CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to surveillance technology implementation; authorizing approval of uses and accepting the 2018 surveillance impact reports for the Seattle Department of Transportation's use of closed-circuit television traffic cameras and license plate readers.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 125376 requires Council approval of surveillance impact reports (SIRs) related to approval of uses for certain technology, with existing/retroactive technology to be placed on a Master Technology List; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 of Ordinance 125376, as amended by Ordinance 125679, requires SIRs for "all identified retroactive technologies on the Master Technology List [to] be submitted to Council by March 1, 2020"; and
WHEREAS, the ordinance provisions apply to the closed-circuit television (CCTV) traffic cameras and license plate readers (LPRs) in use by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT); and
WHEREAS, SDOT conducted policy rule review and community review as part of the development of the SIRs; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Municipal Code Section 14.18.080, enacted by Ordinance 125679, also requires review of the SIRs by a Community Surveillance Working Group composed of relevant stakeholders and a statement from the Chief Technology Officer in response to the Working Group's recommendations; and
WHEREAS, development of the SIRs and review by the Working Group has been completed; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to Ordinances 125376 and 125679, the City Council approves use of the Seattle Department of Transportation's closed-circuit television (CCTV) traffic cameras and license plate readers (LPRs) and accepts the September 23, 2019 Surveillance Impact Reports (SIRs), for those technologies, attached to this ordinance as Attachments 1 and 2, and the September 17, 2019 Condensed Surveillance Impact Reports (CSIRs), for those technolog...
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