C7H-Execute Interlocal Agreement License Plate Recognition SystemCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, authorizing the Mayor and the
City Clerk to execute an lnterlocal Agreement between the City and the Clerk of Courts, Miami-Dade County,
Florida, permitting the Miami Beach Parking Department use of a License Plate Recognition System in order to
apprehend Miami-Dade County Scofflaws and vehicles otherwise subject to impoundment and immobilization.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
Maintain or improve traffic flow; improve parking availability; improve process through information technology;
and increase community satisfaction with City'Services.Neighborhood satisfaction and Maintain strong growth
management policies.
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc. In FY 11/12, the Clerk of Courts LPR program detected and
apprehended 1 ,242 scofflaw vehicle registrations, with a value of $443 022.30.
Issue:
Shall the City Commission adopt the Resolution?
Item Summary/Recommendation:
This lnterlocal Agreement will permit the Parking Department to continue to utilize, in a coordinated effort with the
Clerk, the License Plate Recognition (LPR) System to identify and apprehend Miami-Dade County scofflaws and
vehicles otherwise subject to impoundment and immobilization as determined by the Clerk and the laws ofthe State
of Florida and Miami-Dade County, including vehicles displaying a stolen, fraudulent or unauthorized license plate
and stolen vehicles. The LPR System is very effective tool in detecting and capturing revenue from scofflaws and
stolen vehicles. The Clerk funds all acquisition costs associated with the purchase and subsequent maintenance of
the LPR System.
The Clerk of Courts LPR system and related Inter-local Agreement is a separate and distinctly different LPR parking
enforcement system than the Mobile/Handheld Parking Enforcement System awarded to ParkTrak, on September 12,
2012. The Clerk of Courts LPR (Inter-local Agreement) system is strictly intended to detect and apprehend scofflaws,
as described above. The City does not incur any expense for this system, other than to provide a vehicle and
personnel to operate the system. The ParkTrak Mobile/Handheld Parking Enforcement LPR system will interface with
other parking payment systems and provide real time information through a web browser to identify valid/invalid
parking (business/residential) permits; paid/unpaid parking status (at pay stations); and in the future interface with
pay by phone technology for paid/unpaid status. The "ParkTrak" system is the enforcement component needed to be
able to transition to a "paperless" parking permit system for residential and business permits; "pay by plate" at the
new parking pay stations; and expanded payment options in the future through "pay by phone" technology. Please
note that an item regarding the award to ParkTrak is on this agenda, seeking a 5/th vote to waive competitive
bidding, allowing ParkTrak to subcontract with Dana Safety Supplies for the provision of the Mobile LPR component.
Administration Recommendation: Adopt the Resoltion
Advisory Board Recommendation:
I N/A
Financial Information·
Source of Amount Account Approved
Funds: 1 $
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OBPI Total
Financial Impact Summary:
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
Saul Frances, Parking Director
Sign-Offs: ~ Des~ent Director er .~if! Manager
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager
DATE: November 14, 2012
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK
TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
CLERK OF COURTS, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERMITTING THE
MIAMI BEACH PARKING DEPARTMENT USE OF A LICENSE PLATE
RECOGNITION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO APPREHEND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
SCOFFLAWS AND VEHICLES OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO IMPOUNDMENT
AND IMMOBILIZATION.
FUNDING
Funding for the License Plate Recognition (LPR) System and its respective training is
entirely provided by the Clerk of Courts, Miami-Dade County (Clerk).
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
In the City's continued efforts to provide the best possible parking enforcement services
supported by up-to-date technologies, the City of Miami Beach Parking Department (Parking
Department) is recommending the City adopt the proposed Resolution and execute the
proposed lnterlocal Agreement with the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts.
This lnterlocal Agreement will permit the Parking Department to continue to utilize, in a
coordinated effort with the Clerk of Courts, this LPR System which is intended to identify and
apprehend Miami-Dade County scofflaws and vehicles otherwise subject to impoundment
and immobilization as determined by the Clerk of Courts and the laws of the State of Florida
and Miami-Dade County, including vehicles displaying a stolen, fraudulent or unauthorized
license plate and stolen vehicles. The LPR System is operated from a moving vehicle and
scans license plates for comparison to City and County records.
The LPR System is a very effective tool in detecting and capturing revenue from scofflaws
and stolen vehicles. The Clerk of Courts funds all acquisition costs associated with the
purchase and subsequent maintenance of the LPR System. The Parking Department will
assign an existing Parking Enforcement vehicle and personnel to the LPR System detail.
The Inter-local Agreement will become effective when signed and will be in effect for an
initial period of three years, and automatically renewable for two successive terms of one-
year unless the Agreement is terminated.
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The Clerk of Courts LPR system is dedicated strictly for the detection and apprehension of
scofflaws and/or stolen vehicles. A "scofflaw" is defined as a vehicle registration with either
five or more outstanding parking citations or one (1) outstanding disabled parking citation
with an impound order from a Magistrate. The Clerk of Courts LPR has been a very
effective tool in the detection and apprehension of scofflaws. In fact, in FY 11/12, the
program detected and apprehended 1 ,242 scofflaw vehicle registrations, with a value to the
City of $443,022.30.
Clerk of Coyrts LPR/Inter~local Agreement and ParkTrak Mobile/Handheld Parking
Enforcement LPR System
The Clerk of Courts LPR system and related Inter-local Agreement is a separate and
distinctly different LPR parking enforcement system than the Mobile/Handheld Parking
Enforcement System awarded to ParkTrak, on September 12, 2012, by the Mayor and
Commission as a result of RFP No. 55-11/12 (Acquisition of a Mobile and/or Handheld
License Plate Recognition (LPR) Parking Enforcement System). The following is a brief
description of the intent, purpose, and advantages of each LPR system.
• Clerk of Courts LPR/Inter-local Agreement
The Clerk of Courts LPR (Inter-local Agreement) system is strictly intended to
detect and apprehend scofflaws, as described above. The City does not incur any
expense for this system, other than to provide a vehicle and personnel to operate
the system.
• ParkTrak Mobile/Handheld Parking Enforcement LPR System
The ParkTrak Mobile/Handheld Parking Enforcement LPR system will interface
with other parking payment systems and provide real time information to through a
web browser to identify valid/invalid parking (business/residential) permits;
paid/unpaid parking status (at pay stations); and in the future interface with pay by
phone technology for paid/unpaid status. The "ParkTrak" system is the
enforcement component needed to be able to transition to a "paperless" parking
permit system for residential and business permits; "pay by plate" at the new
parking pay stations; and expanded payment options in the future through "pay by
phone" technology.
Please note that an item regarding the award to ParkTrak is on this agenda, seeking a 5/ih
vote to waive competitive bidding, allowing ParkTrak to subcontract with Dana Safety
Supplies for the provision of the Mobile LPR component.
Conclusion:
This Inter-local Agreement will permit the City to provide the best possible parking
enforcement services supported by up-to-date technologies with no acquisition or training
cost associated with the procurement and subsequent maintenance of the LPR System. The
LPR System will also provide the City with additional revenues associated with the
apprehension of scofflaws.
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