This is a violation of human rights and is incredibly invasive. Gloria Teran Location: 92027, ESCONDIDO Submitted At: 4:31pm 04-20-21 I strongly disagree with the use of ALPR Automated License Plate Reader) anywhere in the greater San Diego region. It is an egregious violation of privacy. We have found that CVPD had been sharing data with HSI/ICE, and that data has been used to target members of our undocumented community. We don't know what other misuses this data would be subject to. This is in breach of the first amendment right to life and the pursuit of happiness and I am very much against this proposal. Shane Stiles Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 4:23pm 04-20-21 I support the continued use of the LPR camera system and hopefully its expansion within the city of Chula Vista as a crime fighting tool to be used by the CVPD for the solving of community crimes within our city. We should be in the business of providing more tools to the CVPD and not removing these important tools so that those that would commit crimes against the citizens of this city might be apprehended. Dell Miller Location: 91902, Bonita Submitted At: 4:14pm 04-20-21 I strongly support CV PD using this technology to further enhance keeping us safe .... police as a whole are getting misrepresented by the media.... they are here to serve and protect us!!! and in my opinion they are doing a great job!!! Even when they are criticized negatively every step of the way!!! Kathy Tell Location: 92008, Carlsbad Submitted At: 3:43pm 04-20-21 As a Carlsbad resident where the unjust use of Automated License Plate Readers are used, I am strongly OPPOSED to the use of ALPR in Chula Vista or any other city in San Diego county. This surveillance should be unlawful and is being used against our citizens instead of protecting them. I urge you to OPPOSE expanding the ALPR program. Thank you. Silvia Saldivar Location: Submitted At: 3:40pm 04-20-21 As a resident of Chula Vista I oppose this ALPR Program. Chula vista is a welcoming city, and this program is already showing that there is not enough accountability in the Police department to make sure this technology is not being abused. No rushed vote should be taken, and we need more community dialogue. Lorilee SanAgustin Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 3:31pm 04-20-21 I am a resident Chula Vista, and I strongly oppose the use of cameras by the Chula Vista Police. Please stop the use of these cameras. Jocelyn Yerena Location: Submitted At: 3:22pm 04-20-21 As a long time Chula Vista resident, I feel very unsafe knowing that my data, or my family’s data could be shared by CVPD. I strongly oppose the ALPR program and hope city officials will enact a community oversight board, and remain transparent with us if they plan to keep these technologies. Maria Reyes Location: 91911, Chula Vista Submitted At: 3:16pm 04-20-21 I oppose the use of cameras by the Chula Vista police. Chula Vista is a welcoming city and what they are doing is targeting certain people only. Margaret Baker Location: Submitted At: 3:10pm 04-20-21 CVPD has failed to properly manage its ALPR program & is clearly incapable of auditing itself. Its report did not adequately account for total costs, usage, effectiveness/harm, civil liberties/privacy protections, disproportionate impact on certain groups, etc. AND no one-time audit will provide the type of INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT that is needed. The City must not renew the contract with Vigilant. CVPD cannot control third-party sharing or prevent abuse of the millions of license plate images & associated data that are collected as we go about our daily lives, & then refers to us throughout their report as “offenders.” The police forum revealed a huge disconnect between the City’s “story” & the legitimate questions, concerns, & yes, FACTS, raised by community members for over 3 months in eComments, emails & substantive letters sent to city officials. The community MUST be included in decisions PRIOR to as well as DURING operation of such programs. Instead, our voices have been muted, our engagement denied. We have lost trust and feel this process is a rush to a vote. To renew the Vigilant contract in light of community outcry looks like a TOTAL STEAMROLL! We can’t allow technologies to continue to be used unchecked. We need a moratorium on the ALPR program while we develop usage & privacy ordinances building on best practices, and establish an independent community-led privacy board. Community members want a seat at the table NOW to create safeguards & prevent abuse. David Sanchez Location: Submitted At: 3:10pm 04-20-21 I support our police department using this technology. We need to support our police officers and continue to give them the tools they need to succeed. This is a great investigative tool for our officers. Virginia Jensen Location: Submitted At: 3:03pm 04-20-21 I strongly support the use of the