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Resolution 2025-33891 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33891 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSIDERING AND APPROVING FOR REMITTANCE TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING AT THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2025, CITY COMMISSION MEETING,THE RESULTS AND INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR REPORT (ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A"), TO INCLUDE THE WRITTEN SUMMARY CONTAINED WITHIN THE REPORT WHICH WAS READ ALOUD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ITEM AT THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2025, MEETING, IN COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE §316.0083(4). WHEREAS, the State of Florida, pursuant to Florida Statute §316.0083(4), requires each county and municipality that operates a red-light camera system to submit an annual report ("Annual Report")to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ("FLHSMV"); and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach ("City"), by and through the Miami Beach Police Department ("MBPD"), currently operates a red-light camera system; and WHEREAS, since 2012, Florida Statute §316.0083(4) has mandated that certain red-light camera system results and information be included within the Annual Report; and WHEREAS, commencing in 2024, Florida Statute §316.0083(4) requires that the governing body of the City consider and approve the Annual Report prior to submission; and WHEREAS, the newly amended Florida Statute §316.0083(4) also requires that a public hearing be provided, which allows interested members of the pubtic to comment regarding the Annual Report, and that the meeting at which the Annual Report is considered/approved may not be considered as part of the consent agenda; and WHEREAS, Florida Statute §316.0083(4)further requires that the Annual Report contain a written summary that is read aloud, and that the written summary contain, for the same time period pertaining to the Annual Report, the number of notices of violation issued, the number that were contested, the number that were upheld, the number that were dismissed, the number that were issued as uniform traffic citations, the number that were paid, and how collected funds were distributed and in what amounts; and WHEREAS, in the City's Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Report, for the time period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, written summary sets forth that the City issued 7,838 notices of violation, two (2) violations were contested, one (1) violation was upheld, two (2) violations were dismissed, 2,597 violations were issued as uniform traffic citations, 3,861 violations were paid, and collected Florida State funds were distributed in accordance with Florida Statute §316.0083(4) in the amounts of$307,860.00 to the General Revenue Fund ($70.00 per violation), $43,980.00 to the Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund ($10.00 per violation), and $13,194.00 to the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund ($3.00 per violation); and WHEREAS, the above written summary was read aloud at the regularly scheduled September 3, 2025, City Commission meeting; and WHEREAS, the Annual Report and signed Resolution will be provided to FLHSMV in order to comply with the Florida statutory requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby consider and approve for remittance to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, after public hearing at the September 3, 2025, City Commission meeting, the results and information set forth in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Traffic Infraction Detector Report(attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit"A"), to include the written summary contained within the report that was read aloud in conjunction with this item at the September 3, 2025, meeting, in compliance with Florida Statute §316.0083(4). PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3 day of s* � �t'r 202 . Steven Meiner, Mayor ATTEST: �Fr O a ?Q�� Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk ,,<::. _ \PNti1 6�a�;, ., �, APPROVED AS TO �5..�'�� ����.;;.- FORM & LANGUAGE *� � � �: & FOR EXECUTION :INCORP ORATED: J'' ' � ��'�•. � , :'U,,;; ' , � `y �'•••.. ..•'.�'�` '" �� ''�CH�6,� \�, Ci Attomey Dote L �yS ANNUAL TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR REPORT City of Miami Beach Fisca/ Year 2024-2025 SUMMARY In compliance with Florida Statute §316.0083(4), for the 2025 Traffic Infraction Detector Report for the period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, the City of Miami Beach recorded 7,838 notices of violation issued, two (2) violations contested, one (1) violation upheld, two (2) violations dismissed, 2,597 violations issued as uniform traffic citations, 3,861 violations paid, and where collected funds were distributed in accordance with State Statute 316.0083(4) in the amounts of $307,860.00 to the General Revenue Fund ($70.00 per violation), $43,980.00 to the Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund ($10.00 per violation), and $13,194.00 to the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund ($3.00 per violation). 1. Please enter your contact information: Sergeant David Price Miami Beach Police Department DavidPrice(a�miamibeachfl.qov 1100 Washington Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 673-7888 2. Please select the jurisdiction (city or county you represent: City of Miami Beach. 