LTC 238-2010 Red Light Cameram MIAMIBEACH
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NO. LTC #r 238=20~o LETTER TO .~OMi~l~~1~~1
To: .Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M: Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: September 9, 2010
Sua~ECT: Red Light Camera -Status of C
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with American Traffic Solutions, Inc.
The purpose of this LTC is to advise you of the status of contract negotiations with American Traffic
Solutions, Inc. (ATS). On March 10, 2010 the City Commission directed the Administration to
negotiate a contract with ATS for a Red Light Camera System. As part of the negotiations, the
Commission directed the Administration to ensure that the contract with ATS was the same (or
better) than the current contract with the City's other Red Light Camera System vendor, Affiliated
Computer Systems Inc. (ACS).
The contract was included as part of the July 14, 2010 Commission agenda; however, the item was
not heard due to a lack of quorum. The item was deferred and scheduled to be heard at the
September-15, 2010 Commission Meeting.
The contract with ATS, with the exception of the added language to decommission or relocate a
camera, is the same as the negotiated contract with ACS. Other changes are non-substantive and
are primarily in the definitions section of the agreement in order to make it consistent with the new
state legislation which now governs Red Light Photo Enforcement Programs such as the City's (the
"Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act").
On September 7, 2010, the City received a letter via email from Michael J. McAllister, attorney
representing ATS, notifying the City that ATS would not be executing the contract in its current form,
as the recent change in State law eliminates the ability for local jurisdictions to levy and collect late
fees and collection fees.
As such, the item relating to the execution of a contract between ATS and the City has been pulled
from the September 15, 2010 Commission Agenda. At this time, in accordance with Commission
direction on May 10, 2010, no further action is required by the City on this matter.
The contract with the City's current vendor, ACS, remains in place and the implementation of the
program is on-going. The Administration is preparing an amendment to the existing agreement with
ACS for the Commission's consideration at an upcoming Commission Meeting, to add the language
to decommission or relocate a camera, and to clarify and conform certain of the existing contract
terms to the changes in State law.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact me.
J MG/DM
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