ALPR program. It's another tool for our officers to have on hand to help keep our city safe. It's not a weapon and it's not surveillance. It's used in many communities to help cut down on crime. There are numerous regulations & safety precautions already in place regarding its use. The CVPD has never been accused of miss handling the use of the ALPR program. It's taking advantage of what technology is available in this day & age, which we should be thankful they have. It's unfortunate that many things get taken out of contexts & when people look for any negative they can find, with nothing to back it up. The CVPD is not tracking a certain group of people, but are using this technology in a safe manner. When you have been robed at gun point, beaten, raped or your family member is missing, you'll be thankful the CVPD has multiple tools available. Eduardo S Location: 91911, Chula Vista Submitted At: 3:02pm 04-20-21 ALPR highlights the worst aspect of technology, policing and lack of accountability with our elected officials. This dragnet will negatively affect families, visitors and community trust. This is also a waste of resources that can be better allocated to actually keep the community safe vs this program that will only target and harass our community. Please stand with your community and oppose ALPR. Monica Santos Location: Submitted At: 3:02pm 04-20-21 STOP ALPR! I do not feel represented by the Council members who we have elected. Listen to your citizens! Do not renew the surveillance program! This is not the way to promote safe and welcoming communities! Cat Mills Location: Submitted At: 3:01pm 04-20-21 I support the program Please continue to keep our city safe. Alicia Pentico Location: 91902, Bonita Submitted At: 2:56pm 04-20-21 I vehemently oppose the expansion of ALPR. 1) Increased surveillance violates individuals right to privacy. 2) Marginalized communities (especially POC and undocumented immigrants) are further put at risk by data sharing and the CVPD. We should be coming together as a community and not just furthering the expansion of CVPD and, by extension the prison industrial complex. Daria Lopez Location: 91911, chula vista Submitted At: 2:42pm 04-20-21 I strongly oppose the CVPD department use of ALPR. Those people who are saying let the police do their jobs are being ignorant to the fact that black and brown folks are more likely to be pulled over, and even have violence caused to them by the police. We need community dialogue of the details behind this program, and is a huge shame that Chula Vista is skipping this step. If no collaboration and transparency is given, which it hasn't, vote NO to the ALPR. J. Miller Location: Submitted At: 2:15pm 04-20-21 Please support CVPD! Keeping our community safe should be of the utmost importance to everybody here. The ALPR program does not care what color person you are or where you are from, it cares if the vehicle and/or its owner is part of a crime. Imagine if somebody you loved was a reason for an AMBER alert...I am sure you would fully support CVPD having the system. Think of those parents who have gone through those moments hoping that any bit of information could help. If you are not committing a crime, you have nothing to worry about. I am sick of other communities thinking that CV is "ghetto". We are not "ghetto" and deserve the safety resources that other communities in San Diego have. As for collecting your personal information - your cell phone, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and all other social media platforms do an incredible job listening and following you - our police officers have more important things to deal with. Please support a low crime community and support CVPD. Nico Sanchez Location: 91910 Submitted At: 2:02pm 04-20-21 Have any of these activists read the report. If you did you would see this isn’t surveillance. The moment you walk outside cameras are on throughout your neighborhood, at the store, in parking garages, at the bank. So everyone else can have technology but the police? You are crazy!!! I support CVPD and any law enforcement agency that uses ALPR. Stop the nonsense. this isn’t about technology, it’s anti- police. Ashley Roane Location: 92116, San Diego Submitted At: 1:49pm 04-20-21 I am strongly opposed to increased / continued use of surveillance in our communities, especially as this is targeting marginalized people. Connie Mack Location: Submitted At: 12:30pm 04-20-21 My name is Connie Mack... I am a long time resident of Chula Vista, a retired teacher and member of the South Bay Campus of the Unitarian Universalist Church. I am opposed to the continued emphasis on surveillance , as if these tactics are the only things that can be used to create a safe community. Sure, we need to protect our community from those involved in criminal activities, but in my opinion, when widespread... far reaching tools such as ALPR are used , with a blanket "catch all the