Legislation Details

File #: CM 26-244   
Type: Committee Memo Status: Agenda Ready for Committee of the Whole
File created: 4/13/2026 In control: Committee of the Whole - Public Safety and Human Services
On agenda: 4/21/2026 Final action:
Title: Amending Resolution No. 1338: Automated Traffic Camera Penalties for School Speed Zones
Attachments: 1. Agenda Memo, 2. Attachment A: School Speed Safety Camera-Council Summary, 3. Attachment B: RCW 46.63.220, 4. Attachment C: Council Resolution 1338, 5. Attachment D: Draft Resolution for School Speed Camera Penalty
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TO: Committee of the Whole - Public Safety and Human Services
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Police
Chief Darrell Lowe
425-56-221

DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Police
Brian Coats
Deputy Chief


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Amending Resolution No. 1338: Automated Traffic Camera Penalties for School Speed Zones


OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
City staff are requesting Council authorization to update the monetary penalties for violations of RCW 46.61.220 detected by automated traffic safety cameras. Redmond Municipal Code 10.25.080 requires that these penalty amounts be established by resolution of the City Council, necessitating Council action to implement the proposed changes.

Attached to this memo is a comprehensive executive summary that includes the full history of Council action on the School Zone Speed Safety Camera Program, an overview of the City's layered data-privacy framework, the vendor's security and compliance commitments, results from the community survey, the City's Public Safety Technology Data Governance Policy, and the State's HB 6002 privacy standards. The summary also includes the City's Speed Camera Program Analysis, which evaluates equity impacts, speeding and collision data, and the demonstrated need for automated enforcement in the proposed school-zone locations.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached


REQUESTED ACTION:

? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve


REQUEST RATIONALE:

* Relevant Plans/Policies:
Speed Camera Program Analysis
Council Resolution No. 1338
RCW 46.63.220
Safer Streets Action Plan
HB 6002
* Required:
RMC 10.25.080 requires the penalty schedule to be set by a Council resolution
* Council Request:
N/A
* Other Key Facts:
Resolution No. 1338, last updated September 7, 2010, sets the monetary penalty for a violation of RMC 10.25.080 at $124.00. The proposed Automated Traffic Safety program recommends the following penalty schedule:

* 6-9 mph over the limi...

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