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[ CA JURISDICTION PROFILE / REVIEWED JULY 18, 2026 ]

Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto Police Department. This profile reports the current RouteFrame research sample, not a live operational inventory. Approved, confirmed, proposed, expired, and unknown values remain separate.

01 / OVERVIEW

Documented record at a glance

CONFIRMED QUANTITY20Historical or current quantity supported by this record
APPROVED QUANTITY20Not proof that every unit was installed
ANNUAL RECURRING$52,500Bundled scope remains disclosed below
SIMPLE 5Y RECURRING BASELINE$262,500Annual recurring multiplied by five. Not a renewal forecast
CONFIDENCE80/100HIGH CONFIDENCE
COMPLETENESS80%Documented-field coverage, not national coverage
02 / STATUS

RENEWAL UNVERIFIED

The recurring total includes services and should not be treated as a camera-only unit price.

CONTRACT DATE
2023-04-03
EXPIRATION
2026-06-30
FUNDING
MIXED
GRANT
COPS grant funds for initial deployment
EFFECTIVE ANNUAL PER APPROVED CAMERA (20)
$2,625
LAST RESEARCH REVIEW
2026-07-18
03 / DEPLOYMENT AND CONTRACT TIMELINE

Events remain dated and typed.

APPROVAL / ACTUAL EVENT

Council approval

Council approved the ALPR program, use policy, and contract authority.

FUNDING / ACTUAL EVENT

Initial grant funding documented

The first deployment used existing COPS funds, with later years subject to appropriations.

EXPIRATION / ACTUAL EVENT

Original term ended

The signed agreement term ended. RouteFrame has not verified a renewal or extension.

04 / CONTRACT SCOPE

Known bundle and missing fields

Bundled products

  • Camera access
  • Data storage
  • ALPR database
  • Advanced Search

Known fields

  • Initial quantity
  • First-year cost
  • Recurring cost
  • Contract ceiling
  • Initial funding
  • Original expiration
  • Replacement charge

Missing fields

  • Current active quantity
  • Renewal agreement
  • Current funding mix
  • Current retention policy
  • Removal count

Camera map relationship

No reviewed record-level relationship connects these procurement documents to individual community map markers.

05 / PRIMARY SOURCES

Open the government documents.

SIGNED CONTRACT / 2023-04-03

ALPR staff report and Contract S23187316

The official record documents 20 cameras, $61,900 in year one, $52,500 in later annual cost, initial grant funding, and $500 replacements.

Staff report pages 1, 3, 7 and 8; agreement begins on combined PDF page 9OPEN ROUTEFRAME SOURCE RECORDOPEN PRIMARY SOURCE
06 / RESEARCH GAPS

What remains unsupported

PRIORITY 96

Find post-June 2026 renewal

The signed term has ended and no newer agreement is in the current research set.

Expired term, high-quality prior source, likely renewal record