In a 7-0 vote, the Anaheim City Council approved Purchase Order Nos. 309-408212 and 309-407722 to Motorola Solutions on Tuesday night, a $736,334.32 deal for 72 Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs).
According to the city report, 11 of those cameras will be installed in the Anaheim Resort Area, including around Disneyland and the surrounding tourist infrastructure. These cameras are intended to “protect critical infrastructure, deter potential acts of terrorism, and support crime prevention efforts,” with funding in part coming from the Anaheim Police Foundation.
An additional 20 cameras will be placed throughout the city to target retail theft and support crime prevention, while 41 cameras will be deployed across the broader Orange County operational area as part of a regional surveillance network.
The system will integrate with Anaheim Police Department operations and existing regional ALPR infrastructure, with funding also supported by state grants and federal Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funds.
In 2012, Anaheim, on behalf of the Anaheim/Santa Ana Urban Area Security Initiative (ASAUA), conducted a competitive request for proposals for an ALPR vendor, ultimately awarding the contract to Motorola Solutions (then Vigilant Solutions), citing its web-based service model as a “cost-saving advantage.”