TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Jill A. Sprague, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer
SUBJECT: Introduction of Ordinance 19
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Introduce and waive the reading of Ordinance No. 19 establishing use of forward-facing cameras on Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District-owned public transit vehicles to issue citations and establish civil penalties for parking violations in transit-only traffic lanes and transit stops; and repeal Ordinance 18.
Staff Contact:
Jill A. Sprague, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Service Quality
This ordinance will permit the District to use automated bus lane and bus stop enforcement technology for end-to-end citation processing that will reduce the number of vehicles illegally parked in District bus lanes and bus stops, thus improving on-time performance, while increasing accessibility, improving operator and passenger safety, reducing scheduled travel time for coach operations in bus-only lanes, and increasing efficiency during passenger boarding and alighting.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The amount of revenue generated will depend on the number of citations issued. For the District's initial pilot installation, a portion of the citation revenue (up to an amount of $2,500.00 monthly per bus) will be transmitted to the vendor contracted to install, operate, and maintain the automated forward-facing camera technology. The District will receive any citation revenue in excess of $2,500.00 monthly per bus.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
California Vehicle Code Section 40240 subdivision (a) permits the District to install forward-facing parking control devices (cameras) on its District owned public transportation vehicles for the purpose of video imaging of parking violations occurring in transit-only lanes and transit stops. Section 40240(a) fur...
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