criminals" mentality, as if everyone whose name shows up on surveillance lists is automatically a criminal, to the exclusion of Community Friendly technology which increases access, connections and inclusion... then everyone becomes a potential criminal. Just as with the Gang lists in San Diego... where just living next door to a gang member and talking to a neighbor, could get a young kid on a list of gang members (or suspected gang members) and people had to fight to get their names taken off the list (though they claimed it was easy) , who knows what it going to happen to the names of those who came under surveillance?? . I am a 67 year old white woman,living on 5th Avenue in CV, and I drive red Honda Fit. What if something happened and a red Honda FIt was involved. Would I then be on a list of people who were once suspected of committing a crime? That is also a key reason that there must be strong oversight Marcia Garcia Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 12:25pm 04-20-21 As a resident of Chula Vista, I am urging the city to stop the use of ALPR technology. Residents have expressed their opposition multiple times yet the the city and CVPD are continuing to ignore the community’s concerns. I call for a stop to the use of ALPR surveillance and the creation of an independent, community-led surveillance oversight board to ensure Chula Vista residents have meaningful input into how this technology is used. Lynn DeHahn Location: Submitted At: 12:24pm 04-20-21 Please allow questions and Council to give answers before any predetermined vote is taken on Item 5. This did not happen in the requested and long awaited Forum April 7. The police and surveillance tactics need some oversight and transparency to the Chula Vista community and its residents. Lynn DeHahn, resident. Marian Ruiz Location: 91945, Lemon Grove Submitted At: 12:20pm 04-20-21 Border Angels opposes the use of ALPR surveillance technology. We must top ALPR surveillance NOW! This technology is harmful to our communities. Instead, we propose creating an independent, community-led surveillance oversight board. We must stop spending on surveillance technology; and instead support community-friendly technology to increase access, connectedness and inclusion. Erin TsurumotoGrassi Location: 92119, San Diego Submitted At: 12:02pm 04-20-21 Alliance San Diego continues to have concerns regarding CVPD’s ALPR program, in particular the way that data is shared on the Vigilant Solutions LEARN database. We read the staff report and appreciate CVPD listening to some of our concerns regarding ALPRs. In particular, we welcome CVPD limiting data sharing to only agencies who are bound by SB 54, seeking an independent review of the ALPR program, and providing additional transparency and accountability. These are good steps forward. However, there is still more work to be done with community members and organizations to make certain that the voices of the community are being fully heard, and that the civil rights of individuals who live and travel through Chula Vista are protected. Surveillance technology has serious privacy and civil rights implications, and it is important that the voices of the community are fully heard. We urge the City and CVPD return back to the table with community members and organizations to come up with a solution that fully addresses the concerns of the community. Kandi CustodioTan Location: 91915 Submitted At: 11:52am 04-20-21 As a resident of Chula Vista in District 1, I am urging city council to stop the ALPR program as it is a violation of every resident's rights in Chula Vista. It is unacceptable to rush this without doing the responsibility of a community-led and accountable structured program with a surveillance ordinance. Wedad Schlotte Location: Submitted At: 11:13am 04-20-21 Greetings council members. My name is Wedad Schlotte. I urge you to stop ALPR. “””.Chula Vista has the important distinction in California to be designated as the first Certified Welcoming City for immigrant inclusion. As the second largest city in the county of San Diego, it risks undermining that recognition by continuing to use ALPR technology. More importantly, it risks undermining the civil liberties of all who live or pass through the city by not ending its poorly regulated ALPR program. Under California Senate Bill 34, a law that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2016, police departments using ALPR technology are required to publish privacy and usage policies. Chula Vista has not been in compliance with state law since it went into effect.