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i 6.1 G Page 21 Veterans Slv�l @ Whipple Ave. '�4�8 Average Monthly Cifafions; �`54,�14 Average iS/lon�h Potertfia!City Revenue *Average was ca�culafed based on dafa November 2449 through March 20�0 Total Redwood C�ty 507 Average Monthly Citations; $65,636 Average Monf� Pofenfral Cify Revenue Fiesponse The C'rfiy disagrees partially with the finding. Tne City has had significant difficulty obtaining its portion of the fines from San Mateo County, and, as #he Grand Jury explains, "the transmittaf of the funds from the count}r fo ' the cities actuaify occurs some months later. In addition citation �ines may be reduced by the traffic court if appealed." In addition, some fines may never be collected if#he offending driver fails to pay the fine. As a result, the City's Red Ligh# Camera Enforcement Program had �efi�its in its first two years of exi�tence �fiscai �ParG 2Q08 and 2�09), ln fiscal year 2010 #he program will experience a surplus. Taking into account the Cifiy's costs to operate and adminis#er the program, the average ne� revenue realized by the Cifiy over the current lifetime of the photo enforcement program is approximately $1,666 per monfh. �'inding #5 The data as reparfed indicated that in al�fhe jurisdictions above, the revenue earned from citations exceec�ed drrecf costs such as the vendor's fee and employee cos�s. �Recently, the C�ty of San Carlos extended the yellow ligh�time to comply with state sfandards and found that the number of cifations fe11 dramatically. As a resutt the revenue from red�ight citafions could no longer cover the associated costs.} Response The City disagrees pattia((y wifh the finding. The revenue is pofential revenue. The C�ty has h�d significanfi difficulty abtaining i�s po�tion of the fines from San Mateo County, and, as the Grand Jury explains, "the firansmittal of the funds from �he county to the cities actually occurs some months later. In addit"son citation fines may be reduced by fihe traffic court if appealed." in addition, some fines may never be collected if the offending dri�er fails to pay�he fine. FlRd;�y #s Based on interviews and responses to survey questions, the repor�ing of accident statist�cs is nof being used as a measure of fhe etfectiveness of red light cameras. The pr�mary emphasis appears to be on fhe number of c�ta�ions issued. Based on the data provided by fhe cifies, �here was no overall trend indicafing a noticeable change in aceident rates before and after installat�on of red ligh� cameras. 4