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ORDINANCE 595 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING TITLE 4 (PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 9 "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS" TO ESTABLISH RELATED REGULATIONS WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills ("Town") deploys Automatic License Plate Readers ("ALPRs") at fixed locations in the Town for the purposes of deterring crime, assisting with law enforcement investigations, and creating a safer environment for the Los Altos Hills community; and WHEREAS, the ALPRs deployed by the Town will gather data associated with vehicle license plates that can be shared with local law enforcement for purposes including, but not limited, identifying stolen and wanted vehicles, identifying wanted persons, recovering missing persons, recovering stolen property, and gathering crime related information; and WHEREAS, the Town is concerned about protecting the privacy of its residents and visitors with respect to the retention and use of ALPR data; and WHEREAS, California Civil Code section 1798.90.5 requires public agencies with ALPRs adopt and implement a usage and privacy policy that identifies the individuals who will have access to ALPR data, describes how the ALPR system will be monitored, lists parameters for sharing of ALPR data, describes measures that will be taken to protect the accuracy of ALPR data, and specifies the retention period for ALPR data; and WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted an ALPR policy on March 18, 2021, restricting the collection, use, maintenance, sharing, and dissemination of information collected pursuant to ALPRs, in compliance with state law; WHEREAS, the Town desires to add Chapter 9 "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS" to Title 4, "Public Safety" of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to codify regulations relating to ALPRs and impose penalties for any violations thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION I. FINDINGS. 1. All of the facts and recitals above are true and are incorporated herein. 2. This ordinance is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines, as the proposed activities hereunder is not a "project" as defined therein and this ordinance has no potential for resulting in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment, and thus would not have any significant effects on the environment. Ordinance 595 Page 1