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<br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />VIA: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br />(305) 792-1 773 Engineering Department <br />(305) 792-1614 Fax <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor <br />Lewis J. Thaler, Vice Mayor <br />Roslyn Brezin, Commissioner <br />Gerry Goodman, Commissioner <br />George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner <br /> <br />A. John Szerlag, City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City Attorney <br />Jane A. Hines, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and Commission <br /> <br />John Szerlag, City Manager <br /> <br />Jorge Vera, Assistant City Manager <br />Rick Conner, Director of Public Works <br /> <br />July 17,2008 <br /> <br />Approval of Agreement with American Traffic Solutions (A TS) for the <br />Installation of Red Light Cameras <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City consider the attached entering into an agreement with A TS, at no cost to <br />the City, for the installation of Red Light Cameras. <br /> <br />REASONS <br /> <br />There has been concern for some time now about drivers ignoring the traffic signals on Collins A venue <br />and in particular, running the red lights. The staff has been analyzing the available options to see how we <br />could address this concern. We believe the best option is to utilize the company that has been selected by <br />our neighbor cities on the west and on the south. We all agree that this would give continuous video <br />coverage to our police departments, as well as getting a benefit of scale. Under these programs, the <br />company installing the system pays all of the costs and then shares in the revenues generated by the fines. <br /> <br />It is our desire to see accidents and potential accidents significantly reduced by educating drivers as to the <br />need to observe traffic signals. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br /> <br />There is no cost for this project. <br />There will be no annual operation and maintenance costs. <br />The expected time for completion is winter 2008. <br /> <br /> <br />Funding <br />available: <br /> <br /> <br />D\A\~ <br /> <br />Approval: <br />\(J\M~ <br /> <br />City Manager <br /> <br />IDE- <br />l-II-Dg: <br /> <br />Agenda Item No.: <br /> <br />Finance Department <br />Cover Memo A TS Red Light Cameras Agrmt <br /> <br />Commission Meeting Date: <br />