2007 1018 Regular City Commission Meeting

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,.. Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting October 18, 2007 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida caught by a camera instead of a Police Officer and the violation would be a civil offense as opposed to one under the Florida traffic code; the successful bidder will be responsible for maintenance of the camera system as well as collection of fines which would be in the area of $120 per violation, with an introductory period of about one month where drivers will be issued warnings; look at a program that will enable a bidder to offer either a flat fee for their services or a percentage ofthe revenue collected; develop an anti-red light running campaign ordinance; and we are looking at a spring 2008 implementation. Mayor Edelcup said he thinks that we are joining many other cities that are going through the same process and he thinks it is very good and something that Sunny Isles Beach will benefit by. We know that there are a lot of people that continue to run through red lights, and rather than take Police time, he feels this camera is an effective way of doing it, and it is presented to us tonight without any cost to the City for the Capital Improvement and we will be sharing any revenue collected, and we don't have to do the collection process. Public Works Director Rick Conner and Chief Fred Maas reported and gave a Power-Point presentation on video cameras at major intersections to detect people running red lights, and noted that the focus is on safety. Public Works Director Conner noted that the cameras in these units click on when the computer says something is about to happen that shouldn't. Vice Mayor Thaler noted that the clarity of the picture is fantastic, not only the license plate, but the picture of the driver from behind will also be shown. Chief Maas said last night he stood with the motor officers prior to the start ofthe Sunny Serenade, and in 15 minutes there were four (4) drastic violations where two of the lanes stopped and someone coming up in a third lane blew by the vehicles that had stopped properly and went through a red light. Mayor Edelcup said that it was the consensus of the Commission to go forward with this project and present it to the Commission as quickly as possible. 12E. Add-On: Discussion regarding Construction Noise on 172nd Street and Collins Avenue. Action: Mayor Edelcup said that Gloria Taft wrote an email to City Manager Szerlag to complain about some construction noise on the corner of 172nd Street and Collins Avenue which is taking place throughout the entire night and the noise levels are so high that it is causing residents in the area sleepless nights, and she would like to know if there is something that the City can do about this. City Manager Szerlag said that the work being performed is by W ASA, which is sanitary sewer work that had to be done in the evening because the permit is essentially for Collins Avenue and because ofthe high traffic volumes during the daytime, it is safer and better for the motoring public to have the work done in the evening. He said the good news is that the contractor, who is under contract with the County, will be done with their Collins Avenue work in about 2-3 days, and after that the work proceeds down 172nd Street with daytime construction, and that we are sorry for the inconvenience. He said that either Assistant City Manager/Services Jorge Vera or Public Works Director Rick Conner will talk to the contractor to see if there is a way to mitigate their sound, but the real sound is the backup alarms that are tough to mitigate. 12