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The Public Safety Committee recommended that the council veto that approval under Charter Section 245, and October 27 was the last day for council action (agenda). The clerk said 10 ayes were needed to approve the veto. In debate, members discussed the pilot as automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology. One member said it is a three-month pilot that would allow about 10 cameras in that member's district. The veto got 9 votes, twice, short of the 10 required, so the council did not overturn the board's approval. Public comment ran for more than two hours and was dominated by opposition to the contract, citing immigration enforcement, privacy and misuse of the data.","topics":["surveillance","policing","immigrants"],"at":"02:45:01","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=9901s","outcomes":[{"text":"Approve the Public Safety Committee recommendation to veto, under Charter Section 245, the Board of Police Commissioners' September 22, 2026 approval of the Axon MOU (10 ayes required). Result: failed, 9-6. No: Bob Blumenfield (Councilmember, Third District; President Pro Tempore), Marqueece Harris-Dawson (Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council), John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore), Adrin Nazarian (Councilmember, Second District), Traci Park (Councilmember, Eleventh District), Monica Rodriguez (Councilmember, Seventh District).","unclear":false,"at":"03:43:20","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=13400s","result":"failed","tally":"9-6","votes":{"yes":9,"no":6},"no":[{"name":"Bob Blumenfield","role":"Councilmember, Third District; President Pro Tempore"},{"name":"Marqueece Harris-Dawson","role":"Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council"},{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"},{"name":"Adrin Nazarian","role":"Councilmember, Second District"},{"name":"Traci Park","role":"Councilmember, Eleventh District"},{"name":"Monica Rodriguez","role":"Councilmember, Seventh District"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Reconsider the vote on item 33, moved by Marqueece Harris-Dawson (Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council), presiding, as one of the six on the prevailing side, seconded by Ysabel Jurado (Councilmember, Fourteenth District) and Heather Hutt (Councilmember, Tenth District); the Journal records the motion as Harris-Dawson–Hutt. Result: passed, 13-2. No: John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore), Imelda Padilla (Councilmember, Sixth District).","unclear":false,"at":"03:44:45","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrdG5rjWDU&t=13485s","result":"passed","tally":"13-2","votes":{"yes":13,"no":2},"no":[{"name":"John Lee","role":"Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore"},{"name":"Imelda Padilla","role":"Councilmember, Sixth District"}],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Approve the veto of the Board of Police Commissioners' approval of the Axon MOU, on reconsideration (10 ayes required). Result: failed, 9-6. 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Staff said the money would train more police drone (UAS) operators to support SWAT; the item drew questions because the council has a pending discussion about expanding police drone use to 'drone as first responder' (DFR). It passed as part of the consent calendar motion covering all items except item 3. The clerk reported two letters asking staff to clarify the purpose and use of the grant funds.","topics":["surveillance","policing","contracts"],"at":"00:07:50","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8902?view_id=25&entrytime=470","outcomes":[{"text":"A motion to approve all consent calendar items except item 3 was made and seconded. 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Per the staff report, the money pays for training and certification of more unmanned aircraft system (drone) operators; right now the SWAT team is the only police unit approved to fly drones. No city matching funds are required, and the grant period runs October 1, 2024 to October 1, 2028 (agenda).","topics":["surveillance","policing","contracts"],"at":"00:13:11","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8901?view_id=33&entrytime=791","outcomes":[{"text":"A councilmember moved to approve the recommended actions: accept the JAG grant and amend the Police Department's FY 2027 operating budget by $39,196. The seconder isn't clear. Tyron Hampton (Councilmember, District 1) was absent. 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On Oct. 6 the council voted under Charter Section 245 to assert jurisdiction over the commission's action, which lets the council review it; the last day for council action is Oct. 27, 2026 (agenda). Several public commenters described it as automated license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance and urged the council to reject it. The council did not debate it on Oct. 21 and was not open for agenda comment on it; the item was first continued to Friday, Oct. 23, then moved to Tuesday, Oct. 27.","topics":["surveillance","policing","contracts"],"at":"00:31:08","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byBa-j7vrUc&t=1868s","outcomes":[{"text":"Request by a councilmember to continue item 20 to Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. Result: continued.","unclear":false,"at":"00:31:22","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byBa-j7vrUc&t=1882s","result":"continued","tally":null,"votes":null,"no":[],"abstain":[],"recused":[]},{"text":"Revised request to continue item 20 to Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 instead of Friday. 