“”” Please vote NO, and end ALPR program. Susie Murphy Location: Submitted At: 9:13am 04-20-21 I support our CV Police Officers and I support the department's responsible use of the ALPR system. Allowing for the tracking of stolen vehicles and identifying them greatly enhances the possibility of recovery and conviction of the crime. The potential for helping find missing persons by utilizing this technology as part of the AMBER alert system is important as well. Please consider the benefits of this program in keeping our community safe. N C Location: Submitted At: 9:11am 04-20-21 I support any technology that the police department uses to solve crimes. The LPR system is just another tool to help keep our communities safe. M Ramirez Location: Submitted At: 9:10am 04-20-21 The Chula Vista City Council must Oppose this agenda item and address serious community concerns first. This is not about politics, this is about transparency and a thorough review of the ALPR program and how the data gathered negatively impacts Chula Vista residents. Stop spending on surveillance technology. The key to a safe community is to invest money in community programs that bring people together, programs that create an ongoing cooperation between the Police Department and its residents. How can the Police Department keep its residents safe, if they are not willing to include its own residents in an effort to clearly understand the impacts of what "Surveillance" with ALPR does to its entire population and not just part of the community. Is the Chula Vista Police Department ready to be Inclusive and Transparent with All Residents. D Dull Location: Submitted At: 9:02am 04-20-21 History has shown that threats and challenges are best countered with the gathering and sharing of information— with a pool of intelligence we are most fit to develop a plan to combat crime. Analysts and in this case, Law Enforcment Officers, utilize the ALPR system to gather information on stolen vehicles and missing people (AMBER alerts). While ALPR carries other beneficial duties, I feel the two most important uses (from a LEO perspective) are finding missing or abducted people and locating stolen vehicles. Overall, ALPR is an information gathering tool that serves as a great investigative tool for Law Enforcment in today’s world of policing. Without ALPR, I am less likely to catch the bad guy/gal and hold them accountable. Please consider all the good ALPR has done to keep the community safe. Tama BeckerVarano Location: 92122, San Diego Submitted At: 8:59am 04-20-21 I continue to be troubled by your lack of due diligence and care when subjecting your own community to surveillance. I highly encourage you to watch the documentary Coded Bias to absorb the full spectrum of the pervasiveness and systemic racism built into our current systems of surveillance. The residents of Chula Vista do not want to live in a surveillance state and yet you have plowed forward with a complete lack of transparency and input from the community - that is NOT what governing looks like! It is imperative to immediately: 1) stop Automated License Plate Reader technology, 2) create an independent, community-led surveillance oversight board, 3) stop spending taxpayer dollars on surveillance technology, instead support community-friendly technology to increase access, connectedness, and inclusion. These actions will help restore trust and increase transparency. shannon shay Location: Submitted At: 8:58am 04-20-21 I support CVPD 110%!!!! Our city Police Department is understaffed, under paid, and NEED community support! Our Chief is an excellent leader who cares deeply for the city and people in general. Enough with the hatred and throwing police under the bus! Without them and their resources, crime will prevail! David Harris Location: 92105, San Diego Submitted At: 8:58am 04-20-21 Stop ALPR- —it is an invasion of privacy —CVPD has shown little responsibility with the data gathered —indiscriminate sharing of data —not worth the $$ Mr S Location: Submitted At: 8:44am 04-20-21 Law enforcement needs the technological capabilities to solve crimes. We can't expect police to find stolen cars and then blindfold them! Daniel Martin Location: Submitted At: 8:43am 04-20-21 I support our police officers using the LPR technology. Our police department does an amazing job policing our city and we need to allow them to use this investigative tool to keep our citizens and community safe. One day it may be your case that is solved by the police using this technology. Filiberto Mendez Location: 91911 Submitted At: 8:21am 04-20-21 We need to equip our police with every possible tool to keep us safe. After researching ALPR, it has many success stories. Quit playing politics when it comes to the safety of our people. You want people to come to Chula to live and visit? Make it safe. My family’s bags will be packed faster than you can blink once you start stripping our police of needed tools and resources. J H Location: 91912 Submitted At: 7:58am 04-20-21 Strongly supported Dustin Bruzee Location: 91913, Chula Vista Submitted At: 7:40am 04-20-21 I strongly support the Chula Vista Police Department’s use of ALPR. This program has countless success stories and has made our community safer as a result. Don’t cave to politics and abolish a program that