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Below are the list of public comments we received in our most recent public engagement effort, focusing on Project HOPE communities. The City shared its privacy practices with residents and discussed technologies currently in use or planned for future use (presentation here). City learned residents' thoughts on the technologies and recommendations on where to place them. Technologies included:
- Gunshot Detection: In use, protocol (guide on how City can use it) on website
- Red Light Running Cameras: In use, protocol on website
- People Counter Cameras: In use, protocol on website
- Speeding Cameras: Not in use, protocol in progress
- Drones: In use by Police and Fire Departments, policies linked here: Police, Fire. Protocol for additional departments in progress.
- Automated License Plate Readers: In use, protocol on website
Map of recommended locations for each technology
This map shows where residents recommended the City place sensing technology. This is not a map of where the technology is present, only where it was requested.
Note: some technologies were not discussed in the meeting, but residents still requested them, such as speed bumps.
Comments from: hoffman Neighborhood Association Meeting
January 25, 2023
| Technology | Concerns |
|---|---|
| Red Light Running Cameras | Que no funcionen bien y quer no sirven |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Me preocupa q las puedan hackear y agan mal uso de ello |
| People-counting Cameras | The technology can be used wrongly and will allow for more controlling of citizens |
Comments from: Poco way Neighborhood Association Meeting
February 9, 2023
| Technology | Likes |
|---|---|
| Speeding Cameras | Safer Community |
| Speeding Cameras | Kids will be able to walk safer |
| Speeding Cameras | Its better to have cameras than dones |
| Speeding Cameras | Porke estarianos mas seguros |
| Speeding Cameras | Para que no haya otropeyados |
| Speeding Cameras | Para que no haya tanto carro que se pase la luz - me gusta |
| Speeding Cameras | Me gustaria esta tecnolojia para evitar axidentes |
| Drones | Ke kedetectan todo |
| Drones | That we could see what's happening or we could also get helicopters |
| Drones | Me gusta la technologis con los drones por la investigacion |
| Gunshot Detection | Could be beneficial andother kind of stuff. |
| Gunshot Detection | Peace of mind |
| Gunshot Detection | Safer Communities |
| Gunshot Detection | Yes it will be beneficial in the pocoway area |
| Gunshot Detection | Asi la gente pensaria mas las cosas de los disparos |
| Gunshot Detection | Por King - Story hay muchos restaurantes |
| Red Light Running Cameras | That this is a great idea because so kids and people will be safer |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Traffic will be more controlled |
| Red Light Running Cameras | More Safety |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Que asi la va a pensar la gente encruzar la luz en rojo |
| Red Light Running Cameras | This is a great idea |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Kids will be safer |
| Red Light Running Cameras | People will be more aware of safety |
| People-counting cameras | Could caught the crime and what people are doing. |
| People-counting cameras | Better Services |
| People-counting cameras | Prevent crime |
| Technology | Concerns |
|---|---|
| Speeding Cameras | Technology efforts |
| Speeding Cameras | Multas |
| Drones | Privacy issues |
| Drones | Some Privacy issues and some people don't really like it. |
| Drones | Multas |
| Drones | La Privacidad |
| Gunshot Detection | False information |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Also that people could pay attention to the red light because some popele are on their phones and theyre not paying attention so they could possibly get ran over |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Multas |
| Red Light Running Cameras | High fines |
| Red Light Running Cameras | But what worries me is that people getting ran over? |
| People-counting Cameras | Lack of feeling safe "freedom" |
| People-counting Cameras | No because it will take our privacy away |
| People-counting Cameras | Lack of trust |
Comments from: Roundtable Neighborhood Association Meeting
February 15, 2023
| Technology | Likes |
|---|---|
| Gunshot Detection | Es buena opcion |
| Speeding Cameras | Si me gusta sobre las camaras pero tambien me precupa la identida de la persona |
| Speeding Cameras | Nos gustaria que pusieran topes para la belosidad |
| Speeding Cameras | topes para seguridad de las personas que caminan y por los ninos de la escuela |
| Speeding Cameras | nos puede ayudar abajar abajar la velocidad sobre todo por los ninos |
| Drones | Buena idea me gusta |
| Drones | Que pongun cameras en la route Roundtable DR |
| Drones | es buena idea. Muy buena obcion |
| Technology | Concerns |
|---|---|
| Speeding Cameras | la ceguridad de nuestras identidades |
Comments from: McLaughlin Neighborhood Association Meeting
February 16, 2023
| Technology | Likes |
|---|---|
| Speeding Cameras | Aqui nesecitamos de eso. Ay tanto peligo |
| Speeding Cameras | Sume importante para que conduscam con la decuada mente |
| Speeding Cameras | Children will be safer as they walk to school |
| Speeding Cameras | Esta bien porque puede reducir choques |
| Speeding Cameras | Etelente para que tomemos precaucion |
| Speeding Cameras | Me gusta porque los conductores no respectan la luz y aveces cruzan ninos y no se fijan |
| Speeding Cameras | Son necesaria para la seguridad de todos desde ninos hasta personas mayores |
| Speeding Cameras | Esta muy bien ya avian tardado enselente |
| Speeding Cameras | Es muy importante para la seguridad de todos |
| Speeding Cameras | Me gustanian las camaras para checar la velocidad y tambien para cuando se roban los carros |
| Speeding Cameras | Me gusta porque uitimamente hay mucha gente que maneja en exceso de velocidad |
| Drones | Me gusta porque avisarian mas rapido para emergencia |
| Drones | Es una buena idea de usar drones y asi poder tener mas seguridas |
| Drones | Esta muy bien por que es mas barato |
