The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About09-14-2022 Joint Public SafetyIT Committee Meeting Project UpdatesJoint Public Safety/IT Committee Meeting: Project Updates September 14, 2022 •RTCC Project Updates •City Camera Expansion Updates •Updated PD Data Policies Agenda Open WiFi Expansion Updates Visit southbendin.gov/sbow2022 for more information! Open WiFi Expansion Phase I •In-progress •21 locations, 86 access points •Focus was on City locations connected to Choicelight Fiber footprint •Fire Stations adjacent to residential areas, transpo stops, popular pedestrian areas •VPA locations Open WiFi Expansion Phase II Camera Expansion + RTCC Project Vision Real Time Crime Center (RTCC -Fusus) Camera Expansion Other live sources: Shotspotter alerts, Crime Data/Dashboards, TV updates, Social Media Monitoring, etc. City Camera Expansion –Public Spaces Business Pilot Residential Camera Grant Program Improved camera registry RTCC Updates Real Time Crime Solution: Fusus •Police Department selected Fusus as its real time intelligence partner for the PD RTCC. Capabilities and partnership features: •Ability to pull in data, footage, information sources from various PD tools/data sources for real time crime monitoring •Upgraded camera registry •Business outreach + partner tools (ex: Fusus cores) •Why Fusus? •Works well with existing city tools (ex: Milestone VMS and Axis/Hanwha cameras) •Provides both in-room RTCC experience + cloud/mobile experience Project Timeline August •Finalize Fusus partnership September •Fusus 30-day proof of concept implementation •Continue physical upgrades to RTCC physical space •Finalize in-room RTCC tech planning October •Finish implementation of Fusus •Continued outreach to business partners, recruitment on registry •Begin in-room tech installation November •Finalize RTCC and FRT policies with public and Board of Public Safety •Continued outreach to business partners, recruitment on registry •Continue in-room tech installation December/January •Final work on physical RTCC room at PD Camera Expansion Updates Camera Expansion + RTCC Project Vision Real Time Crime Center (RTCC -Fusus) Camera Expansion Other live sources: Shotspotter alerts, Crime Data/Dashboards, TV updates, Social Media Monitoring, etc. City Camera Expansion –Public Spaces Business Pilot Residential Camera Grant Program Improved camera registry Existing City Camera Locations Currently 125 enterprise cameras in network 87 interior 38 exterior Note: some departments/venues have installed cameras outside of this network Blue = City Enterprise Cameras Green = Parks Orange = Business Corridors Current City Exterior Cameras Locations •Police Department •Howard Park •Leeper Park •Charles Black •Pinhook Park •MLK ^ 38 exterior cameras between these locations General Approach to Expansion •VPA expansion •prioritizing + expanding destination parks •hitting other parks with structures, gathering places, and infrastructure: buildings, parking lots, pavilions, fiber •parking garage pedestrian exits/entrances •High traffic pedestrian areas in South Bend Note: I&T and VPA still utilize mobile trail cameras as an interim solution in trails and parks without fiber/structures Big Picture Timeline: Camera Expansion Engagement -Cross-city learnings and best practice gathering (See Appendix) -Engagement with stakeholders: neighborhoods, businesses, residents, etc. Planning -Data analysis: gun crime, property crime, resident/business input -Site selection/prioritization -Vendor and partner finalization -Privacy and data governance policies Deployment -Camera deployment Big Picture Timeline Engagement (2022 –2023) -Cross-city learnings and best practices gathering -Engagement and feedback gathering with key stakeholders: neighborhood associations, business community, residents, etc. Planning (2022) -Data analysis: gun crime, property crime, resident/business input -Site selection/prioritization -Vendor and partner finalization -Update policies Deployment (2023) -Camera deployment We are here Challenges •Supply chain + timeline challenges for Axis •We’ve needed to switch and test new cameras (pilot at Howard Park) PD Data Policy Updates 2 Policy Updates Coming •Video System Policy. Speaks to: •Who on staff can access video •Prohibited activity/uses of video •Data collection, retention, access •Placement and monitoring •Facial Recognition Technology Policy. Speaks to: •Request and approval process •Approved and prohibited uses of FRT •Reporting of FRT use FRT + Video Policy Guiding Principles 1.Transparency: We want policies to be open to the public, public questions, public feedback 2.Accountability: We want policies to be easily operationalized and enforced 3.Clarity: We want policies to be clear and understandable to all 4.Respect:We want to respect residents as well as the limitations of technology (ex: FRT) and not unduly lean on the solution given the fact it is not perfect FRT national lessons and trends •Several places who stopped use of FRT in 2019-2020 have reversed or modified policies, opting instead to govern or limit use (New Orleans, Virginia) •Common types of use limitations and safeguards for FRT: •FRT is lead only (New York, Virginia) •FRT use only if related to Part I Crime (Detroit), imminent threat (New York), or identification of deceased persons (Miami, Riverside Cty) •Defined process and circumstances for requesting FRT use (many cities) •FRT has to pass NIST accuracy standards (Virginia) Policy Engagement Timeline Draft Creation (August -September) -City cases, best practices -PD, legal, I&T, and Mayor’s Office finalize a first draft -Recruit technical review committee -Present Draft to the Board of Public Safety -Release draft online to public via a website with a feedback form Public Review & Feedback (October) -10/4 CAG Meeting at O’Brien Center -Online form + website live -Synthesize feedback from public and technical review committee Finalize (November) -Final versions released and shared with the Board of Public Safety Policy Engagement Timeline Draft Creation (August -September) -City cases, best practices -PD, legal, I&T, and Mayor’s Office finalize a first draft -Recruit technical review committee -Present Draft to the Board of Public Safety -Release draft online to public via a website with a feedback form Public Review & Feedback (October) -10/4 CAG Meeting at O’Brien Center -Online form + website live -Synthesize feedback from public and technical review committee Finalize (November) -Final versions released and shared with the Board of Public Safety We are here Extra Slides American Rescue Priority: Public Safety $1.5M dedicated to Public Safety Technology Upgrades Insight Heat Map: Property Crime 2019 - 2021 Blue = City Enterprise Cameras Green = Parks Orange = Business Corridors Lessons from other cities: cameras Project City Description Registration?Funding?Takeaways SCRAM Lansing, MI Business + Residential Program Y N •Constantly communicate the value to drive uptake Home and Business Protection Reimbursement Program Chicago, IL Business + Residential Program Y Y •Also fund lights, GPS tracking along with camera •Blanket requirement to share footage with PD backfired Project Greenlight Detroit, MI Business Program N Y •Start small. Show results and business partners will come readily •Strong data and privacy transparency are essential to community acceptance Connect Atlanta Atlanta, GA Business +Residential Program Y N •Vendors can be a key intermediary for camera partnerships Ring + Neighbors AppPartnership Various (Dallas, Fulton, Temple,Hammond) Amazon-partnered Ring + App for decentralized Y Sometimes •Vendors can be a key intermediary for camera partnerships •Amazon criticized for lack of transparency on policies Heat Map: Gun Crime 2019 -2021 Blue = City Enterprise Cameras Green = Parks Orange = Business Corridors