makes our officers and community safer. Chula Vista continues to set the standard for community policing and use of technology to fill the holes as the lowest staffed police department in the County. David Roberts Location: Submitted At: 6:13am 04-20-21 I strongly support the current use of LPR technology and call for its expansion to keep residents safe. The people wanting to shut it down obviously have an agenda to allow criminals to not get caught. They forget the resource helps victims obtain justice. They also fail to realize the technology assists in locating stolen vehicles and missing persons. Their argument that the program is biased is absurd. The LPR computer system captures license plates automatically throughout the city with no assistance or actions by the officers driving these vehicles around. Do the people opposed believe the computers are biased in their computing? If that's the case their issue is with Microsoft. There is nothing invasive about capturing data from vehicles that are out in public. People afraid of big brother can ride a bike or take the bus. Please council I urge you to let common sense prevail and give our Police Department more tools to help its citizens, not less. Please read from your own website: "The City of Chula Vista is leading the international smart city movement with state-of-the-art technology and data analytics tools that improve quality of life and contribute to economic growth. Chula Vista's commitment to smart city innovation is reflected in its detailed strategic plan and numerous initiatives in progress." You cannot call yourself a smart city if you take away technology. Do the right thing and keep Chula Vista safe! Anthony Molina Location: Submitted At: 9:56pm 04-19-21 This tool has proven over and over to be of great service to our community; from helping find at risk missing persons, stolen vehicles, and dangerous criminals actively committing crimes.. As with all databases there are checks and balances on who is accessing the information and why. I can't imagine someone's missing elderly parent driving off in a vehicle and the worried family being told police no longer have access to see if the vehicle was picked up on LPR to aid in finding them. Or victims being told police can't use LPR data to find someone who assaulted them and may assault others, I'm at a loss for what actual case triggered this to come up as a possible invasion of privacy when I am not aware of that happening in our city. K Michelle Location: Submitted At: 9:40pm 04-19-21 Give our Officers the tools they need! Michael M Location: 92116, San Diego Submitted At: 9:29pm 04-19-21 If this council believes in the safety of Chula Vista neighborhoods it would divert the money wasted on this program towards housing, education, health and climate concerns rather than expanding this program. The data being collected and shared with agencies and who knows where else by Vigilant Solutions far outweighs the minimal benefits that CVPD is selectively showing to the public. Due to the fact that police are biased towards surveilling black and brown communities, it is targeting the use of ALPR to further control these neighborhoods and further perpetuate the carceral state. I urge the council to listen to the community and adopt an ordinance that provides for transparency, accountability and ongoing independent oversight. Katie Zeitz Location: 92109, San diego Submitted At: 9:10pm 04-19-21 I oppose this. Surveillance is being used in a biased way. It is taking up valuable finite resources. Mike Jones Location: 91910, Chula Vista Submitted At: 8:13pm 04-19-21 I support our police department using LPR technology. Our department is already the lowest staffed in the county and they do an amazing job with the limited staffing they have. One reason they do an amazing job is the technology they use. This is a valuable piece of technology that our police should be allowed to continue using. Let’s not make our cops jobs any harder than they already are. Adrian Garcia Location: 91914, Chula Vista Submitted At: 8:12pm 04-19-21 I support the use of ALPR in the City of Chula Vista. We need to provide the tools to our Police Department to keep our community safe. This is used by almost all other agencies. Why should we be at a disadvantage? C Bearss Location: 91910, Chula Vista Submitted At: 8:10pm 04-19-21 I am in support of the police department’s use of license plate readers. This technology has the potential to help protect society by giving law enforcement important public information quickly. Let’s give law enforcement the tools to effectively do their jobs and help victims quickly and efficiently. The community wants to be safe. Let’s help make it safer with great tools like this. William Lopez Location: 91941, La Mesa Submitted At: 8:02pm 04-19-21 I fully support this program, as there is much greater good this program brings than of the concerns people have regarding this program. S