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City of Miomi Beoch, 1700 Convention Center Drivi, Miomi Beoch, Florido 33I39, www.miomibeochfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members the
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
April 15,2015
A DISCUSSION REGARDING E PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE LICENSE
MAGARTHUR
BEACH.
PLATE READERS (LPR)ECT TO INCLUDE THE
CAUSEWAY, IN AN EFFORT TO REASE CRIME ON M!AM!
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMEN DATION
Approve the proposal to purchase additional License Plate Readers (LPRs) in order to expand
the program to cover the MacArthur Causeway.
ANALYSIS
The City has invested in a fixed LPR system which is currently being installed on the Venetian
Causeway (expected to be completed within the next few months). The Miami Beach Police
Department (MBPD) has also used five police vehicles equipped with LPR systems for the past two
years. The use of these LPR equipped vehicles has yielded the recovery of stolen vehicles and
many felony as well as misdemeanor arrests. Other local municipalities have successfully deployed
fixed LPR systems at their jurisdictional entry/exit points. These systems have allowed their police
departments to use the data to solve crimes, recover stolen property, and locate missing persons.
Our City and Police Department would also like to use the proposed LPR system in the same
manner. Expanding the system to secure every entry/exit point to the City would be ideal, but the
funding and process required to complete the construction and other required tasks is probably best
distributed across several fiscal years because of the total expense. Some data from use of the
LPRs in the past year is provided below:
Mobile/ln-Vehicle LPR Statistics for Miami Beach Police (March 25,2014 - March 25,2015):o Recoveries (stolen vehicles/tags, missing persons): 57o Felony arrests:1 5o Misdemeanor arrests: 67. UTC:4333o Parking Citations: 374o Tows:160e Tags Queried: 860,220
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PROPOSAL
Upon approval, the Police Departmentwill expand the LPR system conceptto include the MacArthur
Causeway, two additional patrol vehicles, and two portable kits, in an effort to maximize intelligence
and ultimately reduce crime citywide.
Based on the Venetian Causeway Project, the estimated cost of an LPR installation is approximately
$35,000 per camera/location. The estimated cost of construction per pole/location is $30,000. We
estimate six cameras will be mounted to cover the multiple lanes of two-way traffic on this
causeway. This includes all associated hardware/software/licensing and a five-year maintenance
plan. These estimated costs are exclusive of related infrastructure construction costs for poles,
trenching/construction, power delivery, mounting, and permits. State of Florida and Miami-Dade
County Departments of Transportation prohibit us from using their existing infrastructure/poles for
the purpose of LPR or cameras. (DOT only permits municipalities to install traffic signal and toll
enforcement equipment. )
The Miami Beach Police Department's current LPR hardware, software, and database operate via
Vigilant Solutions, a leader in LPR technology. Vigilant Solutions is also the provider used by the
City of Miami and Miami-Dade Police Departments. Use of the same product to expand oursystem
will allow for successful integration of all of our systems and facilitate the beneficial sharing of data.
Purchasing our expansion hardware and software via another provider is not an option, as
integration/interfacing between products will unnecessarily complicate this process and lead to
failures. Hence, if approved, we will pursue a sole source contract for this expansion with Vigilant
Solutions.
FUNDING
The current FY 2014l15 budget does not include funding for additional License Plate Readers.
Additional LPR's will be submitted as potential enhancements for the FY 2015116 budget process.
CONCLUSION
The Police Department requests that the Commission consider an expansion of the License Plate
Reader (LPR) program, to specifically include the MacArthur Causeway, at an estimated cost
between $291,000 and $391,000.
No
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