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November 9,
2009
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Agenda Item
No. 31 Roll
Call No. 09- Communication No. 09-800 Submitted by: Judy A. Bradshaw, Chief of Police |
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Approving an amendment to the schedule of fees of administrative
penalties to provide for the civil penalty amounts for violation of the
automated traffic enforcement ordinance.
SYNOPSIS:
The Municipal Code was amended to allow the City to
enforce stop light and speeding ordinances by an automated system. The Police Department is recommending an
amendment to the schedule of fees of administrative penalties to provide for the
schedule of civil penalties, which will be imposed for these traffic
violations.
FISCAL
IMPACT:
Amount: Revenues
will be based on the number of locations and actual experiences based on the
following:
Traffic
Control Violations (red light and stop signs) $65.00
Speeding
- 1-15 MPH over $65.00
Speeding
- 16-20 MPH over $75.00
Speeding
– 21 MPH and more $80.00,
plus $2 per MPH in excess
of 21 MPH over
Funding Source: Revenue to be credited to POL100150 – General
Fund – Police Traffic Section, FY2009-10 Operating Budget, page 239.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
The
Police Department continues to identify methods to improve the safety of our
City. As presented at the July 27th
Council Workshop, the Police Department is recommending the use of electronic
equipment to monitor high risk intersections for vehicles that are being driven
in a manner that violates existing City ordinances pertaining to traffic
control devices. The electronic
equipment will also be utilized to identify vehicles that are being driven in
excess of the posted speed limit. The
ordinance allows for a civil citation to be issued to the vehicle’s owner, not
necessarily the driver of the vehicle. Violations
captured by electronic devices are not reported to the Iowa Department of
Transportation. Therefore, the citation
will not appear on an individual’s driving record.
The
Police Department will use the Request for Proposal process to identify a
vendor to install, monitor and maintain the equipment. It is anticipated that the City will not have
a financial cost, as the vendor is responsible for the costs associated with
the equipment. Any revenues to the City
will be net of the vendor’s fee which will include costs to provide and
maintain the equipment. We expect the
vendor’s fee will be in the range of 15% to 20%, based on a negotiated rate of
collections depending on the number of citations paid per month.
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date: September
14, 2009
Roll Call Number: 09-1682
Action: Amending Chapter 114 of the Municipal Code regarding automated
traffic enforcement. (Council
Communication No. 09-627) Moved by Hensley that this
ordinance be considered and given first vote for passage. Motion Carried 7-0.
Date: September
14, 2009
Roll Call Number: 09-1683
Action: Final consideration of ordinance
above. Moved by Coleman that the rule
requiring that an ordinance must be considered and voted on for passage at two
Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be
suspended, that the ordinance be placed upon its final passage and that the
ordinance do now pass, #14,885. Motion Carried 7-0.
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED
ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: NONE
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,