Public Works Agency
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Item # 20
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
June 4, 2024
TOPIC: Automated License Plate Reading Cameras for the On-Going Parking Study
AGENDA TITLE
Purchase Order to EyeP Solutions, Inc. for a Mapping License Subscription and Two Portable Cameras (Spec No. 24-077) (General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize a one-time purchase and payment of purchase order to EyeP Solutions, Inc. for a one-year mapping license subscription and two portable cameras in an amount not to exceed $66,107.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes
DISCUSSION
The Public Works Agency’s Traffic Engineering Division is responsible for the management of the citywide permit parking program. On September 6, 2022, the City Council awarded a contract to Dixon Resources Unlimited for consulting services for the Citywide Parking Study (Exhibit 1). These services have aided the City in identifying feasible solutions for the City’s current parking concerns such as potential permit parking programs to meet modifications increasing parking demands of the city.
On August 1, 2023, the City Council adopted a resolution for the use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology in an effort to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Permit Parking Program (Exhibit 2). The purpose is to update the program guidelines and requirements that were initially established in the early 1990s.
As a part of the ongoing Permit Parking Program evaluation, parking studies must be conducted to evaluate and inventory public street parking spaces and street density.
Staff has identified the need for purchasing two magnetic-removable car mounted cameras to efficiently capture street density. In an effort to eliminate user and technological errors, staff recommends purchasing magnetic-removable car mounted cameras to increase the efficiency and safety of the parking study. The system provided by EyeP Solutions conforms to the ALPR resolution adopted by the City Council.
Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS-3041 authorizes the City to make non-bid purchases of services, supplies, materials, and equipment whenever it shall appear that there is only
Purchase of a Mapping License Subscription and Portable Cameras June 4, 2024
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one reasonably available source. The mapping license subscription and magnet mounted portable cameras are proprietary, sole source, and sold exclusively from EyeP Solutions, Inc. Staff recommends authorizing the purchase order to EyeP Solutions, Inc. (Exhibit 3) for two magnetic removable car mounted cameras and associated mapping software subscriptions.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding is available in the current FY 2023-24 budget and funding for subsequent fiscal years will be included in the proposed budget for City Council consideration.
Fiscal
Year
Accounting
Unit-
Account #
Fund Description Accounting Unit,
Account Description
Amount
2023– 24 01117620-
62300
General Fund
Public Works -
Traffic/Transportation –
Service Enhancements,
Contract Services-
Professional
$66,107
TOTAL $66,107
EXHIBIT(S)
1. September 6, 2022 Staff Report: Citywide Parking Study Agreement
2. August 1, 2023 Staff Report: Automated Plate Reader Resolution
3. Quote
Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, Acting City Manager