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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MAY 12, 2025 8 Mayor Grant said that nine cities got together today, including Mounds View and North Oaks and they praised the Flock system. They talked about how effective it was in deterring crime. Councilmember Rousseau asked what the metrics are. Does it improve response time? Commander Hankee it says that a wanted person/vehicle is in the area. The hit is sent within 10 seconds. So that gives a really good idea of the area that individual is in. Without the cameras, a squad would have to happen to drive by it and ping the license plate. Councilmember Rousseau said this system collects public data. Where does the data go, when it becomes the Sheriff's data?. What is the City's responsibility based on the relationship with RCSO and this vendor. Commander Hankee said every 30 days, Flock erases all their data. We don't infiltrate that data unless it's part of an investigation. Councilmember Rousseau asked who has access to the system, other than the deputies. Commander Hankee said the deputies only get alerts. The investigators and supervisors have access to look into the system, if they need to. Even in those cases, there has to be a case number and a report needs to be produced that documents why that information was accessed. Councilmember Rousseau asked if there is a procedures document for the end to end data flow and how it is utilized. She asked what is being collected. She said faces are blacked out, there's no audio. It's just the license plate. She asked if there is an independent person that is clarifying if there is letter I or a number 1. Commander Hankee said the technology is very good for deciphering the plate numbers. It's a learning technology. Councilmember Rousseau asked if they will share the bi-annual audits with us, as they do with the body -worn cameras. Commander Hankee confirmed. Councilmember Rousseau asked if Staff remembered when the last time we saw an audit on the body -worn cameras. City Administrator Jagoe does not recall. Councilmember Rousseau doesn't think she's seen one in the 2-1/2 years that she's been here. Councilmember Weber is curious about the cameras in North Oaks. He asked if they were installed by North Oaks or as part of this program. Commander Hankee said the City of North Oaks wanted them installed. Councilmember Weber asked if any of the contract cities have said no.