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+## Proposed change
+<!--
+  Describe what this pull request does and how it will benefit users of Frigate.
+  Please describe in detail any considerations, breaking changes, etc. that are 
+  made in this pull request.
+-->
+
+
+## Type of change
+
+- [ ] Dependency upgrade
+- [ ] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix/feature causing existing functionality to break)
+- [ ] Code quality improvements to existing code
+
+## Additional information
+
+- This PR fixes or closes issue: fixes #
+- This PR is related to issue: 
+
+## Checklist
+
+<!--
+  Put an `x` in the boxes that apply.
+-->
+
+- [ ] The code change is tested and works locally.
+- [ ] Local tests pass. **Your PR cannot be merged unless tests pass**
+- [ ] There is no commented out code in this PR.
+- [ ] The code has been formatted using Ruff (`ruff format frigate`)