APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
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AKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
A RE
SOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVI CES AGREEMENT WITH
VERRA MOBILITY TO IMPLEMENT AND OPERATE A SPEED SAFETY
CAMERA SYSTEM UNDER ASSEMBLY BILL 645 FOR A SIX- YEAR
TERM SUPPORTING FIVE YEARS OF CAMERA OPERATIONS IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR MILLION, EIGHT -HUNDRED
SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4,865,000) ; ADOPT THE SPEED CAMERA USE POLICY AND IMPACT REPO RT; WAIVING THE
ARIZONA BOYCOTT POLICY, RESOLUTION 82727 C.M.S.; AND
ADOPTING APPROPRIATE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS
WHEREAS, State Assembly Bill 645 (AB 645) grants authorization to Oakland and five other California cities to operate and implement a speed safety camera pilot system; and WHEREAS, speed cameras are a proven technology to lower speeding as well as traffic injuries and fatalities, and are a part of the Safe Oakland Streets (SOS) strategy; and WHEREAS, Oakland leadership has supported the implementation of speed cameras through past legislative action;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Oakland Municipal Code (“OMC”), Section 2.04.051, Competitive Process and Qualification- Based Awards for Professional Services, and the City’s purchasing policies and procedures, staff initiated a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) in December 2024 to solicit proposals for a speed safety camera system and parking citation management system; and
WHEREAS, OMC Section 2.04.042.B requires the City Administrator to conduct a multi-step proposal solicitation process before selecting a vendor or procuring Information Technology (“IT”) systems, software or hardware; and whereas WHEREAS, the Local/Small Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program, Ordinance No. 13467 C.M.S., requires a minimum fifty-percent (50%) participation for all professional service contracts valued at or over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) when there are at least three certified businesses listed in the industry, trade, or profession that constitutes a major category of work; and if at least three L/SLBEs are not certified, then the requirement is either waived, or the 50% Farrah Hussein (May 23, 2025 12:25 PDT)
2 requirement may be set at a percentage from 50% to 0%, but not less than 20% if at least one L/SLBE is certified and available; and
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HEREAS, the Department of Workforce & Employment Standards conducted an availability analysis of the City’s database of local certified firms and set the Local and Small Local Business Enterprise requirement to 0% due to the lack of local firms performing the highly specialized and technical work of designing and implementing a speed safety camera program; and
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HEREAS, in 2025, a total of two proposals (2) for speed safety cameras were submitted to the City, and both proposals were found to be qualified and meet the requirement specified in the City’s request for proposals; and
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HEREAS, after reviewing the proposals, conducting interviews, and evaluating pricing submitted by each proposal, Verra Mobility was found to be the most qualified proposer and was selected to provide a speed safety camera program for the City; and W
HEREAS, the draft System Use Policy and System Impact Report were presented to the Privacy Advisory Commission at their regularly scheduled August 2, 2024 meeting; and W
HEREAS, the City’s Arizona Boycott Policy, set forth in Resolution 82728 C.M.S., urges “City Departments…to the extent practicable, and in instances where this is no significant additional cost to the City or conflict with the law, to refrain from entering into any new or amended contracts to purchase goods or services from any company that is headquartered in Arizona; and
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HEREAS, the City Administrator recommends the Council waive the Arizona Boycott Policy in this instance given the highly specialized technical nature of the hardware and software being provided and the significant cost differential between the next lowest proposal; and W
HEREAS, cameras may only operate for five-years as specified by AB-645, and a six- year contract term is proposed to allow for a startup and winddown period; and W
HEREAS, speed camera project implementation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“ CEQA”) per California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Article 19, Section 1530 1(c), minor alterations of existing streets, sidewalks, gutter, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities; and
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HEREAS, the City Administrator is authorized to file a notice of determination with the Alameda County Clerk; now therefore be it
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SOLVED: That the City Council authorize s the City Administrator to negotiate , finalize and enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Verra Mobility to implement and operate a speed safety camera system under Assembly Bill 645 for a six- year term for an amount not to exceed four million, eight-hundred sixty thousand dollars ($4,865,000); and be it F
URTHER RESOLVED: That funds will be available to support contract award and program startup from a grant from the Alameda County Transportation Commission in the amount of two million ($2M) from Fund 2214, Project 1007571 and seven-hundred thousand ($700,000) 3 f
rom Fund 2219, Project 1007571 for a total of two million, seven-hundred thousand ($2,700,000); and be it
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URTHER RESOLVED: That revenue from speed camera citations will be collected into Fund 2416, a special fund used for the operations of the program, with surplus revenue dedicated to traffic calming improvements; and be it
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URTHER RESOLVED: That should the sum of existing funding in Funds 2214 and 2218 and future revenue collected in Fund 2416 be insufficient to cover contract costs and program operations, that the Director of Transportation may appropriate other revenue through the department’s Operating and/or Capital Budget, so long as it is eligible, and/or apply for, accept and appropriate funding from outside grant sources; and be it F
URTHER RESOLVED: That based on the competitive procurement process and lack of alternative responsive bidders not subject to the Arizona Boycott Policy, the Council finds that it is in the City’s best interest to waive Resolution 82727 C.M.S. pursuant to the City’s policy on exceptions; and be it
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URTHER RESOLVED: That the Council hereby adopts the System Use Policy and System Impact Report in accordance with AB-645; and be it F
URTHER RESOLVED: That speed camera project implementation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“ CEQA”) per C alifornia Code of Regulations, Title 14, Article 19, Section 15301(c), minor alterations of existing streets, sidewalks, gutter, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities.
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N COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
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ASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYE
S - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOE
S –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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