Foxx Location: Submitted At: 7:47pm 04-19-21 Help the police protect our community. I am a recently retired Navy Chief and after 25 years of service; I know first hand how having access to the right tools and technology can make a difference and save lives. ALPR’s are a tool that can only help CVPD keep our community safe. The fact that we even have to defend this use of technology is pretty ridiculous; its a no brainer. ALPR’s will only enhance the department’s ability to keep me and my family safe; don’t we all want the same thing? I support Chief Kennedy and the men and women of the Chula Vista Police Department. Yes on ALPR’s! Let’s continue to keep our city safe and lower crime!! J Diaz Location: 91910 Submitted At: 7:33pm 04-19-21 I fully support this program and CVPD!!! The only people that need to be worried about this program are people committing crime. Don’t stop protecting us ...we need law enforcement! Chelsey Birgisdottir Location: 92103, SAN DIEGO Submitted At: 5:10pm 04-19-21 The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties joins with Chula Vista residents in affirming their right to be free from intrusive, discriminatory and dangerous government surveillance. We strongly urge the city council to end all Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) data sharing, suspend the use of ALPRs and adopt a comprehensive surveillance ordinance. Decisions about acquiring and using advanced surveillance technology should be firmly under democratic control. Surveillance technologies are disproportionately used to surveil people of color, immigrants and political activists - particularly when acquired or used secretly, without input from a diverse group of community members and without robust oversight protocols. Adopting a comprehensive surveillance ordinance will ensure residents have a say in surveillance decisions that impact their communities, their lives and the lives of their families. True community involvement and transparency in public safety is when residents participate in decisions about acquiring and using ALPRs, drones or cameras. An ordinance will ensure that finite city resources aren’t spent on costly, ineffective and invasive surveillance that creates more problems than it solves. We strongly urge the city council to respond to community concerns by ending all ALPR data sharing, suspending the use of ALPRs and adopting a comprehensive surveillance ordinance. Chelsey Birgisdottir, Policy Associate ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties Kathy Hardy Location: Submitted At: 4:40pm 04-19-21 I supported Measure A because I have always believed in public safety. I thought Measure A would allow for the hiring of more police and fire personnel and I have witnessed that in the fire department. We are now living at a time where communities across the nation are pushing for reforms in the way that policing takes place. Many of these reforms include the installation of more civilian oversight and transparency. This is a golden opportunity for our City to push for such change, especially now that our residents have become aware of CVPD’s use of invasive ALPR technology. Trust is not built with technology but rather with boots on the ground. Capturing a license plate is not community policing! Developing relationships with the community is highly personal and leads to partnerships with residents to identify and solve problems. The use of technology that throws our civil liberties out the window, especially without civilian oversight or community input, is a travesty at best and erodes trust, a vital component of a welcoming city. Please listen to your constituents and do what is right for all concerned and halt the use of this technology until the issues surrounding it are resolved. Lois Klepin Location: Submitted At: 3:51pm 04-19-21 The CVPD just released its proposal to EXPAND ALPRs throughout Chula Vista. But their proposal does NOT provide for: ACCOUNTABILITY or TRANSPARENCY or OVERSIGHT. Please maintain the moratorium on the ALPR program until these issues are resolved. Peter Jensen Location: Submitted At: 2:49pm 04-19-21 The CVPD has adopted and implemented all of the safeguards necessary to protect the concerns regarding privacy Thank you for your support Cheryl Smith Location: Submitted At: 1:15pm 04-19-21 I so encourage the use of the license plate reader. The police force needs all the help they can get. Please adopt this and keep them in Chula Vista Colleen Black Location: Submitted At: 11:13am 04-19-21 Crime is on the rise Listen to your constituents that want safe neighborhoods. Yet another shooting this weekend. Don’t tie the hands of the police. Keep the license plate readers Rebecca Wallies Location: 92103, San Diego Submitted At: 10:34am 04-19-21 The city council is not listening to its constituents. The residents of Chula Vista have made it clear that they do not want this program used, let alone expanded. Please