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It adopts a resolution designating street segments as transit-only lanes, adopts LADOT's updated Automated License Plate Recognition Use Policy, and directs LADOT to report in one year on citations issued and collected, payment compliance and revenue. LADOT expects citation revenue to cover the program's annual contract costs; added costs depend on state authorization beyond Jan. 1, 2027 (agenda). John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) questioned contractor access to the data under the policy and was the only no vote.","topics":["transit","surveillance","parking"],"at":"01:49:27","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byBa-j7vrUc&t=6567s","outcomes":[{"text":"Adopt the committees' report and resolution on the ABLE program. Result: passed, 13-1. 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The Pasadena Police Department plans to acquire a surplus military armored personnel carrier, a 2008 International MaxxPro of the MRAP type, at no purchase cost through the federal Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO, or 1033) program. State law AB 481 requires the department to report military equipment acquisitions. The chief estimated painting and radio installation at about $15,000 to $20,000, paid from existing fleet funds. Staff said the council did not have to act: unless the council directed otherwise, the department would go ahead with the acquisition. No motion was made, so the acquisition proceeds.","topics":["surveillance","policing"],"at":"00:15:27","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8871?view_id=25&entrytime=927","outcomes":[{"text":"No motion was made. Rick Cole (Councilmember, District 2) offered to second a motion if one was made, but none was, so under staff's explanation the acquisition proceeds without council action. 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Staff promised to bring a policy to this committee before buying any equipment. The draft policy (dated August 27, 2026) requires the cameras to be turned on at the start of any contact with the public, and before an officer leaves the city vehicle to impound a car. Staff don't have to tell people they are being recorded. Recordings would be kept for one year in a password-protected system that logs who views them. The policy bars using footage for routine performance reviews unless there is a specific complaint or incident, and bars disclosure outside the city unless the law or a court order requires it. The staff report says the laborers' union, LiUNA, and parking enforcement staff support the policy. Next steps are finalizing the policy, choosing a vendor, training, and rollout. 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The slides describe eight cameras and a bird's-eye view; the presenter said up to eight, and a councilmember later referred to seven. The stated uses are: flagging unsafe driving and blind spots; automatically logging each container pickup, missed stop, or blocked container; detecting contamination in bins for the state's SB 1383 organic-waste compliance; and providing video evidence for accident claims against the city. According to the slides, continuous video stays on an onboard recorder for up to 14 days, only event clips go to the vendor's cloud, saved clips are kept one year under Government Code section 34090.6, and faces and license plates are blurred in footage released as public records. Councilmembers asked about vendor access to the data, and public commenters raised concerns about what the cameras record on city streets. No vote was taken.","topics":["surveillance","waste"],"at":"00:17:35","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1055","outcomes":[],"points":[{"text":"City staff described a multi-camera system with up to eight cameras meant to improve safety, service efficiency, compliance, and risk management","at":"00:19:09","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1149","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said contamination detection for SB 1383 is one of the main things the department wants from the system, with reports generated for CalRecycle","at":"00:21:19","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1279","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the division is in many vehicle accidents, about 80 percent of them not its fault, and other drivers often claim the truck hit them","at":"00:23:06","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1386","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the division's trucks drive more than 400,000 miles a year","at":"00:24:06","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1446","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said live streaming is available but he considers it unnecessary and would not pay for it","at":"00:25:11","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1511","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said footage stays on the truck about 10 to 14 days, probably closer to 10, and saved triggered clips go to the cloud with at least six months' retention, while one-year retention is under discussion","at":"00:26:12","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1572","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff stated that the cameras are not automatic license plate readers and do not use facial recognition","at":"00:27:22","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1642","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the data belongs to the city, is not publicly shared, and is protected by access-management