3. Did your jurisdiction operate red light cameras within the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025? Yes. 4. What department oversees the red-light camera program in Miami Beach? Police Department/Accident Investigation Unit. 5. Did Miami Beach discontinue its red-light camera program during the reporting period, July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025? No. 6. Please enter the date that Miami Beach discontinued its program. N/A. 7. What red light camera vendor(s) does Miami Beach use? Please select any you may have used during the reporting period, July 1,2024, through June 30, 2025. Elovate. Red Light Camera Survey—FY 2024-2025—Miami Beach Police Department Page 1 of 5 8. As of July 1, 2024, how many red light cameras were operational in Miami Beach? 10 cameras. 9. As of June 30, 2025, how many red light came�as were operational in Miami Beach? 10 cameras. 10. As of July 1, 2024, at how many intersections were red light cameras operational in Miami Beach? 10 cameras. 11. As of June 30, 2025, at how many intersections were red light cameras operational in Miami Beach? 10 cameras. 12. Please provide the following information regarding Notices of Violation issued for red light camera violations in Miami Beach during the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. • Total Notices of Violation Issued: 7,838 • Notices of Violation Paid: 3,861 • Notices of Violation Contested, but Pending Final Outcome: 0 • Notices of Violation Contested and Dismissed: 2 • Notices of Violation Contested and Upheld: 1 • Notices of Violation that Resulted in Uniform Traffic Citations Being Issued: 2,597 • Notice of Violation Pending Issuance as Uniform Traffic Citations: 294 13. How many registration holds did Miami Beach request as a result of red-light camera violations during the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025? Zero (0). 14. How does Miami Beach submit traffic crash data to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles? All Electronically. 15. Have court cases impacted Miami Beach's red light camera program? No. 16. Please explain how court cases have impacted Miami Beach's red light camera program. N/A. Red Light Camera Survey—FY 2024-2025—Miami Beach Police Department Page 2 of 5 17. Please rate the following factors by importance when selecting which intersections to install red light cameras in Miami Beach. • Traffic Citation Data: Very Important • Citizen Complaints: Very Important • Law Enforcement Officer Observations: Very Important • Traffic Volume: Very Important • Pedestrian Safety: Very Important • Traffic Crash Data: Very Important • Other: N/A 18. Please describe the other factors used when selecting which intersections to install red light cameras in Miami Beach. N/A. 19. Were any existing red-light cameras relocated within Miami Beach during the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025? No. 20. How many cameras were located? N/A. 21. Why were the cameras relocated? N/A. 22. What factors are used to determine the success or failure of each camera location within Miami Beach? Number of crashes / Pedestrian safety. 23. Who reviews the camera images before Notices of Violation are issued within Miami Beach? Non-sworn Government Employee. 24. Who reviews contested Notices of Violation within Miami Beach? Non-sworn Government Employee. 25. Who issues Uniform Traffic Citations in Miami Beach if Notices of Violation are unpaid and uncontested? Law Enforcement Officer. 26. Does Miami Beach issue Notices of Violation (based on red light camera detection) for persons making improper right turns on a red signal? No. Red Light Camera Survey—FY 2024-2025—Miami Beach Police Department Page 3 of 5 27. How many Notices of Violation were issued within Miami Beach for improper right turns on a red signal during the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025? N/A. 28. Section 316.0083(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that, "A notice of violation and a traffic citation may not be issued for failure to stop at a red light if the driver is making a right-hand turn in a careful and prudent manner at an intersection where right- hand turns are permissible." Please provide the definition used by Miami Beach when determining if a violation should be issued. The Miami Beach Police Department Red-Light Camera Program utilizes Florida Statute 316.0083(1)(a) to determine if a violation should be issued. 29. What action(s) has Miami Beach taken to improve safety measures as a result of your red- light camera program? If Miami Beach has not taken an action which is listed, please select N/A. • Education and Outreach, - N/A. • Engineering, Roadway/Geometric, - N/A • Engineering, Signalization/Operations, - N/A • Increased other type of signage, - N/A • Increased red light camera-specific signage, - N/A • Lighting, - N/A • Re-striping, - N/A • Other. — N/A 30. Please describe any other action(s) that Miami Beach has taken to improve safety measures as a result of your red-light camera program. N/A. 31. Has red light camera footage been used to investigate other crimes or cases not related to red light violations within Miami Beach? Yes. 32. Please describe the other situations in which red �ight cameras have been used within Miami Beach. � Crash investigations. • Criminal investigations. • Missing persons. 