Title:
Title
Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Sacramento to Continue Red Light Camera Program Administration Services
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01247
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion: 1) approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Sacramento (County) to continue to administer the Red Light Camera Program in the City of Sacramento for an initial term of two years; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute four additional one-year extensions to the MOU up to a total term of six years and any amendments to the MOU.
Contact: Evangeline Lucas Lee, Associate Engineer (916) 808-7612; David Edrosolan, Interim City Traffic Engineer (916) 808-5974, Department of Public Works
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-City/County MOU
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The City initiated the Red Light Camera Program in 1999 and managed the program from 1999 through 2003, at a loss of about $50,000 a year. To achieve efficiencies, the City entered into an MOU with the County to administer the Red Light Camera Program in the City. The MOU with the County to administer the Red Light Camera Program in the City expired on December 31, 2018, after the County elected to forgo an additional one-year extension of their five-year contract with their camera vendor, Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. (Redflex). The County selected Conduent State and Local Solutions, Inc. (Conduent) through a competitive request for proposal process and approved a new contract with the vendor on December 11, 2018. On May 15, 2019, the County terminated the contract with Conduent and approved a new contract with the second highest scoring vendor, Redflex. The proposed MOU will extend the services provided by the County to manage the existing red light cameras in the City for up to six years.
The new MOU with the County will be in effect for the same time period as the County’s contract with Redflex. The County Board of Supervisors approved the contract with Redflex and the MOU on August 20, 2019.
The City currently has eleven red light cameras at ten intersections:
1. Mack Road and Center Parkway
2. Mack Road and Valley Hi Drive
3. 21st Street and Broadway
4. Alhambra Boulevard and J Street
5. El Camino Avenue and Evergreen Street
6. Howe Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard (two approaches)
7. Howe Avenue and Folsom Boulevard/Power Inn Road
8. 5th Street and I Street
9. Arden Way and Challenge Way
10. 16th Street and W Street
Due to their current limited staffing levels, the County will not be entertaining new red light camera installations at this time. This can be revisited at the next MOU extension.
Policy Considerations: The action requested supports the City’s General Plan goals and policies of improving and expanding public safety and enhancing livability.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Approval of an MOU and subsequent extensions or amendments are not subject to the provisions of CEQA under the general rule (Section 15061) in that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The requested action is not a project under CEQA.
Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: None
Rationale for Recommendation: The Department of Public Works reviewed the program budget and has determined that it still remains in the best financial and operational interest of the City to continue to allow the County of Sacramento to manage the Red Light Camera Program in the City. The City has benefited from the program in terms of public safety and reduced red light collisions while not incurring any costs. Partnering with other agencies to leverage resources and improve and expand public safety is consistent with City Council action and direction.
Financial Considerations: There is no cost to the City for the County’s management of the Red Light Camera Program. All revenues generated by citations at City camera locations will remain with the County to fund the program. If the City cancels the MOU, the City will have no financial obligation to the County.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.