safeguards","at":"00:28:23","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1703","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"A councilmember asked how the cameras would capture a car swerving into a truck if recording is triggered only by pickups or dumping","at":"00:30:15","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1815","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"City staff said a swerving vehicle would itself be a trigger event, and that such systems are on roughly 95 percent of refuse vehicles in the U.S.","at":"00:30:40","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1840","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"A councilmember confirmed that all the cameras record all the time and only triggered events are uploaded from the truck","at":"00:31:28","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1888","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember asked how quickly footage is deleted from the truck's local storage","at":"00:32:04","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1924","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"City staff said onboard storage will last about ten days because the trucks pick up 1,200 cans a day, and the cloud is hosted and protected by the vendor with no data sold","at":"00:32:12","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1932","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"City staff said the department is working with the city's IT department, already has a good idea which vendor it wants, and is working out pricing","at":"00:32:38","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1958","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"city staff"}},{"text":"A councilmember raised the same concern as with the body cameras, that the data stay limited to the city when it sits on vendor servers, and suggested addressing it in the contract","at":"00:32:57","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1977","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"A councilmember asked whether having a likely vendor meant a sole-source contract","at":"00:33:19","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8851?view_id=33&entrytime=1999","speaker":{"name":null,"role":"a councilmember"}},{"text":"City staff said it would not be sole source; 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President, City Council) (agenda) to assert council jurisdiction under Charter Section 245 over the Board of Police Commissioners' September 22 approval of a memorandum of understanding with Axon Enterprise for the Lightpost Test Pilot Program, and send it to committee. LAPD staff described the MOU as a three-month pilot of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras. Taking jurisdiction puts the commission's approval under council review; the deadline to act was October 7 (agenda). Supporters wanted written data-sharing, access and audit policies in place before cameras go up; opponents said the delay holds up cameras communities have asked and paid for.","topics":["surveillance","policing"],"at":"02:15:24","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxLxu-ry4po&t=8124s","outcomes":[{"text":"Assert jurisdiction under Charter Section 245 over the Police Commission's September 22 approval of the Axon Lightpost MOU and refer it to committee (motion of Hugo Soto-Martínez (Councilmember, Thirteenth District) and Marqueece Harris-Dawson (Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council)). Result: passed, 10-4. 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writes certain provisions of Executive Directive 17, issued by Karen Bass (Mayor), into city law. The ordinance text is not in the packet. Speaking for it, a councilmember said city land should not be used as a staging area for federal immigration enforcement, city tax dollars should not fund surveillance of residents, and contractors profiting from family separation should be held accountable. The committee waived consideration, and no fiscal impact statement was submitted (agenda). On first consideration an ordinance needs a unanimous vote, and it got 14 ayes. It was sent forthwith and is subject to the approval of Karen Bass (Mayor).","topics":["immigrants","surveillance"],"at":"01:20:45","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNBR21vYxiw&t=4845s","outcomes":[{"text":"Adopt the ordinance (first consideration), voted together with items 34 and 72. 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One member relayed figures from a meeting with the police chief about the city's license plate reader cameras, a subject of public comment at this and the previous meeting. 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The council approved the report, renewed the existing equipment, and authorized the SWAT team to use energy-assisted breaching tools, and asked police to report back on training for large demonstrations. A new drone policy was split off: after a long debate over plans to test drones as first responders, the council approved it 7 to 1 for SWAT use only, with any testing of new drone systems done outside the city and more review before anything is bought.","topics":["surveillance","policing"],"at":"01:10:05","link":"https://pasadena.granicus.com/player/clip/8829?view_id=25&entrytime=4205","outcomes":[{"text":"A councilmember moved to accept the report with thanks, approving recommendations 1 through 3, 5, and 6, and to ask the police department to report back to the police oversight commission and the Public Safety Committee on its operational training for this equipment; it was seconded. 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