10.4 SR 11-18-2024The Elk River Vision
A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community
engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity
Request for Action
To
City Council
Item Number
10.4
Meeting Date
November 18, 2024
Prepared By
Darren McKernan, Police Captain
Item Description
Flock Safety Solutions
Reviewed by
Darren McKernan
Cal Portner
Tina Allard
Action Requested
Discuss the feasibility of the Police Department implementing Flock Safety Solutions license plate recognition
technology.
Background/Discussion
The Police Department researched the benefits, pricing, and process of introducing license plate reader
technology.
The research consisted of speaking with surrounding agencies regarding their own programs and with Flock
Safety Solutions about the features they provide, data storage, and pricing. Flock Safety Solutions will provide
the Police Department with enhanced public safety, increased efficiency, improved transparency, and greater
community engagement.
Flock Safety's pricing, features and data storage options will be discussed in further detail.
Financial Impact
The cost for equipment and implementation is $47,600. Year one can be covered by the city's state Public
Safety Aid allocation. The annual software license and service would be approximately $42,000 and be
budgeted in the police department budget.
Mission/Policy/Goal
Elk River Mission Statement
Attachments
1. Quote
2. 10.4 Presentation
3. 10.4 Handout - ALPR Info Sheet
4. 10.4 Handout - Quote
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Flock Safety + MN - Elk River PD
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Flock Group Inc.
1170 Howell Mill Rd, Suite 210
Atlanta, GA 30318
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MAIN CONTACT:
Bo Manor
bo.manor@flocksafety.com
+17154569138
Created Date: 10/24/2024
Expiration Date: 12/03/2023
Quote Number: Q-51730
PO Number:
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Budgetary Quote
This document is for informational purposes only. Pricing is subject to change.
Bill To: 13077 Orono Pkwy Nw Elk River, Minnesota 55330 Ship To: 13077 Orono Pkwy Nw Elk River, Minnesota 55330
Billing Company Name: MN - Elk River PD Subscription Term: 24 Months
Billing Contact Name: Payment Terms: Net 30
Billing Email Address: Retention Period: 30 Days
Billing Phone: Billing Frequency: Annual Plan - First Year Invoiced at
Signing.
Hardware and Software Products
Annual recurring amounts over subscription term
Item Cost Quantity Total
Flock Safety Platform $42,000.00
Flock Safety Flock OS
FlockOS ™ - - Essentials Included 1 Included
Flock Safety LPR Products
Flock Safety Falcon ® - Included 14 Included
Professional Services and One Time Purchases
Item Cost Quantity Total
One Time Fees
Flock Safety Professional Services
Professional Services - Standard
Implementation Fee - $650.00 7 $4,550.00
Professional Services - Existing Infrastructure
Implementation Fee - $150.00 7 $1,050.00
Subtotal Year 1: $47,600.00
Annual Recurring Subtotal: $42,000.00
Estimated Tax: $0.00
Contract Total: $89,600.00
Taxes shown above are provided as an estimate. Actual taxes are the responsibility of the Customer. This is not an invoice – this document is a non-binding proposal
for informational purposes only. Pricing is subject to change.
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Billing Schedule Amount (USD)
Year 1
At Contract Signing $47,600.00
Annual Recurring after Year 1 $42,000.00
Contract Total $89,600.00
*Tax not included
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Product and Services Description
FlockOS Features Description
FlockOS ™ - - Essentials An integrated public safety platform that detects, centralizes and decodes actionable evidence to
increase safety, improve efficiency, and connect the community.
Flock Safety Falcon ® -
Law enforcement grade infrastructure-free (solar power + LTE) license plate recognition camera
with Vehicle Fingerprint ™ technology (proprietary machine learning software) and real-time alerts
for unlimited users.
Professional Services - Standard Implementation Fee -
One-time Professional Services engagement. Includes site and safety assessment, camera setup
and testing, and shipping and handling in accordance with the Flock Safety Standard
Implementation Service Brief.
Professional Services - Existing Infrastructure Implementation Fee -
One-time Professional Services engagement. Includes site and safety assessment of existing
vertical infrastructure location, camera setup and testing, and shipping and handling in
accordance with the Flock Safety Standard Implementation Service Brief.
FlockOS Features & Description
FlockOS Features Description
Community Network Access Access to all privately owned Flock devices within your jurisdiction that have been shared with
you.
Unlimited Users Unlimited users for FlockOS
State Network (License Plate Lookup Only) Allows agencies to look up license plates on all cameras opted in to the statewide Flock network.
Nationwide Network (License Plate Lookup Only) Allows agencies to look up license plates on all cameras opted in to the nationwide Flock network.
Time & Location Based Search Search full, partial, and temporary plates by time at particular device locations
License Plate Lookup Look up specific license plate location history captured on Flock devices
Vehicle Fingerprint Search
Search footage using Vehicle Fingerprint™ technology. Access vehicle type, make, color, license
plate state, missing / covered plates, and other unique features like bumper stickers, decals, and
roof racks.
Insights & Analytics Reporting tool to help administrators manage their LPR program with device performance data,
user and network audits, plate read reports, hot list alert reports, event logs, and outcome reports.
ESRI Based Map Interface
Flock Safety’s maps are powered by ESRI, which offers the ability for 3D visualization, viewing of
floor plans, and layering of external GIS data, such as City infrastructure (i.e., public facilities,
transit systems, utilities), Boundary mapping (i.e., precincts, county lines, beat maps), and Interior
floor plans (i.e., hospitals, corporate campuses, universities)
Real-Time NCIC Alerts on Flock ALPR Cameras Alert sent when a vehicle entered into the NCIC crime database passes by a Flock camera
Unlimited Custom Hot Lists Ability to add a suspect’s license plate to a custom list and get alerted when it passes by a Flock
camera
Law Enforcement Network Access Access to all Flock devices owned by law enforcement that have been directly shared with you.
Have ability to search by vehicle fingerprint, receive hot list alerts, and view devices on the map.
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Shape a safer future,
together
November 2024 | Elk River, MN
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Sources: 1 2 3 4
The policing paradox:
fewer resources,
higher stakes
Agencies report having too few
sworn officer candidates2
29%
Motor Vehicle Thefts are up
YoY (2022-2023)3
50%
Agencies reporting more
resignations in 2022 than 20191
65%8.8%
Violent crime clearance rates
down since 20194
65%
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What we observe
The current reality
●Limited police resources
●Crime continues to hurt
communities
●Trust is needed more than ever
What we believe
The opportunity
●Technology multiplies the force
●Protect first responders and the
community using technology
●Collect and distribute objective
evidence to the right user
●Engage community to support and
grow
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The Flock Safety Platform
Detect
Decode
Deliver
Capture evidence with Flock Safety devices and third-party infrastructure
• Real-Time Routing
• Visual Search
• Multi-Geo Search
• Convoy Analysis
• Fireworks
•Vehicle Fingerprint® Search
• Gunshot Localization
Make sense of mountains of evidence instantly with AI
• Search
• Map
• Actionable Insights
• License Plate Lookup
• Mobile App
• Real-time Alerts
Get the right evidence into the right hands at the right time with FlockOS®
Capture more evidence. Solve more crime.
• Falcon®• Wing®• Raven®• Condor
• Situational
Awareness
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With Flock Safety, you get:
Flock Safety provides your police department with
indiscriminate evidence from fixed locations.
We provide all of the maintenance so that your police
department and city staff can focus on keeping your city
safe and prosperous.
INFRASTRUCTURE-FREE
Reduce time to value
and utility costs with full-
service deployment.
24/7 COVERAGE
Capture objective vehicle
data around the clock to
multiply your force.
REAL-TIME ALERTS
• NCIC
• NCMEC (Amber Alert)
• Custom Hot Lists
ETHICALLY BUILT
• No people
• No facial recognition
• No speed tracking
• Indiscriminate evidencePage 174 of 204
Proactive policing with real-time
alerts
Your police officers can receive SMS, email, and in-app
alerts when vehicles entered into the FBI’s NCIC,
NCMEC (Amber Alerts), or custom Hot Lists pass by a
Flock Safety camera in your community.
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What Vehicle Fingerprint®
technology identifies
Flock’s machine learning technology allows officers to
search vehicles based on unique vehicle criteria, time,
and location — objective, investigative evidence.
INCLUDING
●Vehicle make
●Body type
●Color
●Back racks
●Top racks
●License plates
○Temporary tags
○State recognition
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What this is:What this is not:
●License Plate Recognition (LPR)
●Gathers objective evidence and
facts about vehicles, not people
●Alerts police of wanted vehicles
●Used to solve crime
●Adheres to all state laws
●Not facial recognition
●Not collection of biometric or sensitive
information
●Not used for tracking speed or
parking violations
●Data automatically deletes every
30 days
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Proactive: Real-Time Alerts when stolen or
wanted vehicles enter your city
Investigative: As clearance rates
increase, overall crime often decreases
Flock cameras serve as a deterrent
How does this technology
deter and eliminate crime?
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A Trusted Partner
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Protecting privacy
●Footage owned by Agency/City and will
never be sold to private third parties by
Flock
●30-day data retention, then automatically
hard deleted
●Takes human bias out of crime-solving by
detecting only objective data
●All data is stored securely with end to end
encryption of all data
●Search reason and user number saved in
indefinitely-available audit trail
●NOT facial recognition software, NOT collecting
biometric information
●NOT used for parking enforcement or tolls
●Not connected to registration data or 3rd party
databases (Carfax, DMV)
●Transparency Portal (free and optional)
Accountability mechanisms
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Transparency & Insights
Measure ROI and promote the ethical use
of public safety technology
Transparency Portal
●Customizable for each agency
●Display technology policies
●Publish usage metrics
Insights Dashboard
●Measure crime patterns and ROI
●Audit Search history
Examples
●Morgan Hill PD
●Vallejo PD
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Our dedicated team provides rapid, full-service deployment.
Your police officers focus on solving crime and protecting the
community.
Solve crime,
we’ll handle the rest
Within the Flock Safety annual subscription:
• User Training
• Data storage
• Software Updates
• Solar power
• Installation + Ongoing Maintenance
• Hardware Procurement + Permitting
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Already solving and
preventing crime
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Flock Safety In Minnesota
40+ law enforcement agencies, including:
●St. Louis County SO
●Edina PD
●Richfield PD
●Columbia Heights PD
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➔On June 10th, 2024, authorities in Adams County, IL
issued a warrant for a 32-year-old woman accused of
child abduction and obstructing justice
➔Suspect allegedly failed to turn over her five children to
the IL Department of Family Services.
➔Authorities queried Flock Safety LPRs for the suspect’s
vehicle, and received an alert that it had been detected
on LPRs located in St. Croix Falls, WI.
➔After a multi-agency collaborative investigation
authorities located the vehicle at a motel in nearby
Taylors Falls, MN, on June 11th. The children were
recovered safely.
Flock LPR helps recover
children safely
Taylors Falls, MN
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➔On Feb. 7th, Braidwood officers received a Flock alert
that a stolen vehicle from Minnesota was in the area.
➔Officers responded and after a brief investigation
arrested the driver.
➔Willie McDaniel of St. Paul, Minnesota, is charged with
Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Possession of a
Controlled Substance, on top of an existing warrant for
a parole violation out of Minnesota.
#Solved - Stolen Vehicle
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Case study: auto theft
Chamblee, GAChamblee PD
Stranger on Stranger Abduction
August, 28 2020
When every second matters,
Flock Safety’s platform
is critical
12:33 PM
1:01 PM
2:30 PM
5:03 PM
6:00 PM
Amber Alert Issued
Search Conducted with Flock Safety
Suspect Vehicle Located
Felony Stop + Arrest
Baby Reunited with Mother
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About Automatic License Plate Readers
(ALPR)
The Problem: Violent Crime Is Not Going Away
Nationwide, cities are experiencing a disturbing rise in homicides and violence. The
FBI’s 2020 Crime Report shows a 30% increase in homicides from 2019 to 2020, the
largest single-year increase recorded.
Over two-thirds of the country's most populous cities saw even more homicides in 2021.
Proactive - ALPR devices provide real-time alerts when a vehicle that is stolen or
associated with a known suspect is detected.
Investigative - ALPR cameras help determine whether and which vehicle(s) were at
the scene of a crime.
One Solution: Technology that Detects Objective Evidence to Clear More Cases
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) capture computer-readable images of license
plates and vehicles, allowing officers to compare plate numbers against those of stolen
cars or wanted individuals on a crime database like the NCIC.
ALPR devices assist law enforcement in solving crime in two ways:
Is ALPR effective ?
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, when employed ethically
and objectively, ALPRs are an effective tool for law enforcement, cutting down on the
time required for investigations and acting as a force multiplier. In 2011, a study by the
Police Executive Research Forum concluded that ALPRs used by the Mesa, Ariz., Police
Department resulted in “nearly 3 times as many ‘hits’ for stolen vehicles, and twice as
many vehicle recoveries.”
Communities with ALPR systems report crime reductions of up to 70 percent. In some
areas, that included a 60 percent reduction in non-residential burglaries, 80 percent
reduction in residential burglary, and a 40 percent reduction in robberies.
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AMBER Alerts: License plate readers in metro Atlanta were able to find a vehicle
containing a kidnapped one-year-old, who had been taken from his mother at
random off the street. The child was recovered unharmed. Some ALPR systems
integrate directly with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s
AMBER Alert system, sending real-time alerts to officers in seconds. [New
information released about 1-year-old’s kidnapping]
Silver Alerts: Knoxville Police were able to locate a missing elderly man who suffers
from dementia after he drove away in a family vehicle. ALPR technology has helped
solve hundreds of Silver Alerts across the country. [Missing man with dementia
found using Flock camera]
Firearm violence: The Las Vegas Trail, a high-crime area in Fort Worth, TX, saw
violent crime decrease by 22% in 2021 compared with the first nine months of 2019.
Fort Worth Police attributed this drop partially to the license plate reader system
implemented in the neighborhood during the same period of time. [Crime is down
22% in Fort Worth’s Las Vegas Trail. How neighbors and police made it safer]
Organized theft: Grafton, a growing village with a bustling retail district, is dealing
with increased organized retail theft — Two-thirds of all the crimes reported to
Grafton police in 2020 were retail thefts. Grafton Police have implemented a license
plate reader system to identify vehicles that have been involved in thefts or have
been stolen themselves. In one week alone, they recovered three stolen vehicles
with drivers planning to engage in retail theft. [Losses mount as retailers fight theft
rings, accuse online storefronts of doing little to stop resale of stolen goods]
ALPR Provides Objective Evidence While Protecting Privacy
ALPR does not include facial recognition capabilities and does not capture personally
identifiable information (PII). While eyewitnesses and individual officers are subject to
inherent human bias, ALPR cameras capture wholly-objective images of vehicles and
license plates, providing a clear and actionable investigative lead.
ALPR Use Cases Include:
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Flock Safety + MN - Elk River PD
______________
Flock Group Inc.
1170 Howell Mill Rd, Suite 210
Atlanta, GA 30318
______________
MAIN CONTACT:
Bo Manor
bo.manor@flocksafety.com
+17154569138
Created Date: 10/24/2024
Expiration Date: 12/03/2023
Quote Number: Q-51730
PO Number:
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Budgetary Quote
This document is for informational purposes only. Pricing is subject to change.
Bill To: 13077 Orono Pkwy Nw Elk River, Minnesota 55330 Ship To: 13077 Orono Pkwy Nw Elk River, Minnesota 55330
Billing Company Name: MN - Elk River PD Subscription Term: 24 Months
Billing Contact Name: Payment Terms: Net 30
Billing Email Address: Retention Period: 30 Days
Billing Phone: Billing Frequency: Annual Plan - First Year Invoiced at
Signing.
Hardware and Software Products
Annual recurring amounts over subscription term
Item Cost Quantity Total
Flock Safety Platform $42,000.00
Flock Safety Flock OS
FlockOS ™ - - Essentials Included 1 Included
Flock Safety LPR Products
Flock Safety Falcon ® - Included 14 Included
Professional Services and One Time Purchases
Item Cost Quantity Total
One Time Fees
Flock Safety Professional Services
Professional Services - Standard
Implementation Fee - $650.00 7 $4,550.00
Professional Services - Existing Infrastructure
Implementation Fee - $150.00 7 $1,050.00
Subtotal Year 1: $47,600.00
Annual Recurring Subtotal: $42,000.00
Estimated Tax: $0.00
Contract Total: $89,600.00
Taxes shown above are provided as an estimate. Actual taxes are the responsibility of the Customer. This is not an invoice – this document is a non-binding proposal
for informational purposes only. Pricing is subject to change.
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Billing Schedule Amount (USD)
Year 1
At Contract Signing $47,600.00
Annual Recurring after Year 1 $42,000.00
Contract Total $89,600.00
*Tax not included
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Product and Services Description
FlockOS Features Description
FlockOS ™ - - Essentials An integrated public safety platform that detects, centralizes and decodes actionable evidence to
increase safety, improve efficiency, and connect the community.
Flock Safety Falcon ® -
Law enforcement grade infrastructure-free (solar power + LTE) license plate recognition camera
with Vehicle Fingerprint ™ technology (proprietary machine learning software) and real-time alerts
for unlimited users.
Professional Services - Standard Implementation Fee -
One-time Professional Services engagement. Includes site and safety assessment, camera setup
and testing, and shipping and handling in accordance with the Flock Safety Standard
Implementation Service Brief.
Professional Services - Existing Infrastructure Implementation Fee -
One-time Professional Services engagement. Includes site and safety assessment of existing
vertical infrastructure location, camera setup and testing, and shipping and handling in
accordance with the Flock Safety Standard Implementation Service Brief.
FlockOS Features & Description
FlockOS Features Description
Community Network Access Access to all privately owned Flock devices within your jurisdiction that have been shared with
you.
Unlimited Users Unlimited users for FlockOS
State Network (License Plate Lookup Only) Allows agencies to look up license plates on all cameras opted in to the statewide Flock network.
Nationwide Network (License Plate Lookup Only) Allows agencies to look up license plates on all cameras opted in to the nationwide Flock network.
Time & Location Based Search Search full, partial, and temporary plates by time at particular device locations
License Plate Lookup Look up specific license plate location history captured on Flock devices
Vehicle Fingerprint Search
Search footage using Vehicle Fingerprint™ technology. Access vehicle type, make, color, license
plate state, missing / covered plates, and other unique features like bumper stickers, decals, and
roof racks.
Insights & Analytics Reporting tool to help administrators manage their LPR program with device performance data,
user and network audits, plate read reports, hot list alert reports, event logs, and outcome reports.
ESRI Based Map Interface
Flock Safety’s maps are powered by ESRI, which offers the ability for 3D visualization, viewing of
floor plans, and layering of external GIS data, such as City infrastructure (i.e., public facilities,
transit systems, utilities), Boundary mapping (i.e., precincts, county lines, beat maps), and Interior
floor plans (i.e., hospitals, corporate campuses, universities)
Real-Time NCIC Alerts on Flock ALPR Cameras Alert sent when a vehicle entered into the NCIC crime database passes by a Flock camera
Unlimited Custom Hot Lists Ability to add a suspect’s license plate to a custom list and get alerted when it passes by a Flock
camera
Law Enforcement Network Access Access to all Flock devices owned by law enforcement that have been directly shared with you.
Have ability to search by vehicle fingerprint, receive hot list alerts, and view devices on the map.
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