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Consider Directing Staff to Implement Automated Cameras at Intersections Where a Right Turn On Red Light is Prohibited, as Authorized by California Vehicle Code 21453. (Councilmember Jensen)
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COUNCIL REFERRAL FORM
The Council can take any of the following actions:
1) Take no action.
2) Refer the matter to staff to schedule as a future City Council agenda item. Concurrence that staff time will be devoted to the item does not signify approval.
3) Take dispositive action only on time sensitive legislative matters if sufficiently noticed such that the public and Council have been provided sufficient information by the published agenda, and no formal published notice of a public hearing is required.
Name of Councilmember(s) requesting referral: Tracy Jensen
Date of submission to City Clerk (must be submitted before 5:00 p.m. on the Monday two weeks before the Council meeting requested): 10/21/24
Council Meeting date: 11/6/24
Brief description of the subject to be printed on the agenda, sufficient to inform the City Council and public of the nature of the referral:
Direct Staff to Implement Automated Cameras at Intersections Where a Right Turn On Red Light is Prohibited, as Authorized by California Vehicle Code 21453. The cameras will record and automatically ticket vehicles for specified vehicle code violations. The new program shall be operated with a contract with an automated red light camera service provider. Intersections on Safe Routes to School, and intersections where there have been one or more vehicle collisions involving pedestrians or bicyclists. This policy and related operational changes are in keeping with the priorities contained in Alameda’s 2023-24 Legislative Agenda, Vision Zero Action Plan, General Plan Mobility Element, and the 2023-26 Strategic Plan. East Bay cities that have successfully implemented automated red-light cameras include Fremont, San Leandro, and Milpitas. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, red light cameras are an effective way to reduce fatal red light violations by 14 to 21 percent.
The City Council approved a Strategic Plan on November 21, 2023, which established the following 5 priorities:
A. Enhance Community Safety & Services
B. Build Resilience to Climate Change & Water Level Rise
C. Invest in Transportation, Infrastructure, Economic Opportunities & Historic Resources
D. House All Alamedans & End Homelessness
E. Practice Fiscal Responsible, Equitable & Inclusive Governance
If applicable, briefly describe which Council priority the subject falls under and how it relates:
ENHANCE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND SERVICES: Invest in public safety … resources, including crime prevention... Expand and maintain City services that support community wellbeing...
INVEST IN TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND HISTORIC RESOURCES: Upgrade and enhance Alameda’s bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and car infrastructure to increase safety…