oppose this move by the Chula Vista Police department. Vern Sallee Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 10:31am 04-19-21 I am in support of technology like ALPR which helps officers make our community safer. CVPD has a history of responsible use of technology while protecting the privacy of our citizens. Technology like ALPR is used by thousands of agencies successfully to combat crime throughout the United States each day. Restricting or removing such proven technology would make citizens less safe and hamper the investigative efforts of an already lean police department. I urge the city council to support Chief Kennedy and the officers of CVPD with responsible technology that has proven to help make our community safer. Solomon Kert Location: Submitted At: 9:33am 04-19-21 Keep doing the good work - I believe this is a useful tool to fight crime Please let the police do their job Nicole Oga Location: Submitted At: 9:19am 04-19-21 City council, please do not rush this vote. You are looking at making changes to the Chula Vista PD's ALPR program without adequately addressing community concerns and demands. Please do not allow CVPD to RENEW their ALPR contract with Vigilant Solutions, as it will only EXPAND ALPRs throughout Chula Vista creating a state of over surveillance which will negatively harm our BIPOC communities. We demand: ACCOUNTABILITY for their mismanagement, TRANSPARENCY since they still have not provided basic information we have asked for, ONGOING INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT, and the IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM of the ALPR program. GARY WEDGE Location: San Diego Submitted At: 1:08am 04-19-21 ALPR has long been proven to be an effective use of technology for law enforcement agencies, and to eliminate, or even restrict its use would only hurt the Chula Vista community. While I understand that privacy concerns exist, those concerns are far from widespread and usually the result of misinformation or a misunderstanding of how the technology works. Technology is restricted when technology is abused; no such abuse has occurred, nor has it even been alleged or implied. Chula Vista has been blessed with some of the finest law enforcement professionals in the industry, police officers and civilian employees alike. Leave the law enforcement decision making where it belongs. Anna Wright Location: 91913, Chula Vista Submitted At: 7:38pm 04-18-21 I support this for the safety and security in my community Stephen Wright Location: 91913, Chula Vista Submitted At: 7:36pm 04-18-21 I fully support all tools needed for the police to effectively do their jobs. Doug Wood Location: 91913, Chula Vista Submitted At: 10:16pm 04-17-21 I support a data-sharing program Edgar Garcia Location: 91913, Chula Vista Submitted At: 10:08pm 04-17-21 We need our police department to keep and EXPAND the use of these technologies. Over the last few years crime has dramatically increased in our once peaceful neighborhoods. Law enforcement needs to have any available tools at their disposal to fight back. Jessie Schmitte Location: 91911, Chula Vista Submitted At: 2:52pm 04-17-21 As a community rights activists who just recently moved to the City of Chula Vista, I highly oppose the use of the ALPR technology. I was part of a coalition in the City of San Diego in 2020 and we successfully fought back against the same technology. While I agree that this technology has the potential to help solve crime, this technology is also highly advanced with almost no government oversight in re privacy concerns. For reference I have added publicly available material published by the ACLU regarding how this technology can be used and abused if not regulated. Ex 1A) https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/location-tracking/automatic-license-plate-readers City Council has a mandate to protect their constituents and to become well informed about the potential for disaster when implementing tools like this. I would like to request that the members of Chula Vista City Council gather additional information on Automated License Plate readers and more specifically (Vigilant Solutions) the software company which has ownership to the ALPR information. Please see the attached article on Vigilant and how the software is used and abused by various police departments. I am not arguing on the basis of whether or not the technology works, rather how the use of this technology will transcend into a policing and government surveillance operation. For the sake of your constituents and the moral obligation you have to uphold our constitutional rights please HIGHLY reconsider. Manny Salazar Location: Submitted At: 12:20pm 04-17-21 You can’t take away crime solving tools from law enforcement. This tool can one day serve you if you are a victim. This program has assisted law enforcement in solving many crimes that may not have been solved without this tool. Support the crime fighters that are trying to keep your community safe. Stay safe Chula Vista! Daniel Gonzalez Location: Submitted At: 10:04am 04-17-21 I support police using this technology. It is a great tool that can help them solve crimes. One day it may be your crime that they solve using the plate readers. Eric Wood Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 10:01pm 04-16-21 Can our representatives please push back against the cancel culture and leave this system in place? I see how many crimes are solved from porch pirates to kidnappers trying to flee in a vehicle with a known plate number, etc. If we cancel LPR tools then are we going to gut crime fighting and provide a safe hunting ground for criminals here in our city. Sandra Wagner Location: 91915, Chula Vista Submitted At: 9:53pm 04-16-21 Dont strip useful tools from crime fighters. Trust but verify through audits and hold people accountable for misuse...but keep the LPR! John Haugland Location: 91910, Chula Vista Submitted At: 7:09pm 04-16-21 Whats a great tool to help our CV law enforcement get their job done. I fully support implementing this system! Mike German Location: 91902, BONITA Submitted At: 4:09pm 04-16-21 For information purposes only, I am currently a member of the CV Parks & Recreation Commission, and previously served as a Chair, Vice-Chair, and Member of the CV Board of Ethics, and of the Campaign Finance Reform subcommittee. I also completed Mayor Cox's Leadership Academy and have relied upon this experience in submitting these comments, which are made solely in my own personal capacity. During the 30+ years that I practiced law throughout California, I handled over 30 civil rights cases on both sides of the issues, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, and completed several legal seminars dedicated to this subject. Many of those cases were reported in the state and federal Official Reports, and several were reported in the general and legal press, as the relevant databases will confirm. I fully support our police department and its use of all crime-fighting tools and practices, including but not limited to the automated license plate recognition program. Over the 18 years I have lived here, the CVPD has shown it consistently exercises its discretion in conducting its business and using its policing tools wisely and with good judgment, and I urge the City Council to likewise support our PD and implementation of this program as well. To the extent that non-residents of CV - individual, corporate, governmental, or otherwise - may oppose this program, I urge the Council to give the opinions of CV residents greater weight than non-residents' opinions. Becky Cortez Location: Submitted At: 2:18pm 04-16-21 I am in full support of the tools the officers use to do their job, in keeping the community safe. A tool such as the license plate reader has proven effective for solving crime. Safety for the community especially during the times we are living is of highest need. Having tools that can support the officers but more importantly keep the community safe is of the utmost importance today. J T Location: 30318, Atlanta Submitted At: 11:59am 04-16-21 Not all technology is created equal. With modern ALPR technology + the right policies in place, it's possible to stop crime, protect privacy, and mitigate bias. Ft. Worth Police - In 3 months: 166 arrests, 118 stolen vehicles recovered, multiple murders solved - https://makesafetech.org/fwpds-implementation-of-flock-safety-cameras/ Wichita Police - In 3 months: 150 arrests, 150 stolen vehicles recovered, multiple abductions resolved - https://youtu.be/c_3U0TOiRGE San Mateo Sheriff - https://www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/guest_perspectives/why-both-privacy-and-public- safety-matter-with-license-plate-reader-data/article_bdbd7d8a-9bf8-11eb-85e4-53c51152eaf0.html#tncms- source=login Chamblee, GA - Kidnapping recovered - https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/couple-accused- dekalb-1-year-olds-kidnapping-appear-court-monday/JCE4SGHYJBBDRPST2FGVACB6VU/ Houston, TX - $1M in recovered stolen vehicles - https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/memorial/news/article/License-plate-cams-lead-to-1M-in-recovered- 15655278.php Cobb County, GA - 60% reduction in crime: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/cobb-county-drops-crime-by-60- with-help-of-technology Mike Tardy Location: Submitted At: 9:22am 04-16-21 The APLR is a very effective and much needed program to assist with crime solving and prevention. If anything there should be more implemented within the city. As a business owner in South Bay with crime increasing in our community it only makes sense that the city council continues to support not removing or limiting the ability to use the valuable tool. How can you consider banning this with the lowest staffed department in San Diego County? We greatly support or police department.