◉ Perfect World

Surveillance procurement

Alameda

4 documents on file, spanning 2018–2023. The chain below starts with the original agreement; each document beneath it shows what it changed.

4
Documents on file
2018
First contract
35
Cameras contracted
36
Cameras on the police Flock portal, 2026-09-04T14:55:44.969Z
$319,633
Committed in these documents
—
Published findings

Told, enacted, signed

What the governing body was told before it voted, what it actually enacted, and what was signed — term by term. Click any value to read the passage it came from. A row marked silent is not a disagreement: it means only some of the three sources address that term at all, which is a different criticism and sometimes a fairer one.

2022-2301 Exhibit 1 - Proposal

Not on file: enactment. No ordinance or resolution authorising this contract has been located, so what the governing body approved cannot be compared against what was signed. That is a statement about the record we hold, not a finding that no vote occurred.

1 differ7 only one source1 nobody states
TermStaff reportEnactmentContractVerdict
Data retention—Differs
Plate readers——Silent
Annual cost——Silent
Term——Silent
Renews automatically——Silent
Addresses data sharing——Silent
Sharing with others——Silent
Addresses federal access——Silent

No source addresses: total cost. Neither the briefing, the enactment nor the agreement puts these on the record.

2023-3016 Exhibit 1 - Axon Enterprises, Inc. Sales Quote

Not on file: enactment. No ordinance or resolution authorising this contract has been located, so what the governing body approved cannot be compared against what was signed. That is a statement about the record we hold, not a finding that no vote occurred.

2 only one source1 agree6 nobody states
TermStaff reportEnactmentContractVerdict
Sharing with others—Agree
Data retention——Silent
Addresses data sharing——Silent

No source addresses: plate readers, total cost, annual cost, term, renews automatically, addresses federal access. Neither the briefing, the enactment nor the agreement puts these on the record.

2018-5109 (30 minutes) Exhibit 3- LEHR Project Quote

Not on file: staff report, enactment. No ordinance or resolution authorising this contract has been located, so what the governing body approved cannot be compared against what was signed. That is a statement about the record we hold, not a finding that no vote occurred.

2 only one source7 nobody states
TermStaff reportEnactmentContractVerdict
Total cost——Silent
Sharing with others——Silent

No source addresses: data retention, plate readers, annual cost, term, renews automatically, addresses data sharing, addresses federal access. Neither the briefing, the enactment nor the agreement puts these on the record.

The paper trail

201820192020202120222023
  1. Quote or proposalmachine-read

    2018-5109 (30 minutes) Exhibit 3- LEHR Project Quote

    Vendor
    Flock Safety
    Cameras
    —
    Retention
    —
    Term
    —
    Annual
    —
    Total
    $319,633
    Auto-renews
    —
    Approved by
    City Council
    Signed by
    —
    Funded by
    Not stated
    Bought via
    Not stated
  2. Quote or proposalmachine-read

    2022-2301 Exhibit 1 - Proposal

    Vendor
    Flock Safety
    Cameras
    35
    Retention
    7 days
    Term
    60 months
    Annual
    $96,906
    Total
    —
    Auto-renews
    Yes
    Approved by
    City Council
    Signed by
    —
    Funded by
    Not stated
    Bought via
    Not stated
  3. contractmachine-read

    2022-2425 Exhibit 1 - Agreement

    Vendor
    Flock Safety
    Cameras
    —
    Retention
    —
    Term
    —
    Annual
    —
    Total
    —
    Auto-renews
    —
    Approved by
    City Council
    Signed by
    —
    Funded by
    Not stated
    Bought via
    Not stated
  4. Quote or proposalmachine-read

    2023-3016 Exhibit 1 - Axon Enterprises, Inc. Sales Quote

    Vendor
    Flock Safety
    Cameras
    —
    Retention
    —
    Term
    —
    Annual
    —
    Total
    —
    Auto-renews
    —
    Approved by
    City Council
    Signed by
    —
    Funded by
    Not stated
    Bought via
    Not stated

The rest of the stack

4 systems named in this jurisdiction’s procurement documents, 2 of which are documented as integrating with FlockOS. Plate readers are one layer; what a camera network is worth to an agency depends on what it is plugged into.

Body-worn and in-car cameras

  • Axon EnterpriseFlockOS
    “d-conditions ), as well as the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for Axon Fleet and/or Axon Interview Room purchase, if applicable. In the event yo”the document
  • Getac Videonamed alongside
    “h time communication is restored ✓ 15. System must be minimally compatible with GeTac systems ✓ 6. Training and Tech Support (maximum 75 pts.) Requirement Avail”the document

Licence-plate readers

  • Flock SafetyFlockOS
    “he PD reviewed all packets and unanimously selected Flock as their preferred vendor Why Flock Safety? Footage owned by the City and will never by sold or shared by Flock Customizable data r”the document
  • Vigilant Solutions
    “ne (1) year warranty for manufacturer defects. 5. Software is manufactured under strict Vigilant Solutions standard. 6. This Quote is provided per our conversation & details given by you - not in”the document

These are the systems named in the procurement documents we hold. A system listed here was written down in a document this jurisdiction published; that is not the same as a finding that the jurisdiction operates it, and a system missing from this list may simply have been bought under an item we have not read.

What we could not find

A gap means the record was not found on the jurisdiction's public portal. It is not a statement that the record does not exist, and it is not a statement about whether the jurisdiction operates ALPR.

Source portal: https://alameda.legistar.com. Last swept 2026-08-31.