33. Has Miami Beach conducted an independent red light camera analysis? Yes. 34. Please provide any additional specifications or clarifications for any of your responses to this survey. N/A. Red Light Camera Survey—FY 2024-2025—Miami Beach Police Department Page 4 of 5 35. Is Miami Beach continuing its red-light camera program in this fiscal reporting year, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026? Yes. 36. Did you present your Red-Light Camera data/report as a single agenda item at a meeting of your jurisdiction's governing body? Yes. 37. On what date did you present your Red-Light Camera data/report to your governing body? September 3, 2025. Red Light Camera Survey—FY 2024-2025—Miami Beach Police Department Page 5 of 5 Resolutions - R7 F MIAMIBEACH COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Honorabie Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager DATE: September 3, 2025 2:10 p.m. Public Hearing TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSIDERING AND APPROVING FOR REMITTANCE TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING AT THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2025, CITY COMMISSION MEETING, THE RESULTS AND INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR REPORT (ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS EXHIBIT "A"), TO INCLUDE THE WRITTEN SUMMARY CONTAINED WITHIN THE REPORT WHICH WAS READ ALOUD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS ITEM AT THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2025, MEETING, IN COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE §316.0083(4). RECOMMENDATION The Administration recommends the approval of the Tra�c Infraction Detector Report via Resolution and the formal submission to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. BACKGROUND/HISTORY The official public record and approval of the Traffic Infraction Detector Report is a new request from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). Beginning in 2024, the FLHSMV enacted the requirement for jurisdictions who participate in the Red-Light Camera Program to present their official data at a regular or special meeting of their governing body (city council, county commission, etc.) in order to add or renew cameras. The governing body must approve the use of the cameras based on traffic data or other evidence supporting the use of cameras in areas where needs for additional traffic safety measures are warranted. The report required under Florida Statute §316.0083(4)(a), must include a written summary to be read out loud at the regular or special meeting, and the summary must contain, for the same time period pertaining to the annual report the number of notices of violation issued, the number that were contested, the number that were upheld, the number that were dismissed, the number that were issued as uniform traffic citations, and the number that were paid and how collected funds were distributed and in what amourts. ANALYSIS For the period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, the City of Miami Beach recorded 7,838 notices of violation issued, two (2)violations contested, one (1)violation upheld, two(2) violations dismissed, 2,597 violations issued as uniform traffic citations, and 3,861 violations paid. The collected funds were distributed in accordance with Florida Statute §316.0083(4) in the amounts of $307,860.00 to the General Revenue Fund ($70.00 per violation), $43,980.00 to the Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund ($10.00 per violation), and $13,194.00 to the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund ($3.00 per violation). 1218 of 1750 The signed Resolution which includes the above summary and report (Exhibit A) as attached will be formally submitted to the FLHSMV in fulfilment of Florida Statute §316.0083(4)(a)2. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT The collected State funds were distributed in accordance with Florida Statute §316.0083(4) in the amounts of$307,860.00 to the General Revenue Fund ($70.00 per violation), $43,980.00 to the Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund ($10.00 per violation), and $13,194.00 to the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund ($3.00 per violation). CONCLUSION The Administration recommends the approval of the Traffic Infraction Detector Report via Resolution and that its dissemination to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles through proper channels be authorized. Applicable Area Citywide Is this a "Residents Riqht to Know" item, Is this item related to a G.O. Bond pursuant to Citv Code Section 2-17? Project? No No Was this Aqenda Item initially requested bv a lobbvist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481, includes a principal engaqed in lobbyinq? No If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s): Department Police Sponsor(s) Co-sponsor(s) Condensed Title 2:10 p.m. PH, Remit Results of Annual Traffic Infraction Detector Report. PD Previous Action (For Citv Cle�k Use Only) 1�19 of 1750 ANNUAL TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR REPORT I I Ciry of Miami eeach ' Fiscal Year 2024-2025 i i SUMMARY I In compliance with Florida Statute §316.0083(4), for the 2025 Traffic Infraction Detector Report for the period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, the City of Miami Beach recorded 7,838 notices of violation issued, two (2) violations contested, one (1) violation upheld, two (2) violations dismissed, 2,597 violations issued as uniform traffc citations, 3,861 violations paid, and where collected funds were distributed in accordance with State Statute 316.0083(4) in the amounts of $307,860.00 to the General Revenue Fund ($70.00 per violation), $43,980.00 to the Health Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund ($10.00 per violation), and $13,194.00 to the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund ($3.00 per viotation). 1. Please enter your contact information: Sergeant David Price Miami Beach Police Department DavidPrice(a�miamibeachfl.qov 1100 Washington Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 673-7888 2. Please select the jurisdiction (city or county you represent: City of Miami Beach. 3. Did your jurisdiction operate red light cameras within the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025? ; Yes. i � 4. What department oversees the red-light camera program in Miami Beach? � Police Department/Accident Investigation Unit. I I 5. Did Miami Beach discontinue its red-light camera program during the reporting period, July � � 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025? No. 6. Please enter the date that Miami Beach discontinued its program. i N/A. 7. What red light camera vendor(s) does Miami Beach use? Please select any you may have used during the reporting period, July 1,2024, through June 30, 2025. Elovate. Red Light Camera Survey-FY 2024-2025- Miami Beach Police Department Page 1 of 5 i I 8. As of July 1, 2024, how many red light cameras were operational in Miami Beach? � � � 10 cameras. � � 9. As of June 30, 2025, how many red light cameras were operational in Miami Beach? � 10 cameras. ' ' 10. As of July 1, 2024, at how many intersections were red light cameras operational in Miami Beach? i � 10 cameras. i 11. As of June 30, 2025, at how many intersections were red light cameras operational in Miami � Beach? � 10 cameras. � 12. Please provide the following information regarding Notices of Violation issued for red light camera violations in Miami Beach during the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. • Total Notices of Violation Issued: 7,838 i • Notices of Violation Paid: 3,861 I • Notices of Violation Contested, but Pending Final Outcome: 0 � • Notices of Violation Contested and Dismissed: 2 � � • Notices of Violation Contested and Upheld: 1 • Notices of Violation that Resulted in Uniform Tra�c Citations Being Issued: 2,597 • Notice of Violation Pending Issuance as Uniform Traffic Citations: 294 13. How many registration holds did Miami Beach request as a result of red-light camera violations during the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025? i Zero (0). i � 14. How does Miami Beach submit traffic crash data to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles? All Electronically. I 15. Have court cases impacted Miami Beach's red light camera program? � No. 16. Please explain how court cases have impacted Miami Beach's red light camera program. N/A. Red Light Camera Survey—FY 2024-2025—Miami Beach Police Department Page 2 of 5 17. Please rate the following factors by importance when selecting which intersections to install red light cameras in Miami Beach. ! � �, • Traffic Citation Data: Very Important � f � '� • Citizen Complaints: Very Important i � • Law Enforcement O�cer Observations: Very Impo�tant , ! • Traffic Volume: Very Important � ; • Pedestrian Safety: Very Important ' , i • Traffic Crash Data: Very Important � • Other: N/A '� 18. Please describe the other factors used when selecting which intersections to install I ! red light cameras in Miami Beach. I � N/A. I ' 19. Were any existing red-light cameras relocated within Miami Beach during the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025? � � i No. ' I � 20. How many cameras were located? N/A. 21. Why were the cameras relocated? NlA. 22. What factors are used to determine the success or failure of each camera location within Miami Beach? Number of crashes / Pedestrian safety. i � 23. Who reviews the camera images before Notices of Violation are issued within Miami Beach? Non-sworn Government Employee. ' 24. Who reviews contested Notices of Violation within Miami Beach? � � Non-sworn Government Emptoyee. i i25. Who issues Uniform Traffic Citations in Miami Beach if Notices of Violation are ; unpaid and uncontested? ILaw Enforcement Officer. I I26. Does Miami Beach issue Notices of Violation (based on red light camera detection) I for persons making improper right turns on a red signal? No. Red Light Camera Survey—FY 2024-2025—Miami Beach Police Department Page 3 of 5 27. How many Notices of Violation were issued within Miami Beach for improper right turns on a red signal during the reporting period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025? � N/A. � I 28. Section 316.0083(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that, "A notice of violation and a traffic citation may not be issued for failure to stop at a red light if the driver is making a nght-hand turn in a careful and prudent manner at an intersection where right- hand turns are permissible." Please provide the definition used by Miami Beach when determining if a violation should be issued. The Miami Beach Police Department Red-Light Camera Program utilizes Florida Statute 316.0083(1)(a) to determine if a violation should be issued. 29. What action(s) has Miami Beach taken to improve safety measures as a result of your red- light camera program? If Miami Beach has not taken an action which is listed, please select N/A. • Education and Outreach, - N/A. • Engineering, Roadway/Geometric, - N/A • Engineering, Signalization/Operations, - N/A • Increased other type of signage, - N/A • Increased red light camera-specific signage, - N/A ' • Lighting, - N/A � i • Re-striping, - N/A • Other. — N/A 30. Please describe any other action(s) that Miami Beach has taken to improve safety measures as a result of your red-light camera program. i ; N/A. � 31. Has red light camera footage been used to investigate other crimes or cases not related to red light violations within Miami Beach? Yes. 32. Please describe the other situations in which red light cameras have been used within Miami Beach. , • Crash investigations. � • Criminal investigations. ' • Missing persons. 33. Has Miami Beach conducted an independent red light camera analysis? � Yes. � I 34. Please provide any additional specifications or clarifications for any of your responses to this survey. I N/A. Red Light Camera Survey—FY 2024-2025—Miami Beach Police Department Page 4 of 5 35. Is Miami Beach continuing its red-light camera program in this fiscal reporting year, July 1, ; 2025, through June 30, 2026? Yes. 36. Did you present your Red-Light Camera data / report as a single agenda item at a meeting of your jurisdiction's governing body? � Yes. i ' 37. On what date did you present your Red-Light Camera data/report to your goveming body? i September 3, 2025. � Red Light Camera Survey—FY 2024-2025—Miami Beach Police Department Page 5 of 5