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Item No: 5C Meeting Date:2/23/2026 Type of Business: Consent Agenda Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Ben Zender, Chief of Police Item Title/Subject: Resolution 10212, Approving the Subscription Renewal for Flock Services to include License Plate Readers and Software. Introduction: The Mounds View Police Department wants to maintain a safe City by reducing and deterring crime through enforcement, education, and outreach. With that said, improved technology plays a very important role in order to deter, detect, and solve crimes. Discussion: The Flock Safety ALPR System is a deployment of cameras throughout an area to provide greater coverage and more detailed information for law enforcement. The Flock program includes 10 cameras which are spread throughout the City in high crime areas. Flock’s cameras capture date, time, location, license plate (state, partial, paper, and no plate) as well as vehicle details (type and color). Flock Safety presented staff with a desirable approach to deploying ALPR cameras throughout the community. Unlike other fixed or mobile ALPR devices, the Flock system provides the ability to cover more area of the city with system maintenance provided by the vendor rather than City staff. The Flock program is an all-inclusive model for deploying the APLR cameras. Flock Safety is the sole manufacturer and developer of the Flock Safety Camera. The key benefits of Flock are that they charge an annual flat rate per camera of $3,000, which is wireless, free of infrastructure setup, and has the option for solar or direct power. They also include a two-year warranty, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliant cloud-based hosting, unlimited user licenses, ongoing software enhancements, camera setup, mounting, shipping, handling, and a cellular connection. The Flock program prevents the City from being burdened with maintaining costly equipment at the end of the agreement, which could require replacement. Mounds View City Council approved Resolution 9823 on November 27, 2023 approving the two-year subscription for Flock Safety Services for the City. Shortly thereafter, the Flock cameras began to be installed throughout the City. Over the past two years, this investment has produced numerous positive outcomes to include increased traffic enforcement, locating and recovering stolen vehicles, locating missing people, arresting individuals with warrants, solving crimes, and providing investigative leads in cases. It has also served as a deterrent over this two-year period. Flock advertises that they have seen a reduction in crime in cities that utilize the Flock Safety cameras. Mounds View PD has experienced similar reduction in crime. MVPD has also created a Flock Transparency Portal on our website to assist with transparency and awareness.