| Drones | Pues que es mas rapido es el |
| Drones | Es bueno porque asi pueden prevenir tragedias |
| Drones | Platica mejor es mas rapido se tiene la imformacion |
| Drones | Es una great opcion y economic se puede haorrar dinero |
| Drones | Drones are good because it will decrease the risk of emergency services getting hurt |
| Drones | Que mi comunidad estubiera mas segura con esta technologia y seira mucho venecio para la comunidad en economia |
| Drones | Me gustaria para que alga mas seguridad para la comunidad |
| Drones | Es algo muy bueno para ahorrar dinero y se puede tener visilancia con mas drones |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Es bueno porque aveces la gente maneja mas de lo permitido |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Pues muy bien por que mucha jente maneja recio |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Red lights will reduce crashing |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Me gusta porque cheque mas por que manejan muy resio |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Buena idea para que las personas que manejan esten mas atento a las velocidades. Asi evitar accidente |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Me gusta porwue van a manejar con mas precaucion |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Me esto porque los carros pasen muy recio |
| Red Light Running Cameras | great to avoid and prevent accidents |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Es muy buena opcion, porque haci va ser mas facil detenes a los ladrones de carro |
| Gunshot Detection | Pues que la policia ya ba estar alerta |
| Gunshot Detection | Esta muy bien las camaras para esta mas seguros |
| Gunshot Detection | Me encanta que lo pongan porque en esta area se ve mucha inseguridad |
| Gunshot Detection | Me gusta porque ultimamente ya hay mucha inseguridad |
| Gunshot Detection | Es buena idea porque cuando haya un incidente pueden venir rapido para evitar mas violencia |
| Gunshot Detection | Es muy importante que tuvieranos el dectector de disparos por seguridad de todos |
| Gunshot Detection | Porque es muy importante puesto que hay peleas entre pandillas o discusiones entre familias |
| Gunshot Detection | Si es importante tener aqui en santee |
| Gunshot Detection | Safer communities |
| Gunshot Detection | Que si ayga las camaras para nuestra seguridad |
| Technology | Concerns |
|---|---|
| Speeding Cameras | When a person gets a citation, will there be a max of citations before next steps or what does the citation process look like? |
| Drones | Privacy, drones being reliable. Effective ccommunication from drone to response team |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Que sea totalmente seguro y que no haya errores |
| Gunshot detection | Pilot programs don't always stay and due to the cost is the technology cost sustainable for long run? |
Comments from: Cadillac/Winchester Neighborhood Association Meeting
March 9, 2023
| Technology | Likes |
|---|---|
| Drones | Like how it provides protection to the community |
| Technology | Concerns |
|---|---|
| Speeding Cameras | Banderas P / Cruces en la escuela rosemary Remarcar las lineas de cruce de peatones |
Comments from: Washington/Guadalupe Neighborhood Association Meeting
March 14, 2023
| Technology | Likes |
|---|---|
| Speeding Cameras | Usually gets people to slow down before they violate the speed limit |
| Speeding Cameras | Seria bueno para ayudar para que no hayan accidentes |
| Speeding Cameras | Would these be only stationary or is it possible the could be mobile depending on need? |
| Speeding Cameras | Yes speed cameras (All through --> virgina st, 1st between Harliss Locust, Virgina between willow st |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Yes!!! - Almaden + Virginia |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Prevention would be XLNT |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Yes but nothing other than red lights |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Hopefuly prevents red light running |
| Gunshot Detection | A great possible safety tool with immediate response |
| Gunshot Detection | Yes - Gunshot Detection (Union Ave - Almaden - 1st St, Alley Hais between locust + Almaden) |
| Gunshot Detection | Yes- Gunshot Detection (Almaden between oak-through Diane St) |
| Gunshot Detection | No issue with their technology please implement in high need neighborhoods. |
| Gunshot Detection | Puede ayudar a la comunidad que tiene miedo reportar |
| Technology | Concerns |
|---|---|
| Drones | If only for emergency use, great. But not for crime prevention. |
| Drones | Do not want for survelence |
| Drones | Okay if they're kept to genuine fires, floods. Mass shooting |
| Drones | During the pandemic the chinese gov used drones to enforce pandemic protocals by spying on citizens. I would be worried this could happen here |
| Drones | Only for designated use of critical conditions for other forms of surveilence |
| Speeding Cameras | Could be used to violate privacy |
| Speeding Cameras | survellience abuse |
| Speeding Cameras | Prefer speed bumps, not cameras |
| Red Light Running Cameras |
Possible privacy violations |
Comments from: Welch Park Neighborhood Association Meeting
April 3, 2023
| Technology | Likes |
|---|---|
| Red Light Running Cameras | Safety for the students infront/near the highschool |
| Red Light Running Cameras | On Cunningham perferably, b/c teenagers and adults sometimes don't care abt the safey of the children |
| Red Light Running Cameras | Busy area (tully+king) often see cars going through red lights |
| Gunshot Detection | To keep our communinity safe from irresponsible use of firearms |
| Gunshot Detection | It will identift who has a gun and prevent shootings |
| Speeding Cameras | To prevent speeding or busy walkways for neighbors/pedestrians |
| Speeding Cameras | Cunningham Ave Overfelt High School |
| Speeding Cameras | Waverly and Mendota |
| Technology | Concerns |
|---|---|
| Gunshot Detection | May identify fire crackers or falsely accuse folks |
| Speeding Cameras | Santiago Ave |
| Speeding Cameras | Meyen, Overfelt H.S. area and all other schools |