11-28-2023 City Council WS Agenda W O R K S E S S IO N
R IC H F IE L D MU N IC IPAL C E N TE R, B AR TH O LO ME W R O O M
N O VEMB E R 28, 2023
5:45 P M
C all to order
1.P resentation and discussion on F lock S afety for implementation within the C ommunity.
A djournment
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AGENDA SECTION:Work Session Items
AGENDA ITEM #1.
WORK S E S S ION STAFF RE P ORT NO. 40
WORK SESSION
11/28/2023
RE P O RT P RE PA RE D B Y: Jay Henthorne, D irector of P ublic S afety/C hief of P olice
D E PA RTME NT D IRE C TO R RE V IE W: Jay Henthorne, D irector of P ublic S afety/C hief of P olice
11/17/2023
O THE R D E PA RTM E NT RE V IE W:
C ITY MA NA G E R RE V IE W: K atie Rodriguez, C ity Manager
11/20/2023
I T E M F O R WO RK S E S S IO N:
Presentation and discussion on Flock Safety for implementation within the Community.
E X E C UT IV E S UM M ARY:
T he Richfield Police Department would like to purchase ten Flock Cameras. T he Richfield Police
Department would like to use Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without
compromising on individual privacy. T he Richfield Police Department could utilize retroactive search
to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, the Richfield Police Department could utilize real
time alerting of hotlist vehicles to apprehend those that have committed crimes.
Cameras will be positioned throughout the community in arterial locations of travel in the City. Numerous
departments in the metro are using the system with a lot of success. Our neighboring Departments Edina and
Bloomington have them deployed both by private entities and by their respective Cities. We would like to have
feedback in order to move forward in first quarter of 2024.
D IRE C T I O N NE E D E D:
The Richfield Police Department seeks feedback and discussion on the purchase of Flock Safety.
B AC K G RO UND INF O RM AT I O N:
A .H IS TOR IC AL C ON T E X T
B .E QU ITAB L E OR S T R AT E GIC C ON S ID E R AT ION S OR IMPAC T S
C rime affects disadvantage communities. The use of F lock S afety will assist the D epartment with tools to solve
crimes while maintaining the objective evidence and not compromising individual privacy.
C .P OL IC IE S (resolutions, ordinances, regulations, statutes, exc):
D .C R IT IC AL T IMIN G IS S U E S:
The purchase of ten cameras are budgeted in the 2023 P ublic S afety budget.
E .F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
The installation of ten cameras installed throughout the C ity of Richfield will cost $36,000.00 the first year of
service. C ost could vary after the first year as we are looking at private partnerships.
F.L E GAL C ON S ID E R AT ION:
The C ity A ttorney has reviewed the contract.
ALTE R N AT IV E(S):
P R IN C IPAL PAR TIE S E X P E C TE D AT ME E TIN G:
Representative from Flock Safety