DATE: January 25, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
Chief of Police
SUBJECT
Title
Unmanned Aerial Systems Program: Adopt a Resolution and Policy Statement Regarding the Use of Surveillance Technologies and an Operational Policy for the Hayward Police Department's Unmanned Aerial Systems Program
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council adopts a resolution and policy statement regarding the use of surveillance technologies (Attachment II) and an operational manual for implementation of an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Program for the Hayward Police Department (HPD) (Attachment III).
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SUMMARY
On July 13, 2021, the Council adopted a resolution authorizing the purchase of UAS for HPD conditioned upon review of an operational policy for the use of UAS by the Community Advisory Panel (CAP) and the Council Infrastructure Committee (CIC), and ultimately, the Council, for approval, prior to HPD deployment of UAS.
Consistent with Council direction, the purpose of this staff report is to present information to the Council regarding the proposed resolution and statement of overarching principles and commitments to the community regarding UAS. The proposed Council resolution and policy statement highlight the Council's commitment to balancing the use of surveillance technologies with the privacy and civil rights of community members. It also authorizes the City Manager to issue administrative regulations, including but not limited to purchasing policies and data retention, storage, and access policies, which would apply to all City UAS operations.
This staff report is also intended to present information to the Council regarding HPD's proposed Operations Manual for the UAS Program (Attachment III). The UAS Program Operations Manual is an internal document designed to provide guidance for the management and operation of the HPD's UAS Program. It incorporates portions of